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• March 13, 2014 13 Mar'14

  Rogue technology: What lies beneath

  Rogue IT can wreak havoc on legacy systems and pose security threats, but it can also enable business agility. Learn more in CIO Decisions e-zine.

• March 11, 2014 11 Mar'14

  CIO careers: A guide to getting ahead

  In this CIO Essential Guide, learn how CIOs in high-level careers in IT are driving their enterprises -- and profession -- forward.

• March 07, 2014 07 Mar'14

  Advice for small business owners on whether to build a mobile app

  Building a mobile app can give small business owners a competitive edge, but it's not for everyone. Christine Parizo explains why.

• February 27, 2014 27 Feb'14

  On a day of praise for disruptive technologies, a word of caution

  A former Google engineer schools aspiring disruptors on what really matters when deploying disruptive technology for human consumption.

• February 05, 2014 05 Feb'14

  Allstate's tech leader on communicating vision, honing leadership skills

  Allstate CIO Pat Coffey climbed the ranks from programmer to SVP. We asked her what leadership skills it takes to get ahead.

• January 29, 2014 29 Jan'14

  CIOs assess the value of managing employee performance

  The CIO quest for skilled IT folks is escalating into an all-out talent war. Smart management of employee performance is a good place to start.

• December 10, 2013 10 Dec'13

  CIO guide: Protect information like a pro

  Providing adequate protection for corporate data is a top-of-mind concern across IT. In this guide, learn how to protect your information assets.

• December 10, 2013 10 Dec'13

  'Tis the season for IT self-service

  Chatter about big data reveals IT self-service can be a gift for CIOs. Take command and control but keep the buffet open.

• December 10, 2013 10 Dec'13

  The New BPM

  Business process management is traditionally focused on improving workflows and rooting out inefficiencies, but new BPM processes and strategies are emerging. Learn more in this month's CIO Decisions e-zine.

• November 27, 2013 27 Nov'13

  At HoneyBaked Ham, IT and marketing follow the same menu

  At The Original HoneyBaked Ham Co. of Georgia, IT and marketing didn't always pair up so well, according to Mark O’Brien, vice president of marketing, and Bill Bolton, vice president of IT.

• November 27, 2013 27 Nov'13

  HoneyBaked Ham IT and marketing veeps find secret sauce in big data

  At The Original HoneyBaked Ham Co. of Georgia, there's no such thing as data for data's sake.

• November 27, 2013 27 Nov'13

  Many enterprises missing out on value of internal social technologies, collaboration

  Even as enterprises become increasingly comfortable with the sometimes-dicey world of external social media, most fail to see the value of embracing enterprise social media technologies.

• November 13, 2013 13 Nov'13

  Leadership tips in a challenging environment from three health IT CIOs

  At the 45th annual SIMposium, health IT CIOs talked about how technology is changing just about every aspect of health care, except one: the importance of leadership.

• November 12, 2013 12 Nov'13

  Iconic shoe company leans on CIO, 'fast data' for better business returns

  Red Wing Shoe CFO Ralph Balestriere explains how his CIO and a focus on fast data are helping the business make better decisions and increase returns.

• November 08, 2013 08 Nov'13

  Smart Process Apps Rev Up Business Agility

  Emerging smart process applications can simplify activities that are loosely structured and people intensive. Learn how in this issue of CIO Decisions e-zine.

• November 08, 2013 08 Nov'13

  Data camp helps Facebook establish a common language

  When businesses focus their energies on the answers big data will provide, they risk overlooking the important role that questions play.

• November 06, 2013 06 Nov'13

  Can Hadoop become an ‘enterprise data hub’?

  Cloudera recently introduced what it calls the “enterprise data hub.” Long story short: Welcome to another illustration on how to design for big data.

• November 05, 2013 05 Nov'13

  Driving a big data advantage with good governance

  Far from being a drag, IT governance is a game changer in CIO team's push on big data and high-performance computing at Penn Medicine.

• November 05, 2013 05 Nov'13

  Businesses say they want to be data-driven, but the truth hurts

  Learn about the three Cs of IT governance and using analytics in part two of this CIO Innovator profile.

• November 04, 2013 04 Nov'13

  A data analytics strategy for boosting business efficiency and revenue

  Michael Koukounas, analytics leader at Equifax Inc., on the importance of having a strong data analytics strategy for improved operations and better business outcomes.

