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The past two years of financial turmoil have changed the world’s economy, making it difficult to put your organization in a position to achieve success. The business goals have changed and CIOs are now tasked with trying to find emerging business opportunities that can drive value throughout the enterprise.

We’re in a historic transition--one that is filled with opportunity, challenge and hope. Preparing for the upturn and making the right decisions in times of change can better position your enterprise to succeed in the upcoming years. Based on this, the theme of this year’s summit is People, Processes & Technology.

The CIO Summit, our flagship event, is an opportunity to engage IT’s greatest thinkers in hard-hitting dialogue, discussion, and debate. This is a unique opportunity to take part in C-suite peer-on-peer networking at a pivotal point in your career.

There has never been a greater opportunity for you, as an IT leader, to provide real business value at your organization. In order for you to take time out of the office, it has to be time well spent. We’ve created a unique blend of focused agenda sessions that will leave you invigorated and enthusiastic, and provide you with critical takeaways that you can implement at your business.

Here are a few reasons why we think you need to join us:

The Insight: Forget the traditional slideshow presentation, the CIO Summit is about sharing true insight among IT executives. You’ll explore the pros and cons of IT projects in order to learn, discuss, debate, and, ultimately, make better-informed decisions for your organization.

The Content: Content is king at the CIO Summit! You’ll hear from more than 35 of your CIO peers over two days. The event’s agenda includes 25 case study presentation/specialized think-tank style discussions, 10 executive vision sessions, and 5 leadership workshops. This agenda format promotes value and balance, and will allow you to maximize your time out of the office.

The Networking: Connect with an unrivalled array of peers to share technology knowledge, exchange ideas and build long-lasting professional relationships that will follow you throughout your career.

The Take Aways: With more than 120 C-suite business leaders in attendance, The CIO Summit creates an intimate and unique environment that will allow you to take ideas back to your business, and shift your CIO career from cost saver to value provider.

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Achieving ROI through Application Integration Meeting the desktop challenges of complex IT environments This 2-part white paper examines ways you can optimise your software management once and for all, with a particular focus on the associated installation, integration and migration of applications into an existing environment. It includes examples that demonstrate cost reduction, improved ROI & TCO, and technological innovation capable of delivering greater desktop-user satisfaction by leveraging a business's intellectual capital.

Harry Fox Agency: Linking IT Investments to Business Value In a rapidly shifting business environment, the IT group at the Harry Fox Agency (HFA) was confronted with the challenge of aligning with this music rights licensing organization's strategic direction. To address this, the CIO instituted a disciplined project portfolio approach driven by metrics that linked the business heads into the IT planning process. In a market with declining revenues, this has allowed HFA to make the appropriate investment to capture new sources of revenue and stay ahead of the curve.

Putting Cloud security in perspective The move towards Cloud Computing will be seen as one of the defining trends of 2010. There is growing acceptance that the Cloud delivery model offers real business benefits, however perceived security concerns threaten the general uptake of the Cloud Computing model. Many take the view that the Cloud Model is somehow inherently less secure than more traditional IT delivery models. This paper examines how organizations can take advantage of Cloud-based services while managing risk responsibly.

Ramp Up Your Virtualization Benefits Through in-depth interviews with numerous IT professionals across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, Forrester found that the companies that had optimized their infrastructure and that had more mature practices achieved higher return on investment, greater administrator productivity, substantially faster provisioning of new applications, and simpler problem identification and resolution.

Intel SOA Expressway for Healthcare Data Sheet Intel SOA Expressway for Healthcare combines a message gateway, service mediation engine and integrated security into a single, tightly integrated software appliance that carries the industry's best price-to-performance ratio.

 
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