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March 2012
OVERVIEW

Run IT security like a business—create value, eliminate fear ►

CIOs need their security teams to make strategic decisions based on business value, not knee-jerk fear. Get there in four steps.

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IN DEPTH

The easy way to calculate risk ►

It’s one thing to say "don't base security actions on fear," but another to bring logic to the highly charged issue of protecting your systems. Fortunately, HP security expert Rafal Los has a tool for that.

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CASE STUDY

McKinsey: CIOs must innovate ►

IT leaders will face greater demands to play a strategic role in the enterprise, according to McKinsey’s annual survey.

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ONE QUESTION

Q: How do you calculate ROI on a BYOD initiative? ►

A: "For the ROI calculation you may need to interview the executives and some people in finance to see what they are calculating as ROI. Is it Return on Capital? Is it cutting the hours of the IT help desk and becoming a more self-service organization? Is it reducing Cost of Goods Sold per employee? Every organization is different in their ROI goals. Just as risk tolerance for each organization is different."

— John Foster, Information Security and Compliance Manager at SGC, on the SecBiz LinkedIn group

CIO INSIGHT

United in excellence ►

United Airlines' Silvia Prickel discusses how HP has facilitated the complex merger between United and Continental, making it possible to integrate assets, track key metrics and manage a vast portfolio of mission-critical apps.

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CIO MIND

IT leaders' insights via social media

"I had a fascinating discussion with an HP customer about social business... Simply put, this customer is concerned about making sure their organization is adapting to systems of engagement."

Keith Macbeth

"Here is what a #CIO can do to end the ludicrous claims of their imminent demise. http://bit.ly/AbsmlW #itg"

Steven Romero
Mary-Frances Winters

"Start your performance management journey today, but take small, concrete steps that will improve your businesses performance."

Myles Suer
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CLOUD CORNER

Big data on IT trends

37
Percentage of surveyed US information workers solving business problems using technology that they master first at home and then bring to work.1

65
Percentage of CFOs who ranked business intelligence as their top technology initiative.2

46
Percentage of CFOs ranking enterprise business apps as top IT investment priorities.2

35
Percentage of U.S. adults who own smartphones.3

68
Percentage of U.S. smartphone owners who access the Internet or email daily.3


1 "The Top 10 Technology Trends EA Should Watch: 2012 To 2014," Forrester Research Inc., October 2011

2 "CFOs' Priorities for Technology Identified in the 2011 Gartner FEI Technology Study," Gartner, July 2011

3 "Smartphone Adoption and Usage," Pew Internet Project, June 2011

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