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Email Overload: Disease Or Symptom?
December 27, 2012
Email overload is a symptom of larger management dysfunctions. Why are your employees spending so much time covering themselves for every little thing?
Research: 2012 Enterprise Architect Staffing Survey
December 13, 2012
It can be a good time to be an enterprise architect, if you have the right mix of skills. While just 8% of survey respondents say the position will be one of their most significant staff increases, 74% say a shortage of workers has impacted their adoption of enterprise architecture technology.
All I Want For Christmas Is Less Email
December 12, 2012
When it comes to managing the email onslaught, we have met the enemy, and he is us. Needed now: Willpower.
CIOs As Rainmakers: The New Meme, Deconstructed
December 06, 2012
When your CEO or CFO asks you to be a rainmaker, it's a call for help. Wrap it all in context and respond in a holistic way.
Is There A Case For Ditching Dropbox?
November 27, 2012
Competing vendors who come at CIOs with a "more secure" file sync solution are missing the point.
Research: 2013 IT Budget Outlook
November 16, 2012
Forty-seven percent of companies expect an increase in IT spending in 2013 and just 18% expect a cut. But budget tactics aren't changing to recognize shifts in IT's strategic role, with just 22% saying their IT governance board has a major influence on budgets.
Project Management Offices: A Waste Of Money?
November 08, 2012
The risks of starting a PMO have never been greater, new research shows. After years of observing project management, I agree.
5 Ways To Survive The Coming IT Apocalypse
November 05, 2012
We IT leaders say we believe in the new ways. But we won't survive if our actions don't match our words.
How To Strengthen Your Moral Compass
October 29, 2012
Those in the spy business know that people in financial trouble are more vulnerable to blackmail and bribery. So are you.
IT Has Changed, But IT Budgets Haven't
October 24, 2012
IT's role is shifting to focus more on innovation and driving revenue. So why are budgeting practices so stuck in the past?
Fix The Fear Factor In Government Innovation
October 10, 2012
Fear of failure breeds failure. CIOs must help change this dynamic as private and public sector minds work together on unlocking government big data.
Unlocking Big Government Data: Whose Job Is It?
October 01, 2012
It's not just a good idea for private-sector organizations to help open up the treasure trove of government big data. It's a necessity.
Why Software-As-A-Service Could Be A Dead End
September 24, 2012
If enterprise apps all become SaaS, your software investment will have a very precise lifespan and return.
Why Are We Still Buying Desktop OSes, Anyway?
September 24, 2012
Add up what that Windows 8 upgrade really costs before committing.
Informed CIO: VDI Snake Oil Check
September 19, 2012
You won't lose your shirt on a desktop virtualization initiative, but don't expect it to be simple to architect, easy to implement--or free of unforeseen complications. The bigger question is, will it help you along to the next stage in end user support?
Why MBAs Hate Google--And You Shouldn't
September 13, 2012
Does Google really owe enterprises a five-year plan? Google's "big startup" attitude is a win for enterprises seeking agility.
InformationWeek 500 To-Do List
September 10, 2012
It's all well and good to have an agenda when you go to a conference, but don't forget the bigger lessons that serendipity brings.
Startup Weekend Made Me A Better IT Leader
August 30, 2012
You'll be amazed at what you can learn when you push outside of your comfort zone.
'Secure' Cloud File Sync Is The Wrong Move
August 17, 2012
Vendors playing to fears about the security shortcomings of Dropbox, SugarSync, and similar apps might as well be selling security blankets.
How To Keep Your Best Talent
August 09, 2012
Pam Slim, author of the bestselling Escape From Cubicle Nation, discusses what might keep our best and brightest from fleeing our cubicles. Maybe the answer is to encourage a "side hustle."
VDI Snake Oil Check
August 08, 2012
You won't lose your shirt on a desktop virtualization initiative, but don't expect it to be easy to implement or free of unforeseen complications.
Cable And Telephone Companies Distort Reality
August 07, 2012
Telecom incumbents should consider innovating instead of abusing customers and playing fast with the rules.
Dishonesty Flourishes Because We Enable It
July 23, 2012
When IT holds the keys to our business-critical systems, employee dishonesty can have serious repercussions. Duke professor Dan Ariely says we're wrong about how to keep employees honest.
Here Comes Corporate Brain Drain
July 10, 2012
If IT organizations don't get their act together, there's going to be a massive brain drain, and we're all going to be in trouble.
World Domination Summit: A Personal Life Strategy?
July 06, 2012
An innovation junkie attends a gathering of "amazing people" seeking a "remarkable life in a conventional world." But are they just bragging and promoting themselves?