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• September 30, 2014 30 Sep'14

  Does your big data project need a data concierge?

  Big data needs better questions; local data concierges might be the next information governance trend; and the downside of data: The Data Mill reports.

• 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 05, 2014 05 Aug'14

  AT&T CIO says customer relations will be 80% digital by 2020

  Thaddeus Arroyo, AT&T CIO and winner of the 2014 MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Award, outlines a 'bold' digital-first strategy for internal employees and the company's external customers.

• July 25, 2014 25 Jul'14

  From smoke signals to SMAC, digital business arrives

  Sharing your content is no longer about writing letters, sending emails or placing advertising. SearchCIO expert Harvey Koeppel analyzes how social media technologies have transformed business communications along with mobile, analytics and cloud.

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• July 24, 2014 24 Jul'14

  What to include in a post-DR-test after-action review

  What should go into your organization's after-action review following a disaster recovery test? #CIOChat participants suggest what to include in the report and why.

• July 18, 2014 18 Jul'14

  Mindful awareness key to employee well-being -- and competitive advantage

  Digital overload and extreme multitasking are doing a number on employee engagement and efficiency -- and the U.S. economy, SearchCIO senior news writer Nicole Laskowski reports. A few employees at ...

• June 30, 2014 30 Jun'14

  IT disaster recovery plan: What's your testing timetable?

  SearchCIO's tweet jam participants debated and deliberated on a well-considered IT disaster recovery plan test schedule. Read their conclusions in this #CIOChat recap.

• June 23, 2014 23 Jun'14

  Hype is rising over sensor data but success will hinge on fundamentals

  The buzz is on for sensor data but extracting value, as always, will hinge on mastering the data fundamentals: The Data Mill reports.

• June 06, 2014 06 Jun'14

  ITSM problem management: What are your pain points?

  What are your IT organization's biggest IT service management pain points? Tweet jam participants dish on ITSM problem management.

• May 29, 2014 29 May'14

  Five questions your CFOs are asking about security and risk management

  CFOs peppered a panel of security experts on how to establish security in a software as a service (SaaS) world.

• May 27, 2014 27 May'14

  The big data market rises and must converge -- just not yet

  The diverging big data market, Google's new 'search,' Spark versus MapReduce: The Data Mill reports from the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium.

• May 23, 2014 23 May'14

  Digital initiatives from MIT CIO Symposium: Be bold

  At MIT, CIO Symposium attendees share transformative digital initiatives. Plus, change eBay passwords, ditch solo social and more in Searchlight.

• May 22, 2014 22 May'14

  Leading the digital enterprise: Five tips on how to get there

  This year's MIT Sloan CIO Symposium focused on the digital enterprise and how the line between internal and external customers is blurring.

• May 20, 2014 20 May'14

  The digital footprint: Business boon vs. privacy bane

  Like many IT execs, O.C. Tanner CTO Niel Nickolaisen is seeking a balance between digital footprint data mining and the privacy risks it entails.

• May 05, 2014 05 May'14

  Ten open data examples to get CIOs thinking

  Say hello to open data; the agricultural industry gets "smarter"; and UNICEF innovates: The Data Mill reports.

• May 01, 2014 01 May'14

  Top IT spending priorities for 2014

  While in past years cloud computing and virtualization have consumed IT department budgets and focus, now mobility and BI are squarely in the mix.

• April 18, 2014 18 Apr'14

  A crisis management plan steeped in IT for this year's Boston Marathon

  IT upgrades and social data mining better equip Boston Marathon organizers for their 118th year; plus, soft robotics and Microsoft's forced update.

• April 14, 2014 14 Apr'14

  CIOs should prepare for the battle between old BI and new BI

  BI and analytics will experience rapid adoption in 2014 as BI vendors face a changing market.

• April 08, 2014 08 Apr'14

  Seven not-so-obvious roles your analytics pro will have to play

  What skills do CIOs need to develop or bring in-house to take on big data and advanced analytics? Here are some not-so-obvious candidates.

• April 02, 2014 02 Apr'14

  Prescriptive Analytics: The Next Frontier

  Is an optimized future within our grasp? With prescriptive analytics, it just might be. Learn more in this month's issue of CIO Decisions e-zine.

• March 20, 2014 20 Mar'14

  Talking SMAC with Dell CIO Andi Karaboutis

  Dell CIO Andi Karaboutis talks about the demand for SMAC -- social, mobile, analytics and cloud -- and Dell IT's progress on self-service analytics.

