July 2010
The July 2010 issue of CIO Digest features a cover story on how the changing security landscape and how security and compliance strategies are evolving to address these challenges. Also check out the Executive Q&A with Mark Bregman, Symantec’s CTO, who explains how enabling technology transformation is about information—and his view of the next strategic transformation—interactions. Download the entire issue as a PDF file by clicking Download This Issue below. Individual articles can be retrieved by using the Table of Contents.
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They’ve Got IT CoveredGreat Eastern Life Assurance (Malaysia) Berhard is driving operational efficiencies and competitive advantage.
By Lars Kongshem
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Solutions Features
Optimizing Tech SupportSeven tips on how to optimize tech support to deliver higher service levels more efficiently.
By Alan Drummer
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EMEA
Entrepreneurial ITbeCogent IT leads the charge to address both bottom- and top-line initiatives.
By Patrick E. Spencer
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Picture of HeathWhy IT healthcare leaders are looking to storage and archiving solutions hosted in the cloud.
By Ken Downie
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North America
A Texas-sized VisionLone Star College System standardizes IT systems to accommodate dramatic enrollment growth.
By Mark L.S. Mullins
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Symantec Executive Q&A
Enabling Technology TransformationSymantec’s CTO, Mark Bregman, explains how it’s all about information—and quickly moving to interactions.
Interview with Patrick E. Spencer
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April 2010
The April 2010 issue of CIO Digest features a cover story on how the 2008-09 financial crisis is creating a geo-power shift from Europe and North America to Asia Pacific and a corresponding transformation in IT priorities. Also check out the Executive Q&A with Greg Hughes, group president of Symantec’s Enterprise Product Group, who discusses Symantec’s current—and future—product portfolio. Download the entire issue as a PDF file by clicking Download This Issue below. Individual articles can be retrieved by using the Table of Contents.
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A Tiger on the ProwlThe 2008-09 financial crisis is creating a geo-power shift in Asia Pacific, as well as new IT challenges and opportunities.
By Patrick E. Spencer
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Latin America
Turning to the Next PageGrupo Abril improves quality of service delivery while reducing costs through IT consolidation.
By Mark L.S. Mullins
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Process with a ViewDiscover how workflow solutions help isolate, automate, and streamline business processes.
By Allen Clapp
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North America
Broadcasting ChangesStarz Entertainment IT team addresses the integration of broadcast and technology with software standardization.
By Patrick E. Spencer
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Symantec Executive Q&A
A Two-sided CoinGreg Hughes, the group president of Symantec’s Enterprise Product Group, possesses a unique perspective.
Interview with Patrick E. Spencer
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Making a Global MoveRapid growth at Crown Worldwide Group prompted a move toward IT consolidation and standardization.
By Mark L.S. Mullins
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January 2010
The January 2010 issue of CIO Digest includes an exclusive interview with Tom Place, director of Global Technology and Information Security at The Coca-Cola Company, who discusses how information security is critical to protecting the company’s brand. Also check out the Executive Q&A with David Thompson, CIO and group president of Symantec Services Group, who elaborates on how governance and business process optimization drives business value. Download the entire issue as a PDF file by clicking Download This Issue below. Individual articles can be retrieved by using the Table of Contents.
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Brand ProtectionTom Place, director of Global Technology and Information Security for The Coca-Cola Company, discusses how information security is no longer simply an issue to be resolved by technology on its own.
By Patrick E. Spencer
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EMEA
Making ChangeManaging IT in a value chain with the customer as the focal point forms the basis of the IT strategy of Tapio Saarelainen, the head of Group IT at Nordea Bank, a leading financial services group in the Nordic.
By Patrick E. Spencer
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Stop Data Loss!Key insights from leading IT decision makers and analysts on shortcuts and hazards in preventing data loss.
By Alan Drummer
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Americas
Agile GlueAligning IT with the business is the glue that holds the company together and drives innovation for World Fuel Services according to Global CIO Massoud Sedigh.
By Patrick E. Spencer
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Industry Feature
Retail ConversationsIT is enabling a profitable dialogue between retailers and customers, even in a down economy.
By Allen Clapp
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An IT Gold MedalICT Manager Anthony Collis discusses how the Australian Sports Commission is playing a role in Australia’s impressive Olympiad winning streak.
By Mark L.S. Mullins
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Symantec Executive Q&A
Game Changing MovesSymantec CIO and group president of Symantec Services Group, David Thompson, on how governance and business process optimization drives business value.
Interview with Patrick E. Spencer
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January 2009
Cover: Tom Lamming, the Senior Vice President, Transformation, at Telstra, discusses the company’s five-year IT transformation initiative centered on delivering a new customer experience.
Also in this issue: Readers will also want to check out the solutions feature on IT GRC and industry feature on IP convergence in the telecommunications sector.
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April 2009
Cover: An exclusive interview with Lynda Fleury, the AVP and CISO at Unum Group, who explains that information security is an ongoing program.
Also in this issue: Readers will also want to check out the interview with David Bradshaw, the chief information, planning, and marketing officer at Memorial Hermann, the special Q&A with new Symantec President and CEO Enrique T. Salem, and much more.
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July 2009
Cover: In an exclusive interview with Steve Vollmer, the VP of IT and CTO at Las Vegas Sands Corporation, Vollmer discusses how he and his team have played a key role in helping Las Vegas Sands soar to the heights.
Also in this issue: Readers will also want to check out the solutions feature that contains strategies and tips on how to drive down storage costs, the industry feature that highlights challenges facing IT organizations in 2009, an Executive Q&A with Symantec’s SVP of Strategy Ken Berryman, and much more.
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October 2009
Cover: An exclusive interview with John Suffolk, the CIO and CISO of Her Majesty’s Government, discusses how a macro-level technology strategy is transforming how the U.K. government manages and delivers IT services.
Also in this issue: Readers will also want to check out the Executive Q&A with Adrian Chamberlain, the senior vice president of Symantec Hosted Services, who discusses Symantec’s SaaS strategy.
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April 2008
Cover: In an exclusive interview with CIO Digest, Myrna Soto, VP of Governance and CISO at MGM MIRAGE, discusses how her team is mapping a successful path from IT strategy to execution.
Also in this issue: Best practices in email and document management to help contain the data deluge; five IT challenges and cures for the healthcare industry; case studies featuring IGAE, Texas Children’s Hospital, Gammon Construction, and The City of Buenos Aires; and Symantec Research Labs’ reputation-based approach to security.
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July 2008
Cover: Three CIOs–Brad Wyckoff from Meredith Corporation, Norm Fjeldheim from Qualcomm, Inc., and Ignacio Vera from HSBC México–talk to CIO Digest about the critical software building blocks of a solid data center infrastructure.
Also in this issue: Enlisting managed services to help free up resources for strategic investments; Resource constraints in the public sector unleash IT creativity; case studies featuring The Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Egypt, Mitel, The City of Vitória in Brazil, and Reliance Communications; and the application criminal profiling by Symantec Security Technology and Response’s (STAR) to differentiate between good and bad programs.
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October 2008
Cover: In an exclusive interview with CIO Digest, Rhonda MacLean, global CISO at Barclays Global Retail and Investment Bank, explains how IT security can help business go fast, not bog it down.
Also in this issue: Adoption of server, storage, and application virtualization generate large gains in efficiency and flexibility; managing data in motion and at rest in the financial services industry; case studies featuring Xstrata, OMG, Globosat Programadora, and Starhub; and Project Green Bay from Symantec Security Technology and Response (STAR).
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