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Enterprise business applications

• 5 post cloud migration risks and how CIOs can avoid them

  We've covered issues that arise when making the move to the cloud but here we're diving into the challenges CIOs and their IT teams face post cloud migration and how to avoid them.  Continue Reading

• 14 tips for CIOs managing shadow IT activities

  As the advent of cloud technology has made it easier to launch shadow IT, CIOs must be increasingly diligent to identify and manage these activities. Here are 14 tips to do just that.  Continue Reading

• How ITSM services on mobile devices power employees, boost service

  Delivering ITSM on mobile devices boosts productivity through the enterprise and will help CIOs drive digital transformation. Here's why and what you need to do.  Continue Reading

• Agile practices endure and continue to adapt

  As the 20th anniversary of the Agile Manifesto approaches, Agile practices remain vital to software development and are being adapted to critical business functions outside of IT.  Continue Reading

• Expect graph database use cases for the enterprise to take off

  Digital giants use graph databases: Traditional businesses not so much. Learn what graph tools do and why graph database use cases should be on every CIO's radar.  Continue Reading

• Deploy RPA bots to clean legacy data

  Got data cleaning issues? Business improvement expert Dan Morris shares how his team is experimenting with RPA bots to clean and reconcile data.  Continue Reading

• 5 open source software problems -- and how to manage them

  Open source software's appeal is understandable: It's free, accessible and relatively easy to implement. But CIOs should be aware of the pitfalls.  Continue Reading

• Business transformation project: Dealing with legacy data

  Business transformation requires a solid data foundation. Expert Dan Morris offers a near-term fix for your data-quality problems and the basis for a long-term approach to better data.  Continue Reading

• Resist 'garbage in, gospel out' doctrine -- defend data quality

  The 'garbage in, gospel out' approach to business analytics may be a valid approach for doing big data projects, but CIOs should resist it for business transformation.  Continue Reading

• Bad data stops business process transformation in its tracks

  Dan Morris introduces his new eight-part series on exploring how bad data can sabotage business process transformation and what CIOs need to do to fix it.  Continue Reading

• Your digital transformation initiative is probably not future-proof

  A digital transformation initiative will fail if you simply dump new tech into an old tech black box, says expert Dan Morris. His readiness checklist points the way forward.  Continue Reading

• IT service automation: A global CIO learns from a millennial

  In this expert column on IT service automation, a global CIO's encounter with an IT intern makes him realize it's time to ready the enterprise for the self-service generation.  Continue Reading

• Crushed by the pace of technology change? Do these two things

  Is complexity killing your ability to keep up with the pace of technology change? Niel Nickolaisen offers a path forward.  Continue Reading

• Three questions for IBM blockchain expert Arvind Krishna

  How many nodes is enough for consensus? Who owns blockchain data? IBM blockchain expert Arvind Krishna addresses these and other burning blockchain issues in this SearchCIO tip.  Continue Reading

• Enterprise 3D Printing Guide: Great opportunity, tough challenges

  SearchCIO's Enterprise 3D Printing Guide infographic alerts CIOs to 3D printing's chief technical challenges and explains why this emerging technology also offers CIOs an extraordinary career opportunity.  Continue Reading

• 3D printing strategy a litmus test for CIO leadership

  Your company may never need a 3D printing strategy, but it does need a CIO who can test, validate and scale emerging tech.  Continue Reading

• Free RFP template examples for ERP

  Use these free RFP template examples for ERP to make the best use of your business' technology resources.  Continue Reading

• Seven data science lessons from McGraw-Hill Education analytics guru

  What programming language should every data scientist know? How should data scientists be trained? Why do you need more women on your team? McGraw-Hill Education's Alfred Essa answers those questions and more.  Continue Reading

• On digital transformation, will CIOs get stuck in the shadows?

  Organizations must play to their digital strengths if they want to survive digital disruption, advises Forrester. Is there a place for the CIO?  Continue Reading

• Move like Jagger to nail down a digital strategy

  The collaborative skills of Quincy Jones, longevity of the Rolling Stones and tenacity of Tina Turner are the makings of a potent digital strategy.  Continue Reading

• Forrester CXi shows CIOs key to improving customer experience

  Companies that excel at customer experience work hand in glove with CIOs and IT, according to the Forrester 2013 Customer Experience Index.  Continue Reading

• Why an enterprise application architecture strategy is still needed

  Is the anytime, anywhere nature of IT making enterprise application architecture approaches obsolete? CIO Niel Nickolaisen explains why they remain relevant.  Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery: Use simple plan to classify apps

  Classifying applications in order of importance is key to keeping disaster recovery in sync with revenue goals.  Continue Reading

• Open source and website design: Caveat emptor

  Using open source software to redesign or create a website can be beneficial to resource-strapped SMBs, but caveat emptor -- there are hidden costs.  Continue Reading

• Self-service technology helps companies help themselves

  Self-service technology can help organizations reduce costs, but also improve the customer experience and let workers focus on what's important.  Continue Reading

• Linux or Unix: Pros and cons

  If you're in need of a reliable, scalable environment, Linux or Unix may be the answer. Discover the pros and cons of each and figure out which is the best fit for your needs.  Continue Reading

• Master data management: Six steps to succeed

  Master Data Management allows IT organizations to share vital business information across multiple systems. Follow along with six steps to ensure data management success.  Continue Reading

• Top 10 considerations for selecting a platform

  With hardware costs for Windows, Solaris and Linux running neck and neck these days, here's a rundown of the top 10 things beyond initial cost to consider when choosing a platform.  Continue Reading