http://www.networkworld.com/podcasts/itr/ A continuing series featuring one-on-one interviews in which IT professionals discuss case studies presented at the Network World IT Roadmap Conference & Expo series. en Copyright 2008 Peter Hricak, senior manager for network and telecoms at LucasFilm, discusses what it takes to keep the movie giant up and running. Hricak was the keynote speaker at IT Roadmap in San Francisco. (42:02) /podcasts/itr/2008/120308itr-lucasfilm.html /podcasts/itr/2008/120308itr-lucasfilm.html Wed, 3 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 When do you outsource an app or service to a cloud-based vendor? James Maiocco, vice president of emerging technologies at Gomez, provides seven tips to help determine if your internal staff can handle a project or if it should be handed over to a software-as-a-service vendor. (9:11) /podcasts/itr/2008/111808itr-gomez.html /podcasts/itr/2008/111808itr-gomez.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 When Con-Way Enterprise Services began rolling out a massive network management system, it ran into a number of scaling issues that required some outside help. Randy Hudnall, lead enterprise network architect at Con-Way, says don't be afraid to look for help and ask lots of questions of those providing the assistance. (6:39) /podcasts/itr/2008/111108itr-conway.html /podcasts/itr/2008/111108itr-conway.html Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 The military has a unique operating environment with networks that get set up and torn down on a regular basis, with new people added or moved all the time. Shaun Baker, a captain with U.S. Army I Corps, explains how NAC helps his group improve security and network build up. (10:45) /podcasts/itr/2008/110408itr-army.html /podcasts/itr/2008/110408itr-army.html Tue, 4 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 In his former role as Director of IT Infrastructure at Walt Disney, Jim Ratchford learned that a modular approach to data center build out lets IT be less of a barrier to changing business objectives. (6:06) /podcasts/itr/2008/102808itr-datacenter.html /podcasts/itr/2008/102808itr-datacenter.html Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 At MultiCare Health System in Washington, the key to getting into compliance with HIPPA and other regulations is to think about how you want to protect your data in general then align those steps with the individual regulations impacting you, says Paul VanAmerongen, Manager, Information Security Services. (8:15) /podcasts/itr/2008/102108itr-compliance.html /podcasts/itr/2008/102108itr-compliance.html Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 When Fred Pond took the CIO job at North Pacific in 2006, the company's WAN performance was spotty at best and costing the company business. After rolling out a new WAN system to 40 sites, Fred's getting hugs from remote employees that are thrilled with the service. Pond discusses the technologies used and the planning then went into the new WAN on this edition of Voices from IT Roadmap. (9:20) /podcasts/itr/2008/101408itr-northpacific.html /podcasts/itr/2008/101408itr-northpacific.html Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Turner Broadcasting decided that the learning curve of an Ethernet-based WAN was much simpler than going with an MPLS-based system. The only caveat, according to James Robertson, vice president technology infrastructure & broadcast transmissions for Turner, is that Ethernet in the WAN behaves a bit differently than it does in the WAN. (10:01) /podcasts/itr/2008/100208itr-turner-wan.html /podcasts/itr/2008/100208itr-turner-wan.html Thu, 2 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 How did Deloitte move to a more proactive means of monitoring technology as it applies to business processes? Jerome Oglesby, chief technology officer at Deloitte explains the process and how the company combined technology from CA and Microsoft to make it happen. (8:19) /podcasts/itr/2008/093008pan-deloitte.html /podcasts/itr/2008/093008pan-deloitte.html Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 When trying to rollout a centralized wireless infrastructure to a historically decentralized group of IT shops, showing value-add and not just return on investment is a major key to success, says Barbara White, CIO and Associate Provost at the University of Georgia. (10:52) /podcasts/itr/2008/092508itr-uga-mobile.html /podcasts/itr/2008/092508itr-uga-mobile.html Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400