IT/business mgmt

Is collecting data one of CIOs' responsibilities in a social world?

SearchCIO's recent social engagement tweet jam questioned CIOs' responsibilities when it comes to collecting data. Read more in this recap.#CIOChat | 13 May 2013

Discuss project and portfolio management strategies on Twitter May 29

Connect with SearchCIO on Twitter May 29 to discuss project and portfolio management strategies for better spending, planning and accountability.#CIOChat | 25 Apr 2013

SearchCIO social engagement and collaboration tweet jam: Join us May 1

Join SearchCIO to discuss the pros and cons of social engagement and collaboration on an enterprise level. The hashtag to follow is #CIOChat.#CIOChat | 24 Apr 2013

Forrester: Use mobile engagement to drive business process transformation

In this SearchCIO tip, Forrester Research delivers a step-by-step guide to using mobile engagement to drive business process transformation.Tip

Enterprise analytics strategy and management guide for CIOs

In this CIO Briefing on enterprise analytics strategy, learn how a systematic approach to analyzing big data can drive better IT decision making.CIO Briefing

Strategic agility planning guide for CIOs

In this CIO Briefing on strategic agility, learn how to develop IT projects and practices through iterative methods at your organization.CIO Briefing

Business process optimization and the CIO role converge

Three steps to better line-of-business services delivery

Multi-vendor ERP strategy fixes $2 billion problem

Land O' Lakes solved a $2 billion problem by adopting a two-tier ERP strategy that optimizes support for both its big and small business units.News | 02 Jan 2013

ITIL and ITSM framework 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.CIO Briefing

Deliberating data center development, evolution and investments

Pondering the next stage in data center development? CIOs are taking a hard look at capacity and disaster recovery in molding these future assets.Tip

sunk cost (SC)

A sunk cost is money that has already been spent and cannot be recovered. Logic dictates that because sunk costs will not change -- no matter what actions are taken -- they should not play a role in decision-making. Emotionally, however, the more someone invests time, effort and money on something, the harder it becomes to leave it and move on.Definition

IT as competitive advantage: A CEO advises CIOs on keeping relevant

CEO Dave Wittwer has seen the value of IT in his 30 years with TDS Communications. Here he advises CIOs on making IT a competitive advantage.Business POV | 20 Mar 2013

The 2013 IT strategic planning process: Prioritizing technology needs

IT Priorities Survey 2013

Free cost-benefit analysis template examples for CIOs

These free cost-benefit analysis template examples collected from around the Web can help keep your organization's purchasing and projects on track.Tip

CWEurope: IT spending to rise in 2013

Find out what analysts are predicting for technology in Europe this year, including changes in budgets and how companies can reduce costs and improve.Magazine

2013 forecast for enterprise IT spending

TechTarget asked 3,282 IT professionals for their 2013 forecast of spending. The survey shows more IT departments are focused on growth than cuts.Photo Story

2013 IT forecast: Blending the new with the old

Our 2013 IT forecast finds organizations spending heavily on infrastructure, security and software, with cloud and consumer tech gaining ground.News | 09 Jan 2013

Hiring IT staff, mobility, security: New year, old challenges for CIOs

New year, same big issues: Massachusetts CIO John Letchford talks about hiring IT staff, mobility and security in 2013.News | 08 Jan 2013

CIO uses creative problem-solving to take on tight budget

In tough economic times, Massachusetts CIO John Letchford employs creative problem-solving to make IT a vital, transformative force.News | 08 Jan 2013

Rainmakers: Three CIOs who made revenue generation their business

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.CIO Innovators

To be a better leader be a team player: CIO leadership lessons from a pro

Former CIO of Marriott, now personal coach, Carl Wilson talks CIO leadership and the importance of integrating IT with the business.CIO Innovator

zero-based thinking (ZBT)

