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| SPECIAL SERIES: THE IT AGENDA |
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School of Project Management Wizardry By Don MacVittie Take our tips for pulling off a project -- on time and on budget -- when the task seems as easy as pulling an elephant out of a hat. |
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Interview: Full Bore Into Business By Doug Barney Reid F. Engstrom, director of IS at Harley-Davidson, talks about IT's role in developing business strategies for his company's growth. |
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Too Many Cooks in the IT Kitchen? By Dave Molta Collaboration on systems design is a great idea, but a barrage of bad decisions can spoil it. Here's how to control the agenda. |
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Budget Management 101 By Dave Molta Do you feel like you need to be a mathematician and an acrobat to balance your IT budget? Try our basic techniques. |
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Business of IT (But Were Afraid to Ask) By Jonathan Feldman It's time for IT managers and staff to prove they're not just geeks -- they're savvy, strategic business enablers. We're here to help you get that propeller off your head. |
| Online Only: Audio Attraction: Inside Network Computing Listen up: Go behind the headlines with contributing editor Jonathan Feldman, who shares his story on creating this special issue on The Business of IT. (Requires RealPlayer) |
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Start With Staffing By Jonathan Feldman Poor staffing structure and practices can make for a pathetic IT department. Here's how to make the troops into a team that truly works together. |
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Politics as Usual By Jonathan Feldman It's a fact -- internal politics can be one of your biggest challenges. But if you can't reach consensus on a difficult tech decision, you shouldn't adopt a bunker mentality. IT is a team sport. |
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Managing Change By Jonathan Feldman Good planning and communication make the difference between managing change and being managed by change. But fear not! Mastering some helpful procedures is easier than you think. |
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Modular Authentication for Linux By Jeremy Impson When you employ PAMs, it's simple to set up Linux authentication using SSH via SMB or POP/IMAP with Microsoft Active Directory Kerberos. We'll show you how. |
| Online Only: Interactive Buyer's Guide: Data Backup Software Our guide helps you analyze the advantages and disadvantages of CD-R, CD-RW, ZIP, ORB and alternate backup hardware. |
| Online Only: Interactive Buyer's Guide: Project Management Tools To help you wrangle even the most unruly product rollout, we offer a comparison of select project-management tools. |
| Sneak Previews |
| Wireless Connections Are 'EZ' with SMC By Satish Laxminarayanan Now you can add high-speed 802.11a wireless LAN capabilities to your SOHO environment without breaking the bank. |
| RouteScience's PathControl: Making a Science Out of Routing on the Internet By Lori MacVittie Finally, a new type of border gateway protocol product. PathControl not only measures the performance of routes via each BGP peer but acts on that information. |
| ContentKeeper Closes Loopholes in Collaborative Web Filtering By Lee Badman Put the brakes on your employees' time- and money-wasting Internet traffic with this filtering solution. |
| Departments |
| Centerfold: Furniture Chain Remodels Servers with Linux By Kelly Jackson Higgins Find out why Raymour & Flanigan chose Linux as a replacement for its green-screen terminal-based system. |
| The Rant: Shame on You, Hewlett-Packard By Steven J. Schuchart Jr. "I understand the concept of buyer beware, but I question the morality of selling a $10,000 solution that will be outdated within a year." |
| Letters "Good riddance to half of the top four Layers. Now let's work on combining Layers 3 and 4." |
| New & Improved We take a look at Micro Focus' EnterpriseLink with Component Generator. |
| Columns |
| Guest Column: To Lead or Not to Lead -- That is the Question By Scott Ogawa Can a hard-core techie successfully make the transition from supernerd to executive manager? |
| Security Watch: Patented Problems By Robert Moskowitz "Unfortunately, intellectual property rights can halt standards development, resulting in limited or suboptimal solutions. Opportunities will be lost as less-than-best solutions are used to avoid legal and financial risks." |
| The Inside Story: Change is in the Air By James Hutchinson We've survived a cold, dark winter in IT. Now it's time to warm up to some new ways of thinking. |
| Full Nelson: Say What? By Fritz Nelson If you're just coming to grips with "solutioneering," get ready for some new industry-generated catchphrases. |
| Air Time: Taking Responsibility and Calls By Dave Molta The wonders of wireless never cease to amaze us, but we need to get real about expectations for usage and ROI. |
