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• It's time for CIOs to abandon fear and embrace PaaS solutions

  CIOs are warming up to PaaS solutions, Tech Target's latest Cloud Pulse Survey shows. Former CIO and current CTO Mario Cruz is a convert. Continue Reading

• CIO Matters: Data presentation goes to the movies

  The work CIOs do to analyze big data will come to naught without data presentations that influence business decisions. Think lights, camera, action! Continue Reading

• What to consider before deploying the Hadoop framework

  Learn three ways to decide if deploying the Hadoop framework is the right move for your enterprise big data needs. Continue Reading

• Signal, noise and big data hype at the crossroads of Gartner BI, MDM summits

  SearchCIO reporter Nicole Laskowski and Jack Vaughan from SearchDataManagement discuss the big data hype in this podcast recap. Continue Reading

• Forrester: Use mobile engagement to drive business process transformation

  In this SearchCIO tip, Forrester Research delivers a step-by-step guide to using mobile engagement to drive business process transformation. Continue Reading

• Custom fitting a big data strategy

  A big data strategy should be tailored to employee skill sets and desired business outcomes.Continue Reading

• Project management best practices show off IT talent in Miami Beach

  An accountability mandate helps an IT director introduce IT project management best practices that make his staff’s value apparent—and transparent.Continue Reading

• CIO Matters: Leveraging big data for big business value

  Leveraging data for business value represents a fundamental shift in the way we conduct business, interact with customers and exchange information.Continue Reading

• Visualization tools critical to big data decisions but still immature

  Analytics guru Tom Davenport gives a peek into his latest book and talks about why visualization tools matter to big data and analytics.Continue Reading

• Tom Davenport on using analytics to influence business decision-makers

  Analytics guru Tom Davenport gives a peek into his latest book, 'Keeping Up with the Quants: Your Guide to Understanding and Using Analytics.'Continue Reading

• Nate Silver on Bayes' Theorem and the power of big data done right

  Nate Silver outlines three principles taken from Bayes' Theorem that influence his prediction process.Continue Reading

• Adoption of cloud solutions no longer driven just by cost savings

  Cloud services are often sold on the promise of cost savings and high agility, but CIOs must do their homework to know the real benefits.Continue Reading

• Abundant and mature, cloud technology gains favor beyond early adopters

  There are now as many cloud technology options as IT functions. The good news is these 'as-a-service' features are getting better as they mature.Continue Reading

• With a transparent IT project plan, resistance isn’t futile

  You’ve heard of a man with a plan? An organization with an IT project plan vastly improves its chances of achieving accountability and cost savings.Continue Reading

• PPM: Validating the Value of IT

  Project and portfolio management lets IT executives bucket their most pressing initiatives, leading to better project spending and accountability.Continue Reading

• Can you have big data and personal data privacy?

  In a big data era, one of the sacrificial lambs is personal data privacy. This is a risk for each of us and the companies we work for.Continue Reading

• A CIO boosts the business value of IT by helping customers make money

  CUNA Mutual Group CIO Rick Roy talks about building up IT business value by focusing on the customer -- the paying customer, that is.Continue Reading

• Boston CIO using gamification to bond city workers and constituents

  With an updated mobile application due out later this year, the city of Boston is set on introducing gamification to the public-sector workplace.Continue Reading

• Our data-driven society may soon send workers to the unemployment line

  This week's Searchlight features a look at our data-driven world's potential effect on workers, the next big job in big data, deduping myths and more.Continue Reading

• Beyond the hype, CIOs can generate business value from big data tools

  Sears Holdings CTO Phil Shelley talks about how embracing big data tools led to a new business and how CIOs can use them to add value to the business.Continue Reading

• How CIOs can use game mechanics to build better engagement

  Game mechanics are more than just rewarding badges. This primer on game design theory offers insight on building customer and user engagement.Continue Reading

• IT as competitive advantage: A CEO advises CIOs on keeping relevant

  CEO Dave Wittwer has seen the value of IT in his 30 years with TDS Communications. Here he advises CIOs on making IT a competitive advantage.Continue Reading

