John Gallant Spotlights Top Network News and Issues in VORTEX Digest for July 29, 2005

VORTEX Digest
John Gallant Spotlights Top Network News and Issues
Comments to: mailto:jgallant@vortex.net
July 29, 2005
Volume 6, Number 47
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In This Issue:
* IT not a competitive advantage? Hell no, say execs
* CIO debate at VORTEX: Utility computing - The end of corporate
IT?
* Subscription information
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"On vacations we hit the sunny beaches, where we occupy ourselves
keeping the sun off our skin, the saltwater off our bodies, and
the sand out of our belongings."

Erma Bombeck

Dear Vorticians,

I'm leaving.

Yes, for the next two weeks, I'll be on the shores of Lake Kezar
in Maine and you'll be without my witty and incisive commentary.

To ease you through this difficult period, I've posted an in-
depth report on a terrific session that Geoff Moore and I hosted
at the Churchill Club in Silicon Valley this week. Do you think
that the idea of IT as a competitive advantage is dead? Do you
think that IT doesn't matter? Then you probably don't want to get
into a discussion over drinks with Cisco's Randy Pond and
Fireman's Fund's Fred Matteson, who completely debunk the notion
that IT is not a differentiator.

See how these innovators are putting Geoff's concepts of "core
and context" to work in their companies and how they are
profiting as a result. What do they want from vendors? Where
should VCs invest their money? Is service-oriented architecture
full of hot air?

Take a read and find out. (Software vendors pay particular
note.)
http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/vortex/2005/009630.html#00963

As always, I hope you'll share your thoughts, either by using the
feedback mechanism on the site or by e-mailing me at
mailto:jgallant@vortex.net.

Bye for now.

P.S. If you're in Maine, look me up!

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CIO Debate at VORTEX: Utility Computing - The End of Corporate
IT?

VORTEX 2005: Setting the IT Agenda
Breakthrough to Value
Oct. 24-26 at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco
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Author Nicholas Carr sparked months of controversy and discussion
when he argued that IT didn't matter. Carr's back to argue an
equally volatile idea - that the emergence of utility computing
(computing provided by a service provider) means the end of the
corporate IT department as we know it. But rather than pit Carr
against another pundit, two CIOs - one a utility computing
customer - will debate the power and limitations of utility
computing and what it means for CIOs and their organizations.

Register by Sept. 16, 2005 and save! We welcome all Vorticians to
join us at VORTEX 2005 and are pleased to offer you a special
registration rate of $2,995(a $500 savings).

http://www.vortex.net/V5E1VD
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