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IT professionals are often seen as "tech guys" (or girls), and we hear over and over again that what IT needs is more "business guys" (and girls). But maybe we also need subcategories within the busi... More >
As someone who's written about the potential of ERP software delivered as a service to steal at least some market share away from on-premise ERP software, I was interested in the seemingly lukewarm s... More >
With its emphasis on "continuous" improvement, ITIL is a journey, not a destination. Maybe this is why so many IT organizations seemingly struggle with it. They're like the impatient dad who wants to... More >
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Is productivity ever a bad thing? Employers seemingly can't get enough of it, judging by all of the articles published here at IT Business Edge and elsewhere that offer tips on making workers more pr... More >
"Flexible" is a word that's rarely applied to the traditional waterfall software-development process, which may be one reason traditional development methods appear in many cases to be taking a back ... More >
A little over a month ago, IT Business Edge's Mike Vizard called for an Time for Overdue Review of Government IT. He cited Congressional testimony from the inspector general for the Securities and ... More >
If you're thinking of migrating at least some legacy applications to the cloud, you may be dealing with the same concerns as many of your peers: integration, security, total cost of ownership, relia... More >
Despite the fact we're coming off a year filled with economic uncertainty -- or perhaps because of it -- software-as-a-service appears to be on a roll. Gartner expects worldwide SaaS revenue to hit ... More >
OK, we all know e-mail can be an incredible compliance hassle. As IT Business Edge's Lora Bentley wrote about a month ago, employees can thwart e-mail management and retention policies , either th... More >
In an enterprise version of "West Side Story," the "decentralized" and "centralized" gangs would fight it out instead of the Sharks and the Jets. (And with fewer knives and less dancing.) IT w... More >
I'm intrigued by the possible uses for Google Wave , which is why I've been writing about it even though I haven't actually tried it. (I hope that changes soon, as two people took pity on me and sen... More >
My 75-year-old father will probably never stop working. He "retired" several years ago, but it never took. His current job involves driving checks and other documents to bank branches across central ... More >
When I wrote about the evolving standards for cloud computing yesterday, I linked to a post by Frank Ohlhorst on our CTO Edge site because I thought he offered some great tips on vetting cloud pr... More >
With the exploding popularity of the iPhone , enterprises will have to deal with it sooner rather than later. In the pro column: At least some analysts, most notably Gartner, have given the ... More >
I've submitted a request for a Google Wave invite but haven't yet received one. (I'd beg, but I think Google might find that undignified. If not, then pleeeeaaase send me an invite.) Based on the dem... More >
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