CIO Symmetry

September 2016

Leadership and strategic planning

Get ready to become a CIO business technologist
Brian Holak - Site Editor 30 Sep 2016

CIOs are becoming business technologists -- and that's a good thing, according to speakers at this year's SIM Boston Technology Summit. This week's Searchlight delves into the act of becoming a ...

iPhone 7 is coming. CIOs, are you paying attention?
Brian Holak - Site Editor 09 Sep 2016

Why should CIOs care about the new iPhone 7? Because employees and users care. In this week's Searchlight, Features Writer Jason Sparapani details the key announcements from Apple's recent event ...

SearchCompliance

How PCI DSS compliance milestones can be a GDPR measuring stick

Constantly evolving regulations can cause confusion for security officers, but sometimes, there is process overlap. Here's how ...

Approach customer engagement by first asking good questions

Organizations need to align their customer strategy with their technology and know how to gather and use the right customer data ...

Protect customer data with these 5 essential steps

Engagement with customers inevitably yields a trove of sensitive data. Learn the key steps you should take to stay compliant and ...

SearchHealthIT

Ransomware attacks on hospitals will worsen if security doesn't improve

Ransomware attacks are insidious. Experts urged healthcare CIOs to invest in proactive security measures to combat the growing ...

Meditech EHR moves to public cloud, points to industry trend

When EHR vendor Meditech partnered with Google Cloud Platform, it joined Cerner in a push toward the public cloud. The trend ...

In healthcare, a strong change management plan starts with buy-in

A successful change management strategy should include creating a group to mitigate inevitable technology implementation pain ...

SearchCloudComputing

5 Google Cloud tools you should know

As one of the top cloud vendors, Google provides a wide range of tools and services for its customers. Review five newer Google ...

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to add 2,000 jobs in bid for growth

Oracle plans to hire 2,000 workers to boost Oracle Cloud Infrastructure IaaS. It’s part of an aggressive global expansion as ...

Dell Boomi platform adds API management, EDA support

The latest Boomi updates allow users to speed up implementation and allow IT pros to take better advantage of their data and ...

SearchMobileComputing

How to manage Office 365 mobile apps for business

Microsoft Office 365 applications allow users to send emails and edit numerous types of documents, but the mobile apps present a ...

Buy the best enterprise smartphones and tablets for your business

Constantly changing mobile device technology creates challenging decisions for enterprise buyers. Learn how to find the best ...

8 vendors who offer enterprise mobile devices and tablets in 2019

Discover eight leading providers who sell both tablets and smartphones for business workers. Their offerings are diverse, and ...

SearchDataCenter

IBM quantum computers' usefulness in sight -- using binoculars

IBM's Bob Sutor discusses Big Blue's new quantum systems and computation center, the realities of quantum computing today and how...

Addendum sets ASHRAE 90.4 as energy-efficiency standard

The publication of ASHRAE 90.4 in 2016 brought a new set of energy guidelines, but the industry still used Standard 90.1. A new ...

How to realize the benefits of software-defined infrastructure

Software-based infrastructure and services can streamline management and application data. Before you add them to your data ...