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IT & Business Management Info Center EMAIL THIS IT AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT FOR THE MIDMARKET from SearchCIO-Midmarket.com The magic of IT and business alignment for SMBs ARTICLE - Is your IT manager more than three executive steps away from the CEO? If so, that might mean your IT and business teams are traveling separate paths. VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC BUSINESS PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT from SearchCIO-Midmarket.com IT director re-engineers a legacy shop ARTICLE - Some guys have all the fun. Learn how one IT director challenged employees to share his vision of a modern, more efficient shop and how he got the job done. Sports increase need for network management, traffic monitoring TIP - Who's in your corner when it comes to broadband vs. sports broadcasts? Here are five tips to keep you in the game and aware of network changes during popular sports seasons. Master data management beefs up health club's customer list TIP - To improve customer relations, a health club chain launched a multiyear master data management initiative. MDM's first target: trimming redundant and inconsistent customer records. VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT from SearchCIO-Midmarket.com Ten imperatives for midmarket IT strategy in 2009 COLUMN - From IT security and compliance to IT staffing and IT portfolio management, here are 10 maxims for success in the coming year, spanning people, process and technology. Business Mentor Simplifying the Six Sigma Principle FEATURE - When did things get so complicated? The principles of Six Sigma are simple. Let's get back to them. Top 10 Technologies - (trendwatch) FEATURE VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND LEGAL ISSUES from SearchCIO-Midmarket.com Augusta latest city to try out municipal Wi-Fi ARTICLE - Augusta, Ga., is the latest city to give public Wi-Fi a go. But can the small city succeed where the big ones have failed? Untangling a Twisted Pair: CIOs and Lawyers FEATURE - As this month's column suggests, let's "skill" all the lawyers to keep CIOs safer. VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC IT AND BUSINESS ALIGNMENT FOR THE MIDMARKET from SearchCIO-Midmarket.com Ten imperatives for midmarket IT strategy in 2009 COLUMN - From IT security and compliance to IT staffing and IT portfolio management, here are 10 maxims for success in the coming year, spanning people, process and technology. Business Mentor Building the Case for Replacing Legacy Systems FEATURE 2-Way Street FEATURE - CIO Bill Tara and CEO Bill Sanger brought IT planning into the boardroom -- and real-time data to AMR's vast North American ambulance services. VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR THE MIDMARKET from SearchCIO-Midmarket.com Project Expert Lack of Due Diligence Can Doom a Project FEATURE Turning Project Portfolios Into Control Towers FEATURE - Let your IT project portfolio provide an eagle-eye view. The Route to IT Heaven: "Differentiating" Projects FEATURE - Are your IT projects "differentiating"? Here's how to tell -- and why it matters. VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC IT SERVICE MANAGEMENT FOR THE MIDMARKET from SearchCIO-Midmarket.com Top five technology trends -- and why you should give thanks ARTICLE - Thankful for iPhones and hyped-up virtualization technology? Not so much for Windows Vista? Our list of technologies that we're thankful we have and thankful we don't. Podium Design: The Foundation for IT Leadership FEATURE - Even with the best people, processes and tools, you still need an IT infrastructure that works. EMS CIO outsources the mundane to focus on rebranding ARTICLE - As Eastern Mountain Sports focuses on rebranding, a CIO frees up his staff to focus on new projects. VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC IT SPENDING AND BUDGETING FOR THE MIDMARKET from SearchCIO-Midmarket.com How to innovate IT if your budget is cut TIP - Tough economic times call for drastic measures. Learn how to focus on innovation when your budget has been slashed and IT strategy is centered on maintaining current applications. Business Mentor CIOs Behaving Badly -- the Annual Rite of IT Budgeting FEATURE (compliance) FEATURE VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGY FOR THE MIDMARKET from SearchCIO-Midmarket.com How to innovate IT if your budget is cut TIP - Tough economic times call for drastic measures. Learn how to focus on innovation when your budget has been slashed and IT strategy is centered on maintaining current applications. Ten imperatives for midmarket IT strategy in 2009 COLUMN - From IT security and compliance to IT staffing and IT portfolio management, here are 10 maxims for success in the coming year, spanning people, process and technology. Their First CIO FEATURE - Fortune favored fortitude at FFF, a biopharmaceutical distributor that hired its first IT executive last year. Here's how the business team set the stage for his success. VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC OUTSOURCING FOR THE MIDMARKET from SearchCIO-Midmarket.com Security Outsourcing Grabs Hold FEATURE - Add IT security, or some of its procedures, to the list of areas where outsourcing can make sense. Here's a look at three companies that made the move and one that kept things in-house. An Offshoring Alternative - (problem solved) FEATURE Podium Lending Out the Keys to the Kingdom FEATURE - Outsourcing security may provide needed expertise but also exposes vulnerabilities. Here's how to work with a third party. VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC ROI FOR THE MIDMARKET from SearchCIO-Midmarket.com Changing the Conversation on Measuring IT Value FEATURE - Measuring the business value of IT has never been more important-nor suspect. How can tech execs get better at "show and tell"? Metrics That Matter (editor's letter) FEATURE 2005 Technology ROI Awards FEATURE - The 10 winners of our 2005 Technology ROI Awards turned a diverse set of IT projects -- from CRM to supply chain upgrades -- into direct business benefits. VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC VENDOR SELECTION AND MANAGEMENT FOR THE MIDMARKET from SearchCIO-Midmarket.com Tactics for getting the upper hand with your data network provider TIP - Despite all the technological changes in data networks, one thing remains constant -- the absolutely lousy service from data network service providers. Loyalty Matters (vendor relations) FEATURE Incoming FEATURE VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC

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