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• Offshore IT outsourcing: Economy, not ethics, is big question for CIOs

  Offshore IT outsourcing is an emotional topic for CIOs, but the cost can be more complicated than a simple bottom line. Continue Reading

• Free supply chain model examples, strategy resources for the CIO

  Is your organization's supply chain strategy on sure footing? We've rounded up some free supply chain model resources from around the Web. Continue Reading

• To be a better leader be a team player: CIO leadership lessons from a pro

  Former CIO of Marriott, now personal coach, Carl Wilson talks CIO leadership and the importance of integrating IT with the business. Continue Reading

• Multi-hypervisor environments: Making it work or not worth the work?

  There are potential benefits to running a multi-hypervisor environment but are they worth the management challenges? Continue Reading

• IT insourcing uptick: Survey shows some IT coming back in-house

  A new study by Deloitte shows a trend toward IT insourcing, as companies respond to customer and quality concerns by bringing some IT back in-house. Continue Reading

• Five team dysfunctions that could spell disaster for any IT department

  CIOs need to foster the softer side of workplace relations if they want to head off the five team dysfunctions that can sink even the tightest IT ships.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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Download IT Salary Survey 2012

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Tackling network capacity in a bring-your-own-device era

  IT executives offer insights into how they are managing network capacity in light of the mobile IT influx.Continue Reading

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• Free mobile device policy template examples for CIOs

  Is the influx of mobile devices out of control at your organization? These free mobile device policy template examples can help you create guidelines.Continue Reading

• Ten secrets of success from top CFOs speak volumes to CIOs

  Understand how the business makes money. Focus on continuous improvement. Ten secrets of success of some of the nation's top CFOs speak to CIOs too.Continue Reading

• Free IT organizational structure chart templates for the CIO

  Use these free IT organizational structure chart templates to illustrate the relationships and hierarchy between various IT roles in your enterprise.Continue Reading

• Steps CIOs can take to harness digital disruption

  How does a CIO get involved in digital disruption? Analyst Nigel Fenwick offers a framework.Continue Reading

• Incentive-based pricing models for your next IT outsourcing contract

  Looking to add oomph to your standard IT outsourcing contract? Here are three incentive-based pricing models that might help.Continue Reading

• Gartner makes predictions on the future of information technology

  Gartner analyst David Cappuccio lists top ten trends in the future of information technology.Continue Reading

• Radical change or incremental steps? Digital disruption is both

  Digital disruption is associated with speed and surprise. But CIOs need to know that incremental change also has strong disruptive potential.Continue Reading

• Ezine Download: Let's Get Down to Social Business

  This new edition of CIO Decisions e-zine explores how social collaboration is changing both IT and the enterprise as a whole. With the right approach to values, processes, strategies and thinking, IT leaders can leverage social collaboration to ...Continue Reading

• Privacy and data protection governance in five steps

  From data privacy scope to mapping laws to business requirements, Forrester Research outlines five steps to privacy and data protection governance.Continue Reading

• Free elevator pitch examples and templates for IT and the business

  An elevator pitch is a great tool for tailored speeches and pitches. To craft your own, check out these free elevator pitch examples and templates.Continue Reading

• The 2013 IT Leadership Awards: Secrets to writing a winning nomination

  Winning awards often comes down to writing a captivating nomination. Here's what the judges are looking for in our sites' 2013 IT Leadership Awards.Continue Reading

• The data wars are just beginning

  In the coming data wars, many companies will be left out in the cold, and big data analytics won't be their only problem.Continue Reading

• The power of social networks and Generation Facebook strategies

  The rise of Generation Facebook means that new rules must be applied to managing and empowering employees via social networks; here are a few to start.Continue Reading

• Making a business case for data storage and backup

  CIO Niel Nickolaisen lays out how he gets the business to invest in storage and backup technologies starting with a business case for the value of data.Continue Reading

• The social networking revolution will go only as far as the people

  The social networking revolution is upon us, but will it change business for the better? It will go only as far as the people participating in it.Continue Reading

• Free PICK chart templates: Organize ideas for IT and the business

  Use these free PICK chart templates as a resource to help IT and the business organize ideas and prioritize IT projects.Continue Reading

• External and internal social media are changing business

  CIOs are improving business strategy with external and internal social media such as Twitter, Yammer and Google+.Continue Reading

• Free IT service catalog templates for the CIO

  Creating and updating an IT service catalog can keep your business running smoothly. Check out these free IT service catalog templates on the Web.Continue Reading

• Minimizing supply chain risks key to business continuity management

  Find out why supply chain analysis is a critical component of business continuity management in this tip.Continue Reading

• Creating competitive advantage through data analytics

  In this week's roundup, as the title suggests, read three different ways of creating competitive advantage. Plus, why CIOs need to start questioning the green-ness of cloud.Continue Reading

• Five free project scope statement examples for the CIO

  Project scope statements can help CIOs control initiatives and reach business goals. Find free examples of project scope statements here.Continue Reading

• GE brings social collaboration to life with Colab

  GE gets tens of thousands of knowledge workers to adopt a new social collaboration platform in the blink of an eye. Here's how.Continue Reading

• A guide to IT sustainability practices for CIOs

  In this guide to IT sustainability practices for CIOs, learn how to make your company greener through technology innovation.Continue Reading

