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Salesforce.com: A Punch List for Your Sales VPs After Rollout

After IT rolls out Salesforce.com or a similar CRM system, the sales team is typically the first, and most crucial, user group. Here's what sales VPs need to know and do in conjunction with the new implementation to make it truly effective for

Most Exciting Era in Tech About to Dawn

Four Reasons to Get IT and Facilities on the Same Page

Why ERP Is Underused: Companies Are ‘Oversoftwared’

Personal Branding: 8 Tips That Will Help You Stand Out

From packaging yourself to building alliances with organizations that will extend and enhance your personal brand, here are eight tips for distinguishing yourself from your peers, whether you're on the job or searching for a new one.

Mac Software: Stepchild to Windows Versions No More?

Remote support software company Bomgar is one example of a software vendor getting serious about Mac equality. One reason: IT groups say they're supporting more Macs in the C-suite.

Windows 7: Why I’m Rolling It Out Early

While many IT organizations say they're in no rush to roll out Windows 7, the City of Miami, already a Vista shop, won't wait. Here's a look at the IT plan and reasoning.

Why My Company Uses Amazon’s EC2 Cloud

Got unpredictable demand for your company's Web-based service? Perhaps Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud is the answer. Here's how one start-up cashed in on Amazon EC2.

Speed Sourcing: The New Outsourcing Trend

Outsourcing consultancies are offering new ways to accelerate the outsourcing selection process–no exhaustive vendor search, no RFP, and a signed contract in record time. The concept is called speed sourcing, but it isn't right for everyone. He

My Favorite Tweets from the SAP Sapphire Show 2009

BlackBerry “Storm 2” Caught on Camera; RIM Leak-Fest Continues

Cisco Gets Into Cloud Computing with Unified Service Delivery

Cisco strengthened its foray into cloud-based domain with the launch of Cisco Unified Service Delivery (USD).

2009 SAP Sapphire Wrap-Up: The Best and Worst from Orlando

SAP's annual Sapphire conference is over, and we've rounded up all of the important news, announcements, blog posts and tweets that came out of the high-tech get-together.

Hertz CIO Joe Eckroth Seeks IT Professionals Who Remain Positive Despite Adversity

In this latest Hiring Manager interview, Joe Eckroth, the CIO and senior vice president of customer care for Hertz, shares his interview techniques and criteria for hiring decisions.

Apple’s Mysterious Tablet Gadget: Three Burning Questions

Microsoft and Facebook Show the Power of Lock-In

Apple’s ‘Laptop Hunter’ Response Plays Virus Card, Avoids Price Issue

ColorWare for BlackBerry Bold Review: Beautiful, Pricey…Not Quite Perfect

If you seek the very best in BlackBerry customization, ColorWare and its vast array of housing colors and color-combinations should be near the top of your list of choices. Check out our review for details on why ColorWare might be a perfect fit for

One-on-One with SAP “Demo Boy” Ian Kimbell

Meet the man who can make SAP product demonstrations humorous. Yes, we said humorous.

Defining Private Clouds, Part One

VMware recently weighed in with its definition of private clouds. CIO.com cloud guru Bernard Golden explains his definition — and his assessment of how IT groups can benefit from this arrangement.

Upcoming Tweetup At Forrester’s IT Forum 2009

Windows 7 Is Ready for the World Vista Never Fit Into

RIM’s WES ’09: Bloggers Predict the Future of BlackBerry…and It Is Good (VIDEO)

Have You Ever Spent 38 Minutes Looking for a Document?

In the age of Google search, too many documents and pieces of data are still hiding inside company networks, a new survey says.

LinkedIn Profiles: Avoid the Six Most Common Mistakes

Are mistakes on your LinkedIn profile costing you possible job opportunities? Check out this practical advice on LinkedIn profile pitfalls.

