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The 5 most dangerous IT management trends in 2006
Here are some trends that could spell the end for an IT manager's career unless he or she is prepared to head them off at the pass.
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Documenting your business rules: Where to begin
With a solid system of business rule documentation, business knowledge issues can be avoided, which can lead to smoother projects, better software, and a better bottom line.
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Using SQL Server 2005 to document Sarbanes-Oxley compliance: Part 2
Are you prepared for a Sarbanes-Oxley audit? Can you provide an audit trail of modifications to your production database environment? Do you have the funds to purchase a third-part...
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Using SQL Server 2005 to document Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
When the Sarbanes-Oxley auditors ask for the documentation you keep on the security of your production database environment, what will they find? Read how one DBA uses new data man...
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Calculating TCO and ROI on open source platforms
Determining the total cost of ownership/operation and return on investment for open source systems can be an elusive proposition. See what factors--both concrete and abstract--you ...
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Secure an IIS Web server with these 10 steps
Follow these 10 steps as a foundation for locking down IIS.
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Compliance Regulatory Overview: Sarbanes-Oxley
This lesson is part one of a seven-part series on IT regulatory compliance. Part one deals with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: who it affects, what failure to comply could mean to...
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CIOs: Build credibility by budgeting effectively
Your budget is a significant aspect of managing for success, and it's one of the most important facets of your career. This in-depth article from The Enterprise Computing Institute...
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Five proven ways to instant project approval
One of the first complaints I hear as an IT manager mentor is that managers can't get projects approved. There are five basic remedies to this problem that work every time.
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Management style: Accountability vs. blame
Some people think that fear of blame--or at least fear of the consequences associated with blame--is an effective motivator. But fear of being the whipping post isn't going to help...