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• Using tech to gain a competitive advantage: The new CIO benchmark?

  Interest in the ways rival companies are using technology to gain a competitive advantage has risen sharply among business leaders. Continue Reading

• Do CIOs care about gaining a competitive advantage?

  Do CIOs care enough about gaining a competitive advantage—or is collegiality the secret of success in IT? Continue Reading

• Sometimes tech innovation is the only option

  This week's roundup of bits from around the Web includes two interesting looks at tech innovation. Plus, could your Facebook profile help save a life? Continue Reading

• Enterprise CIO project management resources guide

  Project management success requires proper planning, a dedicated team and a deft CIO touch. Learn more in this project management resources guide. Continue Reading

• Four ways to improve your change management strategy

  What creates the most bottlenecks when it comes to a change management strategy? One expert outlines the biggest offenders. Continue Reading

• Promoting innovation, from boss-less offices to tweaking big data

  This week's roundup of tidbits from the Web includes ways of promoting innovation, as well as talent in the workplace.Continue Reading

• Privacy concerns surround Google cloud storage service

  Soon after Google launched its Drive cloud storage service, data privacy and security worries arose.Continue Reading

• CIOs get no respect? They should follow the money

  CIOs don't get any respect from CEOs on innovation leadership. Don't get miffed, follow the money.Continue Reading

• Innovative LMS solution drives success at technical training program

  This SearchCIO-Midmarket.com IT Leadership Award finalist engages students in a technical training program with a new learning management system.Continue Reading

• Seeing the obvious is an IT project management skill

  Having good IT project management skills can mean knowing when you don't need them.Continue Reading

• Predictive analytics is hard to do; just ask a data scientist

  Where do you rank in using predictive analytics? New research and two Ivy League data scientists suggest that if you do it all, you're way ahead.Continue Reading

• Sheehan leaving CIO post at Dunkin' Brands for COO job at Modell's

  Dan Sheehan leaves the CIO post at Dunkin' Brands for the COO position at Modell's Sporting Goods.Continue Reading

• Quotable quotes on the role of the CIO

  The best comments on the role of the CIO often don't make it into stories. Here's a collection of insightful and often humorous CIO side comments.Continue Reading

• Reading the tea leaves on the CIO job shakeup at BofA

  What do companies want from their CIOs? This week's shakeup in the CIO job at Bank of America suggests the question is not given to easy answers.Continue Reading

• E-zine Download: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Strategies

  Effective business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) strategies hinge on an understanding of emerging technologies.Continue Reading

• Ezine Download: Managing the Mobile Workforce

  Mobile devices are transforming enterprise operations and it is important to be able to manage the growing mobile revolution.Continue Reading

• Strategic outsourcing and vendor management guide

  Get strategic outsourcing tips and IT vendor management best practices in this IT outsourcing guide for enterprise CIOs.Continue Reading

• Business transformation and the human touch

  Business transformation, and how the CIO can bring this to bear through adaptability and a bit of a human touch.Continue Reading

• Teamwork is important, folks at the top say

  Teamwork is important. Two born leaders tell CIOs why.Continue Reading

• 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

• 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

• 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

• A tale of two data quality theories

  Data quality still hobbles business intelligence efforts. The question is what to do about it.Continue Reading

• Where are the women in computer science?

  Women are nearly at parity with men when it comes to bachelor's degrees in science and engineering. So, why are so few women in computer science?Continue Reading

• Siri, find me a good lawyer

  In this week’s roundup, a legalpalooza: Yahoo sues Facebook, someone sues Siri and a lawyer slowly backs away from her Pinterest boards.Continue Reading

• How big data improves an information security strategy

  A security guru discusses new ways of looking at the intersection between big data and an information security strategy.Continue Reading

• Data silos in big data analytics: Now you see them, now you don't?

  Big data makes the problem of data silos even bigger. Or does it? Either way, CIOs must make big changes to get the most out of big data analytics.Continue Reading

• Who’s afraid of the iPad 3?

