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• The mobile device features core to a mobility management program

  In establishing a mobility management program, organizations should insist upon a series of mobile device features, says expert Craig Mathias. Continue Reading

• Develop a device-agnostic mobile device strategy

  How can organizations develop a mobile device strategy with a device-agnostic bent? Mobility and BYOD expert Craig Mathias explains. Continue Reading

• A CTO who has 'seen it all' shares top tips for effective disaster recovery

  When it comes to effective disaster recovery, CTO Niel Nickolaisen advises it may be best to look outside your IT department. Read his top tips here. Continue Reading

• What's in a title? A CIO/CTO shares perspective on his dual role

  What's in a title anyway? In this CIO Snapshot, CareWorks CIO/CTO Bart Murphy talks about what it's like to carry out the dual roles. Continue Reading

• CIO/CTO shapes up shared services strategy and puts the fun into ITSM

  Bart Murphy was hired by CareWorks Family of Companies to create and carry out a shared services strategy; he transformed IT and became CIO/CTO. Continue Reading

• CIO/CTO reaps benefits of a flexible ITSM platform

  In the second part of this story, CIO/CTO Bart Murphy explains how a cloud-based ITSM platform has helped transform IT and the business.Continue Reading

• Ways to crack the IT talent retention problem when money isn't the answer

  CIOs from Partners HealthCare and Harvard University discuss aspects of their talent retention strategies.Continue Reading

• An executive guide to IT investment, growth, and development in 2014

  In this exclusive guide, uncover emerging IT trends benefiting overall company health and growth to ensure you’re realizing full growth and performance potential.Continue Reading

• Enterprise IT infrastructure in the age of cloud: A guide for CIOs

  In this Essential Guide, learn how the cloud and hybrid technologies are transforming enterprise IT infrastructure and the data center.Continue Reading

• New visualization tools can spot weaknesses in error-prone spreadsheets

  Visualization tools for spreadsheets, telling data stories and the power of the 1%: The Data Mill reports.Continue Reading

• Biometric authentication adds layers of IT security, one blood vessel at a time

  When it comes to biometric authentication, the new 'open sesame' is something called the 'eyeprint.'Continue Reading

• Allstate's tech leader on communicating vision, honing leadership skills

  Leadership skills: Allstate's Pat Coffey climbed the ranks from programmer to SVP. We asked her what it takes to get ahead.Continue Reading

• #CIOChat: Your wearable device presents a BIG data challenge

  Ever consider the implications of bringing your wearable device to work? Tweet jam participants discuss data challenges and infrastructure needs.Continue Reading

• The enterprise startup mentality

  CIOs are instilling an enterprise startup mentality in their long-standing IT organization to promote entrepreneurship and creative thought.Continue Reading

• Run IT as a startup with an innovation culture

  CIOs are taking some tricks of the trade from startups and looking to transform enterprise IT into a creative, entrepreneurial organization. How can your company infuse IT with an innovation culture? In this issue of CIO Decisions e-zine, ...Continue Reading

• End of Windows XP support nudges SMB PC sales amid hybrid adoption

  PC sales hit their lowest mark ever in 2013, but among SMBs the PC is still the company workhorse, even amid mobile device adoption.Continue Reading

• New wearable technology uses: Customer interactions and business value

  New wearable technology uses are permeating the enterprise. CIOs can boost employee productivity and derive business value from customer interactions.Continue Reading

• Inside the tech talent wars: Dropbox CEO talks how to recruit top talent

  How to recruit top talent, what engineers want, and Dropbox for Business: The Data Mill reports.Continue Reading

• Wearable computing technology: What about all that data?

  If your organization uses wearable computing technology, odds are you produce a whole lot of data. How can CIOs keep that data actionable and secure?Continue Reading

• Revlon CIO ushers in corporate cloud and sweeping culture changes for IT

  Former Revlon CIO David Giambruno reveals how he expertly led his team through a drastic transition from a vertical to a horizontal organization.Continue Reading

• Consumer tech enters the workplace: What are CIOs to do?

