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The Identity Management Challenge Oct 28, 2005

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Today's IT environment is a mixed bag of legacy systems, hosted applications, and enterprise software with their own authentication and authorization mechanisms. What if there was one logon id and password per user for all applications. Even better, what if the management of user privileges are centralized and automated. It sure is possible but comes with a hefty price tag and inherent complexity.

Guest 1: Christopher Crowhurst, VP Architecture & Business Systems Infrastructure, Thomson Reuters

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Guest 2: Jamie Lewis, CEO, Burton Group

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Information as a Service Oct 21, 2005

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The world today is experiencing an unprecedented growth in data and information generated by multiple disparate sources. Linking to this data is also being made easy by leveraging SOA (Service Oriented Architecture). Access to the data anytime and anywhere is also possible through wireless technology. Are we making the best use of this opportunity? What impact does this data/information deluge have on storage and information management?

Guest 1: Andrew Warzecha, Chief Strategist, Information Management, IBM

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Guest 2: Henry Morris, Group Vice President and Leadership Manager, Integration, Development, Application Strategies (IDeAS) solutions research group, IDC

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IT Management in the Wake of a Natural Disaster Oct 14, 2005

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In today's world, most organizations have some sort of contingency plan in order to deal with business disruptions. Beyond just maintaining a warm or hot site, there are other IT management challenges that need to be thought through in the event of a natural disaster. How many organizations actually prepare for complete destruction of facilities, equipment, and inability to work in the same geographic area for long periods of time?

Guest: Jim Grogan, Vice President, SunGard Availability Services

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Is your IT SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) Ready? Oct 07, 2005

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Getting on board Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) bandwagon may seem as simple as creating a few web services. But, there is more involved. Are all components of your IT organization ready for it?

Guest 1: Dave Hollander, CTO, Contivo, Inc.

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Guest 2: Ronald Schmelzer, Senior Analyst and founder, ZapThink

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IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) – Is it a Silver Bullet? Sep 16, 2005

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ITIL is a set of best practices for IT governance first developed by British Government 20 years ago. With CMM and CoBIT already in place, what incremental benefits does ITIL provide?

Guest: Malcolm Fry Title: Member, ITIL Advisory Group and Independent Executive Advisor, BMC Software

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IT-Enabled Supply Chain Management: What Next? Sep 02, 2005

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Supply Chain management (SCM) has significantly benefited from IT. Once the required level of optimization is achieved, does it make sense to keep investing where the incremental benefits are minimal? Is there an out of the box thinking required to take SCM to the next level?

Guest: Mike Hugos, CIO, Large, Center for Systems Innovation

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VoIP: Savings Vs. Pains Aug 26, 2005

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The VoIP wave promises great features along with significant savings. Once the adoption reaches critical mass, will it offer the same advantages over Baby Bells? What are the implementation and maintenance challenges?

Guest 1: Michael Palmer, EVP Supply Chain Management and CIO, Allied Office Products

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Guest 2: Brian Barker, VP of Infrastructure, Allied Office Products

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Guest 3: George Goodall, Senior Analyst, Info-Tech Research Group

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Capitol Hill and IT Aug 19, 2005

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The US Congress holds tremendous power and shapes the way IT related regulations are envisioned and enacted. The whole idea is to develop a system of checks and balances in order to prevent potential abuse and safeguard the interests of nation and its people. While the intent is noble, when it comes to interpretation of regulations in terms of understanding implementation requirements and impact on business, and finally corresponding development/deployment of IT policies; most organizations seem to be struggling and spending millions. Can we do any better?

Guest 1: Brad Fitch, Deputy Director, Congressional Management Foundation

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Guest 2: Tim Lordan, Staff director, Internet Education Foundation

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Developing your Killer IT Crew Aug 12, 2005

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As an IT leader, you can be only as effective in delivering results as your crew. Careful selection and grooming of your IT staff goes a long way.

Guest 1: Dr. John Glaser, Vice President and CIO, Partners Healthcare System

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Guest 2: Mary Finlay, Deputy CIO, Partners Healthcare System

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CRM: Love Thy Customer NOT Software! Aug 05, 2005

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Till date, there are a very few adopters who have success stories to tell. Either the CRM deployments have been total fiascos OR have failed to deliver significant incremental value as expected. The whole idea is to get closer to the customer using CRM technology. Are we missing something here?

Guest 1: Ellen Pearlman, Vice President and Editor-in-Chief, CIO Insight

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Guest 2: Michael Schreiber, Exec. Vice President Enterprise Services, United Way of America

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