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Forward-looking CIOs need to focus on app dev skewed toward mobile
App dev now is taking center stage because meeting customers' real-world information needs is not just nice, it's necessary to being able to compete.News | 03 May 2012
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Recognition technology drives next-generation mobile strategies
New audio and visual recognition technology should be shaping mobile strategies, and CIOs shouldn't overlook the business value of cheap consumer tech.Tip
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Personal cloud solutions part of a frictionless future
By 2015, analysts say, personal cloud products will displace PCs as the hub of consumers' digital lives, with annual spending topping $2 trillion.News | 27 Mar 2012
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A CTO's take on mobility strategy launch time, outsourcing and more
A chief technology officer answers some of CIOs' lingering questions about mobility strategy rollouts, outsourcing and rogue app development.News | 14 Mar 2012
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Hotel app pockets revenue by putting concierge service in your pocket
A mobile hotel app takes customer service to a new level, but not without constant tweaking and heavy-duty promotion, says IT innovator Eric Chao.News | 23 Feb 2012
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A new PMI Agile certification could be a hit with CIOs
A project management expert explains why CIOs should look for managers with a new Agile certification developed by the Project Management Institute.News | 20 Dec 2011
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Application portals for managing mobile devices no joke
CIOs are turning to application portals to meet mobile needs while protecting corporate IT policies.News | 13 Dec 2011
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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.Blog | 08 Dec 2011
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Digital users come first with mobile app buoyed by big data
Kaplan Inc.'s chief digital officer focuses on mobile app design when shaping content. CIOs should also consider the user experience, experts say.News | 01 Nov 2011
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Customer crowdsourcing a growing influence in design?
Crowdsourcing for software development is nothing new, but will it shape the products and services of the non-tech sector?Blog
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Innovation and agility start with application process optimization
This tip discusses how to achieve the goals of business process reengineering, including application process optimization for innovation and agility.Tip
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Making sure your business software stays business-ready
Business software is the table stakes an organization needs to thrive. Here's how to assess whether your business applications are up to the task.Tip
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Recognition technology drives next-generation mobile strategies
New audio and visual recognition technology should be shaping mobile strategies, and CIOs shouldn't overlook the business value of cheap consumer tech.Tip
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Ensuring self-service BI doesn't become a data free-for-all
Doing self-service BI right still requires structured and governed data management.News | 28 Mar 2012
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The ROI of self-service BI
Self-service BI could very well be the answer to the perennial question, "What's the ROI of business intelligence?"News | 27 Mar 2012
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Mobility strategy: CIOs have to embrace disruptive technologies
It was suggested at Fusion 2012 that without a mobility strategy, it could be true: "CIO" could mean "career is over."News | 13 Mar 2012
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Content is king in social collaboration
Users will stay away from social collaboration platforms that lack relevant content, no matter how many bells and whistles they have.News | 01 Mar 2012
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Other IT systems may get the buzz, but the value of ERP remains
In the rapidly evolving tech world, where data analytics and cloud hype steal the headlines, the value of ERP is easy to overlook.News | 29 Feb 2012
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Unified communications about integration, not just productivity tools
If a unified communications strategy is just about which employee productivity tools to support, it misses the point of UC, two experts say.Tip
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CIO: Forget tech metrics; meeting business needs is measure of success
Don't ask iRobot CIO Jay Leader to calculate tech metrics on IT projects.News | 02 Feb 2012
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prescriptive analytics
Prescriptive analytics is a type of business analytics that focuses on finding the best course of action for a given situation, and belongs to a portfolio of analytic capabilities that include descriptive and predictive analytics.Definition
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The business value of CIO and CMO partnerships
There's an opportunity in business today for CIO and CMO partnerships to take advantage of new technologies and use them in new ways to create value.Podcast
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Predictive analytics is hard to do; just ask a data scientist
Where do you rank in using predictive analytics? New research and two Ivy League data scientists suggest that if you do it all, you're way ahead.News | 19 Apr 2012
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At IBM, big data management is big -- really big
IBM's big data management projects rely on its Blue Insight cloud and Cognos analytics software, which turn data into optimized business processes.News | 11 Apr 2012
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BI programs should co-opt social sciences to be closer to the money
CIOs should incorporate anthropology, economics and other social sciences into their BI programs to answer burning business questions.Tip
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Analytics racing past our ability to 'gestalt' it
The Gartner BI summit on the promise of analytics technology pointed up our losing battle to harness and humanize technology.News | 06 Apr 2012
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Miami Dolphins using analytics technology to get home-field advantage
Miami Dolphins CTO Tery Howard turns to analytics technology and IBM to make Sun Life Stadium all that it can be.News | 29 Mar 2012
