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- Five things Steve Ballmer won't tell you about Windows 7
- Five things Steve Ballmer won't tell you about Windows 7VISTA tax"Over the course of the last two years, I've discarded or replaced a handful of devices that didn't work at all with Vista: several network cards, some storage adapters, a scanner, a TV tuner."Fantastic.RE: Six things Steve Ballmer won't tell...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, IT Organizations, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Steve Ballmer
- Discussion threads 2009-01-05
- StackSafe and the Permeable Sandbox
- StackSafe and the Permeable SandboxStackSafe Permeable Sandbox, it's a good startStackSafe is beginning to understand the basic networking requirements of serving the enterprise market. StackSafe's "Permeable Sandbox" describes the basic capabilities required for creating test environments that model production infrastructure, systems, and applications. As the pioneer in virtual lab automation,...
- Tags: StackSafe Permeable Sandbox, Permeable Sandbox, Surgient, IT Organizations
- Discussion threads 2008-06-03
- Naked IT: Shel Israel on social media and IT (includes podcast)
- Naked IT: Shel Israel on social media and IT includes podcastDeja Vu all over againYou said: "Many IT departments have already discovered users adopting social media tools, perhaps bypassing corporate policies in the process."Were you around when PCs were first being introduced to organizations through the back and side doors...
- Tags: Podcasts, Shel, IT Organizations, social media, podcast, information technology
- Discussion threads 2008-01-11
- What CIOs really want
- What CIOs really wantWho cares?I don't give a rat's patootie what CIOs "want," but I do know what they all need -- a good dose of salts. Is there anyone in or out of the known universe who's more anti-user than a CIO?RE: What CIOs really wantI met with a...
- Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Monitors & displays, Strategy, IT Organizations
- Discussion threads 2007-12-11
- The ERP mess we're in
- The ERP mess we're inThe operation was a success...An episode of Yes, Minister posited a hospital that had been built, equipped, fully staffed, and maintained. But because of jurisdictional problems no patients had been admitted.The hospital received awards for the quality of its operation, and administrators submitted a request...
- Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Enterprise software, ERP, IT Organizations
- Discussion threads 2007-08-15
- Evident Software - Analyzing your network
- Out of the blue, I received an Email from Roger W. Boyce, President and CEO of Evident Software, offering to brief me on the company, its products and its direction. After scanning through the company's Website, I have to admit I was intrigued. I've spoken with many companies that are...
- Tags: Managing virtualized environments
- Blog posts 2007-06-19
- Virtualization and Green Computing
- Virtualization and Green ComputingMakes sense...It's a good and clever way to combine e-mail and other sundry servers. More power from one box.It's not useful for EVERY type server yet, obviously, but it's got its clever uses...RE: Virtualization and Green ComputingThe Business Performance Management BPM Forum is undertaking two milestone...
- Tags: Business process automation, Operational planning, Storage management, Strategy, BPM Forum, Green Computing, Crunch Time, survey, IT Organizations, BPM, virtualization, Business Performance Management Forum
- Discussion threads 2007-05-17
- A new Microsoft-commissioned anti-Linux study debuts
- Microsoft seemingly has backed off from trumpeting its “Get the Facts” studies, as of late. But that doesn’t mean the company has ceased commissioning research outfits to perform its anti-Linux dirty work. On September 25, Mercer Management Consulting released a new Microsoft-backed study. The study is entitled “Driving Lower TCO...
- Tags: ROI, TCO
- Blog posts 2006-09-25
- IT shops 'afraid of SaaS'
- Two thirds of companies are missing out on the potential advantages of a SaaS solution simply because the IT department are scared of trying SaaS, claims Jim Howard, CEO of website content management vendor Crownpeak. "There are these persistent myths that are eliminating SaaS companies...
- Tags: CrownPeak, IT Organizations
- Blog posts 2006-08-09
- Align this! Has IT strayed that far from the business?
- Here's an observation that's too good to pass up: From David Foster, responding to a post on Nick Carr's blog.On a seminar entitled "Aligning IT with the Business:" "Isn't it a bit strange that there is still a need for this...
- Tags: IT Organizations
- Blog posts 2006-05-17
- Is your IT dept. a regulator or an advocate?
