Leadership and strategic planning
Effective leadership and strategic planning skills are the keys to success for any CIO. As more CIOs are expected to speak the language of the business and contribute to the success of the organization, leadership and strategic planning skills are essential. Find information and advice on effective leadership and strategic planning for CIOs, including news, tips and other resources, in this topic section.
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Tip
14 Mar 2024
Practical strategies for shadow IT management
Employees might believe that they need tools beyond the organization's scope. Learn how CIOs and their teams can properly manage shadow IT to avoid unnecessary risk. Continue Reading
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Feature
05 Jul 2023
Replacing vs. maintaining legacy systems
Understanding issues such as which systems hinder organizational performance can help IT leaders decide which legacy systems to replace and which to maintain. Continue Reading
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08 Mar 2010
CIO weekly wrap-up: Web browser wars in Europe, iPad's new ad and more
I'm back from a couple of days off in Los Angeles – my first trip to southern California, and a well-timed one as I got to witness some of the pre-Oscar hoopla for myself. Now, it's back to the ... Continue Reading
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News
08 Mar 2010
Are innovation strategies back on CIO agendas?
After taking a backseat to cost-cutting during the recession, innovation strategies are back on business agendas. Is your IT innovation strategy in place? Continue Reading
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26 Feb 2010
Public sector challenges mitigated by IT governance framework
Addressing public sector challenges is made easier by having a strong IT governance framework in place, leading to the best possible service to residents. Continue Reading
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12 Feb 2010
Silicon Valley economy: Recession hitting IT hard at its epicenter
A few weeks ago, over a delicious dinner of Thai food with my uncle visiting from the Palo Alto area, I went on and on about my job here at SearchCIO.com and about all the various social media ... Continue Reading
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08 Feb 2010
CIO weekly wrap-up: Super Bowl technology and Google's advertising
Super Bowl Sunday was yesterday, so let the Monday-morning quarterbacking begin! The turning point in the game was the Saints' decision to go for that onsides kick at the beginning of the second ... Continue Reading
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04 Feb 2010
2009 IT lessons: How did the recession change your IT organization?
I can't believe it's already February (and thank goodness: I wouldn't have been able to wait much longer for "Lost" to return!). Here at SearchCIO.com, even though a full month of 2010 is behind ... Continue Reading
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04 Feb 2010
Merck, Chevron and BP are touting a new IT management framework
It’s easy to forget how young a discipline IT is, given its enormous presence in our lives. Yesterday, however, that fact was front and center, as I watched the top IT talent at Intel Corp., Merck ... Continue Reading
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News
04 Feb 2010
2009 IT lessons: How did the recession change your IT organization?
IT lessons from 2009 abound as enterprise CIOs and their IT organizations reflect on the recession and the benefits of IT cuts. What are your recession lessons for 2010 and beyond? Continue Reading
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News
22 Jan 2010
How do you balance IT strategic planning and tactical decisions?
Our SearchCIO.com IT salary and careers survey did a little probing this year around one of those fraught CIO career questions: How much time do you devote to IT strategic planning as opposed to tactical decisions? Continue Reading
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21 Jan 2010
2010 IT budgets are unsettled and unsettling
After a week or so on the phone with any CIO I could get in touch with, here’s my super-unscientific prognostication on IT budgets in 2010: IT spending and CIO priorities are all over the board. ... Continue Reading
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18 Jan 2010
CIO weekly wrap-up: Help Haiti using technology, IT outsourcing deals
To our readers in the U.S., happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! I'm guessing some of you have the day off and won't see this post until later in the week, but I wanted to catch you up on the buzz on ... Continue Reading
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12 Jan 2010
IT and business alignment tactics
IT and business alignment is a challenge with which CIOs struggle daily, and it's bound to remain that way, with recent data showing that IT managers are predicting smaller budgets for 2010. So ... Continue Reading
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08 Jan 2010
Can enterprise business intelligence be agile?
Instead of spending years developing an enterprise business intelligence strategy to consolidate BI tools and come to a corporate-wide agreement on key performance indicators, some enterprises are ... Continue Reading
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News
18 Dec 2009
Holiday paean to the CIO: You done good. Chin up.
The mood of CIOs whose projects we profiled in this year of the Great Recession is sober. McKinsey & Co.'s annual IT survey of business and IT executives seems to bear this out. Continue Reading
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20 Nov 2009
Customer feedback management: Is anybody listening?
I recently made my first big purchase -- a new vehicle -- and I made my mind up pretty much before I entered the showroom floor, thanks to customer feedback I gathered on the Internet. What ... Continue Reading
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News
20 Nov 2009
Things to be thankful for: IT executives on Thanksgiving 2009
This has been a tough year, yet there are always things to be thankful for. We asked around about some of those things, from technologies to the softer side of managing. Continue Reading
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News
22 Oct 2009
Gartner's top 10 strategic technologies for 2010
Gartner's list of technologies that bear examination during the next three years show an agile, mobile, secure enterprise that can spot early warning signs and predict trends. Continue Reading
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News
20 Oct 2009
Qualities of a great leader from Jim Collins
What makes a great leader? Author Jim Collins shared some insights with attendees at Gartner's Symposium ITxpo. Continue Reading
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Tip
08 Oct 2009
How to decide if changing technology vendors is worth the time, risk
The cost savings offered by a second-tier vendor may or may not be worth the risk and expense of migration. Here's how to decide when to make a switch. Continue Reading
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05 Oct 2009
CIO weekly wrap-up: CIO mistakes, qualities of a good leader and ITIL
In a few hours, I'll be bound for Chicago to learn more about IT services and sourcing, but don't think I would leave you without your weekly wrap-up of CIO content! Check out the latest pieces to ... Continue Reading
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24 Sep 2009
How Google and Yahoo improved data center energy efficiency
Running large data centers is expensive and getting worse. No one knows that more than Google and Yahoo. At a panel on green data centers at MIT’s Emerging Technologies Conference this week, ... Continue Reading
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18 Sep 2009
Three ways to reach out to women in IT: Mentor, advocate, encourage
A dinner this week on women in IT focused on midlevel women in technology and their challenges in getting ahead, given their frequently high family responsibilities and their own perceptions ... Continue Reading
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News
18 Sep 2009
Three ways to reach out to women in IT: Mentor, advocate, encourage
A dinner on women in IT focused on midlevel women in technology and their challenges in getting ahead. You might say that overcoming this gender gap means improving IT. Here are some of the ways we can all make that happen: Continue Reading
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11 Sep 2009
Looking for low-cost business processes? Check out GE WorkOut and FTD
Six Sigma and Lean too intimidating? Too expensive? Our blogger takes a look at two alternatives. Continue Reading
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28 Aug 2009
IT services outsourcing: Do you have an ‘India-plus-one’ strategy?
For quite awhile, many U.S. companies have focused their IT services outsourcing strategies on India due to its market share, low cost of labor and robust vendor market. But now, some companies are ... Continue Reading
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24 Aug 2009
CIO weekly wrap-up: Pros and cons of outsourcing, ITIL framework, PPM
Good morning! This past week, SearchCIO.com looked into the pros and cons of outsourcing in several countries in Asia, put out our latest FAQ on the ITIL framework and put your project and ... Continue Reading
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News
18 Aug 2009
Pros and cons of IT outsourcing in popular Asian countries
The benefits and challenges of IT outsourcing in India, China, the Philippines and Vietnam range from pricing to intellectual property barriers. Learn more here. Continue Reading
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07 Aug 2009
What's your beef with the agile development methodology?
Our blogger wants to know: Why aren't more organizations using the agile development methodology? Share your thoughts. Continue Reading
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23 Jul 2009
How will IT outsourcing play out in companies’ recovery plans?
As IT outsourcing is one of the core areas I cover for SearchCIO.com, I am, of course, interested in how both offshoring and onshoring will fare in the coming months. According to some ... Continue Reading
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17 Jul 2009
What is transparency, and how is it relevant to IT?
We’ve all heard about Obama’s promise for government transparency, but what about IT transparency? First, what is transparency? Transparency is basically defined as openness and accountability in ... Continue Reading
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08 Jul 2009
Is Google Chrome OS a turning point or yawner?
Nothing fuels the tech press like wars. So I have no doubt that we will see an endless string of reports from the battlefield over the next many months on the struggle between Google and Microsoft ... Continue Reading
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Tip
02 Jul 2009
Even with a PPM solution, IT project and portfolio challenges remain
A PPM solution can help you allocate resources among IT projects and calculate ROI, but it's no panacea for organizational issues. Here's why. Continue Reading
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25 Jun 2009
Satyam scandal: Has it affected your IT outsourcing and offshoring?
For those keeping an eye on IT outsourcing and offshoring, there were a couple of noteworthy pieces of news this week regarding the artist previously known as Satyam Computer Services Ltd. First, ... Continue Reading
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25 Jun 2009
Satyam scandal: Has it affected your IT outsourcing and offshoring?
As Satyam tries to recover, our blogger wonders if the company's troubles have had an impact on IT offshoring decisions. Continue Reading
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28 May 2009
Twitter for business: A help or a hassle at IT conferences?
I'm still reflecting on last week's MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, where my colleagues and I gathered a lot of good information on CIO leadership, IT outsourcing, health care, CIO innovation and more -- ... Continue Reading
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22 May 2009
Why don’t connected healthcare information systems work?
In a perfect world, connected healthcare information systems would be easy to use, offer doctors a way to effectively communicate with their patients without any barriers or restrictions and give ... Continue Reading
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20 May 2009
Follow the action at MIT's CIO Symposium
SearchCIO.com Associate Editor Rachel Lebeaux is updating her Twitter feed with the latest from the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium. Check back for updates all day! Continue Reading
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07 May 2009
Adding a 'business downturn' clause to your telecom contracts
Telecom providers will do whatever it takes to keep your business, even in a business downturn. And that’s not just lip service. Did you know that you can insist on a “business downturn” contract ... Continue Reading
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News
07 May 2009
Have an IT question? Ask the IT consultant
Members of the Boston chapter of the Society for Information Management are available to answer your questions on their new blog. Continue Reading
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04 May 2009
CIO weekly wrap-up: Challenges of a state CIO, BPM, SOA and ROI
This past week, SearchCIO.com was all over business process management, from BPM and service-oriented architecture (SOA) and how they work together to how to find fast ROI using BPM. We also ... Continue Reading
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22 Apr 2009
Oracle buys Sun: When strategic vendors go bye-bye
This decade has seen a lot of consolidation among both software and hardware vendors. Sun bought StorageTek, Sun bought MySQL. Oracle bought Sun, Oracle bought BEA (one of many midsized middleware ... Continue Reading
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News
16 Apr 2009
Chapter download: The department previously known as IT
In "Business/IT Fusion: How to move beyond alignment and transform IT in your organization," author Peter Hinssen suggests it's time for change to the way we approach IT and business alignment: It's time for fusion. Learn more in this chapter download. Continue Reading
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20 Mar 2009
Cost savings on IT contractors: How to get the best rates
I was talking to IQNavigator the other day. They have software that helps companies manage what they spend on contingent workforces, such as IT contractors, and on vendor services, among other ... Continue Reading
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16 Mar 2009
CIO weekly wrap-up: BI strategy, sourcing contracts and IT governance
This past week, SearchCIO.com homed in on business intelligence strategy, IT transformation, cost reduction tips for your strategic sourcing contracts and IT governance in an economic recession. ... Continue Reading
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20 Feb 2009
Qualities of a good leader: Avoid layoffs at all cost?
An article on our sister site, SearchCIO.com, this week highlighted the qualities of a good leader during a recession, culling advice from leadership experts and CIOs. The list includes qualities ... Continue Reading
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13 Feb 2009
IT centralization grows as approach to IT consolidation
Of interest to me this week: stories of how CIOs are approaching IT consolidation not just in the data center, but also in their organizations. It’s no surprise that flat or reduced budgets impel a ... Continue Reading
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09 Feb 2009
CIO weekly wrap-up: SaaS contracts, vendor management, data protection
Welcome back, readers! This past week at SearchCIO.com, we covered desktop virtualization, Software as a Service (SaaS) contract negotiations, IT vendor management offices and data protection ... Continue Reading
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06 Feb 2009
Desktop virtualization tradeoffs and benefits: What did I miss?
A couple of recent stories, "VDI vs. fat clients: The tradeoffs," and "Virtual desktops and virtualized applications: An FAQ for IT executives," caused a few readers to reach out to tell me I ... Continue Reading
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16 Jan 2009
Windows 7 migration: First thoughts
OK, there’s no getting around it. This year is going to be the Year of Reading Endless Speculation and Lightly Informed Commentary About Windows 7. Feature Bingo, Shipping Date Roulette – you’re ... Continue Reading
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12 Jan 2009
CIO weekly wrap-up: 2009 IT trends, network access control, CPM and BI
Post-holidays, we're back in full swing here at SearchCIO.com. Here are our latest stories and briefings: Looking forward: Trends in IT management and budgeting for 2009 - Consider this your ... Continue Reading
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08 Dec 2008
CIO weekly wrap-up: Cutting IT costs, virtualization and more
In case you missed it, we've had a very active discussion on FatWire's sex-site demo at a Boston Web 2.0 conference. Feel free to add your own views and, while you're at it, check out our stories ... Continue Reading
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04 Dec 2008
Social networking sites, credit fears leading to new spam attacks
Symantec has released its MessageLabs Intelligence 2008 Annual Security Report, and social networking sites and the credit crisis are providing new platforms and fears upon which new spam attacks ... Continue Reading
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01 Dec 2008
A top 10 list for how to be a successful CIO
The Society for Information Management recently asked a panel of CIOs to talk about the attributes of a successful CIO. For CIO Karan Sorensen, an emphasis on the greater good is a must --from ... Continue Reading
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25 Nov 2008
SaaS integration easier said than done
Questions for you Software as a Service (SaaS) devotees about SaaS integration: Did your vendor give you enough information up front about the potential difficulties of integrating the SaaS ... Continue Reading
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31 Oct 2008
Tech warriors on the offensive
Downturn, shmownturn. Your peers at technology companies apparently don't need a global recession to get their juices flowing. A new survey of 151 U.S. technology company executives by Deloitte ... Continue Reading
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27 Oct 2008
Information technology ‘down but not out’ this time around?
Forrester Chairman and CEO George Colony has a reassuring blog out this morning on the impact of a global recession on tech. His take? Technology had its Great Depression in 2001-2003, and this ... Continue Reading
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24 Oct 2008
Sunrise, sunset: Sun Microsystems’ Bechtolsheim decamps to take on Cisco
Sun Microsystems co-founder, early Google backer and computer engineer extraordinaire Andreas von Bechtolsheim is leaving his job as chief architect at Sun to apply his considerable talents to ... Continue Reading
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15 Oct 2008
How Microsoft takes stock of your online experience
At the Web Experience Forum in Boston yesterday, Mark Hydar, principal group manager for global quality of service (QoS) initiatives for Microsoft, discussed "Microsoft Live: Reinventing the MS ... Continue Reading
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02 Oct 2008
Three men arraigned in alleged IT kickback scheme
Three Boston-area men have been arraigned in connection with allegedly setting up kickbacks from a vendor in exchange for securing computer software and service contracts for Partners Healthcare. ... Continue Reading
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25 Sep 2008
Work email: When it just can’t wait until morning
With the growing popularity of smartphones and business VPNs, it's getting tougher and tougher to let an email just sit in your inbox unread for any period of time - even in what are technically ... Continue Reading
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25 Sep 2008
A CIO by way of Jack Welch
I recently interviewed Carole Cotter, CIO of Lifespan Corp., a health care system affiliated with Brown Medical School in Providence. R.I. Cotter talked about how her IT department balances the ... Continue Reading
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05 Sep 2008
Think like a hacker (and other World of Warcraft-inspired musings)
Yesterday, I attended Forrester's security forum in Boston. In one of the morning sessions, "Exploiting Online Games," Gary McGraw, chief technology officer at Cigital (and co-author of a book by ... Continue Reading
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27 Aug 2008
How to perform a cost/benefit analysis: Build a model, not a number
CIO Niel Nickolaisen recommends doing a cost/benefit analysis based on building a working model, not numbers. Continue Reading
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11 Aug 2008
Take this, viruses!
From the "tools you can use" file, CNN.com has a video report today on protecting yourself from unsavory e-mail attachments. CNN's computer expert Ken Colburn is a big proponent of the web site ... Continue Reading
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31 Jul 2008
Driving while surfing?
As if having a computer at the office and at home - with a BlackBerry to tide you over when you're not at either of those places - weren't enough, now comes the AutoNet Mobile, which transforms ... Continue Reading
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24 Jul 2008
Maybe I should just keep my money under a mattress?
There have been a lot of scary bank-related headlines the past couple of weeks, but I have to say that this one frightened me more than most: "Security flaws in online banking sites found to be ... Continue Reading
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23 Jul 2008
Does it matter who CIOs report to?
Gather the typical left-brain, articulate, umm-less group of CIOs around a conference lunch table and, guaranteed, the talk will eventually turn to reporting relationships. You answer to whom? ... Continue Reading
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16 Jul 2008
Who wants to be a CIO Millionaire?
How's this for a headline: "Meet the Millionaire CIOs." In a study of the filings of the 1,000 biggest U.S. companies and their compensation, 47 top technology executives were listed at the top ... Continue Reading
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07 Jul 2008
Boston Globe: Cognos contract with state “raises ethical issues”
News flash: The Boston Globe reports today that a representative of Cognos ULC, the business intelligence software maker, improperly offered a Massachusetts state official a job in 2006 when the ... Continue Reading
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29 Jun 2008
All Ears: Susan Cramm on ITopia
Earlier, I wrote about Susan Cramm, former CIO of Taco Bell turned "leadership" coach, talking about how IT and the business could -- should! -- function in 2015. Cramm was the keynote speaker at ... Continue Reading
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24 Jun 2008
Playing the numbers
Enterprise search stinks: Who doesn’t like a survey that corroborates a pet peeve? Data out today from the nonprofit AIIM finds that 50% of business users believe their company’s internal search ... Continue Reading
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24 Jun 2008
Title Town – it’s all in the stats
I don't look anything like a basketball player, or even the stereotypical fan. I'm 4'11". I prefer high heels and dresses to jerseys and sneakers. Even some of my closest friends said they didn't ... Continue Reading
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Tip
17 Mar 2008
Computer recycling: Dangers for even the well intentioned
Recycling computers involves more than just passing them off to another company for cleaning. Due diligence requires CIOs to go even further to make sure data is eradicated. Continue Reading
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07 Feb 2008
Software license agreements: Scope is key
Been through a usage audit lately? Here are some license terms to watch for so you'll be on the up and up. Continue Reading
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News
08 Nov 2007
Hosting company's consolidation cuts off thousands from Internet
NaviSite Inc.'s efforts to move servers from its recent acquisition, Baltimore-based Alabanza Corp., to its headquarters in Andover, Mass., hit a snag. The result? Thousands of individuals and small businesses have been cut off from the Internet for almost a week. Continue Reading
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31 May 2007
SAP appoints its first CTO
SAP named its first chief technology officer yesterday, the latest move to reorganise its executive ranks following the resignation two months ago of Shai Agassi, president of its products and technologies group. Continue Reading
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15 May 2007
Dell shares inch lower
Shares of Dell Inc. slipped Monday after an analyst with Standard & Poor's downgraded the computer maker's stock, citing valuation as its price neared his 12-month target of $28. Continue Reading
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09 May 2007
Hewlett-Packard says quarterly results will top forecast
Hewlett-Packard Co. said Tuesday that its earnings for the quarter just ended would be higher than previously forecast, largely because of strong worldwide sales of personal computers. The announcement pushed the company's stock to its highest point in more than six years. Continue Reading
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03 May 2007
Jobs defends Apple's environmental record
Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Wednesday reported on the company's efforts to encourage the end-of-life recycling of its products and to phase out certain toxic chemicals from its products and manufacturing processes. Continue Reading
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15 Mar 2007
Judge drops charges against HP's Dunn
A judge dropped all charges Wednesday against Patricia Dunn, the former Hewlett-Packard Co. board chairwoman who was accused of fraud in the boardroom spying scheme that rocked one of Silicon Valley's most respected companies. Continue Reading
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21 Feb 2007
CIO jobs morph from tech support into strategy
Technology is increasingly being recognized as a vital tool in corporate strategy -- and CIOs are helping to wield it. Continue Reading
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21 Feb 2007
Former Dell CEO to get $5M in severance
Dell Inc. will pay its former chief executive a severance package including $5 million in cash over the next two years, the computer maker disclosed Tuesday. Continue Reading
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14 Feb 2007
Dell executive departures now at six
Dell Inc.'s human resources chief is the latest in the past two months to say he is leaving the company. Continue Reading
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08 Feb 2007
California company to buy Keane Inc. for $854 million
IT services firm Keane Inc. has agreed to be purchased and taken private by a California company, Caritor Inc. Continue Reading
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06 Feb 2007
Hewlett-Packard to buy Bristol Tech
Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday it agreed to buy Bristol Technology Inc., a privately held maker of software used to monitor business transactions. Continue Reading
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05 Feb 2007
Dell plans to cut bonuses, 'eliminate redundancies'
Michael Dell, who last week resumed control of the company he founded, said there will be no bonuses this year and urged employees to "eliminate redundancies,'' according to an email. Dell, 41, said bureaucracy is the "new enemy'" at the world's second-largest computer maker. Continue Reading
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21 Nov 2006
CA sues ex-CEO for repayment of $14.9 million
Business software maker CA Inc. is suing convicted former CEO Sanjay Kumar, seeking repayment of $14.9 million it says it fronted for his legal defense, according to court documents. Continue Reading
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14 Nov 2006
Users eye iPods as cool enterprise tools
The holidays may bring a flood of new consumer gadgets into the enterprise. New research shows that corporate IT should find ways to include them. Continue Reading
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05 Oct 2006
HP chairman indicted over spying allegations
California's attorney general filed a criminal complaint on Oct. 4 seeking indictments of former Hewlett-Packard Chairman Patricia Dunn and four others for their roles in a probe into board leaks. Continue Reading
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04 Oct 2006
Massachusetts CIO quits
Massachusetts' state CIO quits over lack of funding for the commonwealth's technology initiatives. Continue Reading
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03 Oct 2006
Memo suggests HP's Hurd knew of probe in July 2005
Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd may have known as early as in July 2005 the company was looking into private phone records as part of its leak investigation, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Monday. Continue Reading
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13 Sep 2006
Hurd to replace HP chair Dunn
Patricia Dunn will resign as chairwoman of Hewlett-Packard amid a controversial internal probe into media leaks, but not until January, when CEO Mark Hurd will take over. Continue Reading
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06 Sep 2006
Media leaks prompt HP board shake-up
A media leak has Hewlett-Packard Co.'s board members turning on its own. An investigation into the source of the leak has lead to the resignation of a Hewlett-Packard board director and reportedly could lead to another not being re-nominated to the position. Continue Reading
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30 Aug 2006
Skills shortage boosts salaries, study finds
Hiring managers are having just as much, if not more, difficulty finding IT professionals than they did last year, a new study reports. Two-fifths say they'll increase starting salaries in response. Continue Reading
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07 Aug 2006
Sun lays off up to 5,000 workers
Sun Microsystems Inc. laid off workers in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia on Friday as part of a belt-tightening move that's expected to claim up to 5,000 jobs at the beleaguered company. Continue Reading
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News
02 Aug 2006
New Orleans CTO resigns
Greg Meffert, the technology manager who helped rebuild some of the city's communications networks after Hurricane Katrina, resigned last month to return to the private sector. Continue Reading
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02 Aug 2006
High-tech exec market picking up
The high-tech, healthcare and financial service industries are expected to create the most executive-level jobs in the third quarter, according to the Executive Employment Report released July 31 by ExecuNet, an executive job search and networking firm. Continue Reading
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05 Jul 2006
Enron founder Ken Lay dead of heart attack
Enron founder and former CEO Ken Lay died after suffering a heart attack on Wednesday. Lay was at the helm of the company during its financial downfall, which helped lead to the rise in compliance laws. Continue Reading
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News
27 Jun 2006
Patni Computer names new chief financial officer
IT outsourcing provider Patni Computer Systems has named Surjeet Singh its CFO. Surjeet, who currently heads mergers and acquisitions at Patni, will assume the post on Aug. 14, replacing current CFO Deepak Sogani. Continue Reading
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22 Jun 2006
Novell ejects CEO, CFO over business concerns
Novell's board of directors on Thursday named Ron Hovsepian CEO and president to replace Jack Messman, and ousted the company's CFO. Company executives said the changes were made to accelerate the growth at Novell, which has had disappointing financial results, particularly in its Linux business. Continue Reading