Zero-based thinking (ZBT) is a decision-making process based on imagining yourself back at the point before particular decisions were made, and free to make those decisions with the knowledge that you have now about their outcome.Definition

job hopper

A job hopper is someone who works briefly in one position after another rather than staying at any one job or organization long-term.Definition

With social networking layer, Amazon flexes digital-disruption muscle

In this week's Searchlight: Amazon plays disruptor once again with its buy of social networking site Goodreads, cyberattacks get scarier and more.Searchlight | 29 Mar 2013

Leadership qualities of CIOs who do big things

Why do some CIOs have a big impact on their companies and others don't? A recent study lays out the leadership qualities that make all the difference.CIO Matters | 28 Jan 2013

Data mining for a better tomorrow -- so says Uncle Sam

In this week's Searchlight, Uncle Sam wants you -- to hack. It's data mining for a better future. Also, a Twitter reminder, dinner invite and more.Searchlight | 25 Jan 2013

Mentoring tips and leadership advice for building a diverse IT team

Build a dynamic, diverse IT team with the mentoring tips and leadership advice in this video Q&A with a VP of IT at Royal Philips Electronics.Video

Top 12 information technology news pieces of 2012 from SearchCIO.com

IT leaders, rejoice! Here's a roundup of SearchCIO.com's top 12 information technology pieces of 2012 to get you in gear for the new year.News | 21 Dec 2012

Factors affecting job satisfaction in IT: Our CIO readers weigh in

Salary is only one of the factors affecting job satisfaction, SearchCIO.com readers say. So why else are CIOs staying put? It's the recession, stupid.CIO Chatter

Cloud SLAs: A Necessary Ingredient

As cloud's use expands, cloud SLAs more important than ever

The growing use of cloud technology doesn't dilute the importance of SLAs. IT leaders and analysts assert they may be more important than ever.News | 14 Nov 2012

Incentive-based pricing models for your next IT outsourcing contract

Looking to add oomph to your standard IT outsourcing contract? Here are three incentive-based pricing models that might help.Tip

Eliminating change management process chokeholds

Learn which aspects of the change management process cause bottlenecks, as well as ways to get around them.Tip

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!News | 05 Jun 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.News | 12 Apr 2012

What CIOs don't know about vendor relationship management can hurt

CIOs are adept at managing vendor contracts. What they tend to have trouble with is vendor relationship management. Find out why.News | 14 Nov 2011

Negotiating maximum cloud uptime from service providers

Uptime issues with health care cloud services can lead to HIPAA compliance issues, not to mention lawsuits. To avoid problems, be firm when negotiating service agreements.Tip

human resource management (HRM)

Human resource management (HRM) is the area of administrative focus dealing with an organization’s employees.  HRM is sometimes referred to simply as human resources (HR). Definition

ISVs' virtualization licensing terms still a problem

Ask IT executives what the No. 1 desktop virtualization challenge is today, and many say ISVs' virtualization licensing remains a stumbling block.TotalCIO Blog

Abundant and mature, cloud services meet CIO needs for speed, agility

Today, there are as many cloud services as technology functions. The good news is these solutions increasingly have substance behind their slogans.Feature

Four questions to consider when looking for cloud cost savings

Forrester analyst James Staten zeroes in on four questions CIOs should ask to determine if they're on the right track for cloud cost savings.Tip | 06 Feb 2013

Where do CIOs see their best opportunities for cutting costs?

Multi-vendor ERP strategy fixes $2 billion problem

Land O' Lakes solved a $2 billion problem by adopting a two-tier ERP strategy that optimizes support for both its big and small business units.News | 02 Jan 2013

State CIOs combat 2013 budget woes with shared services strategies

With budgets tight in 2013, state CIOs are adopting shared services strategies to keep costs low and client satisfaction high.News | 11 Dec 2012

reshoring

Reshoring is the practice of bringing outsourced personnel and services back to the location from which they were originally offshored. Definition

Where do CIOs see their best opportunities for cutting costs?

