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Cloud computing for business
- June 27, 2012
27 Jun'12
Fortifying the ITIL framework for IT and the business
Why one company adopted the IT Infrastructure Library framework when it brought IT back in-house, and the unexpected side benefits for the business.
- June 15, 2012
15 Jun'12
The cloud computing security conundrum
What happens when two technology executives disagree on cloud computing security? A very interesting discussion but no conclusions about what to do.
- May 31, 2012
31 May'12
Seize big data and analytics or fall behind, MIT panel says
Get cracking on big data and analytics or go home, says a panel of data experts at the recent MIT Sloan CIO Symposium.
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- May 30, 2012
30 May'12
Data hoarding and bias among big challenges in big data and analytics
Companies will rise and fall on their ability to use big data and analytics, research suggests, but human foibles make success anything but certain.
- May 25, 2012
25 May'12
CIO role through the lens of MIT: Agile rebel or company dishwasher?
The CIO role was under the microscope at MIT this week. Will CIOs be the standard bearers of the IT revolution or just stuck cleaning up the mess?
- May 23, 2012
23 May'12
Why CFOs love cloud metrics -- and when CIOs need to push back
With CFOs increasingly enticed by cloud metrics, CIOs must understand CFOs' love of cloud computing solutions -- and also know when to push back.
- May 08, 2012
08 May'12
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.
- April 30, 2012
30 Apr'12
Cloud integration revitalizes an aged business model
A cloud integration platform helps CIO relaunch a struggling business by leveraging a community of partners and reaching thousands of new customers.
- April 30, 2012
30 Apr'12
CIO finalist: Custom Web application gives rise to a new business
CIO Nicole Bradberry, a SearchCIO-Midmarket.com IT Leadership Award finalist, created a business around a custom Web application for health care providers.
- April 26, 2012
26 Apr'12
Should CIOs steer users away from Google Drive cloud storage service?
Another week, another potential woe for the CIO? Tuesday saw the long-awaited/speculated release of Google Drive, joining the world of such cloud storage service offerings as Dropbox and ...
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- April 17, 2012
17 Apr'12
Cloud computing security requires input and support from the business
There are many places where it would be easy for a CISO assessing cloud computing security to just say no. But there are big benefits to saying yes.
- April 12, 2012
12 Apr'12
Cloud solutions seldom bring good results if they are forced to fit
Internal and external pressures to adopt cloud solutions should be tempered by careful planning and the ability to say no.
- April 12, 2012
12 Apr'12
Some CIOs wary of vendor lock-in with cloud service providers
I've had my head in the clouds recently. Or I guess I should say, 'the cloud.' I've been chatting with enterprise IT leaders about which systems and applications they've trusted to the hands of ...
- April 05, 2012
05 Apr'12
IT leaders embrace cloud solutions based on economic, business sense
Some enterprise IT leaders are only dipping their toes into cloud solutions. Others, however, have taken the -- carefully considered -- plunge.
- April 05, 2012
05 Apr'12
An innovative cloud strategy helps CIO with major ROI
One SearchCIO-Midmarket.com 2012 IT Leadership Award finalist works a creative cloud strategy to save his company both time and capital.