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Eric Lundquist

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.

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Jonathan Feldman

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...

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Eric Openshaw

5 Ways To Stay Ahead Of Consumerization Of IT

December 24, 2012

Here's how to seize on the user trend as an opportunity rather than a problem.

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Kevin Casey

7 SMB Technology Predictions For 2013

December 21, 2012

What's in store for small and midsize business technology in the New Year?

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Jim Ditmore

10 Year-End To-Do Items For IT Leaders

December 21, 2012

It's time to reflect, give thanks, recharge and come out of the gate swinging in 2013.

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Fritz Nelson

PR Gone Wild, 2012: 12 Hall Of Shamers

December 20, 2012

We get a lot of bad public relations pitches during a year, but these 12 speak for themselves. Enjoy, but please think carefully before paying for...

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Chris Murphy

Internet Of Things: Coming To Pool Near You?

December 19, 2012

IT pros need to start conversations about how networked devices might change their businesses, no matter how unlikely the application might be.

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Mike Feibus

Should You Buy A 7-Inch Or 10-Inch Tablet?

December 18, 2012

Hear me out on this one, tablet shoppers: You should buy a 7-inch tablet and a 10-inch tablet.

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Eric Lundquist

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.

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Thomas Claburn

Google In 2013: 11 Predictions

December 17, 2012

Google Glass won't shine, but the company as a whole will thrive in 2013. See if you agree with our predictions.

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Paul McDougall

5 Reasons Outsourcing Is Here To Stay

December 14, 2012

The tech services industry is in the midst of a downturn, but outsourcing isn't going anywhere—it offers too many benefits.

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Chris Murphy

6 Ways IT Still Fails The Business

December 13, 2012

IT leaders should prepare their teams to avoid these mistakes in 2013.

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Chris Murphy

Tell Me Again Why CEOs Should Tweet

December 12, 2012

Social media matters, but that doesn't mean it's every CEO's job to participate.

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Eric Lundquist

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...

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Jonathan Feldman

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.

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John McGreavy

Always Connected, But Always Distracted

December 12, 2012

Take a step back and ask what's more important: taking in what's online or taking in what's right in front of you?

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Fritz Nelson

9 Inspiring Innings With SF Giants CIO Bill Schlough

December 10, 2012

After getting to know Bill Schlough, InformationWeek's L.A. baseball diehard Fritz Nelson has just one question: Why isn't this guy with the Dodgers?

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Art Wittmann

Does Microsoft Really Need To Make Its Own Hardware?

December 10, 2012

Without some fundamental added value, Microsoft's hardware offerings are likely to go the way of the Zune.

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Chris Murphy

Silicon Valley Needs To Get Out More

December 07, 2012

The next great technology problems to solve are out there in rail yards, power plants and farm fields. If Silicon Valley is going to drive this...

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Fritz Nelson

Mark Hurd Interview: Oracle Leading Or Following?

December 06, 2012

Oracle President Mark Hurd talks strategy with InformationWeek's Fritz Nelson and some CIO customers. Watch the interview and read our analysis.

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TJ Keitt

Cloud Collaboration Tools: Big Hopes, Big Needs

December 06, 2012

Cloud-based collaboration tools give enterprises valuable advantages, but vendors must step up now to answer some key questions on security and...

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Jonathan Feldman

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.

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Michele Pelino

4 Steps To Build A BYOD Business Case

December 05, 2012

Use these strategies to gather the support you'll need for a successful bring-your-own-device program.

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Eric Lundquist

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.

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Dan Liutikas

Avoid Vague Social Media Policies

November 30, 2012

Recent National Labor Relations Board decision reminds employers that employee speech related to terms of employment is protected.

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