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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Allstate's Catherine Brune talks about what IT should -- and shouldn't -- do in a recession

Interesting. The Wall Street Journal today (FEBRUARY 17, 2009), published an interview with Allstate's CIO Catherine Brune. The topic is "What IT should -- and shouldn't -- do in a recession."

In the article, entitled Shifting Priorities, Brune discusses the importance of having a Process Improvement Program (they use ITIL) in place, especially in a down economy. She is quoted, "Don't ever take your eye off continuous improvement."

To read the article... http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123447763114179467.html

Friday, February 13, 2009

How to Move Beyond the CMDB in ITIL Version 3

eWeek published a pretty informative article today: How to Move Beyond the CMDB in ITIL Version 3.

"ITIL Version 3 introduces a Service Knowledge Management System (SKMS) whose goal is to provide meaningful information, knowledge and wisdom to appropriate IT or business users for quality decision-making."

In the article, Knowledge Center contributor Linh C. Ho explains how the Service Knowledge Management System is achieved and how it relates to the CMDB. The article covers....

  • How to Move Beyond the CMDB in ITIL Version 3
  • How the SKMS Works
  • Why the SKMS is Significant