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Early Adopters Reap Benefits as Voice over IP Gains Momentum
The rollout of Voice over IP will hit high speed during 2004. The rationale for all this activity is that VoIP users save money by avoiding long distance access charges and government dictated taxes. The ROI received by most of the users points toward its financially soundness, while the TCO indicates that unexpected expenses are unusual. Click here to purchase. - $150 (USD)
May, 2004
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IT Metrics
Measuring IT has always been a challenge for CIOs, yet metrics and benchmarking are the foundation of a good continuous improvement process. Developing IT metrics is an ongoing process that begins with business and IT strategies. This article provides several key points to consider when determining IT metrics that contribute to the bottom line of a business. (3 pp., 3 figs)
May, 2004
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IT Decisions: Sometimes They Shouldn’t Be Made By The IT Department
While preparing for an IT strategy workshop, we came across an interesting article, Six IT Decisions Your IT People Shouldn't Make, by Jeanne Ross and Peter Weill, in the Harvard Business Review, Nov. 2002. Paraphrasing their main points, there are some decisions that are simply too important to leave to the IT folks
May, 2004
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Use of IT Contractors/Temps in Midsize Companies on the Rise
According to research conducted by Computer Economics, the use of contractors and/or temporary IT help experienced a steady decline since 2000 in midsize organizations. However, this trend is reversing according to preliminary results from our 2004/2005 study. Computer Economics defines midsize organizations as having revenues ranging from $250M to $750M.
May, 2004
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The Challenges of Enterprise Application Integration—A Primer
Today's enterprise has legacy applications and databases that must be employed along side -- and integrated with --new applications. What technologies are available today that help realize this vision? This article discusses today's best-of-breed technologies required for effective integration, as well as the fundamentals of creating an enterprise application integration architecture.
April, 2004
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Microsoft .NET Losing Mind-Share?
David Harding, who by his own admission is "married to Microsoft," thinks he might be seeing an early indication that Microsoft's .NET technology is losing ground to Linux, Java, and open source developer tools. Recently, he visited his favorite local tech bookstore and was stunned by the shrinking shelf space devoted to Microsoft's .NET technology.
April, 2004
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Is 64-Bit Worth the Wait?
After struggling in niche workstation, graphics, and number-crunching segments for the last decade, the 64-bit microprocessor is now starting to gain a foothold in the commodity server hardware scene. While the price/performance curve of the Intel x86 family has served general-purpose computing well over the last decade-plus, the growth in data intensive and CPU intensive applications with large numbers of users is fostering interest in 64-bit outside of its typical domain. Whether 64-bit technology is worth the wait really depends on your needs. This article will help you answer this question and determine your strategy for server technology moving forward. Click here to purchase.
April, 2004
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Barriers to Implementing Electronic Signatures
Software vendors who serve FDA regulated industries like to promote their support for electronic signatures. But I'm starting to think that it will take a lot more than good software to make electronic signatures work. It seems that, even when software supports electronic signatures, many users don't implement them.
April, 2004
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Choose Capital Investments the Right Way
Most organizations use a variety of techniques to budget and pay for their IT investments. A recent Computer Economics survey revealed that capital investments are widely used for major equipment purchases but less often used for peripherals and software. IT managers frequently encounter the need to formulate capital budgets. Knowing how to make these types of budgetary decisions wisely will further the goals of the organization.
April, 2004
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Using Technology to Create Value for the Enterprise
As IT budgets begin to increase more than they have over the past two to three years, CIO's are moving from a mode of holding budgets tight to one of identifying strategic opportunities for the enterprise, prioritizing projects, and proving a value proposition in a cost conscious environment.
March, 2004
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Business Continuity Planning: Still Lacking in Many Organizations
Enterprises today must look realistically at the potential impact of a catastrophic disaster that--through a loss of the IT infrastructure--could cripple their ability to meet customer needs, fulfill functions in the service or public sectors, or create a large financial loss. In looking at the technology available to support disaster recovery and business continuity, two key elements emerge.
March, 2004
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The Supply-Side Argument for Offshore Software Development
Is demand in the U.S. for new software about to explode? Perhaps so, if the law of supply and demand still holds.
March, 2004
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Building Globalized Systems: Practices for Deploying Global Solutions
As enterprises continue to conduct business and provide services on a global basis, globalizing the information systems that support this effort is imperative. The challenge of addressing language, cultural, and regulatory requirements to address today's global marketplace cannot be addressed in a singular fashion. Furthermore, the legacy of past localization efforts add to the challenge.
March, 2004
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Virus Attacks on the Rise (March 2004)
In 2002, the worldwide financial impact from virus attacks dropped for the first time in seven years. However, fueled by the costly virus MyDoom and "The August Can of Worms," the financial impact of virus attacks is on the rise again. Many factors have contributed to the rising costs, including the bleak reality that many companies are still not prepared to handle the threat from fast-spreading virus attacks.
March, 2004
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