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- Survey says: Aligning IT operations with business goals increases agility, cuts costs
- Survey says: Aligning IT operations with business goals increases agility, cuts costsjust add ITIL v3 + flexible softwareThe majority of the battle is getting the business and the IT organization on board and on the same page. Then it is up to the people to select and adopt processes (might...
- Tags: ITIL, Process improvement, IT Services, Aligning IT, business goal, ITIL v3, Survey Says, survey, Service-now.com
- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
- Aligning IT with The Business: The Other Side of The Story
- Aligning IT with The Business: The Other Side of The StoryAligning IT with the businessI have always found that business to IT alignment is best done at multiple levels. Yes, the IT strategic plan needs to align to the business strategic plan. During the annual business planning...
- Tags: Call centers, Operational planning, information technology, help desk, Aligning IT
- Discussion threads 2004-07-20
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- Strategic Secret Weapon for Tightening Business & IT Alignment: Modeling!
- Achieving alignment between an organization's core goals and the IT infrastructure that supports an enterprise's strategic direction is an ongoing challenge. Learn how aligning business processes with data from information systems enables the development of a model-driven approach that will ultimately lead to heightened agility and greater productivity across the...
- Tags: Business Process, Information Technology, Sybase Inc., Modeling, Operational Planning, Strategy, Databases, Business Operations, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2009-11-01
- HP's Hurd: Cloud computing has its limits (especially when you face 1,000 attacks a day)
- HP CEO Mark Hurd is big on cloud computing, but acknowledges its limits. For instance, HP "wouldn't put anything material in nature outside the firewall." The message: The cloud has its place, but there's a vast difference between private and public computing. [caption id="attachment_26254" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Credit:...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Mark Hurd, Attack, Cloud Computing, Strategy, Virtualization, Management, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- Aligning COBIT 4.1, ITIL V3 and ISO/IEC 27002 for Business Benefit
- This management briefing is the result of a joint study initiated by the UK's Office of Government Commerce and the IT Governance Institute in response to the growing significance of best practices to the IT industry and the need for senior business and IT managers to better understand the value...
- Tags: Benefit, Best Practice, ITIL, Process Improvement, It Services, Service Level Management, Quality, Business Operations, It Operations, It service Management
- White papers 2009-10-15
- Final Chance to Learn how Business Leaders are making IT work for them
- The importance of effective decision making and aligning business strategy with your daily activities is essential in times of economic crisis, but also during periods of sustained growth and success. Download these free white papers to find out just how other Business Leaders are making IT work for themselves and...
- Tags: Information Technology, Leader, SAP AG, Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Management
- White papers 2009-10-12
- AnyMem 2.0 (Windows)
- AnyMem is a user-friendly translation memory software. AnyMem uses portable translation memory format. It also supports import and export of TMX, standard translation memory exchange file format (TMX 1.1 and TMX 1.4). Convenient translation memory management: translation memory is stored in a single MEM file, for more convenient exchange. Export...
- Tags: Window, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., AnyMem, Translation Memory, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Construction, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2009-09-21
- Skyscarpers 1.0 (Mobile)
- In Skyscarpers, players build Skyscrapers from the bottom up by aligning the building's floors as they slide across the screen. The higher up you go, the faster the new floors come in. Bonuses are awarded for how accurate your timing is and how fast you complete the floors. The buildings...
- Tags: Mobile, Floor, Skyworks, Professional Development, Corporate Governance, Career, Business Operations, Corporate Law
- Software downloads 2009-09-15
- Cisco's Brave New World
- An intriguing and very well written article in this week's Economist documents Cisco CEO John Chamber's ambitious plans to conquer 30 new areas of business: ...From “virtual health care†to “cloud computing†and “safety and security†to “routers in spaceâ€, the company is tackling more than 30...
- Tags: Information Technology, Brave New World, Cisco Systems Inc., Chambers, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-08-30
- Hadron Collider's mysterious disappearing magnets
- Hadron Collider's mysterious disappearing magnetsblack holeAccording to those who work closely with the Hadron, even if a black hole is possible, it will be so unstable that it will decay in less than a blink of an eye. For what it's worth, they are not going after the black...