Facing flat IT budgets and under pressure to invest in new technology, where do CIOs see opportunities for cutting costs? Follow the money.News | 14 Nov 2012

Four types of sustainability software solutions all CIOs should know

Forrester analyst Christopher Mines delves into four types of sustainability software that CIOs can procure to help their businesses.Podcast

Leverage mobility and standardization for full virtualization benefits

To reap full virtualization benefits, a Forrester analyst recommends CIOs leverage two key, sometimes overlooked, attributes the technology offers.Extra content

A guide to virtualization management for enterprise CIOs

In this guide to virtualization management for enterprise CIOs, read about launching or updating a virtualization strategy, VDIs and use cases.CIO Briefing

Gartner's basic business rules for capitalizing on big data

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.News | 24 Apr 2013

Gartner outlines the IT essentials for building a big data strategy

Building a successful big data strategy takes discipline, imagination and a CIO who can work with the business. Here's how to do it.News | 24 Apr 2013

Signal, noise and big data hype at the crossroads of Gartner BI, MDM summits

SearchCIO reporter Nicole Laskowski and Jack Vaughan from SearchDataManagement discuss the big data hype in this podcast recap.Tip

mergers and acquisitions (M&A)

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is the area of corporate finances, management and strategy dealing with purchasing and/or joining with other companies.Definition

Big data analytics may not provide the answers you really need

In the Searchlight: Don't base big decisions on big data analytics alone; plus project management's big secret and FUN with BYOD.Searchlight | 15 Mar 2013

Business Solutions Architects Who Make The Grade

Making the Business Architecture Transformation

Personalizing your customer experience strategy

In our evolved markets, a CIO should be concerned with every customer's experience – because with the availability and always-on nature of business today, turning to another retailer or service provider is as easy as searching Google for someone who can provide the service your customers expect. Access this exclusive, expert handbook to learn how CIOs can design a unique customer experience strategy to make certain that every customer’s experience feels unique and custom-tailored to their individual needs.E-Handbook

BYOD near death? Surely you jest

This week's Searchlight illuminates some dark predictions for BYOD and applications. Plus our semi-regular reminder of the vast power of social media.Searchlight | 08 Feb 2013

Finding a business solutions architect with the right stuff

Turning a technology-focused enterprise architecture into a business architecture calls for a business solutions architect with the right stuff.News | 13 Dec 2012

Lean principles lead to ITSM optimization

Applying lean principles to IT services management not only helps CIOs cut the fat, but find a balance for continuous service improvement.Tip

Information systems management isn't the problem; CIO learns he is

Landing his first CIO position by railing against IT's information systems management habits, now seasoned CIO Niel Nickolaisen shares ITSM lessons.Tip

Apply lean principles to ITSM for continuous service improvement

Applying lean principles to IT services management not only helps CIOs cut the fat, but find a balance for continuous service improvement.Tip

ITIL and ITSM framework 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.CIO Briefing

Newest trends in IT shifting CIO concerns

The newest trends in IT are shifting CIO concerns. Learn about the driving forces behind these shifts in this video interview with Shvetank Shah.CIO Innovators

The road to agile IT runs through IT services management and PPM

Free IT service catalog templates for the CIO

Creating and updating an IT service catalog can keep your business running smoothly. Check out these free IT service catalog templates on the Web.Tip

project scope

Project scope is the part of project planning that involves determining and documenting a list of specific project goals, deliverables, tasks and deadlines. Definition

IT service catalog

An IT service catalog, sometimes called an IT service portfolio, is a list of available technology resources and offerings within an organization. The catalog contains information about deliverables, prices, contact points and processes for requesting a service.Definition

Fortifying the ITIL framework for IT and the business

Why one company adopted the IT Infrastructure Library framework when it brought IT back in-house, and the unexpected side benefits for the business.News | 27 Jun 2012

As IT pervades the enterprise, here comes the chief procurement officer

The rise of the chief procurement officer raises questions about the role of IT.Business POV | 15 May 2013