• Olympic-size woes and the dark side of tech innovation

  This week's roundup finds former tech stars who won't be up on a podium anytime soon, the dark (Hat) side of innovation and heroic leadership lessons.Continue Reading

• CIO's green technology solutions cut money, time, carbon footprint

  Green technology solutions are a vital part of Janet Claggett's CIO role.Continue Reading

• Download IT in Europe

  Discover how data protection is affecting European IT. Learn about preparing for the new EU regulations, how the EU data protection regulation will affect the IT channel, and data protection in the virtual machine era.Continue Reading

• Scary-good tech innovation

  This week's roundup of bits from around the Web includes some amazing tech innovation, social collaboration tips and a rather forgettable anniversary.Continue Reading

• Why you don't want to Excel at virtualization capacity management

  As more of your data center becomes virtualized, succeeding at capacity management increasingly depends on using the right tools.Continue Reading

• Girls who code may become women in computer science

  Girls Who Code seeks to give teenage girls the skills to pursue degrees in technology and join the sparse ranks of women in computer science.Continue Reading

• Agile practices: Misuses and misperceptions

  Expert Joseph Flahiff explains why Agile practices aren't just about "being fast," and discusses other misperceptions about managing Agile projects.Continue Reading

• Is Yammer a solution to a CIO problem or a trap?

  Has Microsoft just solved a huge CIO problem with its acquisition of Yammer, or laid a trap for IT in a bring-your-own-device era?Continue Reading

• Change management process: Put the brakes on bad behavior

  Learn ways to put a stop to behaviors that disrupt the change management process, and to apply IT know-how to business process management.Continue Reading

• Eliminating change management process chokeholds

  Learn which aspects of the change management process cause bottlenecks, as well as ways to get around them.Continue Reading

• What the Queen of Soul can teach about social CRM

  In this week's roundup of interesting items from around the Web, we present a musical key to social CRM, Google's search for love and more.Continue Reading

• Relocated, remote workers may be worth financial risk

  Fearing the financial risk, many companies are missing out on IT talent by not considering hiring remote workers or paying for relocation.Continue Reading

• How to change your password after the LinkedIn hack

  After the LinkedIn hack, here's what you need to do to ensure you and your users are safe from password-hacking programs.Continue Reading

• Access is necessary but not sufficient for mobile IT

  It's easy to forget how breathtakingly quickly mobile IT made its way to the enterprise. Educating, not just providing access, will be key for CIOs.Continue Reading

• Enterprise mobile apps and business software guide

  Are enterprise mobile apps taking your business software to the next level? Establish a strategy for enterprise mobile apps with this guide.Continue Reading

• CIO skills in most demand: The ability to 'helicopter'

  Does your CIO skills repertoire include the ability to "helicopter"? Then do I have a job for you!Continue Reading

• Social media tips and other helpful lists

  In this week's roundup, we have a list made up primarily of lists -- how meta! Included are social media tips and a general how-to on being a good CIO.Continue Reading

• Moving away from IT spend as a percentage of revenue

  Traditional metrics, such as IT spend as a percentage of revenue, don't always work. Find out why in our latest CIO Matters column.Continue Reading

• Filling soft skills gap may be easier than you think

  Some of our readers responded to a recent story about the perceived soft skills gap in IT suggesting the talent leaders are seeking could be all around them.Continue Reading

• CEOs: CIOs earn seat at the table by creating competitive advantage

  CIOs who master new technologies and wring value from legacy systems are great, but what CEOs really want is a partner in creating competitive advantage.Continue Reading

• Even a minor lapse in security protocol can lead to major costs

  When security protocols are neglected, data isn't the only loss. A breach in Utah cost the state CIO his job and possibly his reputation.Continue Reading

• Really big deals: Facebook IPO and SEC guidance on cybersecurity

  Read about this week's biggest tech news, including Facebook's long-awaited IPO and the SEC's guidance on cybersecurity.Continue Reading

• Ezine Download: Shared Services

  Shared services has become a hot topic due to promises of virtualization, cloud computing and centralized IT. Discover how a shared services strategy can benefit your organization.Continue Reading

• Retaining Millennial employees: What you need to know

  Are you committed to retaining your Millennial employees? Learn about the characteristics of Millennials and how CIOs can keep them happy and productive.Continue Reading

• Of motherhood and mobile strategy

  In this week's roundup, we make a highly unscientific link between motherhood and mobile strategy and get a glimpse of Siri's possible true calling.Continue Reading

• Mobile spending seeding a business revolution

  Mobile computing is burning up the enterprise in more ways than one. A new report on mobile spending adds a piece of kindling to the rage.Continue Reading

• BI? Website relaunch? It's all about mobile app design

  Whether it's a conversation about websites, business intelligence, sales, you name it -- all roads lead to mobile app design.Continue Reading

• 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

• IT Leadership Award winners showcase leadership innovation

  SearchCIO-Midmarket.com announces the six winners of our IT Leadership Awards, all pillars of leadership innovation at midmarket companies.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

• Got project management woes? Check out these RFP examples

  Great CIOs live and die by the request for proposal (RFP), but sometimes knowing where to begin is a nightmare. We've gathered some RFP examples to start your project fast.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

• CIOs want exit options from cloud service providers

  Security and compliance remain top concerns for CIOs seeking cloud service providers, but vendor lock-in isn't far behind.Continue Reading