• November 04, 2013 04 Nov'13

  Cloud Governance: Know Thy Users

  CIOs face pressure to flex their cloud muscles, but security concerns still abound. Learn how CIOs can balance the two in this issue of CIO Decisions.

• October 31, 2013 31 Oct'13

  MetroPCS, data-center free and more business connected than ever

  In part two of this SearchCIO Trailblazer profile, Kevin Broadway talks about the business benefits of going data-center free.

• October 31, 2013 31 Oct'13

  MetroPCS plots data-center free course with cloud-based solutions

  MetroPCS's Kevin Broadway stumbled onto the cloud seven years ago. Now he's nearly data-center free and a strategic partner to the business.

• October 28, 2013 28 Oct'13

  Is it time for the Machiavellian CIO?

  In this SearchCIO New Books Q&A, author Tina Nunno explains why CIOs have a lot to learn from Machiavelli.

• October 28, 2013 28 Oct'13

  The secret to strong leadership: Be willing to go to extremes

  In this SearchCIO New Books Q&A, author Tina Nunno explains why CIOs need to be willing to go to extremes and even embrace 'the dark side.'

• October 15, 2013 15 Oct'13

  Guess CIO talks IT job skills and a CIO lesson learned

  Guess CIO Michael Relich: 'No one cares what's under the hood; they just want the car to drive.'

• October 15, 2013 15 Oct'13

  Google’s Eric Schmidt surprised by tablet revolution

  Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google Inc., admits the tablet caught him off guard. Here's what he had to say about mobile enterprise computing.

• October 08, 2013 08 Oct'13

  Why is Microsoft licensing so complicated?

  Live from the 2013 Gartner Symposium ITxpo, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer discusses why Microsoft licensing is so complicated.

• October 03, 2013 03 Oct'13

  The future of mobility: A BYOD guide for CIOs

  In this Essential Guide, learn how CIOs are planning for the future of mobility, aligning consumer devices with bring your own technology trends.

• September 30, 2013 30 Sep'13

  Kurzweil: The human brain on IT

  Inventor and futurologist Ray Kurzweil shakes up an information management crowd with visions of the human brain on IT.

• September 26, 2013 26 Sep'13

  CIO advice on showing value of social media and collaboration initiatives

  Two top CIOs give their quick takes on proving up the value of social media and collaboration tools.

• September 17, 2013 17 Sep'13

  Falcons take on the information-based, multiscreen multitasker

  Falcons marketing pro Jim Smith talks football and partnering with the CIO to reach the multiscreen, multitasking fan.

• August 27, 2013 27 Aug'13

  VMWorld 2013: Tools for software-defined data center

  At VMWorld 2013, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger announced an array of new products and services aimed at making the software-defined data center a reality.

• August 26, 2013 26 Aug'13

  A new book zeroes in on finding the key metrics that drive decisions

  Author Ben Yoskovitz talks about the unflinching honesty of the right key metrics and what it means to the success of the business.

• August 26, 2013 26 Aug'13

  New guide lays out how to use Lean analytics to grow a business

  In a new book, co-authors Ben Yoskovitz and Alistair Croll dig into how Lean analytics can guide a business' development and growth.

• August 20, 2013 20 Aug'13

  CIO drives tech-enabled golf with repeatable processes, innovation labs

  TopGolf CIO Tom LaPlante helps drives the tech-enabled business by implementing stable processes and turning every employee into an innovation ninja.

• August 08, 2013 08 Aug'13

  Cloud use strategy: Celtics VP of IT builds on wins, cuts losses

  Boston Celtics VP of IT leverages cloud use for business needs on and off the court and comes out winning -- even when he loses.

• July 26, 2013 26 Jul'13

  Data scientists and trust: Numbers don't lie -- but might fib a bit

  In this week's Searchlight, data scientists might have answers you're looking for, but are they the right ones? Plus, the new cloud fear and more.

• July 23, 2013 23 Jul'13

  IT service management needs to incorporate best-in-class consumer IT

  CIOs need to get their act together and incorporate best-in-class consumer IT services into their IT service management program.

• July 10, 2013 10 Jul'13

  Mobile business advice from Peter Vesterbacka of Angry Birds

  Still unconvinced mobile computing will change the world? Listen to what the Mighty Eagle of Angry Birds has to say.