C-suite looking for team members, not captains of industry

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

A CIO's five-point plan for managing endpoint security

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

Let's try to stop talking about women in technology

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.Searchlight | 10 May 2013

Securing collaboration efforts requires understanding the human factor

Employees sharing TMI on social collaboration tools is alarming IT leaders. In this recap, tweet jammers discuss efforts to secure collaboration.#CIOChat | 08 May 2013

SearchCIO toolkit for IT strategy

This page highlights our top resources recommended for attendees of the 2013 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium.Promo

Social media, engagement reinventing business model, tweet jammers say

Can social media engagement change the business model? In this SearchCIO tweet jam recap, learn how these tools are reinventing the business.News | 03 May 2013

Technology Priorities for 2013

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Discuss virtual infrastructure strategy June 26 with SearchCIO

Join SearchCIO's virtual infrastructure strategy tweet jam on June 26, covering virtualization technology for networks, storage and more.#CIOChat | 25 Apr 2013

Discuss project and portfolio management strategies on Twitter May 29

Connect with SearchCIO on Twitter May 29 to discuss project and portfolio management strategies for better spending, planning and accountability.#CIOChat | 25 Apr 2013

IT organization of the future is a horse of many colors

Hybrid IT, services brokers and the virtual office are concepts the IT organization of the future needs to consider now, according to Gartner.Blog

unsourcing

Unsourcing is the transfer of an organization's customer service and support functions from paid employees to unpaid or low-paid online communities.Definition

reshoring

Reshoring is the practice of bringing outsourced personnel and services back to the location from which they were originally offshored. Definition

Incentive-based pricing models for your next IT outsourcing contract

Looking to add oomph to your standard IT outsourcing contract? Here are three incentive-based pricing models that might help.Tip

A cloud hangs over CIO budgets and tech hiring

CIOs will face more pressure to cut costs, according to the CIO survey from SIM. But the details of CIO budgets and tech hiring are complicated.CIO Matters | 11 Oct 2012

Strategy is the goal in business process outsourcing

When is soccer like IT outsourcing? When it's used to explain how businesses need to create strategic value from business process outsourcing.CIO Matters | 05 Jul 2012

strategic sourcing

Strategic sourcing is an approach to supply chain management that formalizes the way information is gathered and used so that an organization can leverage its consolidated purchasing power to find the best possible values in the marketplace.Definition

Strategic outsourcing and vendor management guide

Get strategic outsourcing tips and IT vendor management best practices in this IT outsourcing guide for enterprise CIOs.CIO Briefing

Strategic outsourcing and vendor management guide

CIO Briefing

Knowledge is key in governing the extended enterprise

Governing the extended enterprise requires a new way of thinking about relationships with suppliers and customers; each requires a strategy of its own.Tip

rightsourcing

Rightsourcing is selecting the best way to procure a service and deciding whether a company is best served by performing a business requirement in-house (insourcing) or contracting it out to a third-part service provider (outsourcing).  Rightsourcing literally means "choosing the correct source."Definition

unsourcing

Unsourcing is the transfer of an organization's customer service and support functions from paid employees to unpaid or low-paid online communities.Definition

reshoring

Reshoring is the practice of bringing outsourced personnel and services back to the location from which they were originally offshored. Definition

Incentive-based pricing models for your next IT outsourcing contract

Looking to add oomph to your standard IT outsourcing contract? Here are three incentive-based pricing models that might help.Tip

Data center colocation: Lock in prices now, experts advise

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.FAQ

strategic sourcing

Strategic sourcing is an approach to supply chain management that formalizes the way information is gathered and used so that an organization can leverage its consolidated purchasing power to find the best possible values in the marketplace.Definition

Cloud computing security requires input and support from the business

There are many places where it would be easy for a CISO assessing cloud computing security to just say no. But there are big benefits to saying yes.News | 17 Apr 2012

Cloud solutions seldom bring good results if they are forced to fit

Internal and external pressures to adopt cloud solutions should be tempered by careful planning and the ability to say no.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.News | 12 Apr 2012

