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This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Matt Valentine: Industry-Leading Technology and Solutions Architect, Microsoft Redmond -- Matt shares his insights on “Practical
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Before joining Microsoft, I used to manage a small IT department for a fast growing technology company. I found there was a constant balancing process between keeping the IT infrastructure secure and easy to manage while allowing the developers and others
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Over the last 6 weeks or so, John Bristowe and I , as well as Rick Claus and Christian Beauclair , have visited 10 cities for the AlignIT Tour . For those of you that attended the tour events, we thank you once again for taking the time out of your busy
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I love September! It is the month of so many beginnings and possible adventures. My two boys went back to school and I, like many of you who are parents, saw them off and loved to see the excitement, and slight trepidation, in their faces as they followed
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I'm back having completed more than 10 keynotes/presentations the last few weeks. I'm providing a blog series from these keynotes--lessons to be shared. This blog will focus on the SAF (Strategic Architecture Forum). Ruth posted a blog on the Strategic
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Welcome to the first post of 2008! I hope you all had a good relaxing time over the holidays with friends and families. I know I did! Now it's time to get back to work... A few weeks ago, I asked what you thought of IT's apparent bad reputation , according
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A few weeks ago I received an email from one of our regular guest bloggers, Adam Cole . He came across a highly impassioned debate on IT's bad reputation and how IT departments are often thought of as hindering business progress, rather than enabling
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This is probably old news to many, but you can’t make an IT purchase or investment these days without a good justification for it. Making purchases merely for the sake of possessing the latest computing innovation is a retired theme. Unfettered, unplanned
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I just finished a podcast with Jeff Kempiners, the CTO of Avanade, one of the largest Solution Providers. One thing that came clear is the need for IT Managers to think and breathe business. You need to talk in business terms. Watch for the interview
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It’s quite an experience speaking on the IT Executive Alignment Tour and talking to IT executives from business, government, education, and non-profits about the state of IT within their organizations. It’s clear there is quite a diversity of environments
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I’m back at home base (Vancouver) from the IT Executive Alignment Tour . I just finished Edmonton and Calgary and next week, I’m off to Quebec City, Montreal, and Ottawa. I’m taking the Industry View of IT as an Strategic Asset. To be strategic, IT must
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I recently attended a one day conference in Waterloo, Ontario, called CIO/07 put on by Communitech . The sessions covered a number of different topics, but throughout it all I kept hearing words and phrases such as breaking down silos , collaboration
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Is IT a cost centre or strategic asset? As an IT leader, you need to align your organization's IT infrastructure with its business objectives. At the upcoming Microsoft IT Executive ALIGNMENT'07 TOUR , you'll gain further insight into how to meet this
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