IT budget management can be a delicate balance between technologies the company would like to have and what it can actually afford. Careful evaluation is required to find the most cost-effective systems and applications and ways to manage them. Effectively managing costs, building a viable business case for new purchases, evaluating staff productivity and knowing when to outsource IT resources require an up-to-date understanding of cost containment techniques and industry spending trends.
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In “The New Voice of the CIO, a recent report from IBM’s Institute for Business Value, one key concept is that IT success rests, in part, on raising the ROI of IT by simultaneously being both “savvy value creators” and “relentless cost cutters.” One CIO quoted in the study says, “the balance... More >
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Read this white paper to learn how using data loss prevention (DLP) technology will allow your organization to reduce the proliferation of sensitive data and enable your business operation to improve its data protection controls.
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In a presentation at the University of Washington, aQuantive co-founder Scott Lipsky said he had made a list of 721 reasons startups fail. However, he winnowed it down to 10 for his talk, reports TechFlash . Yes, one of them is funding problems -- not just getting money, but failing to maintain a frugal mindset, he... More >
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