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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
By- Jim O'Donnell, News Director
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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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14 Feb 2012
CIOs learning to juggle business growth strategies with technology
You start spending enough time around CIOs and you can really feel the changes swirling around them. On the one hand, CIOs and senior IT executives must drive business growth strategies through ... Continue Reading
By- Scot Petersen, Editorial Director
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News
14 Feb 2012
No honor-student bumper stickers for Steve Jobs
A roundup of items you might have missed from around the Web, including Steve Jobs' high school GPA and a possible storm over cloud privacy in the EU. Continue Reading
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13 Feb 2012
No honor-student bumper stickers for Steve Jobs
Top o’ the week to you. We're as laden with interesting Web tidbits as Adele is with Grammy awards today. Without further fanfare, here are six stories from around the Internet, the leadoff one a ... Continue Reading
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09 Feb 2012
Days are dwindling for successful Windows 7 migration
If you've been hitting the snooze button on Windows 7 migration, it's time to wake up -- you're already late. Continue Reading
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08 Feb 2012
2012 Global IT Forecast
TechTarget asked 2,642 IT professionals and business analysts around the world for their IT forecasts for 2012. The direction of IT budgets and the technologies getting attention may surprise. Continue Reading
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07 Feb 2012
Big data is dead? Long live analytics apps?
The view of BI as an enterprise-wide system similar to ERP is giving way to a more tactical, "disaggregated" approach based on analytics apps. Continue Reading
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02 Feb 2012
Is SaaS BI in your 'best interest'?
There's so much to say about cloud-based business intelligence tools. Until the next big story, here are some SaaS BI tidbits to tide you over. Continue Reading
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01 Feb 2012
Shared services strategy guide for enterprise CIOs
With a shared services strategy, enterprises can save on computing costs by not duplicating resources and boost security by keeping services in-house. Continue Reading
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01 Feb 2012
Who's the 'insider' security campaigns target?
Can CIOs learn anything from a security campaign launched by the military more than 60 years ago? Continue Reading
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News
31 Jan 2012
Shared services model puts focus on external customer
For Owens Corning CIO David Johns, a shared services model is key to a low-cost, high-value IT and business services delivery strategy. Continue Reading
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31 Jan 2012
Shared services are the next generation of IT
Last week I wrote about the transformation of banking services into products. This week I want to discuss different types of services--shared services. One of the first technology news stories I ... Continue Reading
By- Scot Petersen, Editorial Director
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31 Jan 2012
Enterprise CIO Decisions Ezine
The Enterprise CIO Decisions Ezine offers senior IT executives insights on pressing technology and management issues. Continue Reading
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27 Jan 2012
Cloud-based BI tools a trend with legs
Some are using them already; others want to but aren't. Everyone, however, seems to be talking about cloud-based business intelligence tools. Continue Reading
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24 Jan 2012
Google data center solutions to adapt in your own IT shop
Each week, we scour the World Wide Web to give you a quick punch of last week's biggest news stories and interesting blog posts. This week, we're taking a look at whether computer science should be ... Continue Reading
By- Wendy Schuchart, TechTarget
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News
23 Jan 2012
The CIO and the extended enterprise
The CIO role is stretching further into the outer limits of the "extended enterprise." Continue Reading
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19 Jan 2012
CIOs: Should your next IT hire be a consumer advocate?
How IT shops are changing and whom CIOs need to hire are big topics in the age of cloud and mobility. Should consumer advocates be on the list? Continue Reading
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16 Jan 2012
Banks on Twitter? Don't bank on it
Recently, I was with my son to open an account at the local branch of my once mighty but now struggling Mega Bank. The customer service rep ran through the "product" options we had for creating his ... Continue Reading
By- Scot Petersen, Editorial Director
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News
16 Jan 2012
Is rogue technology the cost of end user freedom?
CIOs inherit their predecessors' IT foundation, but as they clean up past mistakes, could they be laying their own foundation for rogue technology? Continue Reading
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12 Jan 2012
CIOs proving the value of technology investments
There's no easy way to prove the value of technology investments, but smart CIOs are finding new ones -- and smarter still, being proactive about it. Continue Reading
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10 Jan 2012
IT chargeback rankles the ranks and IT
IT chargeback is often called a necessary evil for shared services, but many IT executives are saying, "No, thanks" to such service charges. Continue Reading
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05 Jan 2012
Time to re-evaluate need for some endpoint security tools?
