Tips

Tips

• Rolling out a mission-critical application: We can do better

  Does the glitch-ridden Health Insurance Marketplace bring back bad memories? Niel Nickolaisen offers his Rx for rolling out a mission-critical app.  Continue Reading

• The project pipeline and the role of IT

  HoneyBaked Ham IT executive Bill Bolton outlines role of IT and six steps for prioritizing the project pipeline.  Continue Reading

• The agile organization: Readers discuss priorities and pitfalls

  In this roundup of recent stories on the agile organization, readers discuss how to prioritize around agile project management and development.  Continue Reading

• Can cloud ROI formula and agility trump potential cost savings?

  In their pursuit of cloud, some CIOs are placing a premium on an effective cloud ROI formula and are focusing on cloud agility, tweet jammers said.  Continue Reading

• Startups share hiring tips on how to find technical talent

  Startups share their secrets on how to hire and keep technical talent on a shoestring budget.  Continue Reading

• Private vs. public cloud computing debate: Tweet jammers weigh in

  In this #CIOChat recap, tweet jam participants engage in a private vs. public cloud computing debate, with a focus on incorporating user preferences.  Continue Reading

• Green cloud computing tips: Rethink energy consumption and save money

  Green cloud computing advice and other tips from our sister sites demonstrate how CIOs can pursue a low-energy-consumption, budget-friendly strategy.  Continue Reading

• How to cut the cost of cloud computing and avoid sprawl

  How can CIOs assess cloud spending and avoid sprawl? In this tweet jam recap, IT execs and experts discuss how to cut the cost of cloud computing.  Continue Reading

• Craft a solid cloud exit strategy

  In our cloud economics tweet jam, participants advised CIOs to craft a cloud exit strategy that prepares them for internal and external failures.  Continue Reading

• Forging a desktop strategy for a workforce in transition

  The desktop dead and buried? Not according to Tim Herbert of CompTIA. Here is his advice to CIOs on forging a desktop strategy for 2014.  Continue Reading

• Cloud costs: Hidden and soft costs can pack a wallop

  In SearchCIO's recent cloud economics-themed tweet jam, participants talked cloud costs, warning specifically about unexpected hidden and soft costs.  Continue Reading

• Mobility management: Beyond MDM and BYOD

  MDM is a vital component of mobility management, but CIOs need to consider MAM, MIM and MPM to cover the many facets of managing a mobile workforce.  Continue Reading

• CIO advice on showing value of social media and collaboration initiatives

  Two top CIOs give their quick takes on proving up the value of social media and collaboration tools.  Continue Reading

• Forrester: Achieve business agility by adopting these 10 attributes

  Is your company struggling to keep up with the lightning-quick pace of change? Forrester explains the 10 attributes of business agility.  Continue Reading

• Big data trends: Tips for SMB CIOs on using analytics

  Big data trends are big talk in smaller businesses, but they also ignite a range of concerns. We've tracked down tips for SMB CIOs on using analytics.  Continue Reading