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Tech Business: CFOs increasingly Calling IT Shots

By Dick Weisinger

CIO decisions no longer are getting a rubber stamp from the President or CEO.  Gone are the days where CIO’s were trusted to set IT direction and budgets.  IT is increasingly treated as a cost center that is closely scrutinized…

E-Discovery: Expanding into Cloud-Based and Social Media

By Dick Weisinger

E-discovery is the process of searching for and securing electronic data and documents  with the intent of using the information as evidence relative to a lawsuit.  Outside the United States, e-discovery is often referred to as e-disclosure.  Traditionally, many of…

Enterprise Technology: Good IT Governance Vital to Success

By Dick Weisinger

Organizations that can execute well in their governance of IT assets are able to deliver 20 percent higher returns.   That’s the conclusion of  Tina Nunno, VP and distinguished analyst at Gartner.  Good governance equates with higher value IT assets.…

Open Source: Enterprises Embrace Open Source to Avoid Vendor Lock-In

By Dick Weisinger

While many companies look to Open Source to help them reduce costs, the main reason that organizations now cite for why they are adopting Open Source is thatthey are trying to avoid vendor lock-in.  As many as 95 percent of…

Cloud Computing: Community Clouds Begin to Gather

By Dick Weisinger

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) defines a Community Cloud as follows: The cloud infrastructure is shared by several organizations and supports a specific community that has shared concerns (e.g., mission, security requirements, policy,and compliance considerations). It may be…