Security investments and priorities are a tricky thing to nail down, given that threats are constantly shifting, but one security precaution could be going the way of the dodo bird. Michael Daly, ... Continue Reading
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05 Jan 2012
Rosy outlook for services broker model may have thorns
The IT services-broker model might be good for your business, but one CIO cautions against letting the label define your role. Continue Reading
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05 Jan 2012
Re-evaluating endpoint security tools
Has technology advanced to the point that some endpoint security tools -- and the staff needed to support them -- will go away? Continue Reading
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23 Dec 2011
Bill limiting IT worker overtime pay could put CIOs in a tough spot
With technology boosters like these, who needs Scrooge? That's what many IT folks must be thinking when they take a gander at the sponsors of a bill before the U.S. Senate to limit overtime pay for ... Continue Reading
By- Linda Tucci, Industry Editor -- CIO/IT Strategy
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23 Dec 2011
Overtime pay limit could put CIOs in a tough spot
A bill limiting overtime pay for IT workers is one more example of politicians putting corporate interests ahead of individual workers, opponents say. Continue Reading
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21 Dec 2011
'IT as a services broker' model will carry beyond 2012
IT leaders are positioning themselves as facilitators or IT services brokers rather than as the managers and mainframe minders of yore. Continue Reading
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16 Dec 2011
CIOs have to be passionate and in fighting trim
To be executive material for the CIO job these days, you'll need more than a well-cut suit. Continue Reading
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13 Dec 2011
Cloud security planning should be part of strategy from beginning
What are you doing about cloud security planning? I say planning because, in a survey of attendees at the recent SearchCompliance.com Making the Case for the Cloud virtual seminar, more than ... Continue Reading
By- Scot Petersen, Editorial Director
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News
13 Dec 2011
Application portals for managing mobile devices no joke
CIOs are turning to application portals to meet mobile needs while protecting corporate IT policies. Continue Reading
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08 Dec 2011
Software laden with technical debt heading for a crash
Enterprise apps are carrying millions of dollars in technical debt, one study says. CIOs need to zero in on the mistakes that could level their companies. Continue Reading
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05 Dec 2011
Can you use the Kindle Fire for business?
Each week, we mine the Web for the jewels of knowledge that appeal to CIOs. This week, we're looking at the trend of using the Kindle Fire in business, what compels women to quit their IT teams and ... Continue Reading
By- Wendy Schuchart, TechTarget
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Blog Post
02 Dec 2011
Are you at risk? Huge Java vulnerability now weaponized and exploited
It's every CIO's worst nightmare -- that panicked call when you least expect it, delivering the worst possible news: "The firewall has been breached." We know that you do everything possible to ... Continue Reading
By- Wendy Schuchart, TechTarget
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Blog Post
14 Nov 2011
Tweak your corporate Twitter policy or risk getting p0wned
Each week we scour the Web and bring you the freshest scoop from around the blogosphere. This week, we're serving up tasty helpings of corporate Twitter intellectual property questions, IT ... Continue Reading
By- Wendy Schuchart, TechTarget
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Blog Post
01 Nov 2011
PCI DSS compliance may be the answer to more than credit card privacy
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard -- PCI DSS -- has been around for a few years and has seemingly done a good job of keeping credit card data safe. No, it's not a binding regulation, ... Continue Reading
By- Scot Petersen, Editorial Director
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Blog Post
31 Oct 2011
How to be a strategic leader in the IT industry
What happened in the IT world last week? Here's the scoop on what you might have missed, including how IBM set an example for strategic leadership, Hewlett-Packard Co.'s recent decision and cloud ... Continue Reading
By- Lisa Martinek, TechTarget
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Blog Post
25 Oct 2011
Apple's Siri speaks to iPhone users, but what is the message?
Full disclosure: I've been an iPhone user since 2008 and I just bought my second iPad. So, I'm not bashing Apple products, and I'm not bashing iPhone users or users of Apple products in general. ... Continue Reading
By- Scot Petersen, Editorial Director
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Blog Post
20 Oct 2011
Gartner Symposium/ITxpo urges creative destruction
Creative destruction. I've heard that term a lot this year, although it's hardly a new concept. From what's happening with the Occupy Wall Street madness to the pressure to innovate in the IT ... Continue Reading
By- Wendy Schuchart, TechTarget
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Blog Post
17 Oct 2011
The fallout from the BlackBerry outage
Here's what you may have missed last week while you were standing in line to get your new iPhone 4S or waiting for your email during the cataclysmic BlackBerry outage: • As anyone with a ... Continue Reading
By- Wendy Schuchart, TechTarget
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Blog Post
11 Oct 2011
What can we learn from the Steve Jobs Way?
