• 5 Things IT Pros Need to Know About SaaS Governance

  Software as a service is here to stay. So CIOs need the tools to manage their sprawling portfolios of SaaS applications with the same rigor they use for on-premise software.

• 9 ways to stop your IT outsourcing deal from leaking money

  If there were a relatively straightforward way for an IT leader to boost his company's bottom line by millions of dollars a year, chances are he wouldn't ignore it. But that's just what many CIOs are doing as a result of poor outsourcing management.

• Overthinking governance prevents innovation

  Minimising overthinking of governance issues when deploying SharePoint is vital if CIOs are to achieve long term innovation, a SharePoint specialist has claimed.

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  When IT governance goes wrong

  Speaking the World Computer Congress 2010 in Brisbane this week, Cathy Blunt, manager of Griffith University’s internal audit office, provided an interesting insight into the main contributing factors to failed or inefficient IT products in government agencies. The public university has itself undergone internal changes to prevent similar failures, though Blunt wasn’t shy of self-criticism in her review of what sends government IT projects over the edge.

• CA selling off information governance software to Autonomy

  CA Technologies is selling off its information governance software portfolio to Autonomy for an undisclosed sum.

• Sydney Water IT security manager talks governance strategy

  Information security governance should not be treated like corporate governance, IT security steering committees must have the right stakeholders and the board can remain largely unaware of security issues. Those are key strategies for effective security governance, says IT security and assurance manager at Sydney Water, Stephen Frede.

• Open-source software's hidden snags

  When CIO Daniel Chan was first prompted to use open-source software, cost savings weren't top of mind.

Whitepapers about governance

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  Governance For All - Empowering IT and Business Content Owners

  Governance for all is more than an IT initiative or a goal written in a plan document; it’s a strategy that unites IT and business content owners to achieve their SharePoint goals. At its best, governance means empowering self-governance, with tools like delegated access, effective reporting, and automated policy enforcement. This white paper explains how to create a “governance for all” strategy that will enhance SharePoint adoption and its benefits to the organization. Read now.

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  Best Practices for Migrating to SharePoint 2013

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  CSO Spotlight: Aligning security within your business

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  Social Business Behaviour