Contingency Planning
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Indian outsourcers shore up their defenses
Insight perspective The recent terror attacks in Mumbai are forcing Indian outsourcing companies to shore up their defenses more than ever.
Tags: Security, IT outsourcing, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Outsourcing, India, Outsourcing Company, Attack, Syntel Inc., security agency, Government
Business Continuity planning
Insight With the growth of e-commerce and other factors driving system availability expectations toward 24x7, the average organization’s requirement for recovery time for a major system outage now ranges between two to 24 hours.
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.
Managing project risk is easy with the right process
Techguide A lot of project managers are intimidated by the notion of risk management. However, this simple five-step process will be more than adequate for most projects.
Tags: IT Management
Consolidate all project management deliverables in the project plan
Techguide A project plan is not the project schedule or workplan. It's the name given to all of the project management documents used during the project.
Assess security vendor performance
Techguide To make sure you're getting the most bang for your buck, you've got to find a way to properly evaluate vendor performance. Mike Mullins recommends using the FIPS government standards and details what these requirements include.
Thai IT sector counts cost of strike
News Thailand's IT sector's losses as a result of the recent week-long Don Mueang and Suvarnabhumi airports closure are estimated to be US$28 million a day.
Tags: Investments, Hardware, Security, Disaster Recovery, Conference, Thailand, Airport Closure, software, job, industry
Members offer career tips to outsourced manager
Insight Members eagerly shared tips, insight, and real-life experiences when they read about one IT manager's job-role change from full-time to consulting. Here's some of what they had to say.
Looming layoffs worry this new manager
Insight An IT middle manager new to his company worries that his job may be among the first to go in impending layoffs. What actions should he take to ward off unemployment?
Fired employees: What risks do they pose?
Insight Limiting risk exposure when employees leave the enterprise is an organizational responsibility. This is even more acute when the departure is less than harmonious.
Tags: Human resources, HR policies and procedures
China's currency move may hurt U.S. tech
Insight The price of computers and electronics could climb if China adds teeth to its new exchange policy.
Managing digital people in an analog world
Insight Bringing together technical and business people in a meeting can be a disastrous mix. Technical staff members often regard business leaders as unbearably vague and unwilling to commit. The business side of the house generally sees IT as arrogant, pushy, and unwilling to compromise to create a joint solution.
Include reserve resources in project management plans
Insight The difference between an original project estimate and the actual project cost can be significant. That is why having a contingency plan can ensure that fuzzy cost estimates don't derail your project.
Storage, comply!
Insight tech dialog Starting April, being compliant with the HIPAA security regulations becomes serious business for US companies. IT audit consultant Cass Solomon talks about HIPAA and achieving compliance in storage management.
Decision Support: Business Impact Analysis is the starting point for disaster recovery
Insight The best way to start identifying elements in your disaster recovery plan is with a Business Impact Analysis form.
