March 2012
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March 30, 2012
30
Mar'12
Digestible advice on tech innovation
To accept good advice is but to increase one's own ability. So said playwright Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Here at TotalCIO, we're all about helping our readers increase their abilities. So, in ... Continue Reading
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March 30, 2012
30
Mar'12
What CIOs can learn from the Swiffer innovation inspiration
The funny thing about innovation inspiration is that it sometimes needs to be teased out by your team. Take the Swiffer, for instance. At one time, Swiffer's parent company, Proctor & Gamble, ... Continue Reading
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March 30, 2012
30
Mar'12
Teamwork is important, or so say folks at the top
There was a lot of talk about teaming at the Gartner CIO Leadership Forum in Scottsdale, Ariz. Two keynotes addressed why teamwork is important -- but not just any old teamwork. Technology, ... Continue Reading
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March 30, 2012
30
Mar'12
Teamwork is important, folks at the top say
Teamwork is important. Two born leaders tell CIOs why. Continue Reading
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March 29, 2012
29
Mar'12
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. Continue Reading
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March 29, 2012
29
Mar'12
How to preserve your relationship with an outsourcing partner
When an outsourcing partner messes up your agreed services, what's the next step? Expert Jonathan Hassell offers advice about keeping the ship afloat. Continue Reading
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March 28, 2012
28
Mar'12
Ensuring self-service BI doesn't become a data free-for-all
Doing self-service BI right still requires structured and governed data management. Continue Reading
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March 28, 2012
28
Mar'12
Realities of risk today require a chief business security officer
The chief business security officer, a new type of security pro, can help bridge the gap between IT security and business initiatives. Continue Reading
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March 27, 2012
27
Mar'12
Personal cloud solutions are part of a multi-device, frictionless future
I was listening in on a Gartner webinar about the personal cloud today, and in the hour-long chat a single word jumped out at me and stuck in my brain: frictionless. "There it is again," I thought. ... Continue Reading
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March 27, 2012
27
Mar'12
Outsourcing and vendor management quiz for CIOs
Are your outsourcing and vendor management initiatives on track? Learn more about outsourcing and vendor management strategy with this quiz. Continue Reading
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March 27, 2012
27
Mar'12
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?" Continue Reading
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March 27, 2012
27
Mar'12
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. Continue Reading
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March 23, 2012
23
Mar'12
Spring is here, and innovation is in the air
In this week's roundup of news and notable bits from around the Web, spring brings thoughts of innovation. Continue Reading
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March 23, 2012
23
Mar'12
Will cloud service providers create a jobs boom?
Are cloud service providers fueling major job growth, or just re-employing workers bumped by the cloud? Continue Reading
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March 22, 2012
22
Mar'12
New study sees cloud service providers as jobs generators
As studies are designed to do, this one caught my attention with its exciting-sounding prognostication: Jobs! Plenty of them! All thanks to the cloud! Hurray! Actually, the title that SAP America ... Continue Reading
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March 22, 2012
22
Mar'12
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. Continue Reading
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March 22, 2012
22
Mar'12
Midmarket CIOs drive innovation through excellent leadership
There have been a lot of exciting things afoot at SearchCIO-Midmarket.com recently. We're dedicated to engaging midmarket CIOs on a one-on-one level, and finding out what amazing things you're ... Continue Reading
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March 22, 2012
22
Mar'12
Mobile BI strategy showcases ways IT can benefit the business
OFS Brands Application Manager Tim Hopper explains why the national furniture supplier pursued a mobile BI strategy and the ways it's paying off. Continue Reading
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March 21, 2012
21
Mar'12
A tale of two data quality theories
Data quality is still the bane of the business intelligence (BI) environment. Or so I was told by two consultants I interviewed for an upcoming BI ezine. Even when everyone agrees the data is not ... Continue Reading
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March 21, 2012
21
Mar'12
Driving mobile business intelligence, analytics at Sonic Automotive
Mobile business intelligence and advanced analytics are the latest evolution of the BI program at national auto retailer Sonic Automotive. Continue Reading