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28 Aug 2026
Enterprises aren't rushing to Microsoft 365 E7's AI promise
Microsoft 365 E7 bundles productivity apps with AI tools like Copilot into one SKU, but customers are hesitating to adopt over ROI, hidden consumption costs and contract lock-in. Continue Reading
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News
28 Aug 2026
Where should CIOs invest next? IT leaders weigh in
Six CIOs share where they would invest if their IT budgets increased. AI leads, with data, infrastructure and security investments helping to scale it. 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
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Tutorial
05 Jul 2012
Virtualization management guide for enterprise CIOs
In this guide to virtualization management for enterprise CIOs, read about launching or updating a virtualization strategy, VDIs and use cases. Continue Reading
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News
03 Jul 2012
Girls who code may become women in computer science
Girls Who Code seeks to give teenage girls the skills to pursue degrees in technology and join the sparse ranks of women in computer science. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
02 Jul 2012
Leap second creates havoc for cloud computing services
Did the "leap second" get you down this weekend? Did the Amazon cloud computing services outage prevent you from watching old episodes of Louie on your iPad’s Netflix app? Us too. Between all of ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
29 Jun 2012
A revolutionary idea to promote women in computer science
Who went and put a holiday in the middle of the week? Well, if you're not getting a long weekend out of it, at least the Fourth will break up your week -- goodness knows summer weeks are always ... Continue Reading
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Tip
27 Jun 2012
Virtualization technologies for DR, desktops
This FAQ explores the ways CIOs are expanding the reach of virtualization technologies in their organizations and managing this growth. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
26 Jun 2012
Yammer does little to boost Microsoft's enterprise collaboration wares
So, with its $1.2 billion acquisition of Yammer, Microsoft confirms its desire to become a player in "enterprise social." My question is, since when was the company not all about enterprise ... Continue Reading
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News
26 Jun 2012
Is Yammer a solution to a CIO problem or a trap?
Has Microsoft just solved a huge CIO problem with its acquisition of Yammer, or laid a trap for IT in a bring-your-own-device era? Continue Reading
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Blog Post
23 Jun 2012
Summer brings the heat and cool tech innovation
Don't know about you, but we here in the Boston area have had just about enough heat in the first two days of summer to last all season. They say it helps to think cool thoughts -- it ... Continue Reading
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Definition
21 Jun 2012
Yammer
Yammer is a private microblogging and collaboration platform for enterprise social networking. Unlike public social media platforms such as Twitter,Yammer only allows members to connect with other members who belong to the same email domain. Continue Reading
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News
19 Jun 2012
Buddying up to HR to solve your tech hiring headache
CIOs looking for allies in the IT revolution will want human resources on their side in facing the challenge of tech hiring. Continue Reading
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News
18 Jun 2012
What the Queen of Soul can teach about social CRM
In this week's roundup of interesting items from around the Web, we present a musical key to social CRM, Google's search for love and more. Continue Reading
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News
13 Jun 2012
Relocated, remote workers may be worth financial risk
Fearing the financial risk, many companies are missing out on IT talent by not considering hiring remote workers or paying for relocation. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
12 Jun 2012
The role of the CIO is changing: What is your company doing about it?
I am going through the data from the second annual SearchCIO.com Role of the CIO survey. So far, the data suggests more skewing toward business transformation and innovation and away from ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
11 Jun 2012
The Apple Retina display: Big whoop?
