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Podcast: Take the pain out of IT compliance

June 5, 2008 12:38pm PDT

IT consultant Jeff Davis and Bill Detwiler examine how IT departments are coping with this monumental task and discuss ways to lessen the pain. Jeff shares his real-world experience helping...

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Storage in the cloud: Compliance primer

July 8, 2009 6:08pm PDT

Today, a very important step has occurred for one storage provider whom has demonstrated a running trend of standards-based practices. Cloud storage provider Nirvanix obtained SAS 70 Type II...

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In-demand skills in 2005 require strategic business acumen

May 13, 2005 7:00am PDT

According to the Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report, we'll be seeing some IT hiring optimism. But it won't be blanket growth across all sectors.

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Naked CIO: We must halt the creep of phony IT compliance

December 1, 2010 6:39am PST

IT is being made to pay extra charges on the pretext of due process and governance

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Compliance Regulatory Overview: What's next?

October 6, 2005 6:42pm PDT

This is part seven of a seven-part series on IT compliance. In this lesson, we will take a look at compliance issues on the horizon.

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Clouds and compliance: Yes, you can.

July 14, 2009 3:47pm PDT

Cloud computing has stirred many reactions from TechRepublic members. In this blog, IT pro Rick Vanover sits down with a compliance expert for the hard facts on going to the cloud.

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Integrating content management systems across the enterprise

June 21, 2005 1:56pm PDT

Many large financial services companies have legacy document management systems for certain types of documents and often from different vendors. Some companies may also use different systems in...

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Decision Support: Consider Kodak's software-hybrid data-archiving solution

October 22, 2003 7:00am PDT

Introduces the Kodak Digital Science Document Archive Writer as an alternative to costly software/hardware solutions for long-term data storage and retrieval

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Platform for Privacy Preferences compliance not a concern for most enterprises

May 27, 2002 7:00am PDT

Despite continuing consumer concerns over privacy, the results of a recent Polling Place Quick Poll show that only 8 percent of enterprises are compliant with the Platform for Privacy Preferences.

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Busybox wraps up second lawsuit against Xterasys

December 17, 2007 10:27pm PST

Programmers behind Busybox have settled a second lawsuit, this time against Xterasys, for violating a GPL license.

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Decision Support: Put IM archiving on your compliance to-do list

January 7, 2004 8:00am PST

When meeting compliance issues, it would be wise to take a proactive stance and treat instant messages just like your e-mail.

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Integrate compliance into your disaster recovery plan

February 3, 2006 8:32pm PST

Mike Talon gives you an overview of the issues you should consider regarding compliance law and your disaster recovery plan.

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Compliance Woes

December 2, 2007 8:55am PST

If you read many IT publications you are sure to come across more than one article on compliance woes - the hardships that organizations go through when having to meet what many usually call...

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Virtualization: a good idea but still some growing pains to consider

September 2, 2009 11:53am PDT

During a break from the VMWorld show yesterday, ZDNet's Sam Diaz talked to NetIQ execs about the idea that virtualization could have some downsides.

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What's driving your security strategy?

October 28, 2003 8:00am PST

The results of a recent study suggest that legislation will force a company's hand more than its awareness of security threats. Offer your opinion on this topic and join five TechRepublic members...

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3 Questions: How HIPAA affects the mobile workforce

December 17, 2003 8:00am PST

In this interview, a senior security analyst with Fortrex discusses the effect of HIPAA on security issues, specifically the impact on people who use mobile computing devices.

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Compliance audits must go beyond only the technology

July 21, 2008 7:25am PDT

Compliance audits driven simply on technology analysis can fall short of a quality compliance assessment. Here is a peek at a solution that focuses not only on the technology, but the people,...

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Compliance pitfalls with high-risk users

December 1, 2008 5:04am PST

A secret most security vendors will not tell you is high-risk users may circumvent traditional network and security compliance controls every day. Because of this, it is important to examine best...

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Negative reinforcement: Charging for non-compliance

May 9, 2008 5:35am PDT

When WalMart rolled out its RFID program in 2005, it didn't expect that in 2008 most of its 60,000 suppliers wouldn't be complying. Why? Because it would cost them money to do so. That's why the...

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Sanity check: The 10 biggest headaches of 2007 for CIOs and IT managers

December 17, 2007 12:06am PST

IT is largely about solving problems and keeping the business running, and the higher up you are in the IT department the bigger the problems you have to solve. This edition of Tech Sanity Check...

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