IT leaders embrace cloud solutions based on economic, business sense

Some enterprise IT leaders are only dipping their toes into cloud solutions. Others, however, have taken the -- carefully considered -- plunge.News | 05 Apr 2012

Discuss project and portfolio management strategies on Twitter May 29

Connect with SearchCIO on Twitter May 29 to discuss project and portfolio management strategies for better spending, planning and accountability.#CIOChat | 25 Apr 2013

IT project management best practices show off IT talent in Miami Beach

An accountability mandate helps an IT director introduce IT project management best practices that make his staff’s value apparent—and transparent.Opinion

IT project management best practices show off IT talent in Miami Beach

With a transparent IT project plan, resistance isn’t futile

You’ve heard of a man with a plan? An organization with an IT project plan vastly improves its chances of achieving accountability and cost savings.Opinion

PPM: Validating the Value of IT

Project and portfolio management lets IT executives bucket their most pressing initiatives, leading to better project spending and accountability.E-Zine

With a transparent IT project plan, resistance isn’t futile

Strategic agility planning guide for CIOs

In this CIO Briefing on strategic agility, learn how to develop IT projects and practices through iterative methods at your organization.CIO Briefing

Project management lessons learned shouldn't be limited to postmortems

Making project lessons learned part of the project management lifecycle through Agile best practices.Tip

Tips for architecting an Agile enterprise

In order to stay competitive in today’s dynamic business environment, organizations must adopt Agile practices that allow them to recognize project flaws and make changes on a dime. And when you consider the pervasiveness of consumer mobile computing, running an Agile enterprise is more important than ever. This handbook takes an in-depth look at the relationship between Agile business practices and mobile computing. Inside, learn more about the balancing act that many modern businesses face when trying to provide a quick turnaround for mobile applications on a limited budget.E-Handbook

IT budgets and project management approaches shifting in 2013

IT budgets will stay flat in 2013, but CIOs are reallocating funds to focus on three transformational and rapid-fire project areas, according to CEB.News | 28 Nov 2012

Harnessing potential, avoiding problems with smaller PaaS providers

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.Tip

IT project management best practices show off IT talent in Miami Beach

An accountability mandate helps an IT director introduce IT project management best practices that make his staff’s value apparent—and transparent.Opinion

mergers and acquisitions (M&A)

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is the area of corporate finances, management and strategy dealing with purchasing and/or joining with other companies.Definition

PPM: Validating the Value of IT

Project and portfolio management lets IT executives bucket their most pressing initiatives, leading to better project spending and accountability.E-Zine

A CIO boosts the business value of IT by helping customers make money

CUNA Mutual Group CIO Rick Roy talks about building up IT business value by focusing on the customer -- the paying customer, that is.News

BYOD program, social business tool make Dell IT a partner to employees

Dell's global CIO talks about a new BYOD program, social networks and her relationship with CEO Michael Dell.CIO Innovator | 19 Feb 2013

Free cost-benefit analysis template examples for CIOs

These free cost-benefit analysis template examples collected from around the Web can help keep your organization's purchasing and projects on track.Tip

growth potential

Growth potential is an organization's future ability to generate larger profits, expand its workforce and ramp up its production.Definition

Cloud applications are the future, but how long will it take?

Cloud applications will be everywhere someday, but new research says there are still a lot of doubters. What's behind this data?CIO Matters | 05 Oct 2012

Making a business case for data storage and backup

CIO Niel Nickolaisen lays out how he gets the business to invest in storage and backup technologies starting with a business case for the value of data.Tip

Top 12 information technology news pieces of 2012 from SearchCIO.com

IT leaders, rejoice! Here's a roundup of SearchCIO.com's top 12 information technology pieces of 2012 to get you in gear for the new year.News | 21 Dec 2012