- Tags: Lucio Rossi, black hole, Hadron Collider, magnet, mysteriou
- Discussion threads 2009-08-04
- News to know: Microsoft; Apple; Google; Hack attacks
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: What's Microsoft's next billion-dollar business? (Hint: it's not search) Microsoft denies holding up Win 7 tools...
- Tags: Google Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Attack, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Corporate Governance, Microsoft Windows 7, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Apple Mac OS, Keyboards, Hardware, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Peripherals, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-04
- Stars are aligning to ban U.S. drivers from text messaging
- Stars are aligning to ban U.S. drivers from text messagingStars should keep their mouths shut.They're a bad example to all of us anyway. What do they show really? That marriage means nothing? That it's ok to be idolized for not having achieved zip? fff.I'm burned out on stars giving me...
- Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular phones, Sarkozy, text messaging, car
- Discussion threads 2009-08-03
- KPN Drives a Customer-Centric Approach and Simplifies IT Systems With Prebuilt Integrations
- KPN provides high-quality telephone, internet and television services and products and is an all-round provider of ICT services. The communications provider realized that to attract new customers, retain its more than 30 million existing customers, and remain competitive as a multiplay provider, it needed to focus on creating a more...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Information Technology, Integration, KPN, Strategy, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Management, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Case studies 2009-08-01
- Astrograph 1.03 (Windows)
- Astrograph progresses a chart forward and backward to give a unique graphical composite at a glance. A timeline calculated for a year can show when to expect the best times as well as the worst for that year just by looking for peaks. The more major transits aligning in a...
- Tags: Progression, Planet, SmartAstrologer, Astrograph, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-07-29
- Strategies for Success: An SMB Guide to Learning Management
- Just like large enterprises—many of whom are your competitors—you face the challenges of aligning, developing, engaging, and retaining your employees. However, your status as a Small- to Medium-Sized Business SMB presents you with additional obstacles along the way. Although you have a less complex IT infrastructure, you likely wrestle with...
- Tags: Strategy, SumTotal Systems, Small And Medium Business, Smb/Sme
- White papers 2009-06-30
- HP unveils financial planning and analysis solutions designed to both optimize and modernize IT operations
- LAS VEGAS -- Hewlett-Packard HP today unveiled its new HP Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) solutions, aimed at recession-beleaguered IT executives who need to cut costs, prepare for a service-based future, and run their departments like a business -- all at the same time. FP&A is part...
- Tags: Financial Planning, Hewlett-Packard Co., Financial, Information Technology, Analysis, FP&A, Business Leader, Strategy, Management, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2009-06-16
- Greenpeace guest post: Time for real IT Leadership in tackling Climate Change
- Greenpeace guest post: Time for real IT Leadership in tackling Climate ChangeWho You ArePart of it, right or wrong, is about who you are. In US, it's a time when Democrats are aligning themselves more towards the middle and acclaiming their majority, while distancing themselves from association with more...
- Tags: IT leadership, Climate Change, Greenpeace, information technology
- Discussion threads 2009-06-15
- My Bing experiment: Can it be the default search engine?
- Google CEO Eric Schmidt has said that it's easy to switch search engines so the company really has no power that should upset regulators. Microsoft has introduced Bing, a search engine that has been well received and could take market share. Where does the truth lie? Somewhere...
- Tags: Google Inc., Brand, Search Engine, General Motors Corp., Bing, Allentown, Search, Branding, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-09
- Siemen's Global SuccessFactors Cloud
- The new Siemens talent managing environment being deployed by SuccessFactors is more like the entire troposphere than a cloud solution; 420k users across 80 countries in 20 languages will be linked and unified in one giant environment. Replacing existing multiple HR talent systems...
- Tags: Strategy, Talent, SuccessFactors Inc., Siemens AG, Siemen, Talent Management Systems, Employee Central, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-06-08
- Reacting to the Economic Slowdown: Cutting Hidden IT Costs
- IT cost containment is a fine line to walk — even in down times, business demands 24x7 responsiveness from IT, and anything that compromises that can negatively impact business performance. Technology leaders must look for ways to deliver greater value for less money. This begins with aligning with the...
- Tags: Information Technology, IT Cost, SkillSoft, IT Cost Containment, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2009-06-05
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