  This week’s bits include why the iPad 3 should put a scare in the competition, and an example of how CIOs who consider the consumer come out on top.Continue Reading

• The love-hate nature of unified communications

  A unified communications strategy where workers are empowered to make decisions comes up against management's need to control.Continue Reading

• Security woes and a different kind of Net threat

  We're feeling a little vulnerable this week. Maybe it's because our cache of tech bits is a little heavy on security issues.Continue Reading

• Ezine Download: Agile Methodologies

  Agile project methodologies are transforming enterprise project management strategies, delivering fast, effective results.Continue Reading

• Data loss statistics: Emerging culprits

  Social networking, cloud computing and mobile technology create business opportunities. But data loss statistics show these advances create risks too.Continue Reading

• Silence on business analytics speaks volumes

  The next time your CIO pals clam up about business analytics, watch out. They're on to something. You should be too.Continue Reading

• No need to search, they know what you want

  Tidbits of news and analysis from the week that was, including another manipulation of big data, three steps to becoming the CIO you know you are and one mobile device that might give you headaches.Continue Reading

• Mission-critical systems taking on dual roles

  As CIOs take on new roles, they are finding new uses for mission-critical systems -- and that in turn is making their role more business-critical.Continue Reading

• Is technology leadership training lacking?

  A lack of technology leadership training specific to the CIO position leaves the up-and-comers fending for themselves.Continue Reading

• No honor-student bumper stickers for Steve Jobs

  A roundup of items you might have missed from around the Web, including Steve Jobs' high school GPA and a possible storm over cloud privacy in the EU.Continue Reading

• Days are dwindling for successful Windows 7 migration

  If you've been hitting the snooze button on Windows 7 migration, it's time to wake up -- you're already late.Continue Reading

• 2012 Global IT Forecast

  TechTarget asked 2,642 IT professionals and business analysts around the world for their IT forecasts for 2012. The direction of IT budgets and the technologies getting attention may surprise.Continue Reading

• Ezine Download: Business Intelligence: Data Mining Done Right

  Emerging technologies are revolutionizing enterprise data collection and analysis strategies, and CIOs are leading this business intelligence brigade.Continue Reading

• Big data is dead? Long live analytics apps?

  The view of BI as an enterprise-wide system similar to ERP is giving way to a more tactical, "disaggregated" approach based on analytics apps.Continue Reading

• Ezine Download: Deploying and Enhancing Desktop Virtualization

  CIOs aren't the only ones behind the push to virtual desktops -- cost savings, greater mobility and employee demand have turned business execs into fans as well.Continue Reading

• Who's the 'insider' security campaigns target?

  Can CIOs learn anything from a security campaign launched by the military more than 60 years ago?Continue Reading

• Shared services model puts focus on external customer

  For Owens Corning CIO David Johns, a shared services model is key to a low-cost, high-value IT and business services delivery strategy.Continue Reading

• Enterprise CIO Decisions Ezine

  The Enterprise CIO Decisions Ezine offers senior IT executives insights on pressing technology and management issues.Continue Reading

• The CIO and the extended enterprise

  The CIO role is stretching further into the outer limits of the "extended enterprise."Continue Reading

• CIOs: Should your next IT hire be a consumer advocate?

  How IT shops are changing and whom CIOs need to hire are big topics in the age of cloud and mobility. Should consumer advocates be on the list?Continue Reading

• IT project management strategy for CIOs

  For the CIO looking to increase organizational success, an IT project management strategy is key. Check out our IT project management resources in this guide.Continue Reading

• CIOs proving the value of technology investments

  There's no easy way to prove the value of technology investments, but smart CIOs are finding new ones -- and smarter still, being proactive about it.Continue Reading

• Rosy outlook for services broker model may have thorns

  The IT services-broker model might be good for your business, but one CIO cautions against letting the label define your role.Continue Reading

• Re-evaluating endpoint security tools

  Has technology advanced to the point that some endpoint security tools -- and the staff needed to support them -- will go away?Continue Reading

• An enterprise guide to CIO roles and responsibilities

  Get answers to questions about IT career issues, salaries, budgets, spending and staff development in this guide to CIO roles and responsibilities.Continue Reading

• Overtime pay limit could put CIOs in a tough spot

  A bill limiting overtime pay for IT workers is one more example of politicians putting corporate interests ahead of individual workers, opponents say.Continue Reading

• 'IT as a services broker' model will carry beyond 2012

  IT leaders are positioning themselves as facilitators or IT services brokers rather than as the managers and mainframe minders of yore.Continue Reading

• CIOs have to be passionate and in fighting trim

  To be executive material for the CIO job these days, you'll need more than a well-cut suit.Continue Reading

• Application portals for managing mobile devices no joke

  CIOs are turning to application portals to meet mobile needs while protecting corporate IT policies.Continue Reading