Factors affecting job satisfaction in IT: Our CIO readers weigh in

Salary is only one of the factors affecting job satisfaction, SearchCIO.com readers say. So why else are CIOs staying put? It's the recession, stupid.CIO Chatter

IT Salary Survey 2012: Examining job satisfaction and salary trends

TechTarget's IT Salary Survey 2012 delves into executive and staff salary trends, pay by industry and factors that contribute to job satisfaction.IT SALARY SURVEY 2012

Salary statistics reveal modest growth in IT sector in 2012

TechTarget's salary statistics reveal the average pay raise and salary rates for the most common roles in the IT organization.IT salary survey 2012 | 05 Dec 2012

Job satisfaction: Why senior IT leaders stay and why they go

Our IT Salary Survey 2012 shows that salary is not all it's cracked up to be when it comes to job satisfaction.IT salary survey 2012 | 04 Dec 2012

Gap among industries in average salary for senior IT is considerable

The IT Salary Survey 2012 shows big disparities among industries in the average salary for senior IT. In 2012, that doesn't seem to matter so much.IT salary survey 2012 | 03 Dec 2012

Information technology costs must consider the human factor

Despite the emphasis on products and services, information technology costs are still mostly human, new survey data shows.CIO Matters | 30 Nov 2012

A cloud hangs over CIO budgets and tech hiring

CIOs will face more pressure to cut costs, according to the CIO survey from SIM. But the details of CIO budgets and tech hiring are complicated.CIO Matters | 11 Oct 2012

Information security teams in line for more money, but talent scarce

Spending on information security teams is rising, but finding talent is harder than ever. Forrester offers seven tips for nabbing the right people.Tip | 30 Jul 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!News | 05 Jun 2012

Social media, engagement reinventing business model, tweet jammers say

Can social media engagement change the business model? In this SearchCIO tweet jam recap, learn how these tools are reinventing the business.News | 03 May 2013

The end of enterprise cloud computing is near... sort of

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.Searchlight | 26 Apr 2013

Don't overvalue predictive ability of data-crunching

Searchlight looks at a data-crunching crossing the line, why the Army needs to up its defenses, security threats, Amazon's latest offering and more.Searchlight | 05 Apr 2013

job hopper

A job hopper is someone who works briefly in one position after another rather than staying at any one job or organization long-term.Definition

IT as competitive advantage: A CEO advises CIOs on keeping relevant

CEO Dave Wittwer has seen the value of IT in his 30 years with TDS Communications. Here he advises CIOs on making IT a competitive advantage.Business POV | 20 Mar 2013

Much ado about Yahoo cutting the telecommuting cord

Searchlight looks at the ballyhoo over Yahoo cutting off telecommuting, a surprising find in cybersecurity, amazing MIT tech and more.Searchlight | 01 Mar 2013

Putting a price tag on IT innovation

In this Searchlight, money can't buy happiness, but it might help cure diseases and promote IT innovation. Plus, cyberattacks hit major targets.Searchlight | 22 Feb 2013

CIO and IT team do the heavy lifting in Bally business transformation

Bally Total Fitness CIO Guy Thier is driving business transformation via mobile apps, social media, CRM and a deep knowledge of operations.CIO Innovator | 15 Jan 2013

Mentoring tips and leadership advice for building a diverse IT team

Build a dynamic, diverse IT team with the mentoring tips and leadership advice in this video Q&A with a VP of IT at Royal Philips Electronics.Video

Hiring IT staff, mobility, security: New year, old challenges for CIOs

New year, same big issues: Massachusetts CIO John Letchford talks about hiring IT staff, mobility and security in 2013.News | 08 Jan 2013

What CIOs can learn from Facebook's success with data discovery tools

Three hundred million photos uploaded to the site daily? Check. World's largest Hadoop cluster? Check. Data discovery in users' hands? Priceless.Trailblazer | 16 Apr 2013

The CIO role in cybersecurity: Advice from a former White House CIO

Live from the Fusion CEO-CIO Symposium in Madison, Wis., SearchCIO.com gets cybersecurity advice for CIOs from former White House CIO Theresa Payton.Video

