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• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Cloud computing management guide for enterprise CIOs

  In this cloud computing management guide, learn how to integrate the cloud into your organization, the risks that the cloud involves and private cloud possibilities.Continue Reading

• IT vendor management strategy guide for enterprise CIOs

  Enterprise CIOs are looking to codify their IT vendor management strategies as vendors provide opportunities for cutting costs and increasing efficiency. Learn more in this guide.Continue Reading

• Practical project management tips, tools and software for midmarket IT

  Improve your project success rates (on time and on budget) with these soup-to-nuts project management tips -- including Gantt chart how-tos and practical software options.Continue Reading

• IT business continuity, disaster recovery strategy guide for CIOs

  IT business continuity planning and disaster recovery strategies remain big on enterprise CIO agendas this year. In this guide, learn about BC planning and DR technology solutions.Continue Reading

• IT outsourcing contracts FAQ: Establishing SLAs, flexibility and more

  IT outsourcing contracts are only as strong as the negotiations surrounding them. In this FAQ, learn how to establish service-level agreements, set contract lengths and maintain flexibility.Continue Reading

• 2010 CIO and IT salaries and career survey: Read our special report

  CIO and IT salaries are bouncing back in 2010 after a tough 2009. In this special report, learn about IT salaries by industry, CIO job tenures and more.Continue Reading

• Trends in high availability and fault tolerance

  In this podcast, hear how high-availability and fault-tolerance solutions are helping midmarket companies achieve greater availability and performance on mission-critical systems.Continue Reading

• FAQ: Implementing an IT service catalog

  An IT service catalog is a menu of services offered by an IT organization. Get the FAQs on how to implement an IT service catalog and automate the service request process.Continue Reading

• Remote-location disaster recovery risks

  With multiple remote locations, there's often risk associated with disaster recovery policies and technologies. Learn about the challenges of remote-location disaster recovery.Continue Reading

• Use business service management software and tools for better ITSM

  Learn how business service management software and tools can help better align IT with the business and improve governance and service delivery.Continue Reading

• FAQ: Agile practices and their role in software development

  Companies are increasingly using Agile practices to improve software project outcomes. Learn more about Agile here, from Scrum to Extreme Programming and more.Continue Reading

• Best practices for a SOA implementation and application integration

  A service-oriented architecture (SOA) implementation and application integration allow information to be transferred and supported efficiently. Learn more about SOA best practices.Continue Reading

• Guide to building and managing a business process management strategy

  Find out what it takes to implement a business process management strategy in your midmarket organization -- from BPM basics to business process tool selection.Continue Reading

• BPM tool selection: Strategies for success

  Get the most out of your BPM tools. Learn how to assess your business and technical needs and choose the best vendor and tool to meet your BPM needs.Continue Reading

• FAQ: IT and organizational change management

  The CIO's role in organizational and IT change management is to ensure service availability and business support. Learn more about IT's role in change management.Continue Reading

• A guide to managing the risk assessment process

  Risk management assessments in IT take on many different forms -- from data risk to project risk. Learn more about managing the risk assessment processes in your IT organization.Continue Reading

• IT disaster recovery outsourcing: A planning guide for enterprise CIOs

  Planning for IT disaster recovery outsourcing requires CIOs to assess their DR needs, make the case for funding and select technologies. Learn more in this guide.Continue Reading

• FAQ: Understanding the ITIL framework

  The ITIL framework is a globally accepted standard for improving IT service quality. This FAQ reviews the ITIL definition, training options and costs and ITIL-compatible tools.Continue Reading

• Lean IT principles: A FAQ for CIOs

  Lean thinking is the process of incorporating Lean principles into an enterprise. This FAQ shows how Lean thinking works and how IT is benefiting from this improvement methodology.Continue Reading

• FAQ: How does the Six Sigma methodology benefit IT?

  The Six Sigma methodology has helped companies improve customer service and eliminate errors for years. Learn how IT can reap the benefits of this service-driven methodology.Continue Reading

• IT Service Management: Best practices for improving IT efficiency

  IT Service Management (ITSM) implementations can increase ROI and improve IT efficiency -- all while following the best practices guidelines laid out by ITIL and other ITSM frameworks. Learn more about how ITSM can work for you.Continue Reading

• BI tools vs. Microsoft Excel spreadsheets

  In this podcast, our expert discusses the differences between BI tools and Excel spreadsheets and how they can be used together in the enterprise to gather and analyze data.Continue Reading

• CIO resume refresher best practices

  Martha Heller, president of Heller Search Associates, offers CIOs candid tips on hard topics and sensitive issues, as well as simple steps to crafting a winning resume.Continue Reading

• Creating a strategic backup and recovery plan for remote employees

  Data backup and disaster recovery planning are difficult tasks in the best of circumstances -- mobile devices and remote employees can make things even more complicated. Learn how to manage critical data and get more tips in this SearchCIO.com ...Continue Reading

• Best practices for data warehouse mergers: Expert podcast

  This podcast offers expert advice for CIOs on data warehouse management with a merger or acquisition.Continue Reading

• Five ways to justify a CMDB implementation: Expert podcast

  A CMDB is essential to any large enterprise's IT Service Management plan. Here are five tried and true justifications for deploying a CMDB.Continue Reading

• Information technology staffing and IT management for the midmarket

  IT careers can be difficult to navigate. Check out our updated IT management guide for the latest resources on IT staffing and careers for midmarket CIOs.Continue Reading

• IT budgeting and spending strategies guide for CIOs

  IT budgeting and spending is a balancing act between needs and wants even in a strong economy. Are you ready to figure out what your IT department will need? Check out this CIO Briefing for IT budgeting and spending strategies.Continue Reading

• IT cheat sheets for all

  They may seem like no-brainers to you, but some of your IT tricks and workarounds look magical to your peers. We've collected our favorite IT cheat sheets on topics ranging from AS/400 to HTML and Outlook so everyone can look like a whiz.Continue Reading

• Five ways to streamline your application development process

  An effective application development process requires project planning and requirements management. Learn more in this podcast.Continue Reading

• Business continuity and disaster recovery planning guide for CIOs

  Disaster recovery (DR) planning is key to business continuity and data integrity. In other words, if you're not prepared for the worst, that's what you just might get. This guide lays out the foundation for a solid DR plan.Continue Reading

• Information security, risk management and compliance staffing guide

  Information security, risk management and compliance are serious issues for CIOs. This Executive Guide offers insights on how to recruit, manage and retain skilled IT staff members who can manage these complicated tasks.Continue Reading

• IT leadership skills guide for CIOs

  Leadership skills are often just as important as technological ones for CIOs and your leadership style can mean the difference between connecting with your staff or not. Get some advice on establishing and improving your IT leadership skills in this...Continue Reading