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    1. Practice of new skills can be formal or informal. For example, they can try out management skills informally by joining groups at work -- perhaps a charitable fundraiser the company is backing -- and helping to run them. In his own case, Bonfante got a master's degree in organizational leadership. Beyond personal skills, those seeking IT management positions should pull their heads out of their technical job and see the larger business goals of the company they work for. Seeing how IT fits into the big picture can help people to develop the perspective CIOs need when they deal with other C-level executives sitting on corporate boards. Bonfante is a freelance executive coach, giving one-on-one advice to IT pros on their way up the corporate ladder, including several CIOs, who he works with on day-to-day tactical problems they face.
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    2. Mitel, VMware offer desktop contact center solution

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    3. How Cisco copes with the BYOD movement

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      ...r had to respond How Cisco copes with the BYOD movement How Cisco copes with the BYOD movement By: Howard Solomon On: 09 Feb 2012 For: Network World Canada Creator When software developers insisted on bringing P... (Read Full Article)

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    4. RIM finally launches closer link to Office 365

      Explore itworldcanada.com (Jan 30 2012)

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    5. Forrester: IT depts face decade of fundamental change

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      Forrester: IT depts face decade of fundamental change ...ir lunch at the Ontario chapter of the Municipal Information Systems Association’s annual c ... By: Howard Solomon (6/6/2011 3:51:00 PM)An Indian-based telecommunications services giant will open a mobility solutio... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Cisco   IBM   Barcelona

    6. Brocade's virtualization strategy: Use everything

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      Brocade's virtualization strategy: Use everything ...a Inc. customers could have been dealt with more effectively by the automaker, according to ... By: Howard Solomon (25 May 2011) Three years after promising to build a Tier III data centre for Internet-related serv... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Citrix   Microsoft   IBM

    7. Amazon adds identity management to Web console

      Explore itworldcanada.com (May 4 2011)

      Amazon adds identity management to Web console ...ir permissions, and their security credentials using the Amazon Web Services Management Console By: Howard Solomon (25 Apr 2011)The increased competition from four new wireless companies gave a slight boost to the ... (Read Full Article)

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    8. Want to get ahead in IT? Make yourself uncomfortable

      Explore itworldcanada.com (Mar 23 2011)

      Want to get ahead in IT? Make yourself uncomfortable ...archival storage product to include real-time replication of data to the cloud. With the ne ... By: Howard Solomon (14 Mar 2011)A Colorado company has become the latest wireless industrial radio manufacturer to add... (Read Full Article)

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    9. When the CIO is also the CFO

      Explore itworldcanada.com (Mar 14 2011)

      When the CIO is also the CFO ... stories from bureaus around the world to more than 300 publications in more than 60 countries. By: Howard Solomon (02 Mar 2011)Industry Minister Tony Clement has dismissed a key argument big carriers and the feder... (Read Full Article)

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    10. Why internal IT and outsourcing cultures clash

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      Why internal IT and outsourcing cultures clash ...ollar boost from its investors, the company announced on Wednesday. The new round of financ ... By: Howard Solomon (23 Feb 2011)Two years after promising a strategy to overhaul data centre networks, Juniper Network... (Read Full Article)

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    11. Apple partner in China launches own iPhone rival

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      Apple partner in China launches own iPhone rival ...o work with a docking station that provides them with a large screen and keyboard when need ... By: Howard Solomon (3/1/2011 9:31:00 AM)A new range war has broken out between the country’s incumbent and startup wir... (Read Full Article)

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    12. Why new technology demands new business models

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      Why new technology demands new business models ...'s so darn easy to use. Just whip it out and get a little work done on the iPad whenever th ... By: Howard Solomon (23 Feb 2011)Two years after promising a strategy to overhaul data centre networks, Juniper Network... (Read Full Article)

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    13. Raise your IT staff's business smarts

      Explore itworldcanada.com (Feb 28 2011)

      Raise your IT staff's business smarts ...'s so darn easy to use. Just whip it out and get a little work done on the iPad whenever th ... By: Howard Solomon (23 Feb 2011)Two years after promising a strategy to overhaul data centre networks, Juniper Network... (Read Full Article)

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    14. Help the business to better understand IT

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    15. IT turf wars: The most common feuds in tech

      Explore itworldcanada.com (Feb 23 2011)

      IT turf wars: The most common feuds in tech ...that two Windows 7 security patches have left the VMware View desktop virtualization client ... By: Howard Solomon (08 Feb 2011)A court decision putting Wind Mobile’s legal status in question won’t be quickly resol... (Read Full Article)

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    16. E-mail is top cloud application in Europe

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      E-mail is top cloud application in Europe ...pened a new data centre from which it has begun to offer what it’s calling Smart Servers to ... By: Howard Solomon (07 Oct 2010)Organizations wanting Ethernet services usually need a fibre optic connection to a ser... (Read Full Article)

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    17. KPMG broadens IT management services with IT/Net

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