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Video Tutor Doug Brown
Video tutor Doug Brown is Vice President of Marketing for the Tivoli brand of the Software Group at IBM, a position he's held since December 2007. Prior to that he was VP of Marketing Strategy and Marketing Programs for the IBM Software Group, and also served as VP of Infrastructure Solutions Marketing for IBM, an initiative that integrated marketing among three of IBM's business units: Global Technology Services, Systems Technology Group, and Software Group.
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tarkoon234   1/4/2013   1 comment
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IMRAN   5/4/2012   4 comments
Alas, my post yesterday somehow disappeared, so I will make this short comment. Mary, this is a great topic, and I wrote about it, mentioning you and some of the comments here, in my article on the topic.... Please enjoy CURES For Security...
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jennwallace07   12/14/2009   2 comments
why was my link to "start your own board" 's text displayed in improper ordering of linkage labels and contextual page relevancy . sigh.
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dannyl   4/16/2009   1 comment
Nothing. 2 years ago I wrote a blog posting Compliance is not enough and I used a picture of Ms. Belluci to illustrate that security and compliance is more about fashion than about substance. Sure enough - I appear to have been right. This...
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Q5: What are some of the challenges that arise when you combine systems like this?
Q6: What does this mean where internal roles and responsibilities are concerned - is everything now IT's responsibility?
Q9: How should organizations think about getting started with converged management of the business and IT infrastructure?
Q10: Can I converge physical and digital infrastructures and still conform to state and federal compliance laws and regulations?
Q11: How might digital-physical convergence help my enterprise reduce its carbon footprint or otherwise assist ongoing "green" initiatives?
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