- In this world of worms, viruses, security vulnerabilities, hardware and software non-interoperability, and just plain old malfunction, it's a wonder sometimes that IT organizations can remember that they are service providers. Because of the constant bombardment of threats and malfunctions mentioned above, IT finds itself,...
- Tags: IT Organization, IT Organizations, This IS, information technology
- Blog posts 2006-01-26
- Is your IT department about regulation or advocacy?
- In this world of worms, viruses, security vulnerabilities, hardware and software non-interoperability, and just plain old malfunction, it's a wonder sometimes that IT organizations can remember that they are service providers. Instead, because of the constant bombardment of threats and malfunctions mentioned above, IT finds itself, almost by design, as...
- Tags: IT Organization, information technology, IT Organizations
- Blog posts 2006-01-17
- Dexterous IT organizations
- Last week California CIO Clark Kelso spoke to state IT managers about building dexterous organizations. Kelso's points include: The CA legislature expects IT to be "done right." Certainly the public expects it to be well managed. "[D]oing IT right is very much a...
- Tags: Clark Kelso
- Blog posts 2005-10-11
- IT Help Desks in the dog house
- Business users are dissatisfied with help desk support; so much in fact that they rank it last when asked about the importance of these technologies to their jobs, reports Tekrati. Additionally, less than half of the respondents report satisfaction with IT’s communication efforts about changes in the organization and new...
- Tags: IT Organizations
- Blog posts 2005-05-18
- Rise of 'HomoiPodi' challenges IT, says Gartner
- "We are at the IT moment of truth," proclaimed Gartner's Mark Raskino, vice president specializing in emerging business technology mega trends. Speaking today at the Gartner Symposium/ITExpo in San Francisco, Raskino said that in 2005 recovering demand for IT has intersected with waning economic confidence and slowing GDP growth. That...
- Tags: information technology, Mark Raskino, Gartner Inc., IT Organizations
- Blog posts 2005-05-17
- Gartner: tech complexity not greatest threat to CIOs
- The most important and alarming point Gartner Fellow Richard Hunter repeated throughout his talk was that, on average, CIOs spend less than 1 percent of their budgets on managing risks related to the flexibility and agility of the IT organizations. That is, they do not work hard enough on the...
- Tags: Hunter
- Blog posts 2005-05-16
Additional Resources
- Pre-Copenhagen climate talks end in Barcelona
- Who could he be talking about?How about the 57% of people in America who don't buy carbon emissions causing global warming?Looks like the other "vested interests" needs to step up their re-education regime, er, I mean, need to do more "raising awareness."Lies told to control populationOh yeah, look at Al...
- Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Kevin Rudd
- Discussion threads 2009-11-06
- Jacknife 1.2.6 (Mac)
- Jacknife is versatile enterprise software for businesses and organizations. It includes several specific types of programs and you may choose which to use simply by selecting a program type in settings. Jacknife Studio is ideal for studios of all kinds, including dance, gymnastics, and karate studios. It...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Roster, Health Care, Jacknife, Jacknife Studio, Jacknife Medical, Insurance, Financial Planning, Vertical Industries, Document Management, Benefits, Healthcare, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Managerial Accounting, Human Resources
- Software downloads 2009-11-06
- The Enterprise 2.0 Value Propositions Agenda
- Time is Money: Where's the Beef? The now biannual US 'Enterprise 2.0' conference is a wrap, but disappointingly there is still little business understanding of what the term means or what the value propositions and benefits are. The general 2.0 suffix is well understood by technology...
- Tags: Collaboration, Enterprise 2.0, Conference, E2.0, Susan Scrupski, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-11-05
- 10 ways to evaluate your IT management software
- Does your helpdesk work for you or do you work for your helpdesk? Saar Bitner of SysAid Technologies tells how to manage you IT management software. Commentary - Choosing the right IT management software solution is a strategic decision that requires the careful planning and consideration of every IT...
- Tags: IT Administration, Information Technology, Software Solution, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Management, IT management, software, Saar Bitner SysAid Technologies, Special to ZDNet, Saar Bitner SysAid Technologies, Special to ZDNet
- News items 2009-11-05
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