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Ensuring self-service BI doesn't become a data free-for-all
Doing self-service BI right still requires structured and governed data management.News | 28 Mar 2012
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The ROI of self-service BI
Self-service BI could very well be the answer to the perennial question, "What's the ROI of business intelligence?"News | 27 Mar 2012
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Why a technology and marketing strategy alliance should be cemented
CIOs and chief marketing officers may be at odds at times, but many signs point to the need for a stronger technology and marketing strategy alliance.Tip
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Innovation and agility start with application process optimization
This tip discusses how to achieve the goals of business process reengineering, including application process optimization for innovation and agility.Tip
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prescriptive analytics
Prescriptive analytics is a type of business analytics that focuses on finding the best course of action for a given situation, and belongs to a portfolio of analytic capabilities that include descriptive and predictive analytics.Definition
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Need for speed in project management methodologies
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BI programs should co-opt social sciences to be closer to the money
CIOs should incorporate anthropology, economics and other social sciences into their BI programs to answer burning business questions.Tip
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business technology (BT)
Business technology (BT) is a term that points specifically to the technology used by businesses to treat information.Definition
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shared services
Shared services is the consolidation of business operations that are used by multiple parts of the same organization. Definition
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Ezine Download: Agile Methodologies
Agile project methodologies are transforming enterprise project management strategies, delivering fast, effective results.Magazine
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Ezine Download: Business Intelligence: Data Mining Done Right
Emerging technologies are revolutionizing enterprise data collection and analysis strategies, and CIOs are leading this business intelligence brigade.Magazine
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Managing business processes: A guide for enterprise CIOs
With Agile and lean methodologies and a focus on innovation, organizations are succeeding in managing business processes and achieving their goals.CIO Briefing
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Guide to managing business processes
With Agile and lean methodologies and a focus on innovation, organizations are succeeding in managing business processes and achieving their goals.CIO Briefing
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Of motherhood and mobile strategy
In this week's roundup, we make a highly unscientific link between motherhood and mobile strategy and get a glimpse of Siri's possible true calling.News | 12 May 2012
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Do CIOs care about gaining a competitive advantage?
Do CIOs care enough about gaining a competitive advantage—or is collegiality the secret of success in IT?News | 04 May 2012
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Forward-looking CIOs need to focus on app dev skewed toward mobile
App dev now is taking center stage because meeting customers' real-world information needs is not just nice, it's necessary to being able to compete.News | 03 May 2012
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VMware CIO: Bringing the consumer experience to the enterprise
Investing in the consumer experience with a social media and mobile slant ranks among VMware CIO Mark Egan's top five ways to create business value.CIO Innovators | 02 May 2012
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Miami Dolphins using analytics technology to get home-field advantage
Miami Dolphins CTO Tery Howard turns to analytics technology and IBM to make Sun Life Stadium all that it can be.News | 29 Mar 2012
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The 2020 vision for ERP
The look and feel will change, but the value of ERP will remain as strong as ever through the next decade and predicted "frictionless enterprise."News | 02 Mar 2012
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Other IT systems may get the buzz, but the value of ERP remains
In the rapidly evolving tech world, where data analytics and cloud hype steal the headlines, the value of ERP is easy to overlook.News | 29 Feb 2012
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Content management systems for CIOs
A content management system (CMS) can help make sense of your organization's various documents, Web pages, blogs and other resources. Learn more in this tutorial.CIO Briefing
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Business process improvement is about more than efficiency gains
Business process improvement begins with efficiency gains, but BPM goals are becoming more about external customers and rapid, real-time improvements.News | 21 Nov 2011
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CIOs: Align technology and marketing strategy to meet customer needs
CIOs explain how a combined technology and marketing strategy helps companies respond to customers, and why business must serve customers differently.News | 28 Sep 2011
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The 2020 vision for ERP
The look and feel will change, but the value of ERP will remain as strong as ever through the next decade and predicted "frictionless enterprise."News | 02 Mar 2012
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Other IT systems may get the buzz, but the value of ERP remains
In the rapidly evolving tech world, where data analytics and cloud hype steal the headlines, the value of ERP is easy to overlook.News | 29 Feb 2012
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ERP's future value depends on flexibility in the face of tech trends
The future value of ERP will depend on whether ERP vendors can adapt to tech trends like big data, mobility and the cloud.News | 29 Feb 2012
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Enterprise business intelligence tutorial for CIOs
In this enterprise business intelligence tutorial for CIOs, learn how to get started, what makes BI successful and the future of BI technologies.CIO Briefing
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Enterprise business intelligence tutorial
