Yesterday, we had an interactive and lively discussion regarding Facebook.  Our special guest was Kristin Burnham, CIO.com Web 2.0 Advisor.  Kristin has written extensively about the evolution and impact of Facebook.  Please take a look at some of her writings here.  I have also attached the slide presentation and the podcast for your review.

During our Q & A session, it became apparent that Facebook - with 500,000 million users (thanks for that info Bill Mountjoy) - is here to stay.  Each enterprise has different policies in dealing with Facebook use and the CIO’s involvement varies as well.  I want to thank our CIOs for their participation and we were lucky to hear what is really going on within our members’ organizations and businesses.

Special Note: Our member Michael Sola with the National Wildlife Federation is really a pioneer in utilizing social media throughout the enterprise.  If you want to learn from this expert, please tweet with him on Twitter @michaelsola or read his blog.

Everything a CIO Needs to Know About Facebook: PRIVACY, SECURITY & COLLABORATION
When: Wednesday, May 18th at 12:00 -1:00 pm
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Don’t miss this special CIO Executive Series Roundtable.  Facebook is on every CIOs mind, but many are unfamiliar with its implications for business – good and bad.  Kristin Burnham will discuss how the CIO can say yes to Facebook use in the organization because security and privacy threats are understood.  In addition, Kristin will discuss the opportunities that Facebook gives organizations and the CIO’s role in this opportunity.  Kristin and the CIOs will discuss the following:

Facebook Use Then and Facebook Now

Facebook Opportunities

•  Enterprise collaboration tools

•  Why do companies use them?

•  How CIOs can devise a social business strategy

•  Tips for employee adoption

•  Succcessful case studies

Facebook Security and Privacy Issues

•  Pitfalls for CIOs

•  Protect your company and employees

•  Next Generation Security

Where: Virtual Roundtable

Special Guest:       Kristin Burnham with CIO.com

Moderator: Bill Murphy, Founder & Host, CIO Executive Series

For several years, CIO Executive Series member Stacy Duncan, Director of IT for DavCo Restaurants, Inc. had been struggling with how to provide a seamless and secure network for DavCo’s 154 restaurant locations.  DavCo’s goal was to become fully Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliant with a secure network that could be easily accessed remotely by its employees. 

DavCo enlisted RedZone Technologies – a key sponsor of the CIO Executive Series - to help them solve this complex and difficult task.  RedZone Technologies provided a roadmap for DavCo that included a SonicWALL solution that ensured full PCI compliance and network security for Stacy’s company.  Please read here how DavCo was able to successfully accomplish this important business objective.

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