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The M&A CIO Jul 29, 2005

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Mergers and acquisitions are becoming a way of life for today's CIO. How can the IT leadership be groomed to adequately handle the related challenges?

Guest 1: Mark Griesbaum, EVP, Chief Information Officer, Cardean Learning Group

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Guest 2: Bill Chapman, VP of IT, Arrow Electronics

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The Changing Landscape of ERP Solutions Jul 22, 2005

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In this day and age of Open Systems and Open Source development, what possible value does ERP offer? With millions of dollars already invested in ERP solutions, are the organizations stuck paying for its maintenance or are there other options? Is the ERP world expected to morph into a more acceptable form. If yes, what would and should that form be?

Guest 1: Walter Weir, CIO, The University of Nebraska

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Guest 2: Stanley Elbaum, Senior Vice President Research, Aberdeen Group

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The True Measure of IT Value! Jul 15, 2005

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Try talking to an IT Leader about how to measure value of IT for an organization. Usually, the answer is long winded and full of abstraction. Now is the time to do the real math. What measures can be used to quantify the value of IT in form of hard numbers and dollars?

Guest: Douglas Hubbard, Inventor, Applied Information Economics (AIE)

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CIO of a Recovering Economy: The Challenges and Expectations Jul 08, 2005

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CIOs have gone through utopia during the Internet Boom followed by a drastic cutbacks after the bust. Now, as economy is recovering, today's CIO is challenged to deliver value by investing in technology again. How are things different now?

Guest 1: Ellen Barry, CIO, Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority

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Guest 2: Stanley Elbaum, Senior Vice President Research, Aberdeen Group

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Enterprise Storage and Compliance: Feeding the Monster! Jul 01, 2005

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Government Compliance Regulations are requiring organizations to retain electronic records including structured data (databases) as well as documents, spreadsheets, and emails for longer than ever periods of time. Yes, mass storage industry will flourish. But, what impact will it have on the overall IT spending on other related aspects like architecture, facilities, etc.

Guest: Gunjan Sinha, Chairman, MetricStream

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IT Turnarounds: Strategies and Tactics that Work! Jun 17, 2005

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Radical results do not always warrant radical measures. With so much being said about how to turnaround a failing IT organization, what actually works?

Guest 1: John Fontanella, Senior Vice President and Research Director, Supply Chain Services, Aberdeen Group

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Guest 2: Tim Hanrahan, Vice-President — Information Services, Adaptec, Inc.

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Open Source: Rewards for Brave Souls May 27, 2005

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Knowledge begets trust and confidence! As more and more technology leaders feel comfortable with open source technologies, the corresponding adoption rate is increasing. While there are a few challenges, organizations taking a leap of faith may be rewarded.

Guest 1: Asiff Hirji, Chief Information Officer, AMERITRADE Holding Corporation

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Guest 2: Juergen Geck, CTO, SUSE LINUX, NOVELL

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Exploiting Business Intelligence Solutions May 13, 2005

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Organizations spend millions of dollars on business intelligence solutions. ROI depends on how we exploit the data and transaction patterns made available.

Guest 1: Todd Walter, Chief Technical Officer, R&D, Teradata (a division of NCR)

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Guest 2: Wayne Eckerson, Director of Research, The Data Warehousing Institute

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Guest 3: Irving Tyler, Vice President P & CIO, Quaker Chemical Corporation

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Wireless Applications: Value for an Enterprise Apr 22, 2005

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While the advent of wireless applications has brought information at our fingertips, does it really make our business management any efficient or effective?

Guest: Andres Carvallo, Chief Information Officer, Austin Energy

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IT Vendor Management: An Ongoing Challenge Apr 15, 2005

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With IT becoming mission critical for almost every organization and with increase in reliance on outsourcing relationships, the key to getting best deals on IT products and services is to have great relationships and high level of trust. Easier said than done, what does it take to identify and maintain partner like vendor relationships?

Guest 1: Sandra Hofmann, Chief Information Officer, MAPICS

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Guest 2: Michelle Cassin, Executive Director, ITG Internal Business Services, Health Care Service Corporation

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