Increasing Business / IT Alignment When Getting from “Need” to “Solution”

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Published: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 08:00

Increasing Business / IT Alignment When Getting from Need to SolutionBy Paul Hoekstra
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It has been estimated that over 70% of all system outages are a direct result of changes that have been made to the operational environment. It's no coincidence that at many organizations, IT has in effect lost control of the production environment and is in constant firefighting mode. The regular unpredicted downtimes, missed deadlines and cost overruns deteriorates the value of the IT organization as a whole and the trust in the CIO in particular.

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An Often Overlooked Way to Use Social Media in the Wine Industry

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Published: Wednesday, December 03, 2014 08:00

An often overlooked way to use social media in the wine industryBy Steven McIntosh
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Part of my consulting practice involves a lot of work with wineries. I've found that smaller wineries – those that sell less than one million cases per year – are always looking for ways to increase winery direct sales. Many ask me for advice on ways to use social media in the wine industry to gain greater access to customers, increase customer loyalty and increase sales.

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Transform or Die

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Published: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 08:00

IT organizational change must always be top of mindBy Mark Tonnesen
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Organizational change – including IT organizational change – is not a "project." It's not something with a nice, neat start date and end date, with deliverables and measurable outcomes. For an organization to survive over time, organizational change must be a continual initiative or charter that is always top of mind for members of the executive team, including the CIO.

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