Each week, we round up an executive summary of the high points around the blogosphere. This week, we're taking a look at the legality of Internet traffic regulation and how the big Internet ... Continue Reading
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News
08 Jun 2012
Access is necessary but not sufficient for mobile IT
It's easy to forget how breathtakingly quickly mobile IT made its way to the enterprise. Educating, not just providing access, will be key for CIOs. Continue Reading
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Tutorial
07 Jun 2012
Enterprise mobile apps and business software guide
Are enterprise mobile apps taking your business software to the next level? Establish a strategy for enterprise mobile apps with this guide. Continue Reading
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News
05 Jun 2012
CIO skills in most demand: The ability to 'helicopter'
Does your CIO skills repertoire include the ability to "helicopter"? Then do I have a job for you! Continue Reading
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Blog Post
04 Jun 2012
Corporate innovation: Why you're never going to win
We scoured last week's blogs for the best and brightest blog posts and media on topics of interest to midmarket CIOs. This week we're examining the problems that plague midsize corporations, like ... Continue Reading
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News
04 Jun 2012
Social media tips and other helpful lists
In this week's roundup, we have a list made up primarily of lists -- how meta! Included are social media tips and a general how-to on being a good CIO. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
02 Jun 2012
Social media tips and other helpful lists
The Late Show Top 10, Billboard's Hot 100 -- everybody loves a good list. (Except, perhaps, those of the "to-do" variety.) To help satisfy that hankering for digestible order, this week's roundup ... Continue Reading
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News
01 Jun 2012
Filling soft skills gap may be easier than you think
Some of our readers responded to a recent story about the perceived soft skills gap in IT suggesting the talent leaders are seeking could be all around them. Continue Reading
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News
25 May 2012
The revolution is here, but is the CIO’s role about cleaning up the mess?
Welcome to the revolution, err, MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, complete with bomb throwers, cautionary tales and pondering about the CIO role. Continue Reading
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News
22 May 2012
CEOs: CIOs earn seat at the table by creating competitive advantage
CIOs who master new technologies and wring value from legacy systems are great, but what CEOs really want is a partner in creating competitive advantage. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
18 May 2012
Really big deals: Facebook IPO and SEC guidance on cybersecurity
Unless you've been living in outer space (or on MySpace), it's impossible not to know that today is the day Facebook drops its privacy settings and friends the NASDAQ. News and analysis abound, but ... Continue Reading
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News
18 May 2012
Even a minor lapse in security protocol can lead to major costs
When security protocols are neglected, data isn't the only loss. A breach in Utah cost the state CIO his job and possibly his reputation. Continue Reading
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News
18 May 2012
Really big deals: Facebook IPO and SEC guidance on cybersecurity
Read about this week's biggest tech news, including Facebook's long-awaited IPO and the SEC's guidance on cybersecurity. Continue Reading
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News
16 May 2012
Disaster recovery documentation falling short
Disaster recovery documentation can make or break your DR strategy. Continue Reading
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News
15 May 2012
FAQ: Info-on-demand era calls for mobile strategy
With the rising demand for access to information anytime, anywhere and on any device, a strong mobile strategy is paramount to CIO success. Continue Reading
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News
12 May 2012
Of motherhood and mobile strategy
In this week's roundup, we make a highly unscientific link between motherhood and mobile strategy and get a glimpse of Siri's possible true calling. Continue Reading
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News
10 May 2012
Mobile spending seeding a business revolution
Mobile computing is burning up the enterprise in more ways than one. A new report on mobile spending adds a piece of kindling to the rage. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
09 May 2012
BI? Website relaunch? It's all about mobile app design
Enterprises are outsourcing mobile app design and keeping the names of their partners a closely guarded secret for competitive gain. IT departments are being asked to redesign customer-facing ... Continue Reading
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News
09 May 2012
BI? Website relaunch? It's all about mobile app design
Whether it's a conversation about websites, business intelligence, sales, you name it -- all roads lead to mobile app design. Continue Reading
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News
04 May 2012
Sometimes tech innovation is the only option
This week's roundup of bits from around the Web includes two interesting looks at tech innovation. Plus, could your Facebook profile help save a life? Continue Reading
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News
04 May 2012
Do CIOs care about gaining a competitive advantage?
