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	Aberdeen Group reveals what your NAC needs now You see this everyday. People in hallways, conference rooms, sitting outside the building, and they're all using a mobile device. Everyone from the CEO down to the mail room clerk has some type of smart device that may or may not be connecting to the corporate network. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CIO 100 2011 CIO 100 Awards Ceremony Join us at the 24th annual CIO 100 Awards as we celebrate 100 organizations (and the people within them) that are using information technology in innovative ways to deliver business value, whether by creating competitive advantage, optimizing business processes, enabling growth or improving relationships with customers. Register today! In this Issue Control mobile access with device management policy 4 Steps to Help Your IT Team When Disaster Strikes How to Argue with the CEO -- And Win Why CIOs Should Care About Privacy WHITE PAPER: BMC Seven Standards of Cloud Computing Service Delivery This paper outlines best practices for selecting cloud-computing solutions. Learn more! Control mobile access with device management policy Like CIOs at many organizations, Kenneth Corriveau saw the writing on the wall. The employees in his company wanted to use their own devices for work and were going to keep asking, regardless of what policy might state about using personal technology to connect to corporate networks. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies CIOs Feel the Pressure to Optimize the Online Experience In this exclusive survey, CIOs weigh in on the business impact of application performance. This white paper presents the survey results and offers guidance on building a business case to optimize the customer experience with consistently excellent application performance. Learn More 4 Steps to Help Your IT Team When Disaster Strikes CIOs who have been through disasters share ideas to help employees cope personally and professionally in a catastrophe, so they can help with business recovery. Read More WHITE PAPER: Raritan Data Center Transformations Build outs, consolidations and acquisitions are large-scale projects that can be very disruptive and require careful planning and implementation to maintain operations. This white paper examines the process and what's required to meet IT goals and objectives and maintain business continuity. Read now! How to Argue with the CEO -- And Win Can't persuade the CEO to approve that infrastructure upgrade or software development project? The following 13 tips, culled from current and former CIOs and communication consultants, will get the CEO to see your perspective when arguments about IT spending ensue. Read More Why CIOs Should Care About Privacy Customers will judge your company's competence according to how well you protect their data, says Don Peppers, co-founder of customer relationship advisory firm Peppers & Rogers Group. CIOs are on the front line. Read More
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