Complacency
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Diverse suppliers: How much do you know about your vendors' health?
Insight If one of your vendors were to suddenly go out of business, would you be prepared? Follow these tips from industry experts and you can minimize the disruption.
The 10 don'ts of corporate reporting
Insight expert's view Don't hog all reporting responsibilities, ignore prototyping and be trigger-happy with sending new reports. Read about these and other reporting don'ts.
Return of the dot-coms?
Insight Five years after the bubble burst, a new generation of dot-coms is emerging--armed with lessons learnt from the failures and successes of their predecessors.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, B2B, E-commerce
Built-in change processes increase chance for IT project success
Techguide An industry watcher shares the built-in change process his company uses and explains how it compares to the traditional project management approach.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Bentley College, VP, job, MBA, health care, built-In, team, Project management
Too early to rule out Microsoft
Blogs Paul Graham, founder of Y-Combinator, a venture firm specializing in funding early stage startups, proclaims Microsoft d...
Outlook Express quirk opens software to social engineering
Insight Because many viruses have been spread by users who opened unsafe e-mail attachments, admins have set up filters on mail servers. But now, a quirk in Outlook Express can allow attachments to bypass filters and look harmless to users.
Conduct an internal and external security audit
Insight In the game of network security, it's always better to identify your own weaknesses before hackers discover them and attempt to exploit them. The best way to pinpoint your vulnerabilities is through a security audit. Learn how to conduct such an audit.
Diagnosing 'performance plateau'
Insight If you are seeing signs that you aren't doing as good a job as you used to, it's time to evaluate whether you are still growing professionally. Here are some questions to ask yourself to determine if you've reached your own performance plateau.
Perseverance: Being an agent of change
Insight When your department is struggling to keep its head above water, you need to project an image of calm and stability. That can be tough, but keeping everyone focused and confident is also what true leadership is about.
The golden rules for managing and retaining a solid staff
Insight Even the best hires can languish on the vine if they're not treated with fairness and respect. Here are some rules to help you manage your people the right way.
10 secrets about working in IT
Insight There are certain quiet truths held by veterans of the tech industry that may come as a surprise to anyone preparing to embark on an IT career.
Tags: Human resources, IT Management, IT training
How to make sure a firewall does its job
Insight Knowing what to do beforehand and what's necessary afterward are critical to ensuring that the firewall does the job you need done.
How to make sure a firewall does its job
Insight Plugging a firewall in place is just one small step toward securing the enterprise. Knowing what to do beforehand and what's necessary afterward are critical to ensuring that the firewall does the job you need done.
Switch to Firefox? Not so fast...
Insight comment Everyone seems to love Firefox. Everyone, that is, except our columnist...
Tags: Web browsers
Making the decision to upgrade to Office 2003: Upgrading the Office core
Insight Are you considering making the move to Office 2003? Find out about features, licensing, and what the new version can and can't add to your organization.