  The adoption of consumer tech in business is trending toward wearable devices. In this tweet recap, learn how to prep for wearables in the workplace.Continue Reading

• Quiz: Managing a data center in a cloud-centric world

  Managing a data center comes with more options than ever, including a raft of cloud-based offerings. Are you up to date on the latest offerings?Continue Reading

• On digital transformation, will CIOs get stuck in the shadows?

  Organizations must play to their digital strengths if they want to survive digital disruption, advises Forrester. Is there a place for the CIO?Continue Reading

• CIOs assess the value of managing employee performance

  The CIO quest for skilled IT folks is escalating into an all-out talent war. Smart management of employee performance is a good place to start.Continue Reading

• Private and public sectors must combine forces against cyberattacks

  Pauline Neville-Jones outlines steps underway in the U.K. to combine government and private sector resources in the fight against cyberattacks.Continue Reading

• Cybersecurity awareness could thrive if state government stepped in

  Pauline Neville-Jones offers U.S. corporations a page out of her cybersecurity awareness campaign.Continue Reading

• Executives debate need for the CIO title

  What's in a name? A panel of executives at the recent ASAE Technology Conference debated the need for the CIO title and all it entails (or doesn't).Continue Reading

• ITSM principles boost service levels and free up IT resources

  Far from bogging down your IT organization, ITSM principles free up IT resource capacity. Expert contributor Neil Nickolaisen explains.Continue Reading

• In business-model innovation, cloud computing is imperative

  Business-model innovation is a necessity in light of the changes that cloud computing brings to the enterprise, columnist Harvey Koeppel explains.Continue Reading

• CIO Snapshot: Speed of change, cloud among biggest CIO challenges

  We asked IT leaders their opinion of the biggest CIO challenges. Change management, moving to cloud and customer service head the list.Continue Reading

• CIO Spotlight: Compensation Trends and Career Outlook for 2014

  Discover the key factors driving the increasingly positive outlook, your peers' top priorities and the most exciting projects they're working on, and what separates the highest paid from the pack.Continue Reading

• An IT blueprint for enterprise technology in 2014

  The IT blueprint for enterprise technology in 2014 focuses on mobility, virtualization and the cloud, according to TechTarget's IT Priorities survey.Continue Reading

• CIOs: Recalculate technology innovation strategy on a real-time basis

  ASAE CIO Reggie Henry shares how he and his team will invest in technology innovation for improved business process management in 2014.Continue Reading

• Walgreens CFO: Journey to strategic technology includes tripling technology spend

  In part 2 of this SearchCIO Q&A, Walgreens CFO Wade Miquelon talks strategic IT, new-age supply chains and the sanity of paranoia.Continue Reading

• Walgreens CFO tug of war between IT legacy systems and tech that could 'take us to glory'

  In this SearchCIO interview, Walgreens CFO Wade Miquelon talks about IT strategy and the difference between a good idea and capturing business value.Continue Reading

• MetLife takes a gamble on startup culture

  A 145-year-old company, MetLife shook off traditional IT for a startup culture.Continue Reading

• Survey: For cloud computing use, business needs trump cost savings as top driver

  TechTarget's latest Cloud Pulse survey shows business needs trump cost savings for cloud use. IT leaders and analysts say it's about time.Continue Reading

• Companies must engage customers on three fronts: Are CIOs ready?