There have been many timelines, retrospectives and other examinations of Apple founder Steve Jobs' career, aka the Steve Jobs Way, and it would be a waste if we don't learn lessons from him about ... Continue Reading
By- Scot Petersen, Editorial Director
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Blog Post
10 Oct 2011
Be more effective by increasing your business storytelling
It's been a busy week around the Web, and chances are you missed some things. Between the news of the iPhone 4S and Steve Jobs' death, it seems like the Web was absolutely sticky with Apple juice ... Continue Reading
By- Wendy Schuchart, TechTarget
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Blog Post
04 Oct 2011
Strong passwords are more important than ever
I recently asked one of my sons for passwords to his online accounts, for gaming, email, etc. Not because I'm nosy but because I'm trying to be a responsible parent and home IT administrator, and ... Continue Reading
By- Scot Petersen, Editorial Director
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Blog Post
03 Oct 2011
Whatever happened to last year's promising iPad clones?
Things getting hectic as you enter Q4? It seems like no matter what you do, you still just keep feeling like you're two steps behind. We know how it feels, and we're here to make it better. We've ... Continue Reading
By- Wendy Schuchart, TechTarget
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News
27 Sep 2011
GE's journey from waterfall to Agile practices
General Electric Co. turned to Agile practices to revamp software development in its Energy division. Now Agile is making its way across the company. Continue Reading
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27 Sep 2011
SIM CIO survey: IT budgets trend up, BI reigns as top CIO investment
When asked, "Are you better off than you were three years ago?" most IT organizations answer in the affirmative. IT budgets, hiring and salaries are on the rise at the majority of companies, ... Continue Reading
By- Linda Tucci, Industry Editor -- CIO/IT Strategy
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21 Sep 2011
Taking business back from cloud service providers
One in five of the companies responding to a Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) survey of cloud trends said they are moving some or all of their outsourced cloud systems back ... Continue Reading
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30 Aug 2011
Rooftop solar panels look to be a sound green investment
Rooftop solar panels are finally turning on a light bulb over some business leaders' heads. A big office park in my town is putting up solar panels on the roofs of two parking garages on its ... Continue Reading
By- Scot Petersen, Editorial Director
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22 Aug 2011
Death to the HP TouchPad tablets! Long live the king!
It's been a busy week in tech, with the demise of WebOS on everyone's lips and the inevitable budget crunch as we prepare for 2012. Never fear: We've scoured the Web so you don't have to! Here's a ... Continue Reading
By- Wendy Schuchart, TechTarget
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16 Aug 2011
How the Google acquisition of Motorola affects your mobile workforce
It's been a busy week in tech. Google's acquisition of Motorola has everyone wondering how it will affect their mobile workforce. Here's a tasting menu of the choicest bits around the Web, ... Continue Reading
By- Wendy Schuchart, TechTarget
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15 Aug 2011
Test your social media risk management IQ: A SearchCompliance.com quiz
Proliferating social networks have cast a spotlight on social media risk management. Take our quiz to find out if you are up to speed on social media. Continue Reading
By- SearchCompliance.com Staff
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29 Jul 2011
Does your Internet usage policy make your employees cry?
How are you feeling today? Lonely? Upset? Vaguely withdrawn from society? If so, quick -- check your Twitter stream on your smartphone. Better now? We've all heard BlackBerry jokingly referred to ... Continue Reading
By- Wendy Schuchart, TechTarget
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26 Jul 2011
IT transformation means one thing: New IT job skills needed
I found it amusing/disturbing during the NFL player lockout that players were worried about making ends meet. Many players should certainly learn new job skills for when their playing days end, but ... Continue Reading
By- Scot Petersen, Editorial Director
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22 Jul 2011
Comic-Con: IT innovation lessons from dudes in Stormtrooper suits
There are a few annual events I adore even though I'll never ever go to any of them: Burning Man, SXSW, TED, and this time of year, Comic-Con. When you're hyper-focused on IT innovation, you ... Continue Reading
By- Chris Gonsalves, TechTarget
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18 Jul 2011
IPad Bluetooth keyboards, iPad’s own keyboard vulnerable to hackers
Were you on vacation and unplugged last week? While you're planning your shopping list for the week, you might want to add an iPad Bluetooth keyboard and a 20-foot touch-screen wall. Here's what ... Continue Reading
By- Wendy Schuchart, TechTarget
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12 Jul 2011
What chief information officers have in common with Kevin Bacon
What does a chief information officer have in common with Kevin Bacon? Mathematics. The Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon Game has been around for a while. It proves that all of us are more intertwined ... Continue Reading
By- Scot Petersen, Editorial Director
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08 Jul 2011
Can the new Google social network overtake Facebook?
