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Cloud is Making Software Vendors 'Schizoid'
Pam Baker | Published May 3, 2011
Like the paradigm shift is promises to be, cloud is having a major impact on how software vendors sell their wares (and driving CIOs crazy in the process).
Tags:Cloud,IT infrastructure,IT design,cloud management,Vendor management

Cross-Domain Cloud Management
Dennis Drogseth | Published Feb 15, 2011
You need a dedicated, cross-domain team to make the most of the cloud, writes CIOUpdate columnist Dennis Drogseth of Enterprise Management Associates.
Tags:IT design,EMA,Cloud,IT governance,IT innovation

What Makes Your Business Tick?
Augusto Perazzo | Published Feb 7, 2011
This is the most important answer IT exec's should know before making any decision, writes CIOUpdate columnist Augusto Perazzo of PA Consulting Group.
Tags:PA Consulting Group,IT design,IT leaderhsip,IT management,IT performance

The Pros and Cons of SharePoint Server
Pam Baker | Published Jun 12, 2009
Microsoft’s SharePoint Server is rising in popularity among enterprises but that doesn’t mean it is universally embraced.
Tags:IT vendor,SharePoint Server,IT design,IT management,Microsoft

Migration Isn't the Only Obstacle to Cloud Computing
Rob England | Published Jun 5, 2009
Forget the buzz, Cloud computing is for the birds, writes CIOUpdate guest columnist Rob England.
Tags:Cloud,IT design,IT management,migration,IT architecture

The Outsourcing Continuum, Part V: Application Outsourcing
Mike Scheuerman | Published May 28, 2009
In Part V of his series CIOUpdate columnist Mike Scheuerman tackles the pros and cons of outsourcing email.
Tags:IT design,IT budgets,email,outsourcing,IT management

Flying High: How NetJets' CIO Reshaped IT
Allen Bernard | Published Apr 30, 2009
Shared services and a can-do attitude are the key to meeting the needs of a highly demanding clientèle.
Tags:CIO,IT Leadership,IT architecture,IT culture,IT design

"The Cloud": Saving Grace or Empty Thunder?
Pam Baker | Published Apr 20, 2009
Like over-hyped advances of the past, the "Cloud" is part real-tech, part future-tech and part wishful thinking.
Tags:IT design,governance,cloud computing,IT spending,IT architecture

The Pros and Cons of SSD
Pam Baker | Published Apr 8, 2009
Solid state drives show a lot of promise but the drawbacks may limit their widespread adoption any time soon.
Tags:SSD,HP,IT design,IT architecture,Storage

Six Tips for Stretching IT Budgets in 2009
Pam Baker | Published Mar 31, 2009
Six vendors. Six different products. Use one or use them all─the goal is the same: to save you money.
Tags:IT budgets,outsourcing,BSM,IT design,IT management

IT Management Tech Still in Demand
CIO Update Staff | Published Mar 25, 2009
A year's worth of data show that companies are spending IT dollars on technologies that enable business/IT alignment and better management of resources.
Tags:IT budgets,IT design,EMA,IT architecture,IT management

BSM Defined: What It Is and Should Never Be
Hank Marquis | Published Mar 19, 2009
Business service management is not a tool set; it is a framework for managing IT for the business, writes CIOUpdate columnist Hank Marquis.
Tags:IT architecture,IT Leadership,BSM,IT performance,IT design

The 4 Steps of BSM Success
Shane Deay | Published Mar 13, 2009
Business service management (BSM) success aids alignment and value creation, writes CIOUpdate guest columnist Shane Deay of CourseSeeker.
Tags:ITIL,IT architecture,IT design,BSM,IT Leadership

CMDB More Important than Ever in Lean Times
Dennis Drogseth | Published Mar 10, 2009
2009 will be an important year for CMDBs because they help IT save money and improve operational efficiencies, writes CIOUpdate columnist Dennis Drogseth of Enterprise Management Associates.
Tags:IT architecture,IT design,CMDB,IT management,IT budgets

How to Avoid Common SOA Pitfalls
Mukund Balasubramanian | Published Nov 4, 2008
While there are definitely some technology SNAFUs, much of it is just common sense, writes CIOUpdate guest columnist Mukund Balasubramanian of Photon Infotech.
Tags:IT architecture,IT design,SOA,open source,services

The Architecture of Architecture, Part IV
Len Fehskens | Published Sep 24, 2008
In Part IV of his series defining how IT needs to think about and apply “architecture” CIOUpdate columnist Len Fehskens of the Open Group looks to separate design from architecture.
Tags:Agile programming,IT architecture,programming,enterprise architecture,IT design