Tips

Tips

• Filling IT skills gap and managing projects top list of CIO concerns

  Filling in the IT skills gap is at the top of the list of CIOs' worries, one industry association leader finds.  Continue Reading

• Zero clients can deliver ROI -- or empty promises

  For CIOs, zero clients might be the goose that laid the golden eggs: Jonathan Hassell busts the myth that zero and thin clients involve no hardware, software or maintenance woes.  Continue Reading

• CIOs must keep slow enterprise virtualization rolling along

  Once a bleeding-edge technology, virtualization is finding its way slowly into all corners of modern organizations. CIOs must keep the drumbeat going.  Continue Reading

• Make business processes part of your management playbook

  Business processes can add significant value to your company, but first you must understand the nature of business process management and improvement.  Continue Reading

• Gains and losses for disaster recovery management

  DR expert Paul Kirvan looks at whether virtualized environments and data center consolidation help CIOs in mastering disaster recovery management.  Continue Reading

• Innovation and agility start with application process optimization

  This tip discusses how to achieve the goals of business process reengineering, including application process optimization for innovation and agility.  Continue Reading

• Mobile strategies directly linked to customer relationships

  When it comes to building customer relationships, the time is ripe to deploy mobile strategies, according to CEO John Weathington.  Continue Reading

• Mobile operations and security specialist makes mobile strategies sing

  Forrester Research analysts outline why a mobile operations and security specialist is essential for an effective, long-term mobile strategy.  Continue Reading

• Retaining Millennial employees: What you need to know

  Are you committed to retaining your Millennial employees? Learn about the characteristics of Millennials and how CIOs can keep them happy and productive.  Continue Reading

• CIO reveals keys to getting noticed by executive leadership

  Our IT Leadership Awards judge notices several things our award winners have in common, and reveals the keys to getting noticed -- and getting ahead.  Continue Reading

• The right tools for a distributed software development team

  Use these three must-have tools to get the most out of a distributed software development team, but keep developer personal preferences in mind.  Continue Reading

• Making sure your business software stays business-ready

  Business software is the table stakes an organization needs to thrive. Here's how to assess whether your business applications are up to the task.  Continue Reading

• The case against developing mobile apps: Mobile-friendly websites

  It seems as if everyone is developing mobile apps these days. Jonathan Hassell explains why native mobile apps just might not be worth it.  Continue Reading

• NFC and other reasons CIOs need a next-gen mobile strategy -- now

  If your mobile strategy is about devices or replicating what you do already, you are a first-generation CIO. Learn how to become second-generation.  Continue Reading

• Recognition technology drives next-generation mobile strategies

  New audio and visual recognition technology should be shaping mobile strategies, and CIOs shouldn't overlook the business value of cheap consumer tech.  Continue Reading