Do CIOs care enough about gaining a competitive advantage—or is collegiality the secret of success in IT? Continue Reading
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Tutorial
03 May 2012
Enterprise CIO project management resources guide
Project management success requires proper planning, a dedicated team and a deft CIO touch. Learn more in this project management resources guide. Continue Reading
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News
01 May 2012
Four ways to improve your change management strategy
What creates the most bottlenecks when it comes to a change management strategy? One expert outlines the biggest offenders. Continue Reading
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News
28 Apr 2012
Promoting innovation, from boss-less offices to tweaking big data
This week's roundup of tidbits from the Web includes ways of promoting innovation, as well as talent in the workplace. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
27 Apr 2012
Promoting innovation, from boss-less offices to tweaking big data
Sometimes innovation begets innovation. This week, check out a gaming company that took the rather innovative step of eliminating hierarchy in the workplace and found it led to -- innovation. On a ... Continue Reading
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News
27 Apr 2012
Privacy concerns surround Google cloud storage service
Soon after Google launched its Drive cloud storage service, data privacy and security worries arose. Continue Reading
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News
26 Apr 2012
CIOs get no respect? They should follow the money
CIOs don't get any respect from CEOs on innovation leadership. Don't get miffed, follow the money. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
24 Apr 2012
COBIT 5.0 takes IT governance frameworks to next level
It's one thing to get excited about new releases of Windows, iPhones or even HTML. It's another to get jacked and pumped about IT governance frameworks. But in the case of COBIT 5.0, you should. ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
20 Apr 2012
Eco-friendly technology: Green means go, especially in Nebraska
Have you had a "taxing" week? Bad puns probably won't make you feel any better, but checking out our weekly roundup of news bits and analysis just might -- it's totally free. Earth Day is coming up ... Continue Reading
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News
20 Apr 2012
Seeing the obvious is an IT project management skill
Having good IT project management skills can mean knowing when you don't need them. Continue Reading
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News
17 Apr 2012
Quotable quotes on the role of the CIO
The best comments on the role of the CIO often don't make it into stories. Here's a collection of insightful and often humorous CIO side comments. Continue Reading
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News
13 Apr 2012
Reading the tea leaves on the CIO job shakeup at BofA
What do companies want from their CIOs? This week's shakeup in the CIO job at Bank of America suggests the question is not given to easy answers. Continue Reading
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News
12 Apr 2012
CIOs want exit options from cloud service providers
Security and compliance remain top concerns for CIOs seeking cloud service providers, but vendor lock-in isn't far behind. Continue Reading
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News
06 Apr 2012
Analytics racing past our ability to 'gestalt' it
The Gartner BI summit on the promise of analytics technology pointed up our losing battle to harness and humanize technology. Continue Reading
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Tutorial
05 Apr 2012
Strategic outsourcing and vendor management guide
Get strategic outsourcing tips and IT vendor management best practices in this IT outsourcing guide for enterprise CIOs. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
03 Apr 2012
Geek Squad move is a peek into the future of IT for SMBs
Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy announced recently that it is extending its Geek Squad computer help services to small businesses and other partners. In its own way, this move says a lot ... Continue Reading
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News
02 Apr 2012
Business transformation and the human touch
Business transformation, and how the CIO can bring this to bear through adaptability and a bit of a human touch. Continue Reading
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News
30 Mar 2012
Teamwork is important, folks at the top say
Teamwork is important. Two born leaders tell CIOs why. Continue Reading
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News
27 Mar 2012
Personal cloud solutions part of a frictionless future
By 2015, analysts say, personal cloud products will displace PCs as the hub of consumers' digital lives, with annual spending topping $2 trillion. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
23 Mar 2012
Spring is here, and innovation is in the air
Spring is here, the season of renewal. In honor of this time of all things fresh and new, this week's roundup includes a peek at innovators who inspire an innovator, the ways Best Buy's new digital ... Continue Reading
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News
23 Mar 2012
Spring is here, and innovation is in the air
In this week's roundup of news and notable bits from around the Web, spring brings thoughts of innovation. Continue Reading
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News
23 Mar 2012
Will cloud service providers create a jobs boom?
