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  10 questions for Array Information Technology CFO Bob Deegan

  -- Name: Bob Deegan, senior vice president and CFO

  By Nancy Weil | 31 January, 2012 06:10

  Tags: services, it management, Government use of IT, government, governance, CFO Careers, Business Management, Bob Deegan, Array Information Technology, accounting

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  9 ways to stop your IT outsourcing deal from leaking money

  If there were a relatively straightforward way for an IT leader to boost his company's bottom line by millions of dollars a year, chances are he wouldn't ignore it. But that's just what many CIOs are doing as a result of poor outsourcing management.

  By Stephanie Overby | 16 June, 2011 07:18

  Tags: value, TPI, services, outsourcing, Management Topics | Outsourcing, Management Topics, IT outsourcing, governance, business issues, business

• When IT governance goes wrong

  Speaking the World Computer Congress 2010 in Brisbane this week, Cathy Blunt, manager of Griffith University’s internal audit office, provided an interesting insight into the main contributing factors to failed or inefficient IT products in government agencies. The public university has itself undergone internal changes to prevent similar failures, though Blunt wasn’t shy of self-criticism in her review of what sends government IT projects over the edge.

  By James Hutchinson | 21 September, 2010 19:21

  Tags: World Computer Congress 2010, IT Governance and Compliance, governance, Australian National Audit Office (ANAO), auditing

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  New guide pushes IT governance to SMEs

  Accounting and ERP software vendor, Attache Software, has released a guide for small to medium businesses aimed at improving the use of IT within their organisations.

  By Rodney Gedda | 20 July, 2010 14:56

  Tags: small and medium enterprises (SMEs), IT Governance and Compliance, Infonomics, governance, attache software

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  CA selling off information governance software to Autonomy

  CA Technologies is selling off its information governance software portfolio to Autonomy for an undisclosed sum.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 10 June, 2010 04:27

  Tags: governance, ca, Autonomy

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  Sydney Water IT security manager talks governance strategy

  Information security governance should not be treated like corporate governance, IT security steering committees must have the right stakeholders and the board can remain largely unaware of security issues. Those are key strategies for effective security governance, says IT security and assurance manager at Sydney Water, Stephen Frede.

  By Rodney Gedda | 03 September, 2010 09:41

  Tags: sydney water, security, governance, CSO, boards

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  Open-source software's hidden snags

  When CIO Daniel Chan was first prompted to use open-source software, cost savings weren't top of mind.

  By Mary Brandel | 11 May, 2010 03:54

  Tags: software support, open source, linux., governance

Whitepapers about governance

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  The eGuide to Data Movement and Governance: Helping Business Professionals Stay Up to Speed

  You fail an audit. Or customer information is compromised. Or you are called on the carpet for failing to meet a critical customer SLA. At that point you realise just how important it is to your organisation and to your career. How do you prepare for that moment? More importantly, how do you prevent it from happening in the first place? It is absolutely critical that you understand the possible consequences of a failure to properly monitor, control, and protect the movement of data. Missed opportunities and lost revenue might be the least of your worries. In some cases, poor practices can lead to lawsuits, fines, and even the failure of the business itself. The purpose of this eGuide is to help you grasp the measures that can keep your organisation on track to meet objectives and in line with regulations.

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  Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance: A New Paradigm to Meet New Demands

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  Data Sheet: HP SOA Systinet Software

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  Journal of Management Excellence: Creating Value