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Customized applications built by business users promote flexibility and fast response, but pose potential challenges to IT control and accountability.

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Information Management: Data Deduplication Addresses Key Storage Concerns Systems can help organizations cut costs, but it’s important to select the right solution. Business Agility: Open Source Software: Potential Costs Savings, Likely Culture Shift Free applications can help reduce expenses, but IT needs to consider support, procurement and other issues IT Optimization: Emergence of the New Data Center Strategies such as virtualization and consolidation are changing the way organizations build their IT infrastructure. Governance/Risk Management: Gateway Security Protecting network entry points is a key part of corporate risk management. Information Management: Managing the Information Onslaught Use of storage management software is on the rise as organizations deploy replication, deduplication and other technologies. Human Factors: Mobile Workforce Challenges Portable IT changes the way employees work. Whether the added flexibility is an asset or a liability ultimately depends on proper IT management. Business Agility: Open Source ERP Cost is only one of the factors driving interest in these new options for enterprise applications. Human Factors: Skills Search There's healthy demand for people with specific IT expertise. Governance/Risk Management: Bolstered Security Network behavior analysis keeps a close watch on traffic flow. IT Optimization: Cost Controls Telecom expense management enables organizations to know how much they’re really spending on communications. Information Management: Effective Data Warehouses Understanding user needs, protecting system performance and anticipating growth are the elements of a successful implementation. Business Agility: Resources on Demand Utility computing services deliver capacity when needed. IT Optimization: Remote Computing Desktop virtualization promises greater efficiencies, security and reliability. Governance/Risk Management: Due Diligence Risk management services can ease the burden for busy CIOs. IT Optimization: Striving for Simplicity Strong governance, process automation can help reduce IT complexity. Business Agility: Apps on Demand Software as a service can give organizations greater flexibility.		IT Optimization: Lease or Buy IT? There's No Simple Answer Leasing can bring initial savings and faster time to market, but long-term implications could outweigh the short-term benefits. Business Agility: On-Demand in Demand IT gets more involved in software-as-a-service initiatives as adoption rates rise. Human Factors: Stay in Touch Unified communications can help workers and their organizations improve efficiency. IT Optimization: Minding the Data Store Storage resource management systems can help organizations get a handle on increasingly complex environments. Governance/Risk Management: Beyond Backup Continuous data protection enables rapid recovery of information and applications. Information Management: Web of Opportunity Online collaboration with business partners can boost revenue, cut costs. Human Factors: Fostering Creativity How organizations can build a culture of innovation. IT Optimization: The Next Generation IPv6 promises benefits such as increased availability of addresses and easier network administration, but adoption will be slow. Governance/Risk Management: Many 'Hacker Safe' Web Sites Found Vulnerable Computer scientists say that more than 60 sites certified as safe by McAfee's ScanAlert service have been vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks. Business Agility: BlackBerry Updates Sync With Microsoft, IBM Software New software for Enterprise Server also gives administrators better monitoring, alerting, troubleshooting, and reporting capabilities. Governance/Risk Management: Smart Buying Supply management applications help organizations control spending, improve processes. IT Optimization: Shared Resources Grid computing offers potential efficiencies, but wide adoption won't happen overnight. Governance/Risk Management: IT Best Practices, Good For Small Business Too Industry analysis groups are starting to recommend the IT Infrastructure Library for mid-market organizations with small staffs and even smaller budgets. Information Management: Supply Chain Management Newer applications can add efficiencies and reduce the cost of moving goods.

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