Operational Planning
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Atos Origin snags Youth Olympics IT deal
News The IT services vendor will work with the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games to define IT requirements, and build two key systems for the inaugural event.
Tags: IT project management, IT outsourcing, Infrastructure/architecture management, Business applications, Atos, IT Services, Singapore, IT services company, London, operational planning
UnionBank moves with the times
Insight After 10 years on the mainframe, Union Bank of the Philippines migrates to a new core banking system.
Tags: Mainframes, IT Management, IT budgeting, Service level management
UnionBank moves with the times
Insight After 10 years on the mainframe, Union Bank of the Philippines migrates to a new core banking system.
Tags: Mainframes, IT Management, IT budgeting, Service level management
Adobe to cut 9 percent of workforce
News Elimination of 680 full-time jobs comes as the software maker tries to align costs in the face of lagging sales. They follow a 9 percent reduction within the Omniture unit
Tags: Business development/management, Business structures, Adobe Systems Inc., Omniture Inc., Web analytics company, restructuring, software, job, Workforce, Sales
Monitor event logs for less
Techguide The EventLog Translation Service from WinAgents is an inexpensive way to aggregate event logs. Find out more about this logging alternative.
Get to know Windows Server 2003's Security Configuration Wizard
Techguide Among the included improvements and additions, SP1 features the Security Configuration Wizard. Learn more about this new tool.
Get the pros and cons of SATA II (SATA-IO)
Techguide Here's a look at the latest features and capabilities of the new SATA standard. Find out why you need to read the fine print before deploying the technology.
Tags: Storage, Storage software
Ease the transition from NT to Windows Server 2003 with this tool
Techguide Planning to migrate from Windows NT to Windows Server 2003? Scott Lowe introduces a new tool that can make this process less complicated.
Avoid iSCSI problems with these two tweaks
Techguide If you've created file shares on Windows Server 2003 that exist in iSCSI targets, these shares may not automatically reconnect at the next boot. In this Windows Server 2003 tip, learn about two changes you can make to correct this problem.
Extend a Windows Server 2003 disk volume
Techguide While the days of expensive storage are long gone, the tasks of storage management are not. Sooner or later, you'll probably need to add space to an existing volume. In this Windows Server 2003 tip, learn a couple options for accomplishing this.
3G wireless still holds promise
News Next generation of 4G wireless may get all the headlines, but advanced 3G technology will likely dominate services for next few years.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Network infrastructure, Speed, U.S., network, mobile, Wireless, HSPA, Clearwire Corp., 3G
Operational and financial segments make business plans work
Insight Several guidelines for the last two aspects of your business guidelines: operational plans and financial forecasts.
Dealing with a mistrustful client
Insight A CIO hires a consultant to examine the feasibility of outsourcing his IT team. The consultant had to try to handle the inevitable bad feelings of the in-house team, which proved to be an extreme challenge.
IT executives must focus on measurement management
Insight Of all IT organizations, those using measurement-management techniques are in the minority. This fact has given rise to the "measurement paradox".
Pin down the meaning of quality service before asking your team to provide it
Insight The concept of quality is too elusive to simply direct your staff members to deliver it. Take a tip from a management guru: Don't just ask for quality--define it.