Server Virtualization: Top Five Security Concerns

From VM sprawl to compliance, here's a look at the top security issues worrying IT about virtualized servers. The bad news: Despite improved IT understanding regarding virtualization management, many of the security holes are still ones that com

Guide to a Perfect Offshore Outsourcing Vendor Deal: The “Don’t” List

In times of economic stress, companies see offshore outsourcing as a quick way to reduce IT and other back-office expenses. So they rush to ink deals, and in the process, they cut corners that end up costing them in the long run. Here are eight pitfa

EMC Addresses SAN Configuration Problems

EMC on Tuesday announced Storage Configuration Advisor (SCA), a hardware-software combination designed to alert IT managers to configuration errors in storage-area networks (SANs).

Rimini Street Keeps Cashing in on Half-Off Oracle and SAP Maintenance Fees

At SAP's Sapphire show, Rimini Street CEO Seth Ravin expands his quest to provide an alternative maintenance and support service to Oracle's and SAP's — for half their price.

Twitter Tips: Three Ways To Deal With Twitter Spam

You can take proactive steps to prevent Twitter spam such as unwanted direct messages promoting products and services. Here are three quick tips for keeping Twitter relevant and keeping spammers and mass-followers out.

10 Ways to Do More with Less in the Recession

The current economic climate continues to force CIOs to find ways to do more with less, here are 10 ways you can get the most out of your budget dollars.

To Avoid Failure, First Define Success

Project management tools can measure whether you're achieving your goals. But you have to know what you want to accomplish

Failure and What You Can Learn from It

Failure makes better leaders. But no one goes looking for it, especially now. Seasoned CIOs offer lessons for avoiding failure or coping if it's beyond your control.

The Truth About Obama’s “Tax on Outsourcing”

Misconceptions about President Barack Obama's plan to close overseas business tax loopholes abound. CIO.com sets the record straight about the five most common misperceptions.

Why Layoffs Hit IT Professionals So Hard

BlackBerry “Onyx/Driftwood 96xx” Ready for a Close-Up: Images, Details Emerge

Risk Management Shouldn’t Be a Solo IT Project

Recession or not, the protection and management of data remains vital, yet IT can often be perceived as the unpopular enforcer of a risk management strategy, said one IT consultant.

Mind Maps Fuel Productivity

Mind mapping should top your list of personal productivity tools

Windows Server 2008 R2: 3 Key New Features

Microsoft announced today at TechEd that Windows 7 will ship for the holidays, plus it unveiled new virtualization and data management features to go with the newly available Windows Server 2008 R2 release candidate.

How to Negotiate a Severance Deal, Catch up on Tweets and Promote Your Work to Your Boss

Quick tips from how to negotiate a severance deal to the best way to self-promote your work to your boss.

More iPhone Business Apps Emerge

Signs point to an emerging class of business apps for the iPhone, created for the growing ranks of executives wanting the phone for life and work. The best iPhone business app of all, however, may be its web browser.

SAP Sapphire 2009: Big Show, Big Questions, Big Stakes

SAP's annual meet-and-greet is underway, and there are key questions about enterprise technology platforms, maintenance fees and future application roadmaps that SAP's executives need to answer. And there's also a new CEO to formally i

Oracle Aims to Become the Apple of Data Center Hardware

Oracle argues that its purchase of Sun will lead to better integrated and more efficient data center appliances — with all the user-friendliness of Apple iPhones. But analysts are not so sure.

7 Ways to Know When Salesforce.com Is the Wrong Choice

How to Manage a Stressed Staff

Tips for handling work conflicts triggered by job loss fears

A private equity CIO story — and more CIO moves to report

Is Windows 7’s XP Mode a Quagmire in the Making?

SelectMinds: When Businesses Need More Than Facebook or LinkedIn

This social networking tool offers customization, control and security for companies that want to connect alumni networks or internal groups. Why invest in such tech at recession time? One benefit: These networks may help you rehire former employees,

Will Windows 7 Really Run on a Netbook?

Netbooks are all the rage and analysts are predicting disruption across the industry. But will they be able to replace a user's standard laptop, and how well do they really run Windows 7? Michael Cherry from Directions on Microsoft puts an Acer

Offshore Outsourcing: 8 Contract Tactics That Protect Against New Threats

Recent terrorist events and admissions of fraud raised new questions about how well clients of offshore outsourcing firms are protected contractually in such cases. Consider these eight ways to protect yourself in your next outsourcing contract from