  According to Forrester Research, to win in the 'age of the customer,' CIOs must help their businesses engage customers on three fronts.Continue Reading

• Trimming the 'fat' from your IT roadmap in 2014

  SearchCIO's #CIOChat-ers tell us where to trim 'fat' from the technology budget in 2014 in order to establish a sustainable IT roadmap.Continue Reading

• #CIOChat: Technology phrases we're swearing off in 2014

  In SearchCIO's year-end tweet jam, participants shared the technology phrases they plan to banish from their IT vocabulary in 2014.Continue Reading

• IT career survey 2013: Employee satisfaction, executive compensation

  TechTarget's Annual IT Salary and Careers Survey uncovers the latest trends in IT executive compensation, employee satisfaction and the evolution of IT careers.Continue Reading

• IT career salaries infographic: Salary expectations, projects and mood

  TechTarget's Annual Salary and Careers Survey polled 1,771 professionals on their current earnings, the mood in IT and salary expectations for 2014.Continue Reading

• A CIO's journey to IT transformation begins with 10 steps

  IT transformation? Bring it on! Among this CIO's pledges for 2014? Blowing up what's left of his legacy environment and rebuilding.Continue Reading

• Project management practices: A quiz for CIOs

  Project management practices evolve as people and priorities change. As a CIO, is your knowledge of project and portfolio management up to date?Continue Reading

• The sum also rises: IT execs see compensation increase, expect same in 2014

  A majority of IT execs saw a compensation increase in 2013 and look forward to another in 2014, according to our IT Salary and Careers Survey.Continue Reading

• Project focus regrets of 2013: Cloud and data make the cut

  What are you biggest IT regrets of 2013? In our final tweet jam of the year, participants share where their project focus went awry.Continue Reading

• Move like Jagger to nail down a digital strategy

  The collaborative skills of Quincy Jones, longevity of the Rolling Stones and tenacity of Tina Turner are the makings of a potent digital strategy.Continue Reading

• SearchCIO-Midmarket's top stories of 2013: Leadership, data and apps

  Our gift to you: The site's 10 top stories of 2013. In this roundup of news, tips, guides and columns, learn which topics got readers' attention.Continue Reading

• 2014 cloud strategies include renewed security focus, business motivations

  2014 is predicted to be the year cloud really goes mainstream. As it does, CIOs will look at security and how services are provisioned in new ways.Continue Reading

• 2014 cloud strategies embrace end-to-end implementation

  In 2014, there's evidence CIOs are moving beyond piecemeal cloud solutions to comprehensive cloud strategies. The ultimate? Going data center-less.Continue Reading

• IT Salary Survey 2013: High earners, low earners and CIO earning potential

  For senior IT executives looking for higher pay, the good news is that if you move to a bigger company you can nearly double your compensation.Continue Reading

• IT Salary Survey top projects: BYOD programs in, outsourcing out in 2014

  Mobile technology is a top priority for CIOs and IT leaders in 2014, according to TechTarget's 2013 IT Salary and Careers Survey.Continue Reading

• IT executive salary, career and project ambitions: Roadmap 2014

  The results of our IT Salary and Career survey are in. See how your salary and career goals compare with those of your peers.Continue Reading

• Ensure mobile device security through a mobile device management policy

  A panel of experts at the ASAE's Technology Conference details how to create an enterprise MDM policy and implement a comprehensive MDM system.Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery practices and business continuity plans for SMBs

  Disaster recovery practices and business continuity plans are no longer a luxury for SMBs. We've rounded up some of the best DR/BC advice for CIOs.Continue Reading

• AIIM President John Mancini: How to get big data off the hype curve

  AIIM President John Mancini talks about the right way to experiment with big data and why the most valuable CIOs are also the most vulnerable.Continue Reading

• AIIM: Fish or cut bait on IT legacy systems? The answer's not so simple

  In this SearchCIO video, AIIM President John Mancini talks with Linda Tucci about the CIO imperative to deal with IT legacy systems now.Continue Reading

• 'Tis the season for IT self-service

  Chatter about big data reveals IT self-service can be a gift for CIOs. Take command and control but keep the buffet open.Continue Reading

• Protect information like a pro: A guide for enterprise CIOs

  In this CIO essential guide on corporate data, learn how to protect information assets in your organization.Continue Reading

• CIO guide: Protect information like a pro

  Providing adequate protection for corporate data is a top-of-mind concern across IT. In this guide, learn how to protect your information assets.Continue Reading

• Active cyberdefense: What are the legal limitations?