Facebook and Google have been at war for years. They want your eyes on their sites, and they'll do anything toward that goal. You've undoubtedly heard about the potential new heir to the Facebook ... Continue Reading
By- Wendy Schuchart, TechTarget
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28 Jun 2011
Even the Geek Doctor couldn't save Google Health
My first thought when I heard that Google Health is shutting down is, "what's the Geek Doctor going to do?" My second thought was shock. Dr. John Halamka, aka the "Geek Doctor," has been one of ... Continue Reading
By- Scot Petersen, Editorial Director
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24 Jun 2011
Vulnerability in Dropbox security leaves user accounts wide open
No bones about it: Dropbox security just took a huge dive in user confidence. This past Sunday, Dropbox user accounts -- all of them -- were open and accessible to the world, no password required. ... Continue Reading
By- Wendy Schuchart, TechTarget
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Blog Post
16 Jun 2011
Does your business know the enterprise can't be run on rogue IT?
The question to Warren Ritchie, CIO at the Volkswagen Group of America, was pretty standard: What was the biggest surprise he faced when he came into the IT world? Ritchie was speaking at the ... Continue Reading
By- Linda Tucci, Industry Editor -- CIO/IT Strategy
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16 Jun 2011
Public-sector CIOs leading IT transformation
I'm not sure about you, but my first impression of government's use of technology is that they are still working off VAX computers and dumb terminals. But, really, it's quite the contrary. Here are ... Continue Reading
By- Scot Petersen, Editorial Director
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Blog Post
13 Jun 2011
TrueCrypt and Dropbox go together like peanut butter and chocolate
We've scoured the Web and compiled a crib sheet for the best and most interesting tidbits from around the IT blogosphere last week, including using TrueCrypt and Dropbox for data encryption, the ... Continue Reading
By- Wendy Schuchart, TechTarget
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Blog Post
07 Jun 2011
Outsourcing services need the right mix of commodity and strategy
Discover Card has made a celebrity out of "Peggy," but despite the credit card provider's efforts to humorously discredit outsourcing services in former Soviet Bloc countries, Ukraine is seeing ... Continue Reading
By- Scot Petersen, Editorial Director
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24 May 2011
Failed promotion for Amazon cloud storage affects consumer confidence
It's one of those things that looks fantastic on paper: Introduce your cloud service to the consumer market by packaging it with a super-cheap, eagerly anticipated superstar's new album. Amazon did ... Continue Reading
By- Wendy Schuchart, TechTarget
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Blog Post
03 May 2011
CIO innovation is about getting ahead of the problems
My colleagues and I in the CIO/IT Strategy Media Group have spent much of the first half of 2011 talking with CIOs about innovation. So much time that I think I might go crazy asking another ... Continue Reading
By- Scot Petersen, Editorial Director
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28 Apr 2011
PlayStation Network breach is Sony's shameful nadir
Another week, another major hack. It seems these things go in cycles. There was a major breach at email provider Epsilon earlier this month. But the recent attack on the PlayStation Network is ... Continue Reading
By- Scot Petersen, Editorial Director
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21 Apr 2011
What does it mean that Wal-Mart is buying social media company Kosmix?
When I read the news that Wal-Mart is buying a small software company specializing in social networking, thoughts swirled. How they swirled! Kosmix upsets the Wal-Mart cosmos. All that stuff about ... Continue Reading
By- Linda Tucci, Industry Editor -- CIO/IT Strategy
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Blog Post
19 Apr 2011
Cisco killed the Flip camera and other surprises
The news last week that Cisco killed the Flip mini-camcorder -- or, as Cisco put it, restructured its consumer products division -- is full of surprises. First, I have to admit, even as a Cisco ... Continue Reading
By- Scot Petersen, Editorial Director
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13 Apr 2011
In the cloud, even custom apps will be a commodity
I'll make this short because God knows you've read enough about cloud computing and its software variation, SaaS. This concerns the cloud and custom apps, in particular the proprietary apps and IT ... Continue Reading
By- Linda Tucci, Industry Editor -- CIO/IT Strategy
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12 Apr 2011
What have we learned from the Epsilon security breach?
