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IT lessons from Dubai
While Dubai may not be everyone's cup of tea, its bold expansion, unending self-promotion, and use of a wide variety of internal and external expertise are worthwhile traits to emulate for IT leaders.
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From Big Blue to Best Buy?
For all but the most complex technologies, the source of innovation has shifted from companies like IBM to the wares on display at the local big-box electronics store. Coping with this shift will be a...
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Five questions to ask before approving a project
By asking a few questions at the start of a project, organizations can improve their successful project completion rate and enjoy the fruits of their success instead of performing post mortems on fail...
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A roadmap for successful crisis management
Most leaders face a crisis at some point in their careers. When yours arrives, this roadmap created by John M. McKee will to help you navigate to a successful outcome.
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Leverage your CRM to its full potential
If you're not leveraging your CRM to its full potential, especially in light of recent technology shifts, you're leaving money on the table.
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My favorite tool to help you 'get clear'
Everyone knows that it's smart to have a long-term plan for their career, but most don't know where to start. Executive leadership coach John M McKee describes the steps needed and offers a free EBoo...
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Tegile's Zebi array: Worth more than just a look
Scott Lowe says that a hybrid storage system like the Zebi can tackle many kinds of issues with ease due to the very high IOPS nature of solid state storage.
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Four rules to maintain ERP sanity
In today's fast-moving and IT-centric environment, there are a number of ERP rules that should be observed. Which rules apply will depend on the situation at hand; not every rule will be applicable 1...
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Seven tips for leaders who really want to move up more quickly
Moving ahead can require change on your part. In this blog, executive leadership coach John M McKee shares seven proven tips and tactics that anyone can use to improve their game.
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Should Windows 8 be in your future? Part 2
Patrick Gray continues to explore the question enterprises are facing in regard to Windows 8--should you or shouldn't you?
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Use office politics to your own advantage
Office politics can have a good side as well as a bad side. In this blog, executive leadership coach provides some tips to make politics your friend.
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Should Windows 8 be in your future? Part 1
For IT organizations that are still with XP, there's a trifecta of troubles brewing as they consider where to go from XP.
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Five reasons to take a pass on Windows 8
Scott Lowe talks about some of the drawbacks of Windows 8 that might make it a poor bet for the enterprise.
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CeBIT 2012: Microsoft targets CIO BYOD problems with Windows 8, kind of
Why did Microsoft release specs in writing and then not even acknowledge them in a keynote speech at CeBit?
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Visualizing the Apple iPad Hi-Def Display
Apple is talking about a 3.1 M pixel display for its new Apple iPad, which is double what you get on HDTV. Here's a great infographic showing just what this new pixel density would like on current har...
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Hiring a programmer? Ask these questions in the interview
Routine interviews for programmers often offer tests that evaluate rote memorization that the modern development environment doesn't require. Here are some better questions to ask.
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A CTO's list of lessons from the Miracle of the 1980 Olympics
Since it's Olympics time, blogger Bob Gourley recalls the lessons he learned from the 1980 US Olympic Hockey team.
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Ask yourself these five questions to gain perspective on the coming year
Taking even a few minutes to review the past year will do a lot to help you be more clear about what's needed for next year.
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What's your outlook for 2012?
A new year is the perfect time to create or renew your plan. Whether they're for a department, a business, or one's own life, smart people know that it's much easier to succeed with a plan.
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These seven resolutions will make you a better leader in 2012
John M McKee shares seven points you can use to make 2012 become your best year yet.
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The power of failing
If you lead a team, business unit, or company, giving yourself and your team permission to fail may result in a breakthrough innovation that changes the direction of your organization.
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Ways that strong governance and policy frameworks help the CIO succeed
A good governance framework helps the CIO gain an operating framework under which clear, constant and consistent decisions can be made.
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How Business Intelligence will change in 2012
Take a look at this free white paper that covers what trends and shifts you can expect in Business Intelligence in 2012.
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Don't skip a Hyper-V 3.0 eval, insist on it!
When it comes time to replace your hypervisor or upgrade to a new version, insist that your staff put Hyper-V 3.0 through its paces.
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Senate introduces important IT watchdog bill
Senator Thomas Carper introduced legislation designed to increase oversight, transparency, and monitoring of federal government IT projects. Blogger Michael Krigsman believes the legislation takes an ...
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Seven things to consider when evaluating data deduplication solutions
The mandate now and for the foreseeable future is to reduce capital expenditures, lower operating costs and save energy. Deduplication technology improves efficiency and saves money -- just what is ne...
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Poll: What tech positions will you be hiring for in 2013?
Poll: What tech positions will you be hiring for in 2013?
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Stress getting worse? Try this
Today more than ever, it's important that you're operating at your peak. Business demands are increasing, and keeping at the top of your game is even more important. Here, leadership coach John M Mc...
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New job? Here's task 1
When we get promoted, it can be easy to think that those skills that got us here are what is most required for the next level of success. In this posting, leadership and success coach John M McKee say...
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Virtualization outside the data center: The client hypervisor
Virtualization isn't going anywhere soon. The technology has well proven itself inside the data center and will continue to grow in popularity there. However, client-based hypervisors are currently ...