  In this Ask the Expert video, attorney Randy Sabett discusses the complications and legal limitations of an active cyberdefense strategy.Continue Reading

• SaaS successes propel cloud-first philosophy at University of Miami

  After finding success with cloud-based IT Service Management, the University of Miami is emboldened to carry out a cloud-first approach to IT needs.Continue Reading

• Push for centralized IT ushers in cloud-first philosophy at U of Miami

  In this CIO Innovator Q&A, University of Miami's Deputy CIO tells how a drive for IT centralization led to a transformative cloud-first IT strategy.Continue Reading

• The new BPM program: A focus on data-driven business outcomes

  With an emphasis on data-driven business results, the new BPM program is giving CIOs the tools to help grow the business.Continue Reading

• Enterprise BPM beyond battling bottlenecks

  Enterprise BPM is about more than battling bottlenecks. CIOs are looking to business process management to help grow the business and hone a competitive edge.Continue Reading

• New BPM process and strategy prioritize data-driven outcomes

  Business process management is traditionally focused on improving workflows and rooting out inefficiencies, but new BPM process and strategy is emerging, centered on growing the organization through an emphasis on data-driven business outcomes. In ...Continue Reading

• Smart process applications: Straight talk from CIOs

  Smart process applications were the focus of November's 'CIO Decisions' e-zine. What do CIOs say about this new breed of apps and other technologies?Continue Reading

• Evolving BPM and BPO practices will change the nature of work

  Harvey Koeppel makes the case that BPM and BPO are evolving and converging and will permanently change the way we work.Continue Reading

• Want better analytics? Start asking 'crunchy' questions

  Predictive analytics and crunchy questions, data visualizations and good design: The Data Mill reports.Continue Reading

• HoneyBaked Ham IT and marketing veeps find secret sauce in big data

  At The Original HoneyBaked Ham Co. of Georgia, there's no such thing as data for data's sake.Continue Reading

• Many enterprises missing out on value of internal social technologies, collaboration

  Even as enterprises become increasingly comfortable with the sometimes-dicey world of external social media, most fail to see the value of embracing enterprise social media technologies.Continue Reading

• Forrester: Three competencies CIOs need to master digital disruption

  CIOs need three competencies to keep pace with digital disruption. Plus, do you play soldier, captain or general in digital disruption?Continue Reading

• IT budgeting, purchasing and cost-cutting tips for finance-minded CIOs

  IT budgeting, purchasing and cost cutting are constant SMB concerns. As the year winds down, CIOs must consider what's hot and what's not for 2014.Continue Reading

• HoneyBaked Ham IT and marketing veeps find secret sauce in big data

  At HoneyBaked Ham, IT and marketing VPs Bill Bolton and Mark O'Brien constantly refresh the IT agenda with offerings that improve customer service.Continue Reading

• At HoneyBaked Ham, IT and marketing follow the same menu

  Rogue IT is off the menu at HoneyBaked Ham. The VPs of IT and marketing share how their teams work together to ensure customers get served right.Continue Reading

• Need an enterprise data strategy? Cultivate people untainted by data science

  Building an enterprise data strategy, collaborative filtering, algorithms and the CFO: The Data Mill reports from the 2013 MIT Sloan CFO Summit.Continue Reading

• Where to invest in IT: Tweet jammers discuss budget forecast for 2014

  As a CIO, where do you plan to invest in IT in 2014? Our #CIOChat tweet jam participants talk about the budget forecast for enterprise IT.Continue Reading

• Social gamification: How it benefits companies and their users

  Social gamification is proving its worth in organizations large and small. In this Q&A, Sonya Barry, a community manager at Java.net, explains how.Continue Reading

• Best project management practices for CIOs and IT managers

  The best project management practices emphasize efficiency over chaos, so we've gathered some top project management tips from our sister sites.Continue Reading

• CIO's focus on people, innovative thinking leads to revenue-generating idea

  Visiting Budapest, CIO Alexander Pasik realized innovative thinkers are mostly born, not made. So he developed a process to capitalize on them.Continue Reading

