Tips

Tips

• Three reasons tech budgets remain firmly within CIO control

  Forrester's Andy Bartels spells out the reasons CIOs remain central to tech budgets, starting with the reality that CMOs don't want to go it alone.  Continue Reading

• Free templates: IT vendor selection, social sharing and mobile devices

  SearchCIO has rounded up free templates from around the Web providing guidance on IT vendor selection, social sharing and mobile device policies.  Continue Reading

• Automated scripts can cause mobile app security problems

  Part two of SearchCIO's six tips for avoiding mobile security mistakes looks at the limitations of non-human safeguards.  Continue Reading

• Six tips for avoiding mobile security problems with mobile apps

  Take it from some of the world's biggest brands: Mobile app security problems happen. Here are six tips for avoiding mobile app security mistakes.  Continue Reading

• Bringing SaaS ideas to the planning table: Four CIO tips

  CIOs and experts offer advice for IT leaders looking to pursue Software as a Service offerings and share SaaS ideas with an executive planning board.  Continue Reading

• Are you keeping up with technology or opening the door for rogue IT?

  Is your IT organization keeping up with technology or falling hopelessly behind? Discuss whether past-its-prime tech justifies a turn toward rogue IT.  Continue Reading

• Communication in IT key to warding off the rogue technology culprits

  Rogue IT: healthy or unhealthy? Communication in IT -- and across the organization -- is critical to keeping shadow IT at bay, our tweet jammers say.  Continue Reading

• IT leaders rethink definition of 'rogue IT' and focus on user needs

  Bring your own technology has CIOs reconsidering their definition of 'rogue IT' and refocusing their attention on user needs and innovation.  Continue Reading

• What is rogue IT, and what are its benefits and pitfalls?

  This month's #CIOChat asked participants, 'What is rogue IT?' Responses highlighted benefits, pitfalls and strategies for CIOs.  Continue Reading

• A CTO reflects on VDI implementation trials and errors

  CTO Niel Nickolaisen reflects back on the reasons some of his VDI implementations never made it past the experimentation stage.  Continue Reading

• Plenty of drivers to craft a hybrid cloud strategy, but caveats too

  Keeping the data center but keen on cloud? Take in this tip to learn about building a strong hybrid cloud strategy.  Continue Reading

• Free IT templates for CIOs and technology managers

  SearchCIO rounded up free IT templates from around the Web to help technology managers organize their IT departments, projects and service offerings.  Continue Reading

• Strong CIO/CMO alliance paves way for data-driven marketing strategy

  IT and marketing executives illuminate the need for building a strong CIO/CMO alliance and offer steps to get you there.  Continue Reading

• Advice for small business owners on whether to build a mobile app

  Building a mobile app can give small business owners a competitive edge, but it's not for everyone. Christine Parizo explains why.  Continue Reading

• Top security threats, potential for human error necessitate new tools

  Top security threats, recent fraud cases and the potential for human error have CIOs looking ahead to new security tools, our #CIOchat-ters say.  Continue Reading