• March 11, 2014 11 Mar'14

  CIO careers: A guide to getting ahead

  In this CIO Essential Guide, learn how CIOs in high-level careers in IT are driving their enterprises -- and profession -- forward.

• March 03, 2014 03 Mar'14

  The struggle to integrate data keeps users tethered to same old apps

  Businesses' abiding love of Excel, the struggle to integrate data, the rising role of data temps and big data royalties: The Data Mill reports.

• January 20, 2014 20 Jan'14

  Hadoop 2.0's deep impact on big data and big data technologies

  Hadoop 2.0, big data security, and the future of work: The Data Mill reports

• January 16, 2014 16 Jan'14

  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.

• January 08, 2014 08 Jan'14

  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.

• December 31, 2013 31 Dec'13

  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.

• December 23, 2013 23 Dec'13

  Add semantic analysis to ward off big data/bad analytics syndrome

  Big data and semantic analysis, virtual personal assistants for everyone and IT resolutions: The Data Mill reports.

• December 10, 2013 10 Dec'13

  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.

• December 09, 2013 09 Dec'13

  Analytics 3.0 -- the old guard masters how to build data products

  Analytics 3.0, the 'data as a corporate asset' quiz and 'hellabytes': The Data Mill reports.

• December 06, 2013 06 Dec'13

  The rise of the smart machines: Here comes the robo-workforce

  In Searchlight, smart machines are all over the news and eyeballing human jobs. Plus: Apple gets social, a lot of passwords get stolen, and more.

• December 02, 2013 02 Dec'13

  Want better analytics? Start asking 'crunchy' questions

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

• November 27, 2013 27 Nov'13

  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.

• November 27, 2013 27 Nov'13

  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.

• November 26, 2013 26 Nov'13

  The human factor in data classification

  It's human nature to want to categorize the world around us. But is this desire  to classify becoming a bigger part of our nature at the expense of creativity because of … IT? Computers encourage ...

• November 15, 2013 15 Nov'13

  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.

• November 13, 2013 13 Nov'13

  CIO leadership in a challenging environment: Three health IT CIOs speak their minds

  The collision of the electronic health records and the Affordable Care Act has brought even more complexity and uncertainty to the role of IT in the health care industry. One could make the case ...

• November 13, 2013 13 Nov'13

  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.

• November 11, 2013 11 Nov'13

  Cool or creepy? The ethics of big data is on the table

  Uncomfortable conversations about the ethics of big data and the virtues of transparency: The Data Mill reports.

• November 04, 2013 04 Nov'13

  Relational databases are far from dead -- just ask Facebook

  Facebook and relational databases, social television, and open data: The Data Mill reports from Strata Conference + Hadoop World.

• October 28, 2013 28 Oct'13

  Ten big data case studies in a nutshell

  What are companies such as Macy's, Tesco, American Express and Wal-Mart Stores doing with big data? The Data Mill reports.

• October 08, 2013 08 Oct'13

  Why is Microsoft licensing so complicated?

  Live from the 2013 Gartner Symposium ITxpo, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer discusses why Microsoft licensing is so complicated.

• October 07, 2013 07 Oct'13

  Big data and predictive analytics: When is enough data enough?

  When to call it quits with data, the power of a name and performing surgical marketing: The Data Mill reports from Predictive Analytics World.

• October 03, 2013 03 Oct'13

  The future of mobility: A BYOD guide for CIOs

  In this Essential Guide, learn how CIOs are planning for the future of mobility, aligning consumer devices with bring your own technology trends.

• September 30, 2013 30 Sep'13

  'Cookie stuffing': A data scientist takes on seamy side of online ads

  Combatting cookie stuffing, smoking out dubious URLs, designing for behavior change and selling the company culture: The Data Mill reports.

• September 23, 2013 23 Sep'13

  Lean Six Sigma and Agile get up close and productive at Bose

  Leadership, maturity models and core value streams: How Bose IT has blended Lean Six Sigma and Agile in its SAP environment.

• September 03, 2013 03 Sep'13

  Semi-structured data is king of LinkedIn's recommendation engine

  LinkedIn's semi-structured data shines, CVS responds to social media finger wagging, and Microsoft does the shuffle, The Data Mill reports.

• August 09, 2013 09 Aug'13

  Jeff Bezos's buy of Washington Post brings digital age to doorsteps

  In this week's Searchlight: Jeff Bezos's purchase of The Washington Post turns a page in the digital age; a unique spin on data collection and more.

