CIO-Tech

Complexity of WAN Optimization, Application Acceleration devices makes analysis of problems and root cause analysis more complex. Yes, they are beneficial, but if you have an issue only the manufacturer has the ability to fix the problem. Sadly not much motivation exists for them to help you determine that the esoteric problems you have manifesting

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APM Application Performance Monitoring Tools in the Theatre of War tells the story of how application performance management tools were deployed to analyze and report on key inteligence biometrics applications throughout US CENTCOM Area of Responsibility, and CONUS back to the FBI IAFIS and Biometric Fusion Centers. Transcript for this Video Hi and Good Afternoon.

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Enterprise Architecture IT Disaster Recovery Plan Steps to APM Under Pressure This session takes ideas from many IT disaster critical problem resolution IT consulting engagements and puts them together into 30 minutes on how to avoid IT Crisis. This presentation identifies IT best practices that can be used when creating an IT Disaster Recovery Plan,

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Pentagon 911 Lessons Learned – IT Disaster Recovery Plan Bill Alderson discusses the technical and IT Best Practice lessons learned from the events subsequent to the Pentagon 911 disaster. Several key IT Disaster Recovery Plan lessons can be learned from this video. Transcript for this Video Good afternoon. This is Bill Alderson coming to you

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Watch Bill Alderson’s video on Oracle performance optimization ROI justification based on detailed packet analysis findings. This video is for CIO’s to help justify portfolio spending on database improvements… a technical companion Video is posted on www.SynSynAck.com showing the case study packet trace explaining the technical analysis to find optimization opportunities See more about Apalytics

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Abstract. Communications network analysis and application performance management is a complex and difficult task, even at the best of times. However, when this process takes place in multiple countries with extreme topography, communication links and networks of unpredictable and varying quality, climatic extremes, and with a backdrop of the longest war in US history, the

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Interop NYC’s CIO Boot Camp was a great source of insight for technologists and executives alike. Here are the highlights: Cheryl Smith CIO West Jet, CEO emeritus/CIO emeritus McKesson & Keyspan   Cheryl’s presentation, The First 90 Days, delivered insight into the process of getting started as a CIO.  She stressed the importance of getting

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Jam-packed with first person insight from acclaimed CIO’s, CIO Boot Camp sessions were brilliantly facilitated by Thornton May.  Cogent information delivered through interactive working groups kept a large room full of CIO, CTO and IT leaders fully engaged.  The value takeaway was so rich in leadership content that I’m devoting this week’s blogs to what

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In this inside look at how Pentagon IT Management Executives handle crisis, Director of the Information Technology Agency (Ret.) Fred Budd gives us a first hand account of the Pentagon 9/11 communications recovery effort. His personal story of 9/11 and the lessons learned during the lengthy recovery effort only reinforce the importance of proactive crisis

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Apalytics’ discusses the role accurate documentation plays in preventing and preparing for disaster recovery in the case of Network/System crises. Apalytics’ says that automated tools can greatly reduce the pain inherent in the creation and maintenance of the documentation used in the Crisis Avoidance process, and he explains why adding one more tool just might

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