• Information management and the role of IT in a big data era: Three tips

  Some 80% of employees rely on corporate data to do their jobs, yet under half believe the data is usable. What's the role of IT and information management?Continue Reading

• Privacy in the workplace, a tangled tale

  Two recent incidents point up the looming conflicts related to privacy in the workplace. Things are going to get worse before they get better.Continue Reading

• A CIO view on the new consumer 'killer apps' popping up in his organization

  CIO Niel Nickolaisen says yes to the new crop of consumer 'killer apps' -- and urges fellow IT leaders to do the same.Continue Reading

• Cybercrime is on the minds of board members; CIOs, CISOs rejoice

  Board members are seeking out CIOs' and CISOs' advice on cybercrime as it creeps into their proprietary domain: revenue and investor perception.Continue Reading

• The right data analysis tool drives success of traffic info provider

  INRIX lives and breathes big data, but when that data got unwieldy, the right data analysis tools set the traffic info provider back on course.Continue Reading

• CIO bets on Agile methodology to drive change at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

  Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's CIO counts on the benefits of an Agile methodology to help the publisher bring educational content into the digital age.Continue Reading

• The advantages of cloud computing must be clarified to be implemented

  The advantages of cloud computing are multifaceted, but CIOs must be clear on its applications if they hope to net sweet returns.Continue Reading

• Abundant and mature, cloud services meet CIO needs for speed, agility

  Today, there are as many cloud services as technology functions. The good news is these solutions increasingly have substance behind their slogans.Continue Reading

• Cloud’s business value: Get ‘cirrus’ about your organization’s needs

  Extracting cloud’s business value isn’t without its struggles, but CIOs know that pushing through the rough patches can lead to a big payoff.Continue Reading

• Cloud à la Carte

  As cloud computing expands, CIOs are picking from a vast menu of cloud options to fit their organization’s needs.Continue Reading

• The history of business intelligence and analytics and what comes next

  A look back at the history of business intelligence and analytics reveals where data analytics has been, where it stands, and where it’s going.Continue Reading

• Four steps to defining and articulating the role of risk management

  Risk management programs are under pressure from all quarters. Here are four steps to defining and articulating the role of risk management.Continue Reading

• In mobile application development does speed to market trump quality?

  In mobile application development, is it more important to be fast or to be perfect? It's a fine line, say our three experts in this CIOpinionators.Continue Reading

• Hadoop framework breathes new life into Ancestry.com legacy tools

  Ancestry.com tackles DNA testing with the help of the Hadoop framework, and discovers that moving to big data technologies takes time and teamwork.Continue Reading

• Data mining challenges on the horizon: Got big data? Now what?

  Sure, volume is a challenge. Velocity too. But it's the data mining challenges presented by big data that CIOs need to get their heads around.Continue Reading

• Metadata practices gaining momentum as companies tackle 'big data'

  Companies have long considered metadata secondary to analytics and data management programs, but with the advent of 'big data,' that's changing.Continue Reading

• Mobile app dev meets agile best practices

  The demand for mobile apps and how quickly those apps need to change is persuading some companies to embrace agile best practices.Continue Reading

• BYOD program, social business tool make Dell IT a partner to employees

  Dell's global CIO talks about a new BYOD program, social networks and her relationship with CEO Michael Dell.Continue Reading

• CIO's mastery of M&A puts her at center of Dell's turnaround strategy

  Dell Global CIO Andi Karaboutis expounds on being in the thick of Dell's turnaround strategy.Continue Reading

• Developing an incident response plan of attack in the data age

  Data minimization is one tactic SMBs should consider as they develop and revamp data breach prevention and incident response plans.Continue Reading

• New York Life CEO extols business benefits of social media strategies

  New York Life RPS CEO Dave Castellani talks about the business benefits of a social media strategy and IT's role in shaping it.Continue Reading

• Three ways the CIO can think like a CEO

  Want the CEO's job? New York Life's CEO explains why business and IT executives' roles are becoming interchangeable.Continue Reading

• Dell business transformation: Is the CIO the glue or change agent?

