Opinion

Opinion

• Eight steps for comprehensive BYOD governance

  BYOD governance is not a destination, but a journey. It begins with this eight step roadmap for safe and effective BYOD policies.  Continue Reading

• Gartner: Inject digital intelligence into your IT architecture

  To take on the Internet of Things, CIOs will need an IT architecture with built-in digital intelligence to keep up with changing market forces and create competitive advantage. The Data Mill reports.  Continue Reading

• 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.  Continue Reading

• When are the private and public cloud like a cronut?

  Done right, a blend of the private and public cloud can lead to an IT strategy that’s greater than the sum of its parts.  Continue Reading

• Man plus machine required for big data variety

  Medical and pharmaceutical researchers wrestle with finding meaning in big data variety and find that technology alone is still not up to the task.  Continue Reading

• 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.  Continue Reading

• IT leaders explain how to assign a value to your data assets

  In the latest CIO Decisions, CIOs and IT experts share their thoughts on infonomics -- placing a value on data assets -- and other of-the-moment IT concerns.  Continue Reading

• Great software governance means never having to be a 'CI-no'

  Software governance means managing myriad as-a-service offerings, and CIOs are in the unique position of weaving formerly rogue or consumer services into the business fold.  Continue Reading

• CIOs: Hadoop ecosystem cries out for security and governance

  The Hadoop ecosystem is bristling with new developments, but security and governance are lacking, warn Gartner analysts Merv Adrian and Nick Heudecker. Plus notes on Apache Giraph, HaaS and the Hadoop appliance -- The Data Mill reports.  Continue Reading

• Tunneling to perfection: Apache Hadoop's MapReduce evolves

  First comes MapReduce and then comes what? Big data luminaries gather to discuss, and The Data Mill reports.  Continue Reading

• Architecting for big data

  How do CIOs go about building enterprise architecture for big data? Start by looking beyond traditional stack vendors. The Data Mill reports.  Continue Reading

• Congressman prepares for cyberwar, calls on IT experts

  Congressman Joe Kennedy looks at the threat of cyberwar and decides to muster a Massachusetts defense.  Continue Reading

• SaaS governance breeds better business relationships for CIOs

  SaaS governance practiced in a holistic context is a means to be a better business partner and to move closer to the seemingly unachievable goal of aligning IT with the business. Harvey Koeppel explains why.  Continue Reading

• 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.  Continue Reading

• Could APIs fix a big data infrastructure problem? Intel thinks so

  The power of relationships in big data, MetLife's elite IT team, meet an IT informaticist and more: The Data Mill reports from the Useful Business Analytics Summit.  Continue Reading