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• For students, startups, the best work applications are Google's

  Apps for Work: Google's work applications win over young companies and students, but the business suite does have its drawbacks.  Continue Reading

• Apps for Work vs. Office 365 debate as much about culture as tech

  In the Apps for Work vs. Office 365 war over cloud productivity suites, Microsoft is capitalizing on users' strong attachment to Word, Excel and other apps. But Google has loyalists, too.  Continue Reading

• 'Promiscuous' users redefine bounds of good mobile security

  To meet today's mobility demands -- and deliver good mobile security -- organizations must balance business and user needs, says Gartner's Dionisio Zumerle in this SearchCIO interview.  Continue Reading

• Blockchain market outlook: Hype vs. reality

  There are predictions that the blockchain market will change the nature of business transactions. But how much of that is hype? One analyst weighs in on the topic.  Continue Reading

• Cloud computing in healthcare: Creative Solutions goes end to end

  Shawn Wiora, CIO at Creative Solutions in Healthcare, pursued an end-to-end cloud strategy, which resulted in improved security, better performance and IT cultural transformation.  Continue Reading

• Proof of concept for blockchain implementation necessary and tricky

  To bring a blockchain implementation to fruition, CIOs will need to tee up a proof of concept and a field test before going to full production. It won't be easy.  Continue Reading

• Step-by-step guide to a blockchain implementation

  If you're not educating yourself on blockchain technology right now, you can bet your competitors are. Read our two-part primer on launching a blockchain implementation.  Continue Reading

• Blockchain use cases, private vs. public debate engross community

  The blockchain industry is hashing out how to determine a good blockchain use case, debating the usefulness of private blockchains and mapping out how regulators might benefit.  Continue Reading

• For space agency, cloud financials are out of this world

  The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space chose a cloud app to get a real-time view of its books -- and close them faster.  Continue Reading

• DevOps model, a profile in CIO leadership, change management

  Take it from IT leaders who have been there: Adopting a DevOps model will require strong leadership, exceptional people skills, a high tolerance for failure and financial savvy.  Continue Reading

• Hyper-convergence: Benefits, challenges and use cases

  SearchCIO's Hyper-converged infrastructure infographic provides an at-a-glance look at the technology's benefits, drawbacks and key enterprise applications.  Continue Reading

• Mobile and cloud computing: Today's center of innovation?

  Consultant Bob Egan says that companies need to spend money on mobile cloud not just because it's beneficial to productivity but because it's required to keep up with competitors.  Continue Reading

• Hyperconvergence architecture: CIOs mull hardware savings

  Hyperconverged architecture may or may not cut hardware costs, but some CIOs and other industry executives suggest an emphasis on sticker price misses the point.  Continue Reading

• Hyper-convergence: Infrastructure under the CIO microscope

  Hyper-converged technology promises costs savings and efficiency. CIOs and other executives outline where the benefits are -- and where they aren't.  Continue Reading

• What is a smart contract and what's it good for?

  Blockchain-based smart contracts promise to improve upon traditional legal contracts by validating conditions of a contract and enforcing outcomes through code.  Continue Reading