• Getting a grip on shadow IT in the age of self-service technology

  Shadow IT should be a serious concern for all CIOs in an age of self-service technology. Here's how to get a grip on it.Continue Reading

• SaaS solutions with a vertical slant

  A growing segment of SaaS solutions targets industry-specific needs and mission-critical business functions.Continue Reading

• New green IT technology for data center cooling

  One option in data center cooling allows servers to be immersed in liquid, potentially reducing cooling energy by 90%.Continue Reading

• GE's journey from waterfall to Agile practices

  General Electric Co. turned to Agile practices to revamp software development in its Energy division. Now Agile is making its way across the company.Continue Reading

• ITIL chief architect: How to build an IT Service Management strategy

  Choosing the right IT services to deliver is the foundation of a winning IT Service Management strategy. ITIL chief architect Sharon Taylor explains.Continue Reading

• Why agile projects pose challenges for enterprise project managers

  Agile expert Joseph Flahiff explains why managing agile projects can make project managers feel as if they're cramming a square peg into a round hole.Continue Reading

• Three tech trends shaping the future IT organization and the CIO role

  Cloud computing is just one of three technologies shaping the IT organization of the future and the role of the CIO.Continue Reading

• The IT organization of the future: An enterprise within an enterprise

  The IT organization of the future is shifting to become not only a business but also a part of an integrated business services organization.Continue Reading

• Enterprise software and data management strategy guide for CIOs

  Managing software and data requires knowing how to align them with the enterprise's needs for efficiency and innovation. Learn more in this CIO guide.Continue Reading

• CIO Briefings: IT leadership resources, business management tutorials

  To help CIOs and senior IT professionals keep up with the latest IT and business trends, SearchCIO.com has developed a series of senior-level management guides designed to provide strategic guidance and advice essential for today's IT leaders.Continue Reading

• Cost and content of social media policies vary widely by industry

  Setting social media policies is a tricky and potentially costly process that varies widely based on an industry's regulatory requirements.Continue Reading

• IT leadership and strategy guides for CIOs

  Leading your IT organization through calm and troubled waters alike requires innovative strategies and top-notch leadership skills. These CIO Briefings will help you expand your leadership and strategy skill sets.Continue Reading

• The IT roles needed for the IT organization of the future

  IT's status quo will be toppled by the need for speed and tech-savvy employees. Here's what's vital for operating the IT organization of the future.Continue Reading

• Ensuring growth through outsourcing services and cloud computing

  PURE, a small insurance provider, is fueling growth on the back of outsourcing services and cloud computing, and with a clear vision of IT innovation.Continue Reading

• Sentiment analysis turns social media into customer intelligence

  Sentiment analysis tools are creating a kind of customer intelligence that online marketers are finding beats traditional market research.Continue Reading

• The CIO's dilemma? Disruptive innovation vs. performance improvement

  CIOs focused on continuously improving their IT products and services might want to heed the lessons of now-defunct market leaders who got upended by disruptive innovation.Continue Reading

• The need for IT innovation leads to aggressive collaboration

  IT innovation is what happens when there's no money for new equipment but plenty of fresh ideas emanating from all parts of the business.Continue Reading

• CIOs looking for ways to say yes to the iPad in the enterprise

  CIOs are looking for ways to say yes to the iPad in the enterprise, despite the technological and cultural challenges associated with new mobile devices.Continue Reading

• IT innovation hinges on identifying business process levers

  D&M Holdings' growing portfolio of high-end audio and video brands sparked an IT innovation that gave marketing the tools to interact with customers.Continue Reading

• Cloud brokers emerge to sort out the chaos of cloud services

  Faced with a chaotic mix of cloud services, IT execs now must sort through a crowd of cloud brokers that claim to minimize risks and improve interoperability.Continue Reading

• Exploring cloud computing solutions for the midmarket

  A comprehensive cloud strategy can help a midmarket company achieve huge payouts. Check out our cloud computing solutions primer and tips for avoiding cloud pitfalls.Continue Reading

• Information security and risk management guides for CIOs

  Keeping your IT organization safe and secure is one battle. Doing it while staying in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations is another. These CIO Briefings will help you do both, and then some.Continue Reading

• IT offshore outsourcing markets, options on the rise, Gartner says

  The never-ending quest to cut IT costs is opening up new IT offshoring markets. Here are a look at Gartner's latest assessment and a new index from IT advisory firm TPI Inc.Continue Reading

