Update: New CIO for Tyson

Jeri Dunn, formerly the vice president and CIO of Nestle USA, has left the world’s largest food manufacturer to become the first senior vice president and CIO of Tyson Foods, the world’s largest processor of beef, poultry and pork. Dunn, who spent 11 years at Nestle, takes on the top

MS Licenses Lapse—What’s Next?

If you’ve grown used to the regular, discounted, bulk software upgrades that were available as part of your Microsoft contract, pay attention: The party’s over. As of July 31, Microsoft has changed the rules, and now tech managers everywhere are scrambling to come up with ways either to use the

Network Virtualization: Reference Reading

Although overarching network virtualization efforts are still on the drawing board, three virtualization technologies are already available. Below is a breakdown of these bleeding-edge network services and their components. What’s being shared Related technology Primary protocol How clients connect Intermediate layer Storage space Storage area networking iSCSI Storage “host adapter”

Quiz: Can Network Virtualization Help You?

  TRUE FALSE Most of our servers are utilized 10% or less. The data we need to store grows by at least 30% each year. We develop more than one-third of our own software. We use a storage area network. Our development approach is services-based (e.g., Web services or messaging).

Cut Help Desk Costs Without Sacrificing Service

Ever consider what a call to tech support costs? Combine charges of $12 to $40 with the help desk’s poor reputation, and employees might be tempted to call a psychic hotline instead. Experts say any effort to make help-desk operations more efficient and accountable starts with keeping metrics. First, establish

The ROI is the ROI—Except When It’s Not

How could three little letters cause so much confusion? Most executives know that ROI, or return on investment, is the dollars-and-cents payoff of a project. Calculating ROI for technology initiatives is a fairly recent development, but one that has fast become a requirement since the dustup over Internet valuations. INTERACTIVE

Poultry Production, Past and Present

The fact that chicken production and consumption has increased nine-fold in the past 40 years while the average cost per pound to produce chickens—factoring in inflation—has declined by eight-fold, demonstrates just how far the modern chicken farm has come from humble, low-tech roots. Over the past 50 years, chicken producers

The EFS Network Roster

Network Creators Zack RinatCEO, Chairman, Model NRole: In 1999, Rinat founded Model N, which provides software for and helps develop the EFS Network. Rinat helped interview candidates for EFS’ executive team. Model provided software for the ProvisionX marketplace until it was sold. Pete LevangieCOO, EFS NetworkRole: Levangie developed the concept

Tyson Foods Base Case

Organization: Tyson Foods Inc.Headquarters: Springdale, AR 72765Phone: (479) 290-4000Business: Tyson Foods is the world’s largest chicken producer and, through its acquisition of IBP, has become the world’s largest meat processing company. Tyson produces, distributes and markets chicken, beef, pork, prepared foods and animal feed for grocery stores, restaurants, wholesalers and

From Egg to Drummies: 10 Weeks From Farm to Food

Day -21THE HATCHERYEggs come from breeder farms and are placed in incubator systems for 18 days. The eggs are moved on day 19 to a hatchery where chicks beginning “pipping” process and hatch in three days.Temperature controls keep air at 99.5 degrees, humidity at 86%. The eggs hatch in 21