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		<title>In an IT divorce, who gets the passwords?</title>
		<link>http://www.isoutsource.com/ISOblog/2011/02/02/in-an-it-divorce-who-gets-the-passwords/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Brunke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is certainly common that when ISOutsource steps into a new account, someone has been there before. One recurring theme we run into (fortunately not all the time!) is the issue of how information will be recovered from the outbound service provider.
We often hear quotes like &#8216;I don&#8217;t know if they have any documents, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IT&#8217;s Biggest Money Wasters</title>
		<link>http://www.isoutsource.com/ISOblog/2010/11/11/its-biggest-money-wasters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Brunke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When thinking about IT budgets, it is important not only to look at new requirements, but also to look inside of current expenditures and make sure that every dollar is being used to its best purpose.
Last week I saw a great article on the biggest sources of waste associated with IT and technology, and thought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We Need iPads!</title>
		<link>http://www.isoutsource.com/ISOblog/2010/11/08/we-need-ipads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Brunke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A quick post here, not so much about iPads, but more about the emerging trend of employee consumerism in IT. Like it or not, IT is not just about ROI anymore, and IT departments can no longer hold the lid down on all of the incoming technologies and always pick a &#8216;best fit&#8217;.
IT will have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Enemy Is Out There &#8211; And Complexity Is It&#8217;s Name</title>
		<link>http://www.isoutsource.com/ISOblog/2010/11/08/the-enemy-is-out-there-and-complexity-is-its-name/</link>
		<comments>http://www.isoutsource.com/ISOblog/2010/11/08/the-enemy-is-out-there-and-complexity-is-its-name/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marketing</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I read an interesting article today that I thought I&#8217;d share. It dealt with complexity in IT, and how the more complex a project is, the higher the risk of failure is. While that is not in and of itself shocking, the actual statistics were. Projects/systems under a million dollars have a 75% chance of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IT Labor Budgeting</title>
		<link>http://www.isoutsource.com/ISOblog/2010/10/04/it-labor-budgeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Brunke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year, sometime in October, an annual tradition takes place in businesses everywhere. No, it&#8217;s not Oktoberfest, though that sounds like fun&#8230; that annual tradition is the kick off of budgeting season. October presents that cold splash of reality in the face that reminds us we are about to run out of year, and we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Partially Cloudy With a Chance of Frustration</title>
		<link>http://www.isoutsource.com/ISOblog/2010/08/24/partially-cloudy-with-a-chance-of-frustration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.isoutsource.com/ISOblog/2010/08/24/partially-cloudy-with-a-chance-of-frustration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Brunke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week, the Microsoft BPOS Cloud Suite (their cloud based offering for Exchange, SharePoint, Office Communications Online, and Office Live Meeting) experienced intermittent access to the data center (thus intermittent access to their apps) over a two hour period between 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Eastern Time.
In other words, for those that have moved to these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Catch Up Game</title>
		<link>http://www.isoutsource.com/ISOblog/2010/07/12/the-catch-up-game/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Brunke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Normally I post about tech trends, but today I want to talk about what appears to be the beginnings of a business trend in the Puget Sound area. The fact is, the gloom seems to be lifting, and IT spend is coming back into the market at levels not seen for a while. Granted, much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should you Upgrade to Exchange 2010?</title>
		<link>http://www.isoutsource.com/ISOblog/2010/04/30/should-you-upgrade-to-exchange-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Brunke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know I talk a lot about these upgrade questions, but I think it is important to take a look at the real value behind an upgrade, and make a decision based on whether it makes sense for your business.
Fundamentaly, I can see two real reasons to upgrade any major system:

There are features in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The User&#8217;s Strike Back!</title>
		<link>http://www.isoutsource.com/ISOblog/2010/04/02/the-users-strike-back/</link>
		<comments>http://www.isoutsource.com/ISOblog/2010/04/02/the-users-strike-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Brunke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve posted a few times about the importance of understanding the user, and ensuring that they are happy, productive and supported by IT. It all sounds very mom and apple pie, and yet, it continues to amaze me how many stories I hear about IT departments that simply don&#8217;t understand that they are in fact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Speak &#8220;IT&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://www.isoutsource.com/ISOblog/2010/02/05/do-you-speak-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.isoutsource.com/ISOblog/2010/02/05/do-you-speak-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Brunke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was reading an article on CIO.com and watching the video clip that accompanied it entitled Enterprise IT&#8217;s Top Enemy: Its Own Arrogance this morning and after watching the video, I had a minor epiphany. Minor only because it is not a new concept. I hear it from our customers all the time, but the [...]]]></description>
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