Female Boston CEO vocalizes opinion on absence of women in technology

Pamela Goldberg, CEO at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, delves into issues surrounding leadership, job skills and women in technology.Podcast

IT hiring strategies: Our CIO readers talk soft skills, skimpy budgets

In our inaugural CIO Chatter, SearchCIO.com readers weigh in on staffing expert Melisa Bockrath's advice on IT hiring strategies in tough times.CIO Chatter

A cloud hangs over CIO budgets and tech hiring

CIOs will face more pressure to cut costs, according to the CIO survey from SIM. But the details of CIO budgets and tech hiring are complicated.CIO Matters | 11 Oct 2012

Teaching tech may improve a student's life and help the economy too

This week's SearchCIO.com Searchlight illuminates volunteers who are teaching tech, the human face of 'big data' and more.Searchlight | 05 Oct 2012

Forging new futures: Technology training program boosts retiree, vet

Through CompTIA's technology training program, IT-Ready, a retiree needing to work again and an unemployed Army National Guard vet forge new futures.News | 20 Aug 2012

CompTIA gives unemployed a fresh start with computer job training

An IT industry trade association is doing computer job training the old-fashioned way -- with face-to-face education and hands-on apprenticeships.News | 20 Aug 2012

Information security teams in line for more money, but talent scarce

Spending on information security teams is rising, but finding talent is harder than ever. Forrester offers seven tips for nabbing the right people.Tip | 30 Jul 2012

Adapting corporate IT roles to enterprise use of cloud and BYOD

In this second of a two-part discussion of the four forces reshaping corporate IT roles, Andrew Horne addresses the impact of cloud and BYOD.Tip | 26 Jul 2012

Harnessing potential, avoiding problems with smaller PaaS providers

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.Tip

vendor neutral

Vendor neutrality is a business and design approach that seeks to ensure broad compatibility and interchangeability of products and technologies. The model encompasses non-proprietary design principles and unbiased business practices.Definition

Multi-hypervisor environments: Making it work or not worth the work?

There are potential benefits to running a multi-hypervisor environment but are they worth the management challenges?Feature

big data as a service (BDaaS)

Big data as a service (BDaaS) is the delivery of statistical analysis tools or information by an outside provider that helps organizations understand and use insights gained from large information sets in order to gain a competitive advantage.Definition

More technology spending in the hands of the business instead of IT

Gartner Inc. predicts that by 2015, 35% of technology spending won't be controlled by IT but by the business. Here's why.News | 07 Nov 2012

Incentive-based pricing models for your next IT outsourcing contract

Looking to add oomph to your standard IT outsourcing contract? Here are three incentive-based pricing models that might help.Tip

Lagging public cloud use in Europe rains on everyone's parade

This week the Searchlight aims its beam upward for a look at public cloud use from a variety of angles and the latest on Congress v. data brokers.Searchlight | 12 Oct 2012

Vendor contract management key to cutting costs through renegotiation

Enterprise cloud services providers: Recent coverage for CIOs

Does your cloud strategy call for an enterprise cloud services provider -- or several? Review our recent coverage on cloud services pros and cons.Tip

Cloud service providers push data ownership, lukewarm on SLAs

Cloud service provider execs from Microsoft, Amazon.com, Rackspace and Salesforce.com take on the intricacies of SLAs and data ownership.News | 05 Sep 2012

Vertical SaaS (Software as a Service)

Vertical SaaS describes a type of Software as a Service cloud computing solution created for a specific industry.Definition

IT salary survey: Highest- and lowest-paying industries

Our IT salary survey reveals a shakeup in the highest-paying industries, with financial services knocked off its perch on top and health care rising.News | 26 Jan 2012

Organizational teamwork starts the IT innovation process

Organizational teamwork at Volvo Construction Equipment North America is one of the engines of IT innovation. Watch as the CIO explains how it works.Video