• July 03, 2013 03 Jul'13

  Big data, bad analytics

  The value of big data is in the analytics -- not any old analytics but software customized to your business purpose. Anything less is bad analytics.

• July 02, 2013 02 Jul'13

  Seven steps to building an effective incident response program

  Often undervalued, a well-thought-out incident response program for security breaches gets its due in this tip by Forrester Research.

• July 02, 2013 02 Jul'13

  It's a mobile-first world and that means mobile BI too

  Viva mobile BI! As this CIO implements a mobile-first strategy, it only makes sense to do the same with business intelligence products and tools.

• June 27, 2013 27 Jun'13

  CIO designs an iPad analytics app that mirrors work, speeds decisions

  Guess? Inc. CIO Michael Relich delivered a mobile analytics app for the iPad that that was so good, employees bought their own devices just to use it.

• June 27, 2013 27 Jun'13

  The CIO position: Why you need to eat your own dog food

  When it comes to the CIO position, the want ads have yet to catch up with the skill set du jour.

• June 25, 2013 25 Jun'13

  Business innovation and collaboration inextricably linked, says SAS CIO

  Collaboration and innovation are two sides of the same coin, says SAS Institute CIO Keith Collins.

• June 24, 2013 24 Jun'13

  2013 SearchCIO-Midmarket IT Leadership Awards finalists

  The 2013 IT Leadership Awards honor the leadership and management skills of CIOs and IT execs in the midmarket space. Here, we reveal our finalists.

• June 19, 2013 19 Jun'13

  Business and social network apps belong together: Will they ever meet?

  Social and business apps need to merge. But does anyone know how that's going to happen?

• June 07, 2013 07 Jun'13

  MIT: A big data revolution is here, and it's past time for CIOs to lead

  The big data experts at the MIT CIO event made it official: Big data is transforming business. But it's complicated stuff, and it needs a CIO's touch.

• June 06, 2013 06 Jun'13

  IT project evaluation and portfolio management guide

  In this CIO Briefing, learn how to apply PPM strategies in the enterprise.

• June 06, 2013 06 Jun'13

  Project prioritization and portfolio management guide

  In this Midmarket CIO Briefing, learn how to effectively manage initiatives in your IT organization.

• June 03, 2013 03 Jun'13

  Airport CTO takes customer service to new heights with sensor technology

  Houston Airport CTO Lisa Kent uses sensor technology to provide superior service to her customers -- both internal and external.

• June 03, 2013 03 Jun'13

  How to secure mobile endpoints? Start with a mobile strategy

  IT strategy consultant Jack Gold discusses the hows and whys of securing mobile endpoints, starting with this rule: Mobile strategy comes first.

• May 31, 2013 31 May'13

  CIO shows competitive advantage, value of ERP and VDI all under budget

  IT Leadership Awards finalist CIO John Bowden showcased the value of ERP and VDI, with projects that saved money and workers' time.

• May 31, 2013 31 May'13

  Tactical and strategic health care CIO drives through industry turmoil

  Deanna Wise is a model blend of a tactical and strategic CIO, delivering top-notch services and leading a $2 billion EHR implementation.

• May 30, 2013 30 May'13

  Forrester CXi shows CIOs key to improving customer experience

  Companies that excel at customer experience work hand in glove with CIOs and IT, according to the Forrester 2013 Customer Experience Index.

• May 30, 2013 30 May'13

  At MIT Sloan, CEOs talk innovation strategies while China attacks

  The innovation strategies of the nation's most innovative CEOs seem oblivious to the greatest security hack in history. Why is that?

• May 28, 2013 28 May'13

  Disaster recovery infrastructure revamp gets industry attention

  A disaster recovery infrastructure revamp spotlights IT's ability to be a game changer for the business and industry.

• May 24, 2013 24 May'13

  City CIO propels open government initiative with technology innovation

  IT Leadership Awards finalist, CIO Jonathan Reichental, launched a successful open government initiative by using technology innovation.

• May 24, 2013 24 May'13

  #MITCIO tweets and tips on architecting the enterprise of the future

  Six takeaways from the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium on architecting the enterprise for cloud, big data, mobile, you-name-it.

• May 23, 2013 23 May'13

  As companies become more data-driven, the CIO role keeps on changing

  What's the CIO's role in today's data-driven, mobile, social, cloud business environment? That was a major theme for MIT Sloan CIO Symposium tweeters.

