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The New Voice of the CIO: 6 Tips for IT Managers Today's most successful CIOs have grown into full-fledged business leaders. They have accomplished this transformation by both providing sound IT services and by assuming leadership roles to tackle non-technological issues within the company. Recognizing that successful IT innovation requires deep involvement with the business overall, CIOs increasingly: help set business strategy; use IT to enable business flexibility; innovatively deploy technology to enhance the competitiveness of their organizations; and help corporations meet enterprise-wide goals and solve enterprise-wide problems. Learn what this means to IT managers, operations managers, development managers, strategy and architecture leaders. View this resource now Storage Armageddon: What Your Database Admin Isn't Telling You If your company is like most, you probably believe you have a good handle on storage growth.The truth is that data growth is rapidly outpacing our ability to process, analyze and store the data we are collecting. And the problem goes well beyond resources consumed. Unbridled data growth combined with inefficient storage will lead to application performance problems which can cause productivity loss, customer dissatisfaction, and hits to the bottom line. View this resource now Predictive Analytics: 5 Ways to Maximize Customer Value Most customer relationship management systems rely on historical analytics that provide a "rear-view mirror" of your customer relationships, offering little support for the decisions that shape the future. With predictive analytics, you can meet your customers' evolving needs with forward-looking insights that anticipate changes in customer attitudes, preferences and actions. This white paper describes how a set of five predictive imperatives can help ensure that your company maximizes the value of its customer relationships and sustains higher levels of revenues and profits. View this resource now Top Resources of the Week Global Cloud Computing: The Pros & Cons of Outsourcing Cloud computing represents a radical new set of principles and practices - paying for what is use, flexibility in contracts and commitments, and ease of use - that are changing the IT status quo. As the need for external IT resources increases, enterprises need to understand the shift in outsourcing models to ensure that they buy the right things, manage the services effectively and not get locked in to outdated models. This paper analyzes the benefits and drawbacks of outsourcing cloud services, examines the business benefits and risks, and provides the steps one should take for a successful implementation. READ MORE >>> Everything You Didn't Know About Cloud Computing This article discusses cloud computing in general, then dissects the layers of the cloud, presents the different cloud types, along with their benefits and drawbacks, and explains why this movement is important for enterprise developers. Read this article to discover the details behind the definition: cloud computing is an all-inclusive solution in which all computing resources (hardware, software, networking, storage, and so on) are provided rapidly to users as demand dictates. READ MORE >>> iPhone & iPad Development Tools: A Buyer's Guide Businesses need to be more responsive to changing conditions, act quickly on new business opportunities, and improve customer service. The popularity and usefulness of the iPad and iPhone are making these devices the ideal platform for improving business operations. This white paper examines why companies that want to take advantage of the platform need a cost-effective, quick, and easy way to develop, prototype, deploy, and update iPad/iPhone solutions. READ MORE >>> The Linux Support Model Revolution: An Executive Perspective Oliver Wyman, a global strategy consulting firm, recently conducted structured interviews with IT decision-makers at large enterprises worldwide. The primary focus of this study was to understand the need for changes to the conventional Linux support business model and how new models of support, specifically Novell's Expanded Support Services, affect IT organizations. This study finds that Novell ESS represents an important break from the conventional Linux support model, increasing the range of options available to IT executives looking to manage their Linux environment and better integrate Linux into the overall management of their server environments. READ MORE >>> eNewsletter Information To avoid any problems with your newsletter delivery, please add newsletters@response.webbuyersguide.com to your address book. Sign up for complimentary subscriptions to eWEEK, CIO Insight and Baseline magazines and receive a 360° view of today's technology arena. eWEEK gives you expert products reviews that helps you choose the best technologies. CIO Insight provides a high-level look at technologies and processes. And Baseline takes you to the front lines, with in-depth case studies. Subscribe today! If you no longer wish to receive The Best Of Web Buyer's Guide, unsubscribe here. Copyright © 2011 Ziff Davis Enterprise. All Rights Reserved. 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