Leadership
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Articles about Leadership
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Learning to let go: How to delegate effectively
While letting go may be uncomfortable to managers at first, here's a delegation dilemma plan that teaches you how and when to exercise your delegation muscles.
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10 signs it's time to let an employee go
For some it's tough to let an employee go, even when the signs are obvious. If you see these behaviors, prepare to make a personnel move.
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Why everyone wants a private cloud
Concerns about security and control make the "private" cloud a more palatable model for many companies. How sound is this kind of thinking?
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How to deal with the brilliant, but problematic employee
Do you have that one brilliant, irreplaceable employee who brings so much to the table but who seems to have been raised in a barn? Here's why you need to do something.
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10 successful big data sandbox strategies
Keep in mind these ten strategies when building and managing big data test environments.
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Oracle’s licensing rules: Five common pitfalls to watch out for
IT managers: Don't let your hard work be overshadowed by being caught out by Oracle's overly complex licensing rules.
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Look before you leap: Evaluating cloud migrations in high-performance LAN environments
Seth Miller demonstrates why its crucial to gather all the relevant data about how your systems are used before moving anything to the cloud.
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New IT manager tip: Decide who does what and when
When you're taking control of your organisation's IT, write down every area of operational activity and decide who's responsible.
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Tough questions to ask your cloud provider, part 2
Here are questions about risk and cost that you need to ask potential cloud providers.
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Survey rates 54 IT vendors across eight product and relationship categories
TechRepublic had a conversation with Managing Partner Bruce Temkin to gain his insights into the latest survey from Temkin Group that rates IT vendors.
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Choosing a cloud provider: Bringing business and IT together
As the public cloud industry matures, more companies will face the challenge of choosing the right cloud provider. It's not a decision to be made in isolation.
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Why bad customer service can make me hate your company with a white hot passion
Terrible customer service will taint people's minds against a company and even a product, no matter how extraordinary it is.
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COBIT 5 for information security: The underlying principles
COBIT 5, a governance model for enterprise IT, introduces a framework that is better focused on information security.
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Survey: Are CIOs losing relevance?
Is the role of CIO losing its luster? Take our survey and tell us whether the job is changing at your company, and get a free copy of the resulting report.
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Tough questions to ask your cloud provider, part 1
What should you ask a potential cloud provider to decide if they are right for your organization? Thoran Rodrigues has some tips to get you started.
