Whitepapers

ALSO NOTED: Vista makes headway in the corporate world; Ten tips for technology management;

Wed, 09 May 2007 20:01:38 -0400

> Vista is gaining acceptance among U.S. IT managers. Article

> Ten tips for technology management. Article

> World CIOs talk about common transformation challenges. Article

> The CIO's guide to mobile security. White paper

> Updates to ITIL should benefit IT managers. Article

> Telecom expense management: the bane of the CIO's existence. Article

> Common-sense strategies for lowering TCO. Webcast

> Improve decision-making with spreadsheet optimization. White paper

> Keeping business partners in the loop. Article

And Finally… Careless emailing can cost executives their jobs. Article

ALSO NOTED: The stress of IT; The ten most disruptive technologies;

Thu, 03 May 2007 20:01:38 -0400

> Is stress incurable for IT pros? Blog

> What CIOs should know about automated policy enforcement. White paper

> Data outsourcing yields green. Blog

> Apple patches critical QuickTime bug. Article

> Tips for making Excel charts sing. Article

> M&A is challenging for IT managers. Article

And Finally… The ten most disruptive technologies. Article

Best practices in IT management

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Requests for new systems, enhancements to existing systems, procurement of new technologies, and support for employees, partners, suppliers, and customers seem endless. As a result, users still worry that IT isn't always aligned with business strategy, IT isn't effective enough at deploying resources, and that IT is losing its capacity to innovate because of its maintenance burden. The solution is that IT must shape, not just accept, demand for its services. That means aligning the supply of IT resources to optimize business value, influencing and modifying end user behavior by providing meaningful information, and enabling a more complete understanding of the costs and trade-offs associated with the consumption of IT services and resources.

For more about good IT governance:
- read the white paper at ComputerWorld