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- September 12, 2014
12 Sep'14
iPhone 6, Apple Watch start another mobile revolution in the enterprise
The new iPhone 6 and iWatch force CIOs to up their mobile app game and steel themselves for the wearable wave. Also in Searchlight: Home Depot and Google's data breach troubles; Netflix protests the FCC's net neutrality proposal.
- September 05, 2014
05 Sep'14
CIOs can take advantage of Apple iCloud hack; cloud BI in e-commerce
Security experts, the media and Hollywood were thrown into a tizzy in response to the leak of celebrity nude photos in Apple's iCloud breach. For CIOs, however, the big news offers a hidden ...
- September 05, 2014
05 Sep'14
Use Apple iCloud hack to sell employees on security culture
Apple's much-hyped iCloud leak of celebrity photos is a golden opportunity for CIOs to sell security culture to employees, says a customer experience expert. Also in Searchlight: Home Depot suffers a breach; Samsung unveils a two-screen Galaxy Note.
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- September 04, 2014
04 Sep'14
How to combat the tech talent shortage
Finding a candidate with the right combination of skills to meet modern enterprise needs is no mean feat. In this tweet jam recap, get tips on how to develop a hiring strategy that can tackle today's tech talent shortage.
- August 29, 2014
29 Aug'14
Wearable tech and IT consumerization rattle the enterprise
Facebook's $19 billion purchase of mobile messaging app WhatsApp turned heads not just for the price tag, but also for its signal to CIOs of the reality of IT consumerization. In this week's Data ...
- August 29, 2014
29 Aug'14
What do the new Samsung, Ralph Lauren wearables augur for CIOs?
When Samsung, Apple and Ralph Lauren jump on the wearables trend, can enterprise employees be far behind? Also in Searchlight: Dropbox toughs it out as Google, Amazon offer cloud on the cheap; Uber tricks Lyft and other rivals.
- August 22, 2014
22 Aug'14
Three digital intelligence tactics for IoT; Heartbleed hack reemerges
With the proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and the resultant growth in streaming data, CIOs are facing new duties and challenges. To fully take advantage of IoT, CIOs must build a ...
- August 22, 2014
22 Aug'14
Health system's Heartbleed hack of patient data underscores need for speed
Heartbleed resurfaces in a Tennessee health system's breach, and UPS customers' data is in danger. Is assuming the worst enough? Also in Searchlight: Steve Ballmer signs off from Microsoft's board; Twitter, Facebook tinker with more experiments.
- August 15, 2014
15 Aug'14
How to develop a clear cloud contract with your provider
Crafting a specific, clearly defined cloud contract with your provider is crucial to staving off security problems and SLA breaches. In this tweet jam recap, participants shared tips on how to best communicate needs to cloud providers.
- August 15, 2014
15 Aug'14
Two-speed IT at Gartner Catalyst, and which CDO role will prevail?
John Deere's director of enterprise architecture Mano Mannoochahr kicked off the big data discussion at this week's Gartner Catalyst Conference in San Diego, and his keynote sparked some discussion ...
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- August 15, 2014
15 Aug'14
While SpiderOak canary defies NSA, CIOs ponder their privacy bind
CIOs battle their own privacy demons as SpiderOak and other vendors attempt to protect customer data from NSA snooping. Also in Searchlight: Cisco cuts 6,000 jobs and the Internet could grow too large for its gear.
- August 13, 2014
13 Aug'14
Two-speed IT marries agile and waterfall development approaches
At John Deere, two-speed IT enables agile and waterfall development approaches to live side by side.
- August 11, 2014
11 Aug'14
Chief digital officer vs. chief data officer: Who will win the day?
Will the chief digital officer outlive the chief data officer? Where should data experts draw the line in the sand on data quality? The Data Mill reports.
- August 08, 2014
08 Aug'14
Big data architecture dilemma; Russian hackers' theft as CIO advantage
Tesla's decision to build an ERP system from scratch rather than upgrade its SAP software has IT circles abuzz. It highlights a longstanding quandary for CIOs as they architect for big data: To ...
- August 08, 2014
08 Aug'14
Use Russian hackers to demand better security
The hijack of 1.2 billion passwords got the world's attention this week. CIOs struggling to enforce security should take advantage of it, says one expert. Also in Searchlight: Walgreens CFO is replaced and its CIO takes on two IT shops.