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Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions Leveraging Enterprise Software July 10, 2012 Five Tactics to Protect IT Investment Funding Almost every CIO identifies reducing operational expenditure and increasing the amount spent on IT investments as a top priority. However, many fail to manage properly the operational costs of IT investment in new programs, which can erode investment funding. "Organizations that overspend on operational activity have little money left to invest in new projects. Without reinvestment, organizations cannot restructure and optimize their operational spending," said Stewart Buchanan, research vice president at Gartner. To help CIOs and IT professionals avoid this spiral, Gartner has identified five tactics to help manage IT investment in new programs. Read more > Featured White Papers PII: What Data Is at Risk and What You Can Do About It This white paper examines the privacy challenges companies face and the steps they can take to protect themselves against data breaches and ensure the safety of this sensitive information. •  Key Concepts in Operational Analytics: Techniques & Technologies •  Maximize Primary Storage with Host-Based Compression •  Accelerate Your Content Value with the Cloud Top 10 Content Strategy Pitfalls Web pages, mobile apps, print materials, and social media create an endless stream of content that can be a challenge for any organization. A content strategy can help ensure that all of your content efforts are beneficial to your business, and ultimately to your content users. A Humorous Look at Life in IT Through the adventures of "CHIEF & CHUCK," the folks at CA Technologies share a bit of humor regarding the many facets of business life that IT professionals deal with every day. Download: 'Google Business Solutions All-in-One For Dummies' Excerpt Get the most out of Google Analytics, AdWords and search optimization by reading this chapter from "Google Business Solutions All-in-One For Dummies." Latest White Papers Creating Intelligent Service Automation: How Apps Fit In New Requirements for eCommerce Platform Performance Private Clouds and the Data Warehouse in Action Conference Calls & Remote Meetings — The Top 5 Hidden Costs Database Consolidation Models — Benefits of the Private Cloud This white paper describes how to successfully consolidate your database onto a private cloud through several deployment models. Download now > "Data governance and data quality can be a major pain in the patootie for organizations because it's difficult to know who owns the data, who can change the data, and so forth. Plus, it's outside the work flow for many business users, and so often neglected." Excerpt from Loraine Lawson Integration Blogs Carl Weinschenk Data and Telecom Is Fragmentation Control on Google's Dessert Menu? Sue Marquette Poremba Data Security Your Browser and OS Do Matter for Network Security Mike Vizard IT Unmasked Amazon Versus the Derecho Managing Big Data: Platform Requirements   Find new insights and capitalize on hidden relationships with this innovative data management appliance. Download now > This e-mail is sent by: IT Business Edge, property of QuinStreet, Inc. Attn: Newsletter Subscription Dept. 950 Tower Lane, 6th Floor Foster City, CA 94404 Copyright © 2012 QuinStreet, Inc. All rights reserved. E-mail Reports Sign up for these additional e-mail reports to get the best return on your company's technology and talent: •  Aligning IT & Business Goals    •  Optimizing Infrastructure    •  Integrating the Enterprise    •  Maximizing IT Investments    •  Business Tools & Templates •  IT Careers •  Leveraging Enterprise Software •  Managing Compliance Standards •  Mobile and Telecom •  Fortifying Network Security •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise