Should CIOs Be Worried About The Federal Shutdown?
Is the shutdown a cause for concern among CIOs, or would they prefer that everyone just shut up about the shutdown?
View ArticleWhat? More Virtualization Options?
Interop was held in New York last week, and two of the big topics of conversation were network virtualization and software-defined networking (notice how carefully I sidestep whether they are...
View ArticleTechnology Predictions, IT Forecasts And Other Dubious Statistics
Information technology is perhaps the quintessential future-oriented business. We’re always trying to peer around the next corner to find the next amazing discovery that’s going to make our lives...
View ArticleConfused By BYOD? Get In Line
I have long been a proponent of BYOD, but I have to admit that I am beginning to waffle so much that you should probably bring syrup to the table.
View ArticleThe Mainframe That Refused To Die And Other Friday Stories
Every so often something weird about information technology crosses your desk and you just wish you could have been there to ask some of your own questions.
View ArticleWhat 'Bugs' Me About Information Technology: Not Enough Sharing
Today's guest post is from Phil Bertolini, Deputy County Executive and CIO of Oakland County, Mich.
View ArticleTime For A Makeover: CIOs Are People Too
When you think about it, it’s actually remarkable that when organizations like Pew Research release survey results ranking perceptions of occupations, CIOs aren’t on the list (unless they’re included...
View ArticleIs It Time For CIOs To Be More Assertive?
In my last post, I postulated that CIOs need a makeover, implying that they need to be more collaborative and to be seen more as "allies than adversaries," as one story put it. Not everyone agrees with...
View ArticleA Wake-Up Call For CIOs
If you're not doing your job as CIO, lots of people are suggesting that somebody else should be. Haven't you noticed this burgeoning trend calling for chief-something-officers to handle...
View ArticleBig Data's Little Details
The big data phenomenon shows no signs of slowing down. Like any good journalist looking for blood in the water, I'm waiting for the backlash, just as we've seen with other new technologies, such as...
View ArticleTired of Waiting for Unified Communications
I don't remember the first time someone demonstrated unified communications to me, but I do remember thinking it was the coolest thing I'd ever seen. I also remember sitting in the labs at PC/Computing...
View ArticleFive Tips For IT Innovation
Innovation isn't easy, but based on some of these recent stories about the topic, it can indeed be done. It requires shifting, tweaking, or flipping your perspective so that you see things you don't...
View ArticleThe Girl Who Wasn't There And Other Friday Stories
While you’re spending 10% of your budget on security solutions, it turns out that even your savviest IT personnel may be susceptible to phishing attempts.
View ArticleAre These IT Trends Good News?
The Society for Information Management released its 2013 SIM IT Trends Study at the SIMposium in Boston on Tuesday, and while some of the results from a survey of 484 CIOs and IT executives are...
View ArticleBreaking Out Of The CIO Comfort Zone
Almost imperceptibly, the conversation about CIOs has shifted. For many years, the topic has been alignment, a word connoting peerage and equality. Increasingly, the focus has turned to leadership.
View ArticleDigging Deeper: Doe Run's Project Management Office Success
Today’s guest columnist is Sharon Gietl, CIO of St. Louis-based Doe Run Resources Corp., a natural resources firm and the largest integrated lead producer in North America, on the importance of...
View ArticleMistake-Proof Your IT Career
In the old days, authority figures frequently warned kids not to make a mistake that would go into their "permanent record." And that was before anyone even imagined something like the Internet that...
View ArticleSympathies For IT Staffing Challenges
There are lots of reasons I don't envy CIOs their myriad challenges, but the biggest one has to be finding the right personnel. Choosing a technology is almost child's play compared to finding the...
View ArticleFive Steps To Nonverbal Power In The Enterprise
Is it more important to say the right thing or act the right way? Most of us believe the former. It's the latter.
View ArticleThree Things That Frost Me About Vendor Presentations
Many years ago when I was working for one of McGraw-Hill’s magazines, I had an editor who hated the constant bombardment by vendors and PR people to look at their products. It was, however, a necessary...
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