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End users must be made aware of the demands of regulation compliance. This tip explains how IT management can create a successful training program.

Our gurus discuss the differences between business intelligence tools and Excel spreadsheets, and how the two can be combined to analyse data.

Pierre Dorion provides IT management with answers to the most frequently asked questions about DR, a topic which covers all of IT.

Your network manager will soon come knocking for a NAC solution, if they haven't already. This tip explains how to evaluate the many solutions available.

CIOs and IT managers can prevent Web 2.0-based attacks through correct management of developers.

Virtualisation has opened network holes that many CIOs are unaware of. But new virtual security tools promise to fill the gaps.

Proving the worth of a disaster recovery plan in an uncertain economic climate is a tough task. These tips help you acquire and retain the funding you need.

CIOs sometimes need help coping with TLAs (three-letter acronyms).

Analysts from Gartner and Burton Group offer five tips on how to prepare for a successful business intelligence implementation.

Learn how to cut desktop maintenance costs through virtualisation in this podcast.

In these three IT Service Management (ITSM) videos you'll learn about best practices, including ITIL, ISO and COBIT.

Business innovation is so rarely the domain of the CIO. It doesn't have to be that way.

Standard software license agreements rarely include the protections you need. Avoid these gotchas and write these warranties into your next software contract.

Attorney Matt Karlyn explains how to make sure you're compliant with your software licence agreements - which are infamously tricky.

ERP projects move faster when you focus on the functions that will differentiate your business. This CIO's model will help you determine what those are.

Disaster recovery needs change in complexity and importance as a midmarket company grows. Often, this means bringing in a service provider.

Deploying IP telephony next year? Then you'll need to start marshaling the troops now.

Heading into 2008, CIOs plan to focus on SOA, Web 2.0 and other agile and flexible technologies to meet the changing needs of the business.

Green IT technologies and strategies, such as virtualisation and storage capacity consolidation, are allowing CIOs to improve the ROI in their data centres.

Disaster recovery depends on how rapidly you restore mission-critical data, but many organisations are still hesitant prioritise rapid recovery strategies.