[TechRepublic] IT trend: In-house strategy and outsourced operations?

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	TechRepublic Daily Digest	August 13, 2007
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(Sponsored by IBM) Sanity Check: Is IT moving toward an inevitable split of in-house strategy and outsourced operations? As the pressure builds for IT departments to move from being a cost center to an innovation-driver, the forces of change are moving IT toward a split beween strategy and operations. TechRepublic's Jason Hiner evaluates this trend and what it means for the future of outsourcing. Subscribe to TechRepublic's Blogs RSS Feed New at TechRepublic One major promotion killer John McKee offers some advice about an issue that could keep you from moving up the career ladder. This roadblock "affects a lot of people who have tracked quickly into the early levels of senior management but then stalled." Get to know Cisco ASDM 6.x's new features: Startup Wizard and firewall dashboard David Davis: "Let's take a closer look at the latest version of the interface -- ASDM 6.x -- and see what it has to offer." Six reasons why you might work for free Chip Camden: "Yes, as in "no money." Before you say "never," better read this list. I've provided free services (though I may not like to admit it) under several circumstances." 10 ways to communicate more effectively with customers and co-workers Calvin Sun: "When asked to name the top three skills they believed their subordinates need, 70 percent of the readers of CIO magazine listed communications as one of them." Two proactive steps to protect data when using Windows EFS Mike Mullins: "Depending on the community that your network serves and the information contained on that network, the government may require you to encrypt that data. But even if you're not subject to such legislation, encryption can be a good idea." 10 reasons to deploy Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Tiffany Songvilay: "Here are 10 things you can take with you into any discussion about Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS 2007) that will help you plead the business case for this technology deployment." Check out Today in Blogs on TechRepublic. Community Crossfire Pushing out updates: What procedure do you use? richard.patterson: "I feel that there is redundancy here in maintaining our network and wonder what is the best alternative. This is especially important to conserve bandwidth and advoid conflicting reports of update status. Any suggestions?" State of Ohio passes the buck Justin Fielding: "It's amazing that the State of Ohio, a $52 billion enterprise, would have such poor backup plans. Surely they could afford to secure their confidential data somewhere other than the car boot of a $10.50/hour intern?!?" Killing the Linksys brand is raw arrogance and stupidity TechExec2: "...In the minds of customers, the word "Linksys" means simple, reliable, high quality, inexpensive networking gear (to SMBs and home users). In the minds of customers, the word "Cisco" means industrial, high complexity, expensive networking gear (to large corporations)....Big mistake, Cisco. 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