My wife and I started getting the emails April 4. Best Buy. Our bank. Other e-commerce sites we had shopped. The impact of the Epsilon security breach was far and wide. My first thought was that at ... Continue Reading
By- Scot Petersen, Editorial Director
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07 Apr 2011
Are CIO leadership skills moot if the business has you pigeonholed?
Are you lacking in CIO leadership skills, or do you lack CIO leadership qualities because the business has boxed you in, pigeonholed you as the IT guy? The question came up at a private dinner for ... Continue Reading
By- Linda Tucci, Industry Editor -- CIO/IT Strategy
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Blog Post
05 Apr 2011
Are the Mozilla Firefox 4 and IE9 releases wreaking havoc on your old apps?
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 and Mozilla Firefox 4 dropped within a week of each other, and now that the dust has settled, Internet users are finding that there are pieces of their daily lives ... Continue Reading
By- Wendy Schuchart, TechTarget
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01 Apr 2011
Cloudsourcing and lean methodology tap customer input
Whether your IT organization is thinking about becoming lean or using cloudsourcing techniques, it all boils down to customer input. After all, they're the ones on the front line, with the best ... Continue Reading
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29 Mar 2011
The need for IT innovation leads to aggressive collaboration
IT innovation is what happens when there's no money for new equipment but plenty of fresh ideas emanating from all parts of the business. Continue Reading
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11 Mar 2011
Why aren't more women in executive careers in IT?
Tuesday was International Women's Day. The United Nations' theme for 2011: "Equal access to education, training and science and technology." Last week at the FusionCIO conference in Madison, Wis., ... Continue Reading
By- Wendy Schuchart, TechTarget
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07 Mar 2011
control framework
A control framework is a data structure that organizes and categorizes an organization’s internal controls, which are practices and procedures established to create business value and minimize risk. Continue Reading
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04 Mar 2011
Companies eyeing cloud brokers to manage multiple cloud services
Some IT departments are aggressively adopting "cloud-first" strategies for new deployments. Instead of buying new servers, they're looking at Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS); rather than ... Continue Reading
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01 Mar 2011
What would an Internet kill switch really mean?
The Internet shutdown in Eqypt last month raised questions regarding whether the U.S. would be able to do the same with a so-called Internet kill switch bill. This is not the first time such a bill ... Continue Reading
By- Scot Petersen, Editorial Director
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10 Feb 2011
Effects of the Egypt Internet shutdown
It's a sign of how dependent our lives have become on the Internet, or more accurately, of "being connected." News of Egypt cutting off Internet and cellular service for five days this week shocked ... Continue Reading
By- Scot Petersen, Editorial Director
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08 Feb 2011
Software tools can be basis for successful ITIL strategy
The IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) can be a useful tool -- for those who have ventured into it. Just 40% of 169 IT managers at midmarket firms surveyed by SearchCIO-Midmarket.com last year ... Continue Reading
By- Scot Petersen, Editorial Director
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01 Feb 2011
IT innovation is just a matter of time
Innovation is a popular topic among IT professionals and media. It's also one of the more misunderstood concepts. If you ask 10 CIOs what IT innovation means to them or to their companies, you will ... Continue Reading
By- Scot Petersen, Editorial Director
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News
01 Feb 2011
IT offshore outsourcing markets, options on the rise, Gartner says
The never-ending quest to cut IT costs is opening up new IT offshoring markets. Here are a look at Gartner's latest assessment and a new index from IT advisory firm TPI Inc. Continue Reading
By- Linda Tucci, Industry Editor -- CIO/IT Strategy
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27 Jan 2011
Offshore outsourcing: China runs the sun, will it rule the cloud too?
Gartner came out with its annual list of the top 30 countries for offshore outsourcing. Despite my complicated relationship with lists (totally sucked in and deeply skeptical), I've found the ... Continue Reading
By- Linda Tucci, Industry Editor -- CIO/IT Strategy
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13 Jan 2011
Data center transformation: Evolution or revolution?
