January 2013

• January 31, 2013 31 Jan'13

  Movie app rewards well-behaved patrons in Cinemark theaters

  The CineMode movie app gives movie-goers control of the viewing experience in Cinemark theaters. Learn more in this podcast video with Cinemark's CTO.  Continue Reading

• January 31, 2013 31 Jan'13

  Information analysis woes? Build a better business data analysis plan

  Suffering from information analysis troubles? Establishing a business data analysis plan can help organizations make smarter business decisions.  Continue Reading

• January 31, 2013 31 Jan'13

  Business Analytics: The Power of Personalized Data

  CIOs are ramping up their organization’s business analytics programs in an effort to capitalize on the promises of big data for competitive advantage.  Continue Reading

• January 31, 2013 31 Jan'13

  Smart security spending requires assigning a value to information

  CISOs are under pressure to manage security spending as a business. That won't happen until companies assign a financial value to information assets.  Continue Reading

• January 30, 2013 30 Jan'13

  'Big data' analytics technology breathes new life into literature

  Data analytics technology has embraced the written word as a new treasure-trove of information about the world we live in.  Continue Reading

• January 30, 2013 30 Jan'13

  Women in leadership roles in IT should guide, learn from Millennials

  Women in leadership roles in IT have a responsibility to guide tech-minded young women -- and learn from them, too. Learn more in this video Q&A.  Continue Reading

• January 29, 2013 29 Jan'13

  Data center strategies quiz for enterprise CIOs

  Are your organization's data center strategies up to snuff? Test your knowledge of infrastructure and virtualization trends in this quiz for CIOs.  Continue Reading

• January 29, 2013 29 Jan'13

  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.  Continue Reading

• January 28, 2013 28 Jan'13

  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.  Continue Reading

• January 25, 2013 25 Jan'13

  International CES: Women in technology versus female objectification

  Our editor Wendy Schuchart examines how the nude women at International CES are an indicator of the sexual harassment women in technology still face.  Continue Reading

• January 25, 2013 25 Jan'13

  Data mining for social solutions

  Data mining is often associated with Big Brother-esque marketing tactics: Someone out there is assessing your personal shopping habits and other bits of info in order to sell you something they ...  Continue Reading

• January 25, 2013 25 Jan'13

  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.  Continue Reading

• January 23, 2013 23 Jan'13

  A 'big data' veteran talks fundamentals of big data infrastructure

  No stranger to 'big data' projects, Biogen Idec's Martin Leach talks strategy with SearchCIO.com on building a big data infrastructure.  Continue Reading

• January 23, 2013 23 Jan'13

  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.  Continue Reading

• January 23, 2013 23 Jan'13

  CIO traces evolution of his IT leadership style

  Jim Whalen, CIO of Boston Properties Inc., shares how he developed his IT leadership style during --and even before -- his 30-year career.  Continue Reading

• January 22, 2013 22 Jan'13

  Download IT Salary Survey 2012

  The 2012 IT Salary Survey results give insight on salary trends, pay by industry and job satisfaction.  Continue Reading

• January 22, 2013 22 Jan'13

  CIO's cloud solutions meet collaboration needs and speed up innovation

  The U. of Michigan CIO talks about embracing cloud solutions as part of a school-wide strategy of adopting cutting-edge tech to drive innovation.  Continue Reading

• January 21, 2013 21 Jan'13

  Project management lessons learned shouldn't be limited to postmortems

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

• January 18, 2013 18 Jan'13

  Office productivity software choices, once easy, now are complicated

  Once a standard desktop, Windows OS and Microsoft office productivity software were easy choices for IT. Why things have gotten much more complicated.  Continue Reading

• January 18, 2013 18 Jan'13

  TMI? What to do with all this digital information

  We are beyond up to our figurative eyeballs in data. Digital information is everywhere and no one can honestly say they've figured out just what to do with it. Businesses want to harness and ...  Continue Reading