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Most organisations finance hardware without analysing all the economic implications. Understand how a lease will affect the business unit involved, as well as the whole organisation.
Everyone knows what distributed computing is, but few realise how some enterprises are reharnessing this resource to power critical projects and applications, and why tech leaders should be paying attention.
It's been just over 12 months since Peter Nikoletatos moved west to take over the role of CIO at Perth's Curtin University of Technology. Since then, he's been working to manage the inevitable complexities of university IT while making sure he has enough time to keep his head in the clouds.
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With chip makers chomping at the bit to update systems to create a 64-bit world, CIOs need to ask the tough question, "why?" This article provides compelling arguments for the switch.
Getting a firewall to do what it promises--protect the network--doesn't begin with an equipment purchase and end with the plug-in. It starts with security assessment and continues with constant vigilance.
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