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A given piece of software application can range from being an unmodified, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software package to being a completely custom, written-from-scratch program. Between those two extremes you can find customized and/or configured COTS software, custom software built using commercial software frameworks and libraries, and complex application systems comprising all of the above. The question: which solution is best?
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Technology is the centerpiece of nearly every new endeavor, and it is the connective tissue with people and organizations outside our four walls that is critical to success.
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Expected to be one of the fastest computers in the world, the University of Toronto and IBM Corp are building Canada's most powerful supercomputer. The supercomputer machine will need its own building and will be capable of performing 360 trillion calculations per second.
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Baseline columnist Bruce F. Webster analyzes some of the key barriers for project consultants in getting problematic IT systems and IT management on the right track. Included in this perspective is a breakdown of fear, pride, internal politics, and budgets.
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Some large IT projects are more successful than they deserve to be. It's time for post-project analysis that will benchmark a projects circumstances and capture the risks in assuming that other projects will produce similar results.
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Outsourcing allows an organization to take advantage of a globally distributed pool of resources, while focusing resources and attention on core initiatives and improved business strategy.
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Is terminating a project a waste of the efforts already exerted? Or is it an evolution of mature information technology practices? Based on the survey findings of one IT governance organization, the answer depends on whom you ask.
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Baseline salutes NASA on the 39th anniversary of Apollo 11 and the efforts put forth to put a man on the moon.
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If your organization is spending more than 50 percent of its IT budget on maintenance, give serious consideration to setting up a position and staffing it with an outstanding IT engineer.
Opinion
We may all be in full batten down the hatches mode today, given the gathering economic storm clouds, but will we let the urgent drive out the important?
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After years of progress in disaster recovery and business continuity, advances are beginning to unravel in planning, communication and will. Is your company's risk management plan in line with the best practices in disaster recovery?
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By searching data going out through your firewalls, a data monitoring appliance builds a searchable index that shows IT managers what kinds of unstructured, sensitive data are being sent out. Two companies are using the technology to help avoid customer data loss, thwart rogue-employee activity and stay in better compliance.
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Bruce F. Webster's advice on how to have the most success in a distributed team environment for IT projects.
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Verifying software in the brake control system of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner is the latest problem.
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Generate some buzz and sell yourself to prevent the kind of corporate invisibility that makes you an ideal candidate for the next job-cutting round.
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