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Video: Five ways your IT department is probably wasting money

IT budgets are stretched thin while IT is doing more things than ever as technology has become more critical to almost every aspect of business operations. This episode of CIO Sanity Savers looks at five of the most common ways that IT departments let precious dollars slip right through their fingers.

For those of you who prefer text over video, you can click the “Transcript” link underneath the video or you can read the original article from Deb Shinder that this episode was based on: 10 ways IT departments waste money.

Jason HinerJason Hiner is the Editor in Chief of TechRepublic. Previously, he worked as an IT Manager in the health care industry. You can find him on Twitter, LinkedIn and at JasonHiner.com. To see the gadgets and personal tech he uses, view his gdgt profile.

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What are some other ways that IT wastes money? Jason HinerTechrepublic Moderator | 11/03/09
Many ways thamadgreek@... | 11/03/09
Process Change vince@... | 11/04/09
Training... right! alewisa | 11/05/09
Interesting gv_muthu@... | 11/04/09
So not ALL ways the IT dept wastes money alewisa | 11/05/09
MS Petetm | 11/05/09
Another way money is wasted jck | 11/04/09
Tip of the iceberg gwardell@... | 11/04/09
Half agree JimmyZ69 | 11/04/09
Its just another 100 person-years of development; but who's counting? mark@... | 11/04/09
Its called Wake-On-LAN... no one uses it. NC alewisa | 11/05/09
RE: Video: Five ways your IT department is probably wasting money jeffsilverm@... | 11/04/09
Consultants = $waste$ Dyalect | 11/05/09
Unfortunately Petetm | 11/06/09
Not always alewisa | 11/06/09
Staff watching Five ways videos The 'G-Man.' | 11/06/09
RE: Video: Five ways your IT department is probably wasting money ijusth@... | 11/08/09
Practice Makes Perfect Tamara Digitalis | 11/11/09
And you are a marketing bod for Intel? alewisa | 11/12/09

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