• A CIO goes beyond Agile and straight to the drawing board

  CIO Niel Nickolaisen's three mottos of software development have served him well over the years. But now, he says, it's time to go beyond Agile.Continue Reading

• Clay Christensen warns CIOs that smart managers are doomed to fail

  Disruptive innovation theorist Clay Christensen warns CIOs to be skeptical of time-honored business tenets.Continue Reading

• Top CIOs know IT employees don't need morale killers like stack ranking

  In Searchlight: Stack ranking? Yahoo could learn from CIOs about valuing employees. Plus: IBM will share Watson, Facebook's $3 billion bid and more.Continue Reading

• Information protection: A quiz for data-minded CIOs

  Information protection mandates must be met with creativity and knowledge rather than simply funds. Take this quiz and learn how to secure your data.Continue Reading

• Seven steps to enterprise mobility security

  In this webcast, analyst Jack Gold provides a plan for CIOs looking to protect endpoints and shore up enterprise mobility security management.Continue Reading

• What is endpoint security, and how do you shore up the weakest links?

  Why is endpoint security so important to today's CIO? In this webcast, consultant Jack Gold discusses shoring up the weakest links in an organization.Continue Reading

• BYOD and security: A checklist for mobile democratization, deployment

  `Is your organization squarely at the intersection of BYOD and security? In this webcast, analyst Jack Gold provides a checklist for mastering mobile.Continue Reading

• CIO tip: Learn how to present a risk-management plan to the board

  CIO tip: Companies are getting serious about risk management plans -- and leaning on CIOs to help them.Continue Reading

• Leadership tips in a challenging environment from three health IT CIOs

  At the 45th annual SIMposium, health IT CIOs talked about how technology is changing just about every aspect of health care, except one: the importance of leadership.Continue Reading

• Iconic shoe company leans on CIO, 'fast data' for better business returns

  Red Wing Shoe CFO Ralph Balestriere explains how his CIO and a focus on fast data are helping the business make better decisions and increase returns.Continue Reading

• Off the shelf or DIY, smart process apps add agility

  Smart process apps are a new breed of software designed for streamlining business activities that are people-intensive and subject to change.Continue Reading

• Smart process applications: Next-gen answer to business agility demand

  With business agility more in demand than ever, context-rich smart process applications emerge as a difference-making solution.Continue Reading

• Get smart with smart process apps

  Is your IT organization ready to get smart? Smart process apps are becoming a tool of choice in many agile-inclined enterprises.Continue Reading

• Smart process applications rev up business agility

  As demand for business agility increases, smart process applications are emerging as a new breed of easy-to-deploy apps intended to simplify activities that are loosely structured and people intensive. Smart process applications are poised to change...Continue Reading

• The power and pain of using analytics to drive better performance

  Learn about the three Cs of IT governance and using analytics in part two of this CIO Innovator profile.Continue Reading

• Online security training: How to avoid cybersecurity issues

  Looking to avoid cybersecurity issues? You must first determine who is responsible for online security training. Our #CIOChat participants weigh in.Continue Reading

• CIO team, good governance drive big data advantage at Penn Medicine

  Far from being a drag, IT governance is a game changer in CIO team's push on big data and high-performance computing at Penn Medicine.Continue Reading

• How to assess risk: Business risk assessment and management for CIOs

  Business risk assessment isn't reserved for the enterprise. Learn how to assess risk and create a risk management plan in SMBs in this #CIOChat recap.Continue Reading

• Readers talk technological advancement, future planning, Ray Kurzweil

  In this CIO Chatter roundup, see what readers had to say about Ray Kurzweil's perspectives on technological advancement and future planning for IT.Continue Reading

• A data analytics strategy for boosting business efficiency and revenue

  Michael Koukounas, analytics leader at Equifax Inc., on leveraging a data analytic strategy to improve operations and business outcomes.Continue Reading