  What does the $24 billion Dell deal to go private mean for the company's CIO? Global's Andi Karaboutis says it's business transformation as usual.Continue Reading

• Cloud computing basics for nonprofits: Raining pennies from heaven?

  Technology expert Vanessa James offers cloud computing basics tailored to the nonprofit IT director.Continue Reading

• FTC mobile privacy guidelines put mobile ecosystem and CIOs on notice

  If CIOs haven't updated their data privacy laws to include mobile data, the FTC's new mobile privacy guidelines make it clear that the time has come.Continue Reading

• Four questions to consider when looking for cloud cost savings

  Forrester analyst James Staten zeroes in on four questions CIOs should ask to determine if they're on the right track for cloud cost savings.Continue Reading

• Free cost-benefit analysis template examples for CIOs

  Check out this collection of free cost-benefit analysis examples to determine, in a systematic way, which decision or project is the most beneficial to your organization.Continue Reading

• Information systems management isn't the problem; CIO learns he is

  Landing his first CIO position by railing against IT's information systems management habits, now seasoned CIO Niel Nickolaisen shares ITSM lessons.Continue Reading

• Mobile application development: Fast, furious -- and flawed?

  Mobile application development is a competitive race, so is it more important to get mobile apps out the door fast? Or out feature-rich and flawless?Continue Reading

• Sports technology a home run for Boston Red Sox players -- and IT team

  Steve Conley, director of IT for the Boston Red Sox, says sports technology is elevating the team's stats. Learn more in this podcast interview.Continue Reading

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• '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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Download IT Salary Survey 2012

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Nate Silver turns business analytics into smart business decisions

  CIOs can learn to turn business analytics into smart decisions from Nate Silver, who predicts everything from election results to Hall of Fame votes.Continue Reading

• Fannie Mae's approach to taming end-user computing applications

  Take a look at how Fannie Mae brought end-user computing application proliferation under control in three steps.Continue Reading

• Application performance management can make or break your brand

  Application performance management is more difficult and necessary than ever to the business. This webcast advises CIOs on how to get APM up to snuff.Continue Reading

• CIO and IT team do the heavy lifting in Bally business transformation

  Bally Total Fitness CIO Guy Thier is driving business transformation via mobile apps, social media, CRM and a deep knowledge of operations.Continue Reading

• CWEurope: IT spending to rise in 2013

  Find out what analysts are predicting for technology in Europe this year, including changes in budgets and how companies can reduce costs and improve.Continue Reading

• Operating, selling, living in the moment with real-time data

  Knowing thy customer today means knowing people on a deep level, moment by moment, in their digital and physical worlds. Real-time data helps.Continue Reading

• IT infrastructure strategy and the cloud: A new CIO frontier

  As the definition and uses of cloud computing have evolved, so too have CIOs’ approaches and attitudes toward IT infrastructure strategy.Continue Reading

• Cloud computing adoption, implementation at core of future data center

  Cloud computing adoption will be at the heart of the future data center, but CIO questions about implementation still abound.Continue Reading

• Hiring IT staff, mobility, security: New year, old challenges for CIOs

  New year, same big issues: Massachusetts CIO John Letchford talks about hiring IT staff, mobility and security in 2013.Continue Reading

• 2012 election shows power of data analysis to personalize customers

  What can the 2012 election teach CIOs about data analysis? Collecting the right data is important, but using it to change behavior is what matters.Continue Reading

• Optimize and tune your business to the mobile channel

  Expert J Schwan explains how 'random acts of mobile' are marring mobile channel strategies and why he preaches a mobile app dev user first approach.Continue Reading

• Web performance testing can make or break your mobile sales strategy

  A Web performance testing strategy and the right tools helps you make mobile friends and influences users to stay.Continue Reading

• Tech evolution: IPhones, wall calendars and human hosts

  The iPhone is but one example of tech evolution creating a 'new normal.' What's next? Think human smartphones and embedded apps.Continue Reading