• August 05, 2013 05 Aug'13

  Netflix uses the OODA loop to stay ahead of the competition

  OODA loops, the death of the IT department and personal privacy. The Data Mill brings news from the Gartner Catalyst conference.

• July 09, 2013 09 Jul'13

  The 2013 IT Leadership Awards: Our finalists

  The 2013 SearchCIO IT Leadership Awards honor the effective leadership styles of leading CIOs and IT executives. Here, we introduce our finalists.

• July 02, 2013 02 Jul'13

  The 2013 IT Leadership Awards: Meet our CIO finalists

  The 2013 SearchCIO IT Leadership Awards honor the top CIOs and IT executives in the enterprise space. Here, meet our finalists.

• June 24, 2013 24 Jun'13

  2013 SearchCIO-Midmarket IT Leadership Awards finalists

  The 2013 IT Leadership Awards honor the leadership and management skills of CIOs and IT execs in the midmarket space. Here, we reveal our finalists.

• May 15, 2013 15 May'13

  As IT pervades the enterprise, here comes the chief procurement officer

  The rise of the chief procurement officer raises questions about the role of IT.

• May 10, 2013 10 May'13

  Gamification in business: Four ways to get your incentive plan right

  Are you using gamification in business? In SearchCIO-Midmarket's recent tweet jam, we ran down reasons that a gamification incentive plan might fail.

• May 03, 2013 03 May'13

  Enterprise cloud services dominance by Amazon could be good for CIOs

  This week, Searchlight considers whether an Amazon-ruled enterprise cloud services space could be good. Also: handling big data, VDI benefits and more.

• March 29, 2013 29 Mar'13

  With social networking layer, Amazon flexes digital-disruption muscle

  In this week's Searchlight: Amazon plays disruptor once again with its buy of social networking site Goodreads, cyberattacks get scarier and more.

• March 26, 2013 26 Mar'13

  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.

• March 01, 2013 01 Mar'13

  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.

• February 19, 2013 19 Feb'13

  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.

• January 28, 2013 28 Jan'13

  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.

• January 18, 2013 18 Jan'13

  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.

• January 08, 2013 08 Jan'13

  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.

• December 04, 2012 04 Dec'12

  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.

• November 27, 2012 27 Nov'12

  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.

• November 16, 2012 16 Nov'12

  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.

• October 25, 2012 25 Oct'12

  Gartner makes predictions on the future of information technology

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

• October 23, 2012 23 Oct'12

  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.

• September 25, 2012 25 Sep'12

  Enterprise social media: Why CIOs are doing it wrong

  A Deloitte survey suggests executives and workers hold vastly different opinions on the importance of enterprise social media to corporate culture.

• September 20, 2012 20 Sep'12

  Should cloud service providers take a vertical tack?

  A specialty approach could be the answer for cloud service providers looking to ease enterprise CIO risk and compliance concerns.

• September 20, 2012 20 Sep'12

  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.

• September 14, 2012 14 Sep'12

  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.

• September 13, 2012 13 Sep'12

  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.

• September 06, 2012 06 Sep'12

  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.

• August 30, 2012 30 Aug'12

  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.

• August 13, 2012 13 Aug'12

  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.

• August 07, 2012 07 Aug'12

  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.

• August 02, 2012 02 Aug'12

  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.

• July 27, 2012 27 Jul'12

  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.

• July 24, 2012 24 Jul'12

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

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

• July 13, 2012 13 Jul'12

  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.

• July 10, 2012 10 Jul'12

  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.

• July 03, 2012 03 Jul'12

  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.

• June 26, 2012 26 Jun'12

  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.

• June 26, 2012 26 Jun'12

  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?

• June 19, 2012 19 Jun'12

  Buddying up to HR to solve your tech hiring headache

  CIOs looking for allies in the IT revolution will want human resources on their side in facing the challenge of tech hiring.

• June 18, 2012 18 Jun'12

  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.

• June 13, 2012 13 Jun'12

  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.

• June 08, 2012 08 Jun'12

  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.

• June 08, 2012 08 Jun'12

  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.

• June 05, 2012 05 Jun'12

  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!

• June 04, 2012 04 Jun'12

  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.

• June 01, 2012 01 Jun'12

  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.

• June 01, 2012 01 Jun'12

  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.

• May 22, 2012 22 May'12

  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.

• May 18, 2012 18 May'12

  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.

• May 18, 2012 18 May'12

  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.

• May 12, 2012 12 May'12

  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.

• May 10, 2012 10 May'12

  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.

• May 09, 2012 09 May'12

  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.