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Video: The Future of ITÃ‚Â—Aligning IT with Business

Overview IT industry editor and analyst Joanie Wexler sits down with Cisco vice presidents David Aungle and Lance Perry to discuss the evolving expectations and opportunities of IT professionals. Aungle and Perry share their insights on where IT is headed and how decision makers can prepare for success.

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Publisher	Cisco Systems
Live Date	18th March 2009 21:16 UTC
Format	Webcast
Topics	Customer Support Services, Finance, Sales - Marketing, Service Level Management, Cost Control - Risk Mgmt., Resources Mgmt., ROI - TCO, Strategic Planning, IT Reliability

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