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IT has historically been accepted as a cost center -- crucial, but not a source of strategic, bottom-line value. Today more than ever IT must operate efficiently while providing technology to create competitive advantage. IT must transform itself into a strategic business asset. To provide concrete resources for IT pros faced with a down economy, Windows IT Pro presents a series of podcasts. In these roundtable discussions, in which industry luminaries will discuss concrete ways for IT to manage costs and add value. Topics will include virtualization, hosted/cloud computing (including the new Windows Azure platform), innovative solutions to power utilization, Unified Communications, and how to manage staffing. |