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IT management FAQ guides for enterprise IT strategies

SearchCIO.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:38:53 EST

In these IT management FAQ guides, get answers to frequently asked questions about technologies and methodologies such as ITIL, Lean thinking, Six Sigma, Agile and more.

IT exec's best practices for application consolidation include SaaS

Christina Torode — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:12:45 EST

Learn how one IT director employed application consolidation to cut maintenance costs, improve reliability and centralize data with a strategy that included SaaS.

FAQ: Agile practices and their role in software development

Karen Guglielmo — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:22:12 EST

Companies are increasingly using Agile practices to improve software project outcomes. Learn more about Agile here, from Scrum to Extreme Programming and more.

Windows 7 review: A closer look at this operating system for business

Karen Guglielmo — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:46:13 EST

In this Windows 7 review, learn about the business benefits, new features, compatibility issues and licensing concerns of Microsoft's newest operating system.

Should it stay or should it go? Application consolidation in 4 steps

Christina Torode — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:11:28 EST

How to decide which applications to cut and which to keep when consolidating your application portfolio.

Best practices for a SOA implementation and application integration

SearchCIO.com — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:11:28 EST

A service-oriented architecture (SOA) implementation and application integration allow information to be transferred and supported efficiently. Learn more about SOA best practices.

Review the latest trends in ITSM and ITIL best practices

SearchCIO.com — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:01:23 EST

Many enterprises find that implementing ITSM and ITIL best practices leads to improved efficiencies and lower costs. Review our latest ITSM and ITIL content and take our quiz.

SOA implementation propels business process transformation

Linda Tucci — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:20:46 EST

When business process automation was insufficient and BPM products proved too narrow, a CIO turned to SOA to streamline business processes and boost productivity by 30%.

Free IT outsourcing templates: SLAs, RFPs and more

SearchCIO.com — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:01:42 EST

CIOs pursuing IT outsourcing deals can benefit from templates spelling out SLA and RFP best practices. Get links to some free IT outsourcing templates.

SOA implementation evolves from open source to Oracle SOA suite

Linda Tucci — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:54:54 EST

Though SOA is something you do, rather than buy, this CIO found the best approach was to go shopping and solve the problem at the database layer.