In this enterprise business intelligence tutorial for CIOs, learn how to get started, what makes BI successful and the future of BI technologies.CIO Briefing
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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.News | 07 Feb 2012
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CIO: Forget tech metrics; meeting business needs is measure of success
Don't ask iRobot CIO Jay Leader to calculate tech metrics on IT projects.News | 02 Feb 2012
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Content management systems for CIOs
A content management system (CMS) can help make sense of your organization's various documents, Web pages, blogs and other resources. Learn more in this tutorial.CIO Briefing
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Technology priorities of CEOs not lining up with those of CIOs
The top technology priorities of CEOs as they move into 2012 are not focused on the latest or coolest technology, but on good old standbys.Blog
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Subaru CIO gets technology to align with business goals
Subaru CIO Brian Simmermon replaced more than 90% of the company's technology to remove silos and redundancy, and to align with business goals.News | 11 May 2011
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Predictive analytics is hard to do; just ask a data scientist
Where do you rank in using predictive analytics? New research and two Ivy League data scientists suggest that if you do it all, you're way ahead.News | 19 Apr 2012
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Enterprise business intelligence and Big Data quiz for CIOs
Enterprise business intelligence and Big Data are changing how CIOs view success and failure. Do you know enterprise BI? Take our quiz and find out.Quiz
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Big Data: Probing global warming with object database engine
How can we sort out the data that could illuminate global warming's effect on the poles? One IT veteran had to rediscover the object database engine.News | 16 Aug 2011
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Enterprise business software and services guides for CIOs
They're the nuts and bolts of IT, the lifeblood of your IT organization. Explore the critical IT systems and software that you use every day with these CIO Briefings.CIO Briefing
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Cloud computing identity management standards could push cloud use
Cloud computing identity management standards are in the works to ensure the open and secure exchange of identities in the cloud.Tip
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Cloud interoperability standards aim for vendor independence
Standards groups are developing cloud interoperability, portability and security standards in an attempt to ease the switch from one cloud provider to another.Article | 06 Apr 2010
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Next-generation BI software: It's all in the interface
Business intelligence tools developers hope to increase BI usage among employees -- especially younger ones -- by adopting the look and feel of popular consumer applications like Google.Article | 04 Jun 2009
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Cloud computing companies offer new services, architecture
Cloud computing is a disruptive force in computing, akin to the revolution ushered in by the Internet. The big vendors are dumping billions into new services and architecture.Article | 15 Apr 2008
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Open source software management guide for CIOs
Open source software and downloads, which lack proprietary code, can save enterprises big bucks. Get the latest analyst predictions, case studies and more to help you make smart open source investment decisions.CIO Briefing
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Navy CIO OKs open source systems
Open source software is now an official option for all IT systems in the Navy and Marine Corps, according to a guidance memo issued June 5 by the Department of the Navy's Office of the Chief Information Officer.News | 12 Jun 2007
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Ezine Download: Shared Services
Shared services has become a hot topic due to promises of virtualization, cloud computing and centralized IT. Discover how a shared services strategy can benefit your organization.Magazine
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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
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Business intelligence services and big data quiz for CIOs
Business intelligence services and big data are big on CIOs' radars in 2012. Have you kept up with our latest coverage of BI services and strategy?Quiz
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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.News | 02 Feb 2012
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SaaS BI gains traction in the enterprise
Citing easy setup, cost effectiveness and faster time to value, IT execs are turning to SaaS BI tools, one cloud-based offering that has come of age.News | 01 Feb 2012
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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.News | 27 Jan 2012
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SaaS solutions with a vertical slant
A growing segment of SaaS solutions targets industry-specific needs and mission-critical business functions.News | 17 Nov 2011
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CIOs a help, not a hindrance, to adoption of cloud solutions
Cloud solutions vendors are claiming that CIOs don’t want to buy cloud. Really? Here are four CIOs whose cloud projects are proving otherwise.News | 26 Oct 2011
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Virtualization trends and management: A quiz for CIOs
The latest virtualization trends speak to the transformation of desktops, apps and more. Test your virtualization knowledge with this quiz.Quiz
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CEB survey lays out senior IT managers' public-cloud concerns
In a new survey, senior IT managers name 19 flaws in the public cloud. Five of those flaws stand out, but many believe they all can be overcome.Tip
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To gain a competitive advantage with mobile, CIO readiness is all
Gaining a competitive advantage with mobile is no easy feat for a statewide bank. Getting an early jump made the difference for one CIO.News | 17 May 2012
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Mobile app dev at heart of website redesign
A website redesign with ROI in mind meant bringing Maxim magazine readers' favorite features to their favorite devices.News | 09 May 2012
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Will CIOs' role suffer in an IT services organization?
