Tag Archives: IT Finance

Survey Says! Effectiveness of Technology Investments

Posted on April 27, 2012 by The Higher Ed CIO

I have been stewing over several higher education survey reports lately to the point of it becoming an obsession. So I have decided to try convert my obsession into action with the hopes of it relieving my own stress but … Continue reading →

Posted in CIO Job, IT Strategy | Tagged IT Finance, IT Planning, Performance Assessment, Risk Management, Vendor Management | 1 Comment

Book Review: Making Technology Investments Profitable

Posted on April 23, 2012 by The Higher Ed CIO

Making Technology Investments Profitable: ROI Road Map from Business Case to Value Realization is a book about maximizing the true value of IT projects and technology investments. Unlike so many other books on CIO and IT success, Jack Keen focuses on the … Continue reading →

Posted in IT Financial Management, IT Governance, IT Risk Management, Reviews | Tagged IT Budget, IT Finance, IT Planning, Project Management, Purchasing, Risk Management | 2 Comments

Network Modernization Strategy for FY13

Posted on March 27, 2012 by The Higher Ed CIO

Your FY13 budget will prove to be critical in setting you on the path for network modernization and implementing 10GBase-T, 40GB, 100GB and 4G LTE or 4G WiMAX. Equally important will be the roadmap you develop for implementing the changes … Continue reading →

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2012 IT Outsourcing Trends: Some Good, Some Bad

Posted on March 20, 2012 by The Higher Ed CIO

The 2012 IT outsourcing trends will include some good news for CIO’s and some bad, even for CIO’s not currently using IT outsourcing. The 2012 IT outsourcing trends reflect an updated business strategy for the IT outsourcing and managed services … Continue reading →

Posted in IT Outsourcing | Tagged IT Budget, IT Finance, Privacy, Risk Management, Vendor Management | 5 Comments

Top 10 Tech Trends 2012 Healthcare vs Higher Education

Posted on March 16, 2012 by The Higher Ed CIO

The Top 10 Tech Trends 2012 from Healthcare Informatics is a stark contrast to the Top 10 Tech Trends for higher education. The comparison of the healthcare top 10 tech trends to those of higher education has greater relevance than … Continue reading →

Posted in IT Strategy | Tagged BYOPC, IT Compliance, IT Finance, IT Planning, Mobile, Security | 1 Comment

Skanska Develops Prefabricated Modular Data Center Design

Posted on March 14, 2012 by The Higher Ed CIO

Imagine building a data center just outside Toronto that you assemble using fully finished prefabricated modules built in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Now imagine that you only have to buy and take delivery of enough data center to get your though … Continue reading →

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Is Cloud Computing a Job Creator or Job Killer

Posted on March 13, 2012 by The Higher Ed CIO

Is there such a thing as cloud computing job loss? Will cloud computing will be a net job creator or a job killer? The question of cloud computing jobs came up recently and I thought I share my thought on … Continue reading →

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