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Why WAN acceleration is a hot project in IT
Learn what WAN acceleration can and can't do, how it works, the ROI case, and why it's such a hot project for many IT ...
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Five technology trends to watch in 2010
Here is Jason Hiner's countdown of the five technology trends that should be on your radar for 2010.
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The top six stories of 2009 from Tech Sanity Check
Take a look at some of this year's top technology trends by counting down the six most popular articles from Tech Sanity Check during ...
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The six categories of failed IT projects
There are lots of reasons why two-thirds of all IT projects fail, but most of the time it doesn't have much to do with ...
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What CIOs need to know about Windows 7
This episode of CIO Sanity Savers looks at five different aspects of Windows 7 and the potential impact that they could have on IT.
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The pros and cons of the Verizon Droid
This episode of CIO Sanity Savers looks at the pros and cons of the Verizon Droid from a business and IT perspective.
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Five ways to become a more effective executive
This episode of CIO Sanity Savers looks at some time-tested tips that leaders can use to be more effective with their time.
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Leading CIOs speak out on IT trends and 2010 budgets
At SIMposium 09 in Seattle, TechRepublic's Jason Hiner asked six of the world's smartest CIOs about the hottest IT trends and 2010 spending.
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Five best smartphones for business 2009
The number of smartphone choices on the market is exploding. TechRepublic wants to help IT leaders pinpoint the top smartphones for workers who need ...
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Five ways your IT department is probably wasting money
This episode of CIO Sanity Savers looks at five of the most common ways that IT departments let precious budget money slip through their ...
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Tough questions to ask about your performance as a leader
Here are some of the tough questions you should be asking yourself if you're serious about becoming a top-notch IT leader.
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Five qualities to seek in hiring great employees
Great leaders are absolutely diligent about hiring only the right people. Here are five innate qualities you should look for when hiring.
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Five tips to help you become a great leader
This episode of CIO Sanity Savers discusses five powerful tactics that can help boost your chances for success as an IT leader.
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How CIOs can instigate change
IT leaders must know how to instigate change. This episode of CIO Sanity Savers discusses five key factors to help your change initiatives succeed.
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Five classic mistakes in a boardroom pitch
There are a number of ways you can shoot yourself in the foot during a presentation to the board. This episode of CIO Sanity ...
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Deploy metrics to revolutionize business processes
This episode of CIO Sanity Savers shares some valuable pointers to help you build a successful business metrics program.
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Three steps for driving consensus in decision-making
Today's episode of CIO Sanity Savers passes along a few tricks that can help you bring diverse groups together and enable effective decision-making.
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Five ways for a CIO to become invaluable to the CEO
This episode of CIO Sanity Savers share a few ideas about how CIOs can best provide their CEOs with critical value and support.
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Look beyond the dollar signs to validate your projects
This episode of CIO Sanity Savers explains how to identify and demonstrate the value of a proposed project by looking beyond just dollars and ...
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How CIOs can foster feedback from their staff
This episode of CIO Sanity Savers shares several strategies that will help you keep your finger on the pulse of your IT group.
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Five signs that you aren't cut out to be a CIO
For many IT professionals, the ultimate job in technology is Chief Information Officer (CIO), but do you really know what a CIO does? This episode of Sanity Savers for IT Executives looks at what the CIO job involves and provides five warning signs that you may not be cut out to be a CIO. Once you've watched the video, you can read the original TechRepublic article, download a PDF version of the article, and read what your peers have to say about this topic in the companion blog post.
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How CIOs should spend their day
CIOs often have difficulty balancing their time and focus between their IT staff, their management peers, and the CEO. One effective time management strategy is Forrester's 30-30-30-10 model, as this episode of Sanity Savers explains.
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Five tactics to ensure career survival in tough times
Achieving professional success as an IT leader is challenging enough during the best of times, but during a recession you need to really think strategically to stay at the top of your game. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives shares five tactics that can help.
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The five most lucrative certifications for IT leaders
TechRepublic's 2009 IT salary and skills survey has good news for IT pros but also showed the effects of the global recession. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives shares the key findings, including the five most lucrative IT management certifications.
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Five signs to look for when identifying future leaders
To ensure that your IT organization remains vital, you need to identify individuals who show leadership potential and help them step into that role when they're ready. But what do future leaders look like? This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives shares five of the traits to look for.
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Five ways to lead your team to peak performance
If you want to succeed as a leader, you can only do it by setting up your team members to succeed. And if your team consists of knowledge workers and IT managers, you need to develop a special brand of leadership -- one that continually challenges them and allows them to solve problems independently. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives shares a few tips to help you guide your team to peak performance.
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Five prerequisites for successful IT projects
According to some estimates, 68 percent of IT projects fail. That's a sobering statistic, but there are ways to stack the deck in favor of IT project success. This episode of Sanity Savers shares five strategies to help you overcome the common problems that plague many IT projects.
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Five beliefs that can take down an IT leader
There have been many IT departments that could have been tremendously successful if it weren't for the faulty beliefs of their leaders. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives puts the spotlight on five ways of thinking that can cripple your IT operation and damage your career.
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Five ways to increase your professional visibility
Being recognized in your field can make you more valuable in your current job and more marketable when you look for a new job. This episode of Sanity Savers for I-T executives shares several practical strategies to help you increase your visibility and raise your professional profile as an IT leader.
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Leadership vs. management: Understand the differences
Leadership and management are opposing disciplines. Sometimes the demand is for more vision and inspiration from leader, while other times it's for more measurement and control from managers. But the reality is that the two disciplines cannot work apart. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives looks at five ways that leadership and management roles complement and depend on each other.
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