CIOs continue to buzz about building an IT services organization and running IT as a business. But is it a demotion in the making?News | 02 Dec 2011
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CIOs giving business a competitive edge with Agile practices
Enterprises are relying on the CIO for faster time to market and faster time to value through the use of Agile practices.News | 18 Oct 2011
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Five reasons enterprises are adopting Agile practices
Agile practices are going mainstream. Here are five reasons why enterprises are swapping out traditional project management practices for Agile.Blog
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Business software projects that transform IT
IT transformation through business software projects doesn’t come easily -- learn how to deal with legacy applications, collaboration software rollouts and more from CIO Innovators.CIO Innovators
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CIOs: Align technology and marketing strategy to meet customer needs
CIOs explain how a combined technology and marketing strategy helps companies respond to customers, and why business must serve customers differently.News | 28 Sep 2011
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IT Business Services CIO Decisions Ezine Vol. 3
Are you crafting an IT business service management approach that will generate new opportunities for your organization? Learn how in this issue of Enterprise CIO Decisions Ezine.Enterprise CIO Decisions
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Agile Manifesto
The Agile Manifesto, also called the Manifesto for Agile Software Development, is a formal proclamation of four key values and 12 principles to guide an iterative and people-centric approach to software development. Definition
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SOA expert gives tips on IT cost optimization
Even though CIOs have done an excellent job of reducing costs, there is more cost optimization to be done, Ernst & Young's David Nichols says.News | 07 Sep 2011
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The 2020 vision for ERP
The look and feel will change, but the value of ERP will remain as strong as ever through the next decade and predicted "frictionless enterprise."News | 02 Mar 2012
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CIO's change management strategy gives left and right brain their due
Managing change can be the hardest part of IT's job. One CIO has a strategy to manage change that hinges on using both hemispheres of the brain.CIO Innovators | 13 Dec 2011
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SaaS solutions with a vertical slant
A growing segment of SaaS solutions targets industry-specific needs and mission-critical business functions.News | 17 Nov 2011
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PLM software is the go-to guy, increasingly critical to the business
PLM's star is rising, as IT executives turn to the software to solve problems, error-proof the global design process and speed time-to-market.News | 14 Sep 2011
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Is Sears' choice of a former IT executive as CEO a sign of the times?
What does Sears' appointment of an IT executive as its new CEO mean, beyond the fact that it took the business cognoscenti by surprise?TotalCIO Blog
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Thanks to IT innovation, 'the check's in the mail' won't cut it
The United States Postal Service CIO makes it clear that IT innovation is bridging the divide between the print and digital world. But will that be enough?TotalCIO Blog
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Cyber insurance mitigates the risk of data breaches in cloud computing
Cyber insurance should be standard for cloud computing vendors, experts say, but some providers fail to obtain it. Customers of cloud service providers need to share the risk.News | 19 Aug 2010
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Business continuity plans must address massive air travel shutdown
Before the dust settles from an erupting volcano in Iceland, business continuity managers need to take a close look at their business continuity plans, starting with their supply chain.Article | 13 May 2010
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American Apparel makes radio frequency identification tags sexy
American Apparel rolls out a radio frequency identification (RFID) system to track every T-shirt, boy beater, brief, bra and everything else in real time.Article | 16 Apr 2008
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Radio frequency identification cost of doing business with Sam's Club
Will Wal-Mart's mandate requiring Sam's Clubs to use RFID finally transform technology? Read and listen to one analyst's view.Article | 13 Feb 2008
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Business transformation and the human touch
Business transformation, and how the CIO can bring this to bear through adaptability and a bit of a human touch.News | 02 Apr 2012
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The love-hate nature of unified communications
A unified communications strategy where workers are empowered to make decisions comes up against management's need to control.News | 09 Mar 2012
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Content is king in social collaboration
Users will stay away from social collaboration platforms that lack relevant content, no matter how many bells and whistles they have.News | 01 Mar 2012
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The CIO and the extended enterprise
The CIO role is stretching further into the outer limits of the "extended enterprise."News | 23 Jan 2012
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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?News | 19 Jan 2012
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Content management systems for CIOs
A content management system (CMS) can help make sense of your organization's various documents, Web pages, blogs and other resources. Learn more in this tutorial.CIO Briefing
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E-discovery and litigation guide for CIOs
E-discovery and litigation concerns are serious responsibilities for IT staffs. Learn how to tackle them with this CIO Briefing.CIO Briefing
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How Kraft is transforming the meaning of work in a digital enterprise
Kraft Foods' push to become a more virtual, digital enterprise is driven by savings on hard costs and a lot of marketing know-how.News | 06 Oct 2011
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Business software projects that transform IT
IT transformation through business software projects doesn’t come easily -- learn how to deal with legacy applications, collaboration software rollouts and more from CIO Innovators.CIO Innovators
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Enterprise risk management strategies guide for CIOs
Risk management is critical for enterprises embarking on new IT projects and plans. Take a look at these resources for insights and advice on risk management.Executive Guides
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