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	Tame the challenge of mobile device management Does your organization allow employees to access company resources such as email or other applications via mobile devices? Over the past year, much has been written about mobile device security and management. We'll summarize some of the top thoughts here to make your research a little easier. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: China Telecom Americas Five of a Kind in Mainland China? You Win! Five or more sites in Mainland China? Reach out to Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada or the U.S. for less! Deal yourself a winning hand with all your voice, video, and data traffic on a global Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Virtual Private Network from China Telecom Americas. Complete your order before July 31, 2011! In this Issue How to Be a Better Leader in a Disaster 5 Keys to Virtualization in a Global Environment SharePoint Bible: Your Complete Guide to Microsoft's Collaboration Software CFOs playing bigger role in IT decisions, survey says CIOs See Promise in Public Cloud Storage WHITE PAPER: Riverbed The CIO's New Guide to Design of Global IT Infrastructure Is it possible to eliminate the impact of distance? This paper explores the 5 key principles successful CIOs are using to redesign IT infrastructure of any size. Learn how to be prepared to adapt your environment in a way that supports distributed employees, anytime anywhere collaboration and the need for business continuity during a disaster. Read now! How to Be a Better Leader in a Disaster From Japan's triple disaster to tornadoes in the United States, catastrophe can strike anywhere. And when it does, your leadership will matter more than the specifics of your business-continuity plan. CIOs who have been through earthquakes and more share advice for calming, caring for and motivating employees who are coping with devastation. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Exceptional Application Experience To improve and ensure the performance and availability of business-critical web applications, organizations need to be able to see and understand the actual user experience. This paper examines the five essentials of application performance monitoring. Learn More 5 Keys to Virtualization in a Global Environment CIOs have clearly latched on to the cost savings inherent in server virtualization projects, with Gartner estimating that more than 80 percent of enterprises now have a virtualization program or project in place. But those CIOs tasked with managing virtual servers across a global environment have to clear some hurdles to effectively optimize their infrastructure. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Performance Metrics and the Cloud Unlike static configuration management databases, which often contain information too outdated for real-time understanding, a dynamic operational service model provides relevant, timely information. Read More SharePoint Bible: Your Complete Guide to Microsoft's Collaboration Software From pricing questions to enterprise and cloud adoption trends to reviews of SharePoint 2010, CIO.com's SharePoint Bible covers it all. Our guide delivers expert reviews, advice on planning and rollout, and news analysis on Microsoft's powerhouse content and collaboration platform. Read More CFOs playing bigger role in IT decisions, survey says In an increasing number of organizations, it's not the CIO who's deciding which IT projects should get funding -- it's the chief financial officer. Read More CIOs See Promise in Public Cloud Storage Three quarters of companies are either currently using or plan to use public cloud storage offerings. What's more, all organizations with more than 500 employees are using or planning use of public cloud storage, mostly for e-mail, data protection and front-office applications like CRM, especially SaaS-based CRM solutions such as Salesforce.com. Read More
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