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Welcome to IT Business Edge--Your Source for Technology News!IT Business Edge is your free technology intelligence agent. Our staff of veteran journalists and researchers pull information from 100's of sources daily to bring you only the most critical insights on your top IT priorities. You know you need to keep on top of many topics to stay ahead in your IT career. As a subscriber you will save many hours with our free service plus you will find fresh new information from many sources you may not have known existed! You are under no obligation if you subscribe and you may easily cancel your subscription at any time.
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FREE IT MANAGEMENT EBOOK IMMEDIATELY WITH YOUR SUBSCRIPION!
IT Management 101:Fundamentals to Achieve More
As part of your subscription, you will receive Mike Sisco's landmark book that every person with responsibility for IT Management should read. This book contains over 100 pages of practical IT Management advice. Instructions for downloading this book are provided immediately upon subscribing in your subscription confirmation e-mail.

IT Management 101 provides expert guidance and step-by-step advice on these critical management tasks:

* Understanding Your Company's Needs
* Assessing Organizational Strengths
* Establishing 90-Day Objectives
* Defining Your One-Year Game Plan
* Keeping a Scorecard
* Communicating Successes

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Aligning IT & Business Goals
The yearly IT budget exercise is not nearly enough to keep up with the speed of change, and long-term IT projects may become irrelevant even if they meet specifications and are finished on time. Keep in touch with your company's long-term goals to keep your team's work relevant.

Maximizing IT Investments
Companies that get the most out of their IT investments generally follow the five basic steps of value capture. The steps are simple and logical, but too often IT and business executives skip one or more steps and therefore fail to realize value from IT implementations.

Managing Compliance Standards
Compliance efforts must go beyond legislative imperatives such as SABOX and HIPAA to expose vital internal data not only to auditors but also to internal decision makers. It requires more than just a new software package; IT leaders must re-evaluate how information flows through the enterprise.

Integrating the Enterprise
Successful e-business goes much deeper than validating online credit-card orders. From advanced customer pattern analysis to real-time inventory management with trusted vendors, two-way data flow is the key to cutting waste and optimizing profits.

Optimizing Infrastructure
Stretching hardware dollars and cutting support costs has emerged as a key factor in managing tight IT budgets. Open-source platform solutions, smart leasing plans, and the emergence of task-defined "thin" machines are just a few frugal tactics worth watching.

Fortifying Network Security
As you make data more readily available to your users, you also open the door to hackers and other threats. Security doesn't end with VPN and encryption--you must anticipate new technological threats and manage against the ever-present danger of careless users.

Voice & Data Convergence
Voice over the data network was once viewed simply as a way to cut long distance bills. But as VoIP and new presence-aware technologies mature and gain traction in the marketplace, the real benefits of information-rich customer-facing applications -- along with the security concerns that come with all those info packets on one network -- are hitting home for the enterprise.

Leveraging Open Source
Once the exclusive turf of geeks and gearheads, open source has moved into the corporate mainstream with support from major players, including IBM and HP. More and more mission-critical applications run from Linux data centers, and open source apps ranging from content management to customer service are gaining acceptance.