• Multi-vendor ERP strategy fixes $2 billion problem

  Land O' Lakes solved a $2 billion problem by adopting a two-tier ERP strategy that optimizes support for both its big and small business units.Continue Reading

• Data storage strategy: Pre- and post-cloud computing

  CIO Niel Nickolaisen lays out how the cloud has simplified his data storage strategy … and satisfied his company's data dumping resistance.Continue Reading

• Top 12 information technology news pieces of 2012 from SearchCIO.com

  IT leaders, rejoice! Here's a roundup of SearchCIO.com's top 12 information technology pieces of 2012 to get you in gear for the new year.Continue Reading

• Big data analysis is my new best girlfriend

  Big data analysis experts see 2013 as the year when this disruptive technology actually starts disrupting whole industries.Continue Reading

• Beyond adding security, strong BYOD strategy drives user satisfaction

  In part 2 of a SearchCIO.com interview with Dell Software CIO Carol Fawcett, she makes the case for CIO involvement in BYOD strategy.Continue Reading

• Identity management tool reinforces BYOD policy tailored to user needs

  When it became clear she needed a BYOD policy, Dell Software CIO Carol Fawcett took a people-first-plus-tools approach that paid off.Continue Reading

• Top 12 SearchCIO-Midmarket.com technology news articles, tips of 2012

  Check out the top 12 technology news articles and tips of 2012 for midmarket CIOs, covering BYOD, leadership, the future of technology and free IT templates.Continue Reading

• IT strategy to-do list for the New Year

  A look back and a look ahead reveal some important IT strategy tips for cloud, business intelligence and social, to use in the coming year.Continue Reading

• The mobile-enabled enterprise data center is a moving target

  The mobile-enabled data center of the future will in theory have the ability to integrate all traditional IT systems with all consumer technologies.Continue Reading

• The corporate data center facility isn't disappearing, just shrinking

  Despite the hype of cloud providers' massive data center capabilities, the corporate data center facility isn't going anywhere; it's just shrinking.Continue Reading

• IT productivity shifts from standardization to personalization

  Standardizing business processes has led to huge efficiencies for companies. The new IT-enabled productivity is about personalization.Continue Reading

• Finding a business solutions architect with the right stuff

  Turning a technology-focused enterprise architecture into a business architecture calls for a business solutions architect with the right stuff.Continue Reading

• How to transform enterprise architecture into business architecture

  Turning your enterprise architecture into a framework that's business-centric and customer-focused is hard work, and more art than science.Continue Reading

• Security Policies for Next-Generation IT: Ezine Download

  IT security threats are evolving faster than management practices can keep up. Find out how to stay ahead in this ezine issue.Continue Reading

• Data center facility of the future is a hybrid

  Data center facility ownership isn't a given as CIOs develop hybrid data centers for economic and competitive reasons.Continue Reading

• Need for speed driving one CIO to DR/BC in the cloud

  Why the demand for faster deployments and the elimination of IT bottlenecks is steering one CIO to DR/BC in the cloud.Continue Reading

• State CIOs combat 2013 budget woes with shared services strategies

  With budgets tight in 2013, state CIOs are adopting shared services strategies to keep costs low and client satisfaction high.Continue Reading

• DR Ascends to the Cloud

  Advances in cloud computing are taking backup strategies skyward and easing common business continuity concerns. Learn more in the latest issue of CIO Decisions ezine.Continue Reading

• Data center facility die-hards versus the cloud

  Even die-hard data center facility holdouts might have a hard time arguing against a move to the cloud.Continue Reading

• Powering past mistakes, Electrolux builds a model social enterprise

  Three years into its journey to becoming a social enterprise, Electrolux has overcome setbacks to build a social model that fires on all cylinders.Continue Reading

• Cloud computing makes Amazon an enterprise computing power

  AWS cloud computing services have been around for six years, and Amazon is now comfortable attacking enterprise computing head on.Continue Reading