• May 22, 2013 22 May'13

  Are Multi-Hypervisor Environments Worth It?

  Are multi-hypervisor environments the right solution to virtualization oligarchy? Find out in the latest issue of CIO Decisions ezine.

• May 21, 2013 21 May'13

  Students-first mentality drives IT innovation at Athabasca University

  CIO Brian Stewart put students first in an overhaul of IT systems at Athabasca University. Read more about this IT Leadership Awards finalist.

• May 20, 2013 20 May'13

  Exploring the 'Big Data Frontier'

  IT business strategist Harvey Koeppel draws on historical data to explore the 'Big Data Frontier' and its potential to profoundly change the world.

• May 16, 2013 16 May'13

  For effective cybersecurity, communicate and cover your assets

  Learn how to tackle cybercrime from former White House CIO Theresa Payton and former federal Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt.

• May 14, 2013 14 May'13

  C-suite looking for team members, not captains of industry

  Is the decider-in-chief, an industry relic? One CIO headhunter says so. The new C-suite ideal is the collaborative team player.

• May 13, 2013 13 May'13

  A CIO's five-point plan for managing endpoint security

  Niel Nickolaisen offers a five-point solution for managing endpoint security for the hyper-connected enterprise -- starting with data governance.

• May 09, 2013 09 May'13

  Harnessing potential, avoiding problems with smaller PaaS providers

  Smaller PaaS providers or the usual suspects? Gartner's Yefim Natis discusses the pros of partnering with PaaS startups and how to avoid the cons.

• May 08, 2013 08 May'13

  Hybrid cloud management myths and integration challenges

  A successful hybrid cloud management strategy means asking the right questions. Gartner analyst Chris Wolf shares the top queries CIOs need to make.

• May 06, 2013 06 May'13

  Putting a price on information: The nascent field of infonomics

  Putting a monetary value on information

• May 02, 2013 02 May'13

  CIO's collaborative technologies and social media guide

  In this CIO Briefing on enterprise collaborative technologies and social networking, learn how these tools can foster teamwork and drive business success.

• April 25, 2013 25 Apr'13

  Rainmakers: Three CIOs who made revenue generation their business

  CIOs know alignment with the business is vital, but as IT emerges as a center of innovation, smart CIOs are taking charge of revenue generation.

• April 24, 2013 24 Apr'13

  Living the e-life amid security threats, privacy issues

  Businesses are advised to enlist employees in the effort to protect against security threats. That won't be easy for a generation living the e-life.

• April 18, 2013 18 Apr'13

  To be a better leader be a team player: CIO leadership lessons from a pro

  Former CIO of Marriott, now personal coach, Carl Wilson talks CIO leadership and the importance of integrating IT with the business.

• April 15, 2013 15 Apr'13

  Mastering digital business: This is not your father's Oldsmobile

  Digital business requires CIOs to use technology differently from how it was used to fuel innovation in the e-commerce age -- just ask Oldsmobile.

• April 07, 2013 07 Apr'13

  The Value of PPM

  Project and portfolio management helps IT bucket its most pressing initiatives, leading to better project spending and accountability.

• March 26, 2013 26 Mar'13

  A CIO boosts the business value of IT by helping customers make money

  CUNA Mutual Group CIO Rick Roy talks about building up IT business value by focusing on the customer -- the paying customer, that is.

• March 21, 2013 21 Mar'13

  Beyond the hype, CIOs can generate business value from big data tools

  Sears Holdings CTO Phil Shelley talks about how embracing big data tools led to a new business and how CIOs can use them to add value to the business.

• March 08, 2013 08 Mar'13

  As cybersecurity takes the spotlight, CIOs need to step up

  From the breakout sessions to the lounges to the main stage, at this week's Fusion CEO/CIO Symposium in Madison, Wis., privacy and cybersecurity were on nearly everyone's mind. Recent high-profile ...

• March 07, 2013 07 Mar'13

  Strategic agility planning guide for enterprise CIOs

  In this CIO Briefing, learn how to develop IT projects and practices at your organization through Agile methodologies.

• February 22, 2013 22 Feb'13

  Some extra compensation could prompt innovation

  Big tech companies like Apple and Facebook are accustomed to encouraging and fostering IT innovation among their employees and getting results. This week's SearchCIO.com Searchlight finds the ...