As we continue to chronicle the "disappearing" data center, we have to consider the ongoing transformation of the enterprise application. Software as a Service, Web-based applications, cloud ... Continue Reading
By- Scot Petersen, Editorial Director
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12 Jan 2011
Private cloud computing is more than a virtualized environment
Private cloud computing will take hold in 2011, experts say, as enterprises move beyond a virtualized environment to such cloud attributes as metered use and chargeback. Continue Reading
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07 Jan 2011
CIO resumes: Passing the eyeball test and the black ink test
Judging character and qualifications is a tough thing. The annual debate over the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame voting is going on, following the announcement of the two newest members, ... Continue Reading
By- Scot Petersen, Editorial Director
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23 Dec 2010
Post-WikiLeaks computer security measures include hired hackers
Those of you who find the Wikileaks story fascinating, as I do, might enjoy zooming through Red's Query, a fictional piece of work by technology media executive Eric Lundquist. The last quarter of ... Continue Reading
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22 Dec 2010
Spreading cheer and good health through a virtual reality game
We got Kinect. For Christmas and the winter ahead, my husband said. For when the house is empty again and the weather outside is frightful. It will be good for our health, he told me. I do not play ... Continue Reading
By- Linda Tucci, Industry Editor -- CIO/IT Strategy
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16 Dec 2010
Forget virtual machine management -- go to the cloud
There are still many IT shops that have not virtualized the majority of their servers. Many still haven’t moved virtual machines (VMs) to a production environment yet. In fact, some may sidestep ... Continue Reading
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15 Dec 2010
Can the use of social media skew sales forecasts?
Best Buy uses social media like a pro, or as professionally as a business can, given the newness of the communication mode. The company's Twelpforce service enlists the passion of Best Buy's entire ... Continue Reading
By- Linda Tucci, Industry Editor -- CIO/IT Strategy
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13 Dec 2010
CIO podcasts: Information technology and leadership news and tips
At SearchCIO.com, we're always looking for new ways to deliver the latest IT news and trends. Download these podcasts and listen on the go! Continue Reading
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10 Dec 2010
Budgets, big data and staffing among top CIO concerns
There's good news for CIOs who need to find a way to do more with less: most IT budgets will stay flat or even increase by as much as 10% in 2011, according to a live survey of more than 2,000 ... Continue Reading
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10 Dec 2010
Outsourcing vs. insourcing: The line's not so clear
An important part of a CIO's job is understanding which IT functions are best handled by others and which should be kept in-house. But the answer is not always so clear-cut in the outsourcing vs. ... Continue Reading
By- Linda Tucci, Industry Editor -- CIO/IT Strategy
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02 Dec 2010
An old data center infrastructure looks new in a coat of green
Thinking about heading out to Gartner Inc.'s 29th annual Data Center Conference in Las Vegas next week, I'm reminded of how much data center infrastructure has changed since the mid-1980s, when ... Continue Reading
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02 Dec 2010
How do you know if your SaaS provider is healthy? Here's the scoop
How do you know if your SaaS provider is a good choice? A session at the recent MIT Sloan CFO Summit provided some insight that might prove useful the next time you're vetting a SaaS provider. The ... Continue Reading
By- Linda Tucci, Industry Editor -- CIO/IT Strategy
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30 Nov 2010
Social bots by 2015, and other technology predictions from Gartner
Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are behind us. Time to bring out the 2011 technology predictions. Hot off the presses from the Gartner research files are the consultancy's top ... Continue Reading
By- Linda Tucci, Industry Editor -- CIO/IT Strategy
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16 Nov 2010
99.999 (Five nines or Five 9s)
In computers, 99.999 (often called "five 9s") refers to a desired percentage of availability of a given computer system. Continue Reading
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10 Nov 2010
In the absence of spreadsheet management, horror lurks
Is the spreadsheet dead? Has the cockroach been eradicated? A half-billion people use Excel. For a story this week on spreadsheet management, I not only learned that the spreadsheet is alive and ... Continue Reading
By- Linda Tucci, Industry Editor -- CIO/IT Strategy
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03 Nov 2010
The eyes have it: CIOs need video content management -- now!
I am entertained by a good video as much as anyone, I dare say, especially those made by a close relative in the science field, and any number of YouTube hits as well (for example, Hahaha and David ... Continue Reading
By- Linda Tucci, Industry Editor -- CIO/IT Strategy
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29 Oct 2010
Why some IT executives are gung ho about cloud computing technology
If the turnout at the recent Society for Information Management (SIM) meeting in Boston is any indication, IT executives are seriously interested in cloud computing technology. And although ... Continue Reading
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28 Oct 2010
Agile adoption basics, and basic mistakes
I came across a helpful post on the Edge of Chaos/Agile development blog on the 10 most common mistakes for agile adoption. No. 1: Don’t start with a tool. Choosing a tool will only slow down agile ... Continue Reading
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28 Oct 2010
Business intelligence technology 3.0 is all about control, but whose?
In search of information for a story on business intelligence technology 2.0, I was informed politely by the head of the BI practice of a global IT provider that I was at least six years behind the ... Continue Reading
By- Linda Tucci, Industry Editor -- CIO/IT Strategy