Guest View: The hidden costs of support
May 17, 2013 | SUNIL DESAI
Sunil Desai, Director for Managed Services at Dimension Data Asia Pacific, points out that the bulk of support-related expenses fall outside the scope of traditional support offerings. It is important therefore to identify and eliminate 'hidden' expenses.
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11 signs your IT project is doomed
May 7, 2013 | ROGER A. GRIMES
The IT world is no stranger to projects that go down in flames. In fact, anyone who has had the unenviable pleasure of participating in a failed IT effort likely sensed its demise well before the go-live date. That sixth sense is invaluable in a competitive field like IT -- but only if it is acted on promptly and professionally.
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BP rolls out CA Clarity globally after refinery explosion
April 25, 2013 | DEREK DU PREEZ
The oil giant has now extended the deployment to new parts of the business
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Paul Glen: How to deal with a toxic team
April 23, 2013 | PAUL GLEN
Five warning signs can warn you that your project team has turned toxic.
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7 tips to help projects managers track their tech teams
April 12, 2013 | JENNIFER LONOFF SCHIFF
IT executives and project managers provide practical advice on how you can best monitor your team and head off potential problems.
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Why 'Agile Project Management Controls' isn't an oxymoron
April 12, 2013 | DAVID TABER
George Carlin made phrases like 'jumbo shrimp' famous. But the need to control agile projects is no joke. Ask the right questions along the way, though, and you'll bring order to a process than can easily turn chaotic.
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How to deal with software development schedule pressure
April 10, 2013 | MATTHEW HEUSSER
The work is due next month, but you know it won't be done for three months. Now what? A group of programmers and consultants met at a recent software development conference to swap war stories and discuss management and firefighting challenges.
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BLOG: Channel partners are embracing the cloud in a big way – but still need help
Channel partners are bullish about their growth prospects.
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BLOG: Should companies allow employees to use cloud-hosted file sync/share solutions? Yes, with precautions.
Yes: Employees are doing what's best for the company
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BLOG: Too many chiefs? Do public organizations need Chief Data Officers?
Having had several related discussions this past week while in Washington DC, it is obvious that the question of how to use and manage the growing wealth of data, and incorporate it into an existing information governance organization and infrastructure (however mature or not), is top of mind in the public sector as well.
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BLOG: BYOT sophistication is currently low in china, but changes are underway
Media and IT professionals are buzzing about BYOD thanks to the increasing adoption of personal mobile devices being used for work in China.
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BLOG: CIOS and Mobility – Present concerns still trump future vision
I recently hosted an Executive Roundtable in Singapore along with my colleagues Dane Anderson and Tim Sheedy. The theme of the session was “From Systems of Record to Systems of Engagement - Understanding the New Mobile Imperative for IT Leaders".
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