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Process Trip 04/02/2008 13:07:03
Why Maritz Travel revamped key business processes — and how business and IT came together to make it workWhen Rich Phillips became COO OF Maritz Travel about two and-a-half years ago, he sat down and took a hard look at the big industry picture - +
Ticked Off at Tick the Box Mentality 04/02/2008 13:01:15
Does your executive search firm know the difference between an MIS manager and a CIO, and if it does, can it explain that difference to its corporate clients?Does your executive search firm know its MIS managers from its elbow? Does it even know the difference between an MIS manager and a CIO, and if it does, can it explain that difference to its corporate clients? - +
How to Get Real About Strategic Planning 04/02/2008 12:50:59
Everyone agrees that having a strategic plan for IT is a good thing but most CIOs approach the process with fear and loathing. In fact, the majority of CIOs (and the enterprises they work for) are faking it when it comes to strategic planning. Isn't it time we all got real?Oh, it must be nice to be the CIO of a FedEx or a GE or a Credit Suisse. Places where IT and the business are so tightly aligned you can barely tell the two apart. Where corporate leaders understand that IT is a strategic asset and support it as such - +
Toxic Mix or Bit of a Mixed Blessing? 31/12/2007 10:36:30
“Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog . . . ” The inter-generational office brew of Boomer, Gen X and Gen Y may not be quite as odious as that of the three witches in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, but even so it makes “for a charm of powerful trouble”"Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog . . . " The inter-generational office brew of Boomer, Gen X and Gen Y may not be quite as odious as that of the three witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth, but even so it makes "for a charm of powerful trouble"
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Do you think OSS Discovery and the Census will encourage more enterprises to use Open Source?
I do. I think people will be much more comfortable deciding to officially use open source software if they can see that 90% of the enterprises in their industry are already using it. Right now it's all anecdotal data, but the numbers from The Open Source Census will provide hard data. It will also help technical architects convince their peers and management that open source software is a critical part of doing business these days.
Where do you see the new frontier of open source software?
Our Expert Community is very global. Over half of our members are open source contributors from outside the US. In the future, I think we'll see the most growth in Eastern Europe and Asia. A lot of people are predicting that India will be the next growth spot - I think the key factor will be getting government support to build the infrastructure.
In referral to the recent dilemma at Sun which you blogged about in December, you said "many companies are afraid to start working on open source software projects because they are afraid they might make a mistake - and mistakes in the open source world are very public, feedback is harsh and the negative publicity sticks around for a long time on the internet." What should companies working on open source software projects do to avoid this?
Learn about open source software, understand the community and the motivations behind it. The community is very forgiving if your heart is in the right place. Companies worry so much about perception that they forget to share that they are excited about open source software!
Our customers have found some amazing things - they are usually using 10 times more open source software than they thought!
You've talked about the OpenLogic Expert Community and its communication model that is very open and transparent as one of the most exciting things for you - what advantages do you see it having over the traditional business model?
Few companies can offer a full-time job to a contributor working on his/her favorite project. However, many companies are using the same projects and they could "pool their resources." If we moved more to the OpenLogic model, we would enable people to work full-time on their favorite project because they'd get paid by the many different companies interested in that project. It would look more like contract work as opposed to full time employment contracts. That also sits well with the community because typically contract work doesn't come with the same type of intellectual property agreement that full time employment does.
IDC and Gartner stats have predicted huge increases in the adoption of open source software by business over the next five years - what is your view on the future direction open source software is heading in enterprise and why?
Open source software is already being used in virtually every enterprise. I think in the next few years enterprises will become aware of the open source software they are using and they'll embrace it. We'll see open source software projects become "officially blessed" instead of coming in the back door. I also think open source is going to dominate in the mobile device market.
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Computerworld Live Podcast #97: The Future of Enterprise Networking 25/07/2008 09:45:36
This week CW Live chats with Mark Thompson, global sales and marketing manager for HP ProCurve, on the future of the enterprise networking. Mark discusses the trends we can expect to see in the near future and how the right infrastructure can ensure your enterprise network is secure. - +
Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
Data Management Edition #10: Multi-Petascale Systems 02/05/2008 09:12:33
This week we look at sustainability and the development of multicore technologies to build multi-petascale systems. - +
IT Security Edition #11: How to poison the Storm botnet 01/05/2008 08:51:55
This week CW Live presents a case study on how to poison the notorious Storm botnet . Plus we take a look at Cisco's plans for Ironport. - +
IT Security Edition #10: Cyber-battles fought and won 24/04/2008 11:09:47
Vendors bow to end user pressure to improve product security, and we take a look at the latest concepts shaping the cyber-battlefield of the future.
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NETGEAR expands ProSafe team as business-class products take off in SME market 2008-09-04 16:27:00+10
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Adaptec Intelligent Power Management Reduces Storage Power Consumption Up to 70 Percent 2008-09-04 11:28:00+10
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