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Art Wittmann

HP Cuts 27,000 Jobs, Doesn't Fix Identity Problem

May 23, 2012

A little more guidance on HP's long-term vision would go a long way right now, with customers and investors.

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Howard Anderson

CIOs: Know Thy Power Brokers

May 23, 2012

Our intrepid CIO, Stu Laura, reflects on where to find and cultivate the true power in an IT organization.

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Liz Herbert

Mobile App Development: How To Choose Your Partner

May 22, 2012

From technology boutiques to consultancies, your choices for mobile development services partners keep multiplying. Consider this advice from...

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Patrick Houston

Yahoo ResuMess: The Trouble With Entitlement Culture

May 21, 2012

The resume drama for Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson had a quiet player: a corporate culture that seeks fairness but produces employees who feel...

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Jonathan Feldman

Open Source: Why Are You Still Waiting?

May 21, 2012

Open source technology has pervaded government IT. The private sector must follow, because of cloud, agility, mobility, and the wild card: teenagers.

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Rob Preston

Social Collaboration: A Work In Progress

May 21, 2012

Improving collaboration continues to top executive priority lists, so let's revisit whether they're "teasing out" the right tools and techniques.

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Fritz Nelson

Next Valley View: Cloud, Baseball IT, And More

May 21, 2012

Tune in May 23 for the next episode of our live Web TV series, including chats with execs from Framehawk and Cloudability, plus Bill Schlough, CIO...

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Art Wittmann

HP Layoffs Signal Punishing Fall

May 18, 2012

Unless HP can turn enterprise software, cloud services, or some other line into a high-volume, high-margin business, it's in for a world of hurt.

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Jim Ditmore

How To Build The Right IT Skills

May 17, 2012

Every IT pro, no matter how senior, must always be in learning mode, but especially in a lackluster economy.

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Art Wittmann

Can IT Be Trusted With Personal Devices?

May 15, 2012

Mobile device management as a path to security is a fundamentally flawed strategy. You must manage the data.

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Doug Henschen

SAP Faces Uphill Battle On Database, Mobile, Cloud

May 15, 2012

SAPPHIRE conference spotlights a young, three-pronged strategy that remains a work in progress.

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Thomas Claburn

10 Ways To Stifle Tech Competition

May 14, 2012

Competition happens, unless you can avoid it. From Microsoft Windows RT to Google Chrome, here's how today's giants safeguard their turf.

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Jonathan Feldman

Is Open Source Hardware IT's Next Big Thing?

May 14, 2012

Open source hardware isn't just for hobbyists. Early corporate adopters can reap business benefits.

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Thomas Claburn

Automate Your Way To One-Day Work Week

May 11, 2012

One man's secret: Learn to program, stretch your ethics, and work for a clueless company.

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Paul McDougall

Ban On USAID Outsourcing Programs Makes Bipartisan Sense

May 11, 2012

U.S. Congressman Tim Bishop wants to bar the development agency from using public funds to help train offshore workers. Here's why lawmakers from...

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Patrick Houston

3 Lessons From Yahoo's Meltdown, From An Insider

May 11, 2012

A former Yahoo exec who was laid off offers insights from the company's five-year drive to self-destruction.

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Chris Murphy

The CIO Wears Two Hats: Isn't IT Enough?

May 10, 2012

Like Rick Roy, a growing number of CIOs now run IT plus another major business function. Here's why CUNA Mutual Group pointed Roy at procurement,...

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Eric Lundquist

NASA Blue Marble Project: Visual Data Lessons

May 08, 2012

What can IT leaders learn from the visualization techniques NASA used to create the Blue Marble earth images? Check out our video interview with...

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Craig Mathias

Why Security Isn't A BYOD Showstopper

May 08, 2012

IT should view the bring-your-own-device phenomenon as less of a threat and more as an opportunity. Here's why.

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Eric Lundquist

10 Lessons From Leading Government CIOs

May 07, 2012

Under extreme budget pressure, federal IT leaders adopt shared services and build mobile app stores as they shift dollars where most needed.

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Jonathan Feldman

If Apple Walls Garden, IT Should Demand Keys

May 07, 2012

Here's how and why IT must influence Apple and its smaller competitors to share a key to the walled garden coming to a desktop near you.

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Venkatesh Rao

The Fall Of The Messiah Leader

May 07, 2012

Many CEOs create an illusion of control, but heroic, charismatic leadership in the context of large public companies is mostly a myth.

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Art Wittmann

Dell/Compellent Wins Our Storage Evaluation

May 03, 2012

IT pros want reliability, performance, and low cost--and they say they’re getting it best from Dell’s recent storage acquisition,...

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John McGreavy

CIOs: Don't Get Taken For Granted

May 03, 2012

If your IT organization is seen as executing each new strategic initiative seamlessly, the job can't really be all that difficult, right?

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Eric Zeman

RIM CEO Heins Impresses The BlackBerry Faithful

May 02, 2012

Research In Motion's new CEO Thorsten Heins connected with BlackBerry World attendees in a way RIM's former CEOs never did. He also acknowledged...

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