Voice of the CIO

Voice of the CIO
Monthly Newsletter

Making Enterprises flexible to emerging trends
Explore how the consumerization of IT is shaping a new work environment
View October 2011 newsletter  

Connecting employees with the power of productivity
Find out how online productivity tools can help boost growth in organizations.
View September 2011 newsletter  

Creating a new work environment
See how organizations are making collaboration across time and space work to their advantage.
View August 2011 newsletter  

Crowning customer the king
Seal customer loyalty with IT enabled delightful user experiences
View July 2011 newsletter  

Optimizing IT investments
Learn how companies are driving greater ROIs from existing investments through usage
View June 2011 newsletter  

CIOs as Change Implementation Officers
5 examples of CIOs evolving to shape India's future of productivity
View May 2011 newsletter  

Is your enterprise Cloud-ready?
Quick links to begin leveraging the potential of the cloud in your business
View April 2011 newsletter  

Bringing IT closer to familiar habits
Explore ways to build on technology what your employees are already using
View March 2011 Newsletter  


The Intelligent Business
How can you simplify Business Intelligence in your organisation?
View January 2011 newsletter  

Juggling personal and public with CRM
A quick guide to striking the right CRM balance for your customer
View December 2010 newsletter  

Catching the social wave
Join the discussion on how social media is fast becoming the most debated topic in IT
View November 2010 newsletter  

Operating from the inside out
Read how operating systems today are connecting our entire IT experience
View October 2010 newsletter  

Social Software for the Enterprise
Catch the different opinions CIOs have on social software in the Enterprise space
View September 2010 newsletter  

Catching leaders in their element
See the ongoing dialogue in the India CIO community on the changing role of the CIOs
View August 2010 newsletter  

The future of productivity
Deliver maximum productivity across the PC, phone and browser
View June 2010 newsletter  

Going beyond Project Management
What's the role of executive involvement in Enterprise project management?
View April 2010 newsletter  

Your Office is where You Are
A closer look at the anywhere, anytime workplace
View March 2010 newsletter  

Scaling up at low-cost
Cost-effective governance solutions and parameters to evaluate cloud services
View February 2010 newsletter  

In the Cloud
An inside look into the benefits and impact of cloud computing
View January 2010 newsletter  

Information, Organised
How Windows 7 and new IT solutions are helping enterprises reduce costs
View December 2009 newsletter  

3 screen and a cloud
Ray Ozzie speaks about Windows Azure and Microsoft’s new cloud strategy
View November 2009 newsletter  

Whitepapers and Reports

The Economics of the Cloud
More than 65% of CFOs believe that Cloud services can reduce up front cost and provide a competitive advantage

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The CIO’s journey to the boardroom: A CEOs perspective
44% of CFOs feel that CIOs are not board-ready! Know the perceptions of 75 Indian CXOs about what they look for in a leader

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Comparing Microsoft Office 365 with Google Apps
Is Google Apps’ an enterprise-class solution with its limited flexibility and features? How does it compare with Microsoft Office 365 and its cloud versions of email, communication and collaboration software?

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Windows Azure and ISVs – A guide for decision makers
Why should an independent software vendor (ISV) care about cloud computing? The answer is simple: using the cloud has the potential to increase an ISV's revenues and/or decrease its costs
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The benefits and risks of cloud platforms
What are the parameters that business leaders can use to evaluate whether or not to move to the cloud? What do cloud platforms like Windows Azure offer for business?
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Virtualization from the desktop and data center to the Cloud
Take an in-depth look at Microsoft’s unique approach to virtualization and how it offers businesses a choice when moving to a completely virtualized infrastructure from the desktop and datacenter, to the cloud
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How customers are cutting costs & building value with Microsoft Virtualization
Virtualization provides powerful, tangible ways to streamline many traditionally time-consuming processes and minimize the resources needed to deploy and manage IT resources
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Cloud Computing Knowledge Circle

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Sachin Jain, CIO, EvalueserveEvalueserve’s stairway to the cloud
Sachin Jain, CIO, Evalueserve shares his cloud strategy for a step-by-step approach to the Cloud
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Anil Garg, CIO, Dabur IndiaDabur’s first spoonful of the cloud
Why does an FMCG major with a strong IT setup shift its email for users in 9 countries to the cloud? Anil Garg, CIO, Dabur India shares his reasons
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Vijayashanker, VP – IT and Managed Services, Symphony ServicesSymphony Services on Cloud 9
Vijayashanker, VP – IT and Managed Services has successfully deployed the cloud at Symphony Services and addresses key concerns about cloud usage in Indian enterprises
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Guides & Books
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Conversations about Change
The Cloud Power handbook featuring solution-specific benefits and business impact case studies
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Microsoft resource guide

Microsoft Resource Guide for the Enterprise
Discover the benefits of working with Microsoft’s comprehensive solutions for the Enterprise
Download PDF [6MB]  

Direct Impact

Direct Impact
50 Indian success stories in the Enterprise using Microsoft’s IT solutions
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Articles by Topic

Leadership

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Journey to a knowledge enterprise
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Attracting & retaining talent
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The CIO leadership journey: A promising start
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Management

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Regulations, compliance & ethics
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Innovations in education
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Green IT in practice
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Cloud Computing

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Cloud computing myth busters: Know the Cloud
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Make the right Cloud choice when migrating from Lotus
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Comparing Microsoft Office 365 with Google Apps
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Consumerisation of IT

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Social media takes hold of the enterprise
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ROI of building a company-wide video podcasting portal
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Consumerisation and security
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Operating Systems

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The total economic impact of Windows 7
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Windows 7: A high performance OS platform
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The benefits of using Windows 7
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