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This week’s TROLOV — that’s TR Out Loud on Video — captures some insight from Jason Hiner and Toni Bowers about two of the top discussions of the week; plus the other staple ingredients: top members, Tammy’s Spam Buster report, and community participation. To listen to this week’s TR Out Loud as just an audio file, download the mp3.

There have been many IT departments that could have been tremendously successful if it weren’t for the faulty beliefs of their leaders. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives puts the spotlight on five ways of thinking that can cripple your IT operation and damage your career.

In this TROLOV — that’s TR Out Loud on Video — Sonja Thompson breaks out the Flip video and tries her hand at stick figure animation. This episode also contains all the usual suspects, including the top discussions and most active members on the site. To listen to this week’s TR Out Loud as just an audio file, download the mp3.

IT leaders sometimes struggle to pick metrics that are linked to business outcomes. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives explains five essential metrics for managing IT.

Enjoy the brief messages that were sent in by various TechRepublic members who weren’t able to attend the Community Event in Louisville, KY, on June 26, 2009.

Efforts to improve IT tend to focus on project management issues, but leaders need to also see the strategic view that’s critical for successful IT operations. Here are some practical steps to ensure that you’re thinking strategically about business, organizational, and management issues.

The disconnect between business goals and IT priorities consistently ranks among the top three issues facing CIOs. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives discusses how to use an IT service catalog for communicating IT services to business decision-makers and end users.

In the week before the TechRepublic Community Event, TROLOV tries to contain the excitement and carry on as usual, recapping the most popular discussions and highlighting the most active members on the boards. To listen to this week’s TR Out Loud as just an audio file, download the mp3.

TechRepublic editor Jason Hiner congratulates CNET’s Buzz Out Loud on the celebration of its 1000th episode on June 18, 2009. In typical TechRepublic fashion, he put together a list of the top five things that make BOL the best tech news podcast on the Web.

Since this episode of TR Out Loud on Video was created in advance, the stats were unavailable. However, we were able to reveal exciting information about the TR Community Event, which is only two weeks away! To listen to this week’s TR Out Loud as just an audio file, download the mp3.

How do you judge whether you’re using your IT budget in the most efficient way? Forrester Research suggests that you control your IT MOOSE spending. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives introduces MOOSE costs and explains how to keep them under control.

Lots of organizations are jumping on the bandwagon of ITIL hoping to improve the management and efficiency of their IT departments. Unfortunately, many are ill-prepared to deal with the challenges of implementing ITIL. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives discusses five real-world roadblocks to implementing ITIL and the ways to overcome them.