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• Week of 20 May 2013 Exploring the 'Big Data Frontier' (20 May 2013)

  IT business strategist Harvey Koeppel draws on historical data to explore the 'Big Data Frontier' and its potential to profoundly change the world.

• Students-first mentality drives IT innovation at Athabasca University (21 May 2013)

  CIO Brian Stewart put students first in an overhaul of IT systems at Athabasca University. Read more about this IT Leadership Awards finalist.

• Week of 13 May 2013 Consistent cybersecurity training a must to meet evolving threats (17 May 2013)

  In this week's Searchlight: bold new threats highlight need for cybersecuity training, why big data requires soft skills, cloud confusion and more.

• For effective cybersecurity, communicate and cover your assets (16 May 2013)

  Learn how to tackle cybercrime from former White House CIO Theresa Payton and former federal Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt.

• As IT pervades the enterprise, here comes the chief procurement officer (15 May 2013)

  The rise of the chief procurement officer raises questions about the role of IT.

• C-suite looking for team members, not captains of industry (14 May 2013)

  Is the decider-in-chief, an industry relic? One CIO headhunter says so. The new C-suite ideal is the collaborative team player.

• A CIO's five-point plan for managing endpoint security (SearchCIO | 13 May 2013)

  Niel Nickolaisen offers a five-point solution for managing endpoint security for the hyper-connected enterprise -- starting with data governance.

• Is collecting data one of CIOs' responsibilities in a social world? (13 May 2013)

  SearchCIO's recent social engagement tweet jam questioned CIOs' responsibilities when it comes to collecting data. Read more in this recap.

• Week of 06 May 2013 Hybrid cloud management myths and integration challenges (08 May 2013)

  A successful hybrid cloud management strategy means asking the right questions. Gartner analyst Chris Wolf shares the top queries CIOs need to make.

• Harnessing potential, avoiding problems with smaller PaaS providers (09 May 2013)

  Smaller PaaS providers or the usual suspects? Gartner's Yefim Natis discusses the pros of partnering with PaaS startups and how to avoid the cons.

• Let's try to stop talking about women in technology (10 May 2013)

  This Searchlight wonders when women in technology will cease to be noteworthy. Plus: making the ROI case for big data, email bounces back and more.

• Securing collaboration efforts requires understanding the human factor (08 May 2013)

  Employees sharing TMI on social collaboration tools is alarming IT leaders. In this recap, tweet jammers discuss efforts to secure collaboration.

• Is the 'killer application' doomed? Tweet jammers talk social tools (07 May 2013)

  Is the newest 'killer application' doomed to fast extinction? In this recap, SearchCIO tweet jam followers talk about the time suck of social tools.

• Putting a price on information: The nascent field of infonomics (06 May 2013)

  Putting a monetary value on information

• Week of 29 Apr 2013 Enterprise cloud services dominance by Amazon could be good for CIOs (03 May 2013)

  This week, Searchlight considers whether an Amazon-ruled enterprise cloud services space could be good. Also: handling big data, VDI benefits and more.

• Social media, engagement reinventing business model, tweet jammers say (03 May 2013)

  Can social media engagement change the business model? In this SearchCIO tweet jam recap, learn how these tools are reinventing the business.

• Pseudo data-driven CEOs and mistakes they make in taking on big data (01 May 2013)

  The business promise and scary pitfalls of a new data-driven world, according to MIT's Erik Brynjolfsson.

• Will big data spawn the next big CEO management revolution? (01 May 2013)

  SearchCIO asks MIT's IT productivity scholar Erik Brynjolfsson just what he means when he says big data will be the next big management revolution.

• Week of 22 Apr 2013 SearchCIO social engagement and collaboration tweet jam: Join us May 1 (24 Apr 2013)

  Join SearchCIO to discuss the pros and cons of social engagement and collaboration on an enterprise level. The hashtag to follow is #CIOChat.

• Rainmakers: Three CIOs who made revenue generation their business (25 Apr 2013)

  CIOs know alignment with the business is vital, but as IT emerges as a center of innovation, smart CIOs are taking charge of revenue generation.

• The end of enterprise cloud computing is near... sort of (26 Apr 2013)

  In this week's Searchlight: Why CIOs ought to forget about enterprise cloud computing, the new next thing in big data, the new digital age and more.

• Gartner outlines the IT essentials for building a big data strategy (24 Apr 2013)

  Building a successful big data strategy takes discipline, imagination and a CIO who can work with the business. Here's how to do it.

• Discuss virtual infrastructure strategy June 26 with SearchCIO (25 Apr 2013)

  Join SearchCIO's virtual infrastructure strategy tweet jam on June 26, covering virtualization technology for networks, storage and more.

• Discuss project and portfolio management strategies on Twitter May 29 (25 Apr 2013)

  Connect with SearchCIO on Twitter May 29 to discuss project and portfolio management strategies for better spending, planning and accountability.

• Gartner's basic business rules for capitalizing on big data (24 Apr 2013)

  A breakthrough like big data comes around only once in a blue moon. Here's what business executives need to do to capitalize on it.

• Living the e-life amid security threats, privacy issues (SearchCIO | 24 Apr 2013)

  Businesses are advised to enlist employees in the effort to protect against security threats. That won't be easy for a generation living the e-life.

• Week of 15 Apr 2013 Power of social media, technology irrefutable in times of crisis (19 Apr 2013)

  The power of social media to inform, connect, heal and perhaps even help solve major crimes has made it an indispensable asset in times of crisis.

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