March 2012

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
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
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

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
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
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
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
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
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
March 27, 2012 27 Mar'12
What's the right data for your analytics project?

Like the zombies of "The Walking Dead," data growth is threatening to overrun us. Managers worry about the right data that can be captured and used effectively, but what about the right data that ... Continue Reading

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
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
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
March 23, 2012 23 Mar'12
Spring is here, and innovation is in the air

Spring is here, the season of renewal. In honor of this time of all things fresh and new, this week's roundup includes a peek at innovators who inspire an innovator, the ways Best Buy's new digital ... Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
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
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