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10 CES Trends That Matter To Business
January 03, 2013
Even with its consumer focus, the Consumer Electronics Show 2013 has plenty of food for thought for IT leaders.
7 Ways Outsourcing Has Changed
December 18, 2012
The old role of outsourcers -- doing repetitive stuff overseas because it is a lot cheaper -- is history. See what's coming to take its place.
Health IT Bubble Is No Bubble At All
December 12, 2012
Unlike the disappointing tech startups of the late 1990s, healthcare IT will continue to grow because it addresses problems the medical industry has yet to solve.
CIO Strategy: 5 Ways To Transform Your 2013
December 04, 2012
Take the reins in these key areas and you will win a place back at the big table in leading your company's technology efforts.
Celtics, Nets Score With Unified Communications
December 03, 2012
NBA teams' IT executives explain how and why they decided among on-premises, hybrid and hosted technology services.
5 Innovative Ideas For Enterprise CIOs
November 19, 2012
The role of the CIO is changing rapidly. These innovations could help you keep pace and increase the value of your business.
Research: 2012 IT Perception Survey
November 15, 2012
Only 43% of non-IT people consider their IT teams integral to the business, our survey finds, and 54% consider IT a support or maintenance organization and not an innovator. But 59% say technology's becoming more critical to the business.
IT's Future: Less Building, More Bundling
November 12, 2012
With human resources, marketing and other departments going in different technological directions, IT's new mission is to tie all the company's services securely together.
Nate Silver's Big Data Lessons For The Enterprise
November 08, 2012
Big data analytics have proven their mettle in predicting baseball and election success. How can you make them work for your business?
5 Items Should Top Obama's Technology Agenda
November 07, 2012
From infrastructure to tech education, here's what I want to see on the to-do list for the next four years.
LinkedIn: How To Take Advantage of Recent Changes
November 06, 2012
LinkedIn understands the value of a business conversation. Consider these tips to make sure you're part of it.
Hurricane Sandy: Will Social Media Inform Or Distract?
October 29, 2012
You don't want to find yourself tweeting from your smartphone as you blow away in the wind.
5 Emerging Enterprise Technologies
October 29, 2012
If you are not watching these developments, your business is missing out. Here's what Gartner's annual top 10 tech trends list missed.
Gartner's Top 10 IT Trends: Hits And Misses
October 25, 2012
We handicap Gartner's annual list of top enterprise IT trends, including mobile, cloud, and big data. Check out the ranking and consider what's missing.
Gartner: CIOs Begin 3-Year Shift In Responsibilities
October 23, 2012
Transformation marked by focus on growth rather than cost, from automation to "amplification," and from IT to technology, says analyst.
Gartner: 2013 Tech Spending To Hit $3.7 Trillion
October 23, 2012
CIOs need to spend on finding and building a pool of big data skills, Gartner execs say.
3 Steps To Success In The API Economy
October 15, 2012
How can your business profit from the new digital glue, application programming interfaces? E2 Innovate keynote panelists will explain.
How To Close The IT Skills Gap
October 11, 2012
Year Up director to discuss program that teaches tech skills to Bay Area students and helps them get industry jobs at E2 Innovate conference.
The Great CIO Debate
October 09, 2012
Is the role of the CIO to be an innovator or a custodian? Two leading CIOs share advice on how to become the innovation champion in your company.
Why Business Doesn't Look To IT For Innovation
October 08, 2012
Most employees outside of IT don’t call their IT teams very innovative, yet most believe technology is growing in importance, our research shows. Can IT still be the hero?
4 Ways To End Your IT Break-Fix Rut
October 03, 2012
It's a classic IT influence problem: Can you leave the break-fix cycle behind? Consider this advice from Interop keynote speakers.
E2 Innovate Profile: Keynote Speaker Kevin Spain
August 29, 2012
Formerly an acquisitions team leader at Microsoft, Spain now seeks innovation as a venture capitalist, focusing on cloud, social, mobile, and consumerized technologies.
CIO Role In 2013: Four-Headed Monster?
August 14, 2012
Chief innovation officer. Chief infrastructure officer. Chief integration officer. Chief intelligence officer. Can you handle all four jobs?
5 Black Hat Security Lessons For CIOs
July 27, 2012
Beyond the bearded coders and men in black suits was a trove of security best practices for enterprise IT.
MDM As Mobile Strategy, Career Necessity
June 28, 2012
Mobile device management is about a lot more than managing and monitoring mobile devices. It's a crucial CIO strategy challenge.