Are cloud service providers fueling major job growth, or just re-employing workers bumped by the cloud? Continue Reading
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News
21 Mar 2012
A tale of two data quality theories
Data quality still hobbles business intelligence efforts. The question is what to do about it. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
20 Mar 2012
Renewable energy sources scarce, but there's plenty of energy to save
This wasn't a new story, but it was to me. So, I was a little disappointed to read about the dangers of wind power. Dangers? From a clean, renewable energy source? Yes, the magnets used to build ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
16 Mar 2012
The bad example set by the Britannica online edition
This week, the Encyclopaedia Britannica announced that its most recent print run would be its last, ending a 244-year run of printing out giant tomes. The $1,395 print-bound sets were swooped up by ... Continue Reading
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News
16 Mar 2012
Siri, find me a good lawyer
In this week’s roundup, a legalpalooza: Yahoo sues Facebook, someone sues Siri and a lawyer slowly backs away from her Pinterest boards. Continue Reading
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News
16 Mar 2012
Where are the women in computer science?
Women are nearly at parity with men when it comes to bachelor's degrees in science and engineering. So, why are so few women in computer science? Continue Reading
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News
15 Mar 2012
How big data improves an information security strategy
A security guru discusses new ways of looking at the intersection between big data and an information security strategy. Continue Reading
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News
12 Mar 2012
Who’s afraid of the iPad 3?
This week’s bits include why the iPad 3 should put a scare in the competition, and an example of how CIOs who consider the consumer come out on top. Continue Reading
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News
09 Mar 2012
The love-hate nature of unified communications
A unified communications strategy where workers are empowered to make decisions comes up against management's need to control. Continue Reading
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News
07 Mar 2012
Self-service BI: Power to the user
Self-service BI is another sign that user empowerment is well under way at many enterprises. Continue Reading
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News
03 Mar 2012
Security woes and a different kind of Net threat
We're feeling a little vulnerable this week. Maybe it's because our cache of tech bits is a little heavy on security issues. Continue Reading
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News
02 Mar 2012
The 2020 vision for ERP
The look and feel will change, but the value of ERP will remain as strong as ever through the next decade and predicted "frictionless enterprise." Continue Reading
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Tutorial
29 Feb 2012
Enterprise business intelligence tutorial for CIOs
In this enterprise business intelligence tutorial for CIOs, learn how to get started, what makes BI successful and the future of BI technologies. Continue Reading
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News
28 Feb 2012
Data loss statistics: Emerging culprits
Social networking, cloud computing and mobile technology create business opportunities. But data loss statistics show these advances create risks too. Continue Reading
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News
24 Feb 2012
No need to search, they know what you want
Tidbits of news and analysis from the week that was, including another manipulation of big data, three steps to becoming the CIO you know you are and one mobile device that might give you headaches. Continue Reading
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News
24 Feb 2012
Silence on business analytics speaks volumes
The next time your CIO pals clam up about business analytics, watch out. They're on to something. You should be too. Continue Reading
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News
22 Feb 2012
BI strategies evolve for big data analysis needs
"Big data" is a buzzword no more. CIOs are adapting their BI strategies to meet the challenges of big data analysis. Continue Reading
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News
21 Feb 2012
Mission-critical systems taking on dual roles
As CIOs take on new roles, they are finding new uses for mission-critical systems -- and that in turn is making their role more business-critical. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
20 Feb 2012
Are personal privacy violations just the cost of mobility?
Each week, we scour the Web and bring you the most tantalizing tidbits that hit our radar. This week, we're looking at the nasty reality of personal privacy violations, the price of insider trading ... Continue Reading
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News
18 Feb 2012
Shaping data in ways both scary and sweet
Interesting bits from the Internet that you might have missed, including Target's data analytics and Google's riding the consumerization-of-IT wave. Continue Reading
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News
15 Feb 2012
Is technology leadership training lacking?
A lack of technology leadership training specific to the CIO position leaves the up-and-comers fending for themselves. Continue Reading