• February 15, 2013 15 Feb'13

  It's time to roll the dice with social networking

  Attention, businesses that aren't actively making use of social networking sites and tools: Go directly to obscurity, do not pass Go, do not collect market share. For you see, Monopoly game maker ...

• February 07, 2013 07 Feb'13

  Corporate data center guide for enterprise CIOs

  In this CIO Briefing, learn how enterprise CIOs can enable greener IT and the march toward mobile, virtualization and the cloud.

• February 01, 2013 01 Feb'13

  Information security breach turned into teachable moment

  Technically the public didn't need to know about the recent information security breach at "The New York Times." No customer information was compromised and no damage was done to affiliated ...

• January 25, 2013 25 Jan'13

  Data mining for social solutions

  Data mining is often associated with Big Brother-esque marketing tactics: Someone out there is assessing your personal shopping habits and other bits of info in order to sell you something they ...

• January 11, 2013 11 Jan'13

  CES no longer a hot ticket?

  As the folks at HowStuffWorks tweeted earlier, it seems like half the Internet is home sick today. Here at SearchCIO.com Searchlight, we're lucky to have a very flexible work-from-home policy that ...

• January 03, 2013 03 Jan'13

  IT disaster preparation and recovery guide for CIOs

  In this CIO Briefing, learn how CIOs are protecting their organization from security breaches and equipment failures.

• December 28, 2012 28 Dec'12

  Master list: Information technology news and 2013 predictions

  Here at SearchCIO.com Searchlight, there's nothing we like better than a good list -- it is, after all, our stock in trade! So it is our great pleasure to bring you, in these dwindling days of ...

• December 21, 2012 21 Dec'12

  Uniquely naughty threats to information security

  It's December 21, 2012 and since we're writing this and you're reading it, looks like that so-called Mayan apocalypse won't come to pass.  Well, that's a relief. Now that the world isn't ending, ...

• December 11, 2012 11 Dec'12

  DR Ascends to the Cloud

  Advances in cloud computing are taking backup strategies skyward and easing common business continuity concerns. Learn more in the latest issue of CIO Decisions ezine.

• December 06, 2012 06 Dec'12

  ITIL and ITSM strategy guide for enterprise CIOs

  In this enterprise guide to ITIL and ITSM frameworks, learn how CIOs can align the delivery of IT services with the needs of their organization.

• November 13, 2012 13 Nov'12

  Six ways the CIO job description is changing

  Our annual Role of the CIO survey points to a transformation in the CIO job description and the skills it entails. Learn more in this slideshow.

• November 12, 2012 12 Nov'12

  Mobile IT Network Revamp

  Mobile IT is radically changing how CIOs look at security, network capacity and their own IT users and customers.

• November 02, 2012 02 Nov'12

  Agile technology a beacon in Hurricane Sandy

  It's easy to feel a little jaded about the prevalence of technology these days. The capacity for constant connection means we're never really alone. Sometimes it's too much, but then something like ...

• October 19, 2012 19 Oct'12

  Newsweek is dead, long live digital disruption!

  This week's SearchCIO.com Searchlight comes to you from Forrester's Digital Disruption Forum in Orlando, which in turn inspired our findings around the web this week. From the sleepy South, comes ...

• October 04, 2012 04 Oct'12

  Social media guidelines and strategy for CIOs

  In this social media primer, learn how CIOs are establishing social media guidelines and strategies aimed at improving their enterprise network.

• September 20, 2012 20 Sep'12

  Should cloud service providers take a vertical tack?

  A specialty approach could be the answer for cloud service providers looking to ease enterprise CIO risk and compliance concerns.

• September 07, 2012 07 Sep'12

  A little healthy competition helps drive tech innovation

  For some folks the start of the fall season brings thoughts of  leaf peeping and apple picking. But  at SearchCIO.com Searchlight we can't help but think of competition. A presidential ...

• September 06, 2012 06 Sep'12

  Consumerization of technology guide for CIOs

  In this guide to the consumerization of technology in the enterprise, learn how CIOs are using emerging platforms to maintain competitive advantage.

• August 27, 2012 27 Aug'12

  Facial recognition technology to be used by local law enforcement

  Can local law enforcement utilize facial recognition technology against images now visible with the new Facebook privacy settings? That's one question raised by this week's Best of the Web, where ...