Tips

Tips

• 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

• Biometric security measures and identification: A new enterprise rage?

  Should CIOs heed biometric security measures and identification? Our #CIOChat-ters weighed in on the implications of biometric-scanning authentication.  Continue Reading

• Free project management template examples for strategic IT planning

  These free project management template examples from around the Web provide project guidelines and strategic IT planning tools to CIOs and IT leaders.  Continue Reading

• A CTO who has 'seen it all' shares top tips for effective disaster recovery

  When it comes to effective disaster recovery, CTO Niel Nickolaisen advises it may be best to look outside your IT department. Read his top tips here.  Continue Reading

• Ways to crack the IT talent retention problem when money isn't the answer

  CIOs from Partners HealthCare and Harvard University discuss aspects of their talent retention strategies.  Continue Reading

• The wearable device: When will it arrive in the enterprise?

  In this recap, #CIOChat-ters discuss who should be concerned about the wearable device, and when CIOs might need to prepare related wearable policies.  Continue Reading

• #CIOChat: Your wearable device presents a BIG data challenge

  Ever consider the implications of bringing your wearable device to work? Tweet jam participants discuss data challenges and infrastructure needs.  Continue Reading

• New wearable technology uses: Customer interactions and business value

  New wearable technology uses are permeating the enterprise. CIOs can boost employee productivity and derive business value from customer interactions.  Continue Reading

• Wearable computing technology: What about all that data?

  If your organization uses wearable computing technology, odds are you produce a whole lot of data. How can CIOs keep that data actionable and secure?  Continue Reading