CIO Infrastructure Management Tool Kit

The CIO’s focus should be on reducing costs and improving profitability through the strategic usage of IT. It is very important for the Information Technology organization to get out of a transactional mode. If the CIO has the right infrastructure in place, then the CIO can help in directing the strategy of the enterprise, and even shape its destiny. The CIO brings his own perspective, and without IT, you cannot build a robust and business.

The CIO Infrastructure Management Tool Kit is comprised of a collection of Janco products that CIOs and Directors' of IT can use to create a strategy and manage in the ever changing business environment. Read On

CIOs and CTOs have many issues they must address when looking at overall performance of the IT function. One of traditional ones is server monitoring. Server monitoring spans three areas of operations: monitoring server operation (the running status); monitoring server traffic (both in and out); and monitoring the results of server use (keeping logs, statistics, and analysis). This encompasses monitoring physical hardware, server performance, services, and the network. More...

CIO Resource Site

This site contains the tools that the Chief Information Officer - CIO, Chief Technology Officer -CTO, Chief Security Officer - CSO, and Chief Financial Officer - CFO can use for Sarbanes Oxley, Disaster Recovery, Security, Job Descriptions, IT Service Management, Change Control, Help Desk, Service Requests, SLAs - Service Level Agreements, and Metrics.

Links to CIO tools

Disaster Recovery - Business Continuity Template

A disaster recovery is a response to a declared disaster or a regional disaster. It is the restoration or recovery of an entire Agent computer. A disaster recovery plan describes how an organization is to deal with potential disasters.

Just as a disaster is an event that makes the continuation of normal functions impossible, a disaster recovery plan consists of the precautions taken so that the effects of a disaster will be minimized, and the organization will be able to either maintain or quickly resume mission-critical functions.

Typically, disaster recovery planning involves an analysis of business processes and continuity needs; it may also include a significant focus on disaster prevention. Read On

Security Manual Template - Policies and Procedures

The IT Security Manual Template provides all the essential sections of a complete security manual and walks you through the creation of each step. Detailed language addressing more than a dozen security topics is included in a 220 plus page Microsoft Word document, which you can modify as much or as little as you need to fit your business requirements. Read on

Internet and IT Job Descriptions

The Internet and IT Position Descriptions HandiGuide® was completed in 2009 and is over 600 pages; which includes sample organization charts, a job progression matrix, and 220 Internet and IT job descriptions. The book also addresses Fair Labor Standards, the ADA, and is in a new easier to read format.

Also included with the HandiGuide are tools to help you expand, evaluate and define your enterprise's unique additional required. Those tools include:

Job Evaluation Questionnaire
Position Description Questionnaire
Job Progression Matrix (Job Family Classifications)
Sexual Harassment and other key employment issues

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IT Salary Survey

Are you paying too much or too little to your IT staff? Do you have IT job descriptions? Are you earning what you're worth? Whether employer or employee, it is important to know what other companies are paying in total compensation for a similar position in your area. Learn how your company compares in the area of compensation. Data is current. Read on