Stories about: John Wiley & Sons

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Aligning IT with the business is not enough 22 May, 2009 04:08

We've all heard the mantra: IT must be aligned with the business. And it rings true, too. Except when it doesn't.
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Security ROI: Fact or Fiction? 03 September, 2008 08:32

Return on investment, or ROI, is a big deal in business. Any business venture needs to demonstrate a positive return on investment, and a good one at that, in order to be viable.
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How to Get Started in Virtual-World Operations 14 July, 2008 10:44

IT service companies, like many of the Second Life solution providers, will be happy to help you build a virtual-world environment for your network operations or data center.
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BPM now for Dummies, business leaders 18 February, 2008 16:37

In an effort to educate the IT and business leaders about the strategic role of business process management (BPM), John Wiley & Sons has added BPM Basics For Dummies to its stable of well-known For Dummies series of books.
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The rise of the business analyst -- again 05 February, 2007 14:13

When I got into the IT business years ago, I thought the business analyst was the most pivotal person in the whole profession. That was the person who was the bridge between business and technology, the one who could see and understand both sides and whose goal was to apply technology to support business initiatives that would help the company grow revenue or shrink operating costs.
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Google-UC contract fuels copyright brawl 06 September, 2006 14:53

The book-scanning contract between Google and the University of California has made the Association of American Publishers (AAP) even more distressed over Google's project to digitize millions of volumes from libraries.
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Big failures teach big lessons 06 September, 2006 14:01

Failures frequently teach us more than do successful projects. When I succeed, it just confirms what I already know -- I'm a genius. When I fail, I have an opportunity to learn, if I can bring myself to take an objective look at what happened. This is hard, but then making the same mistakes again and again is even harder. So failure can be a great opportunity to learn.
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Google to offer book downloads 30 August, 2006 10:24

Google has expanded its controversial book search service to allow people to download whole copies of books in PDF format to their computers, with the ability to print them out.
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Shining a light on maintenance 22 March, 2006 10:33

CEOs are demanding to know what's under the maintenance rug. You'd better find out first.
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The future belongs to the agile 16 March, 2006 15:39

In a world where things happen quickly, companies need to respond fast if they are going to prosper.
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The IT worst case scenario survival guide 15 February, 2006 15:56

IT is a risky business. Here's how to avoid some common catastrophes and increase your chance of success.