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Enterprise mobile strategy
- June 18, 2009
18 Jun'09
IT insourcing can bring jobs, cost savings back in-house, experts say
IT insourcing is on the rise as companies terminate IT outsourcing contracts or let them expire. Here's why, and whether it might work for you.
- April 30, 2009
30 Apr'09
BPM software: How to find fast ROI on smaller projects
Business process management (BPM) software can lead to fast ROI when companies use it properly, experts and users say. Learn how to get started here.
- April 14, 2009
14 Apr'09
Revised project and portfolio management standards get critical review
The Project Management Institute's revised standards for project and portfolio management aren't complete, Gartner says. Find out why PMI disagrees.
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- January 06, 2009
06 Jan'09
Looking forward: Trends in IT management and budgeting for 2009
Budgeting, cost saving, corporate restructuring -- find out what IT trends enterprise CIOs should follow as we start 2009.
- November 04, 2008
04 Nov'08
IT outsourcing contracts drop sharply as recession takes hold
IT outsourcing fell off a cliff in the third quarter, as both the number and total value of outsourcing contracts decreased by double digits compared with the prior quarter, according to global advisory firm TPI. Smaller deal sizes are becoming the ...
- October 29, 2008
29 Oct'08
Scottrade reinvents PMO for speed and volume
As CIO of the discount online broker Scottrade Inc., Ian Patterson pays attention to speed and volume. In this interview, Patterson talks about the transformation of the company's program management office from creaky to competitive.
- October 23, 2008
23 Oct'08
Sun Microsystems' Scott McNealy 2004 keynote address
A transcript except from a 2004 keynote by Sun Microsystems' Scott McNealy, in which McNealy welcomes Andreas von Bechtolsheim back "home." Von Bechtolsheim is leaving Sun for Arista Networks.
- October 03, 2008
03 Oct'08
Obama's iPhone App
The Obama campaign has introduced an iPhone application — Obama ‘08. Self-described as the “official, comprehensive connection to the heart of Barack Obama and Joe Biden's campaign,” the ...
- September 25, 2008
25 Sep'08
CIOs must learn to brand themselves despite stereotypes
The opening keynote at MIT's EmTech08 conference takes on the stereotypes that can derail an IT manager's career.
- September 23, 2008
23 Sep'08
Health care CIO tackles complex security, privacy mandates
Carole Cotter, CIO of Lifespan, a health system affiliated with Brown Medical School in Providence, R.I., talks to SearchCIO.com's Linda Tucci about the complexity of delivering IT in a health care environment.
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- September 12, 2008
12 Sep'08
Are CIOs finding Apple's sex-appeal, appealing?
How important is it, as a CIO, to have a fashion-accessory phone? What about if said phone is sexy – unlike some of the more boring models? Windows Mobile is boring. According to Mikael Nerde, head ...
- September 09, 2008
09 Sep'08
E-waste: A blight on the environment and a company's good name
The e-trash keeps piling up. Need a visual? Think "Wall-E." What isn't stockpiled is being dumped into landfills and the toxic parts shipped off to countries where laws are lax. CIOs are taking steps to keep their companies' hands clean.
- July 29, 2008
29 Jul'08
Will Mobile mania go the way of the Marlboro Man?
This just in: Mobile phones may cause cancerous brain tumors. How many times have we heard that? Over the years, as mobile phones became increasingly popular, studies have linked them to cancer and ...
- May 27, 2008
27 May'08
Virtualization demand heats up this summer
The maturing virtualization market means mounting challenges for market leader VMware. Now Microsoft, Sun and Citrix are all trying to get in on VMware's game.
- April 08, 2008
08 Apr'08
Gartner: Worsening economy puts dent in some U.S. IT budgets
Twenty-five percent of IT budgets in the U.S. were reduced in the first quarter, but a majority of CIOs say their budgets escaped untouched.