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29 Jul 2026
AI as a mindset: A growth guide for CIOs
CIOs are working hard to make the most of AI. But using it solely as a technology to automate workflows, rather than as a mindset for growth, can limit its potential. Continue Reading
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Opinion
29 Jun 2026
CIOs are looking for tech talent in the wrong places
CIOs face talent shortages by recruiting from narrow pools. Hire for curiosity, adaptability and problem-solving skills -- not just degrees. Continue Reading
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News
06 Nov 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
05 Nov 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
05 Nov 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
04 Nov 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
04 Nov 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
31 Oct 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
31 Oct 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
28 Oct 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
28 Oct 2013
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.' Continue Reading
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News
15 Oct 2013
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.' Continue Reading
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News
15 Oct 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
08 Oct 2013
Why is Microsoft licensing so complicated?
Live from the 2013 Gartner Symposium ITxpo, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer discusses why Microsoft licensing is so complicated. Continue Reading
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News
03 Oct 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
30 Sep 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
26 Sep 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
17 Sep 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
27 Aug 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
26 Aug 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
26 Aug 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
20 Aug 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
08 Aug 2013
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. Continue Reading
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30 Jul 2013
The 2013 Enterprise IT Leadership Awards: The Winners
We have the final tallies! Meet the winners in our 2013 SearchCIO Enterprise IT Leadership Awards, including our overall IT Leader of the Year. Continue Reading
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News
26 Jul 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
23 Jul 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
10 Jul 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
03 Jul 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
02 Jul 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
02 Jul 2013
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. Continue Reading
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27 Jun 2013
"IT News and Analysis for CIOs" RSS feed is moving!
As of July 1, the "IT News and Analysis" RSS feed will be moving off of the Pheedo platform. Instead, please bookmark the following URL to make sure you continue to receive our content: http://searchcio.techtarget.com/rss/IT-news-and-analysis-for-CIOs.xml. Continue Reading
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News
27 Jun 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
27 Jun 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
25 Jun 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
24 Jun 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
19 Jun 2013
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? Continue Reading
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News
11 Jun 2013
CEB: Three steps to an enterprise framework for managing cloud risks
The lack of a sound IT framework for managing cloud is a big hindrance to adopting cloud technologies. CEB offers CIOs a three-step remedy. Continue Reading
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News
07 Jun 2013
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. Continue Reading
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Tip
06 Jun 2013
Honing IT project management skills? Become master of the obvious
Overlooking the obvious happens to everyone. And it happens a lot when it comes to project and portfolio management (PPM), even among those with sound IT project management skills. Continue Reading
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News
06 Jun 2013
IT project evaluation and portfolio management guide
In this CIO Briefing, learn how to apply PPM strategies in the enterprise. Continue Reading
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News
06 Jun 2013
Project prioritization and portfolio management guide
In this Midmarket CIO Briefing, learn how to effectively manage initiatives in your IT organization. Continue Reading
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News
03 Jun 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
03 Jun 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
31 May 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
31 May 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
30 May 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
30 May 2013
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? Continue Reading
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News
28 May 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
24 May 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
24 May 2013
#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. Continue Reading
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News
23 May 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
22 May 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
21 May 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
20 May 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
16 May 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
14 May 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
13 May 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
09 May 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
08 May 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
06 May 2013
Putting a price on information: The nascent field of infonomics
Putting a monetary value on information Continue Reading
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02 May 2013
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. Continue Reading
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25 Apr 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
24 Apr 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
18 Apr 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
15 Apr 2013
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. Continue Reading
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News
07 Apr 2013
The Value of PPM
Project and portfolio management helps IT bucket its most pressing initiatives, leading to better project spending and accountability. Continue Reading
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26 Mar 2013
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. Continue Reading
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21 Mar 2013
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. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
08 Mar 2013
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 ... Continue Reading
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News
08 Mar 2013
Sports analytics and the CIO: 5 ways to win at data
Sports analytics hit the court at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. So, what lessons does this influx of sports data hold for CIOs? Continue Reading
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News
07 Mar 2013
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. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
22 Feb 2013
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 ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
15 Feb 2013
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 ... Continue Reading
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News
07 Feb 2013
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. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
01 Feb 2013
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 ... Continue Reading
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Definition
01 Feb 2013
business continuity management (BCM)
Business continuity management (BCM) is a framework for identifying an organization's risk of exposure to internal and external threats. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
25 Jan 2013
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 ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
11 Jan 2013
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 ... Continue Reading
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News
03 Jan 2013
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. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
28 Dec 2012
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 ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
21 Dec 2012
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, ... Continue Reading
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News
11 Dec 2012
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. Continue Reading
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News
06 Dec 2012
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. Continue Reading
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News
13 Nov 2012
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. Continue Reading
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News
12 Nov 2012
Mobile IT Network Revamp
Mobile IT is radically changing how CIOs look at security, network capacity and their own IT users and customers. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
02 Nov 2012
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 ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
19 Oct 2012
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 ... Continue Reading
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Definition
11 Oct 2012
Generation Facebook (Generation F)
Generation Facebook (Generation F) is a term used to define millennials who have grown up using social media as their primary networking tool. Continue Reading
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News
04 Oct 2012
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. Continue Reading
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News
20 Sep 2012
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. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
07 Sep 2012
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 ... Continue Reading
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News
06 Sep 2012
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. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
27 Aug 2012
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 ... Continue Reading
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News
13 Aug 2012
Creating competitive advantage through data analytics
In this week's roundup, as the title suggests, read three different ways of creating competitive advantage. Plus, why CIOs need to start questioning the green-ness of cloud. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
04 Aug 2012
CIO lights up Olympics with green tech innovation
Every four years, it's the same thing. We sit and watch the summer Olympics in awe of human physical potential and our minds begin to wander. What if we'd kept up those swimming lessons? If only we ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
03 Aug 2012
London summer games CIO deploys piezoelectricity
TechTarget is a believer in fostering new talent in journalism. Welcome Miki Onwudinjo to the SearchCIO-Midmarket.com family as our new editorial assistant. CIOs are leaders in determining the ... Continue Reading
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News
02 Aug 2012
A guide to IT sustainability practices for CIOs
In this guide to IT sustainability practices for CIOs, learn how to make your company greener through technology innovation. Continue Reading
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News
27 Jul 2012
Olympic-size woes and the dark side of tech innovation
This week's roundup finds former tech stars who won't be up on a podium anytime soon, the dark (Hat) side of innovation and heroic leadership lessons. Continue Reading
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News
20 Jul 2012
Conquering brain drain and big data analytics
In this week's roundup get tips on reviving your gray matter, discover the only question you need ask to solve your big data analysis dilemma and more. Continue Reading
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Definition
16 Jul 2012
PICK chart (Possible, Implement, Challenge and Kill chart)
A PICK chart (Possible, Implement, Challenge and Kill chart) is a visual tool for organizing ideas. The purpose of a PICK chart is to identify which ideas can be implemented easily and have a high payoff. Continue Reading
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News
13 Jul 2012
Scary-good tech innovation
This week's roundup of bits from around the Web includes some amazing tech innovation, social collaboration tips and a rather forgettable anniversary. Continue Reading
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News
10 Jul 2012
Why you don't want to Excel at virtualization capacity management
As more of your data center becomes virtualized, succeeding at capacity management increasingly depends on using the right tools. Continue Reading