• CIO role in innovation begins with foresight

  In this transcript of a CIO Innovator Profile Series podcast, H.B. Fuller CIO Steven John discusses the CIO role in innovation, and how to create a culture of innovation.Continue Reading

• Six questions for building an effective outsourcing strategy

  Knowing what not to outsource is not always as obvious as it seems, according to sourcing experts. Here are six questions to help you build an effective outsourcing strategy.Continue Reading

• IT management FAQ guides for enterprise IT strategies

  In these IT management FAQ guides, get answers to frequently asked questions about technologies and methodologies such as ITIL, Lean thinking, Six Sigma, Agile and more.Continue Reading

• Agile project management approaches for on-time and on-budget delivery

  Pick an agile project management path based on scope, schedule or budget to set project boundaries and keep release dates on track.Continue Reading

• CIO podcasts: Information technology and leadership news and tips

  At SearchCIO.com, we're always looking for new ways to deliver the latest IT news and trends. Download these podcasts and listen on the go!Continue Reading

• Enterprise data management strategy guide for CIOs

  Does your organization have a reliable enterprise data management strategy? Learn about storage options, enterprise application architecture and why paranoia is a good thing.Continue Reading

• How to select an enterprise collaboration platform (hold on tight)

  Enterprise collaboration platforms aim to add a social layer to work apps. This story, the second of two about such platforms, offers a market overview and vendor selection advice.Continue Reading

• With new enterprise collaboration platforms, 'social' means business

  Forget about pushing people to use wikis and blogs. The rush is on to build enterprise collaboration platforms that pull social networking into every workstation.Continue Reading

• Enterprise automation strategies: A guide for CIOs

  A strong enterprise automation strategy can improve your organization's approach to business process management and cut costs dramatically. Learn how in this guide.Continue Reading

• Business process transformation hinges on a flexible management model

  Business process transformation succeeds best in IT organizations emphasizing collaboration and real-time analysis. Learn how IT can bring transformation to the lines of business.Continue Reading

• A COO pushes IT innovation by making it about business value

  At the Forrester CIO Forum, a health care COO tells CIOs how he is using IT innovation to transform the business. The keys? BIACs, COEs and focusing on the bottom line.Continue Reading

• Mobile data security spans policies, budgets and backups

  A proliferation of mobile devices in the enterprise forces CIOs to reassess policies, budgets and backups for mobile data security.Continue Reading

• The evolving CIO role: What one headhunter says CIOs need to know

  As companies become more information-centric, the CIO role keeps evolving. A veteran headhunter tells CIOs what his clients are looking for in the role of the CIO.Continue Reading

• A burst of business continuity, disaster recovery planning

  Explosives maker Austin Powder played with virtualization, and an idea for its business continuity and disaster recovery planning ignited: Make HQ a hot site for remote offices.Continue Reading

• Enterprise governance guide for CIOs and IT executives

  An enterprise governance program is key to the IT success of many organizations. Learn how to properly govern IT assets and resources and align IT governance and compliance.Continue Reading

• Mobile phone security policies give IT some control over the influx

  There's no turning back mobile devices' invasion of the enterprise. CIOs need to put mobile phone security policies in place to control these uninvited guests.Continue Reading

• Weighing the pros and cons of data center outsourcing vs. owning

  Many enterprise IT organizations face a dilemma when it comes to data center outsourcing: Is it better to pass those duties onto an outside vendor, or to house the data center in-house? In the September 2010 edition of Enterprise CIO Decisions Ezine...Continue Reading

• Public vs. private cloud computing: Which fits your enterprise needs?

  Public and private cloud computing have penetrated enterprises, forcing IT to develop a plan for managing two distinct service-delivery models.Continue Reading

• The fundamentals of launching an IT service catalog

  The IT service catalog is a linchpin of ITSM, but is hard to create and manage. Here an expert advises where to begin, what to avoid and why CIOs should make a catalog a priority.Continue Reading

• Data storage management tips, techniques and options for SMBs

  With a growing number of storage options available to SMBs, it's important to nail down a data storage management strategy. Learn tips, strategies and techniques in our guide.Continue Reading

• The ins and outs of successful business intelligence management

  How much emphasis do you put on business intelligence management? Learn how to improve strategy and user adoption, and get tips on BI tools, in this guide.Continue Reading