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January 2009 - Posts

The IO Model Part 3 – Real World Application

Posted Wednesday, January 28, 2009 8:54 PM by adhall

In my previous 2 posts, I covered What the IO Model is and How it works . In this the third and final in this series, I’m going to talk about a couple of real world examples of how organizations are using the IO Model. Now, clearly I am not able to name Read More...

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Filed under: Useful Tools, IO Model, Industry

The IO Model Part 2 – Inner Workings

Posted Monday, January 26, 2009 5:44 AM by adhall

I recently wrote about the new IO worksheet that was recently released in its updated form. For today's look at the Inner Workings of the IO Model, we’ll use the spreadsheet version, although there is the online version and of course we have an internal Read More...

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The IO Model Part 1 – What is it?

Posted Sunday, January 25, 2009 3:43 PM by adhall

The Infrastructure Optimization model is a maturity model that allows an organization to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of the technology infrastructure. In basic terms, there are a whole bunch of questions that you answer, and based on those Read More...

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New IO Workbook released

Posted Thursday, January 22, 2009 11:15 AM by adhall

Looking to see how mature the technology, policies and processes are in your organisation? Well, the freely available workbook has been updated! Take a look over at the microsoftio website . Direct download link here . The updates make the Read More...