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10 CES Trends That Matter To Business
Even with its consumer focus, the Consumer Electronics Show 2013 has plenty of food for thought for IT leaders.
Email Overload: Disease Or Symptom?
Email overload is a symptom of larger management dysfunctions. Why are your employees spending so much time covering themselves for every little...
5 Ways To Stay Ahead Of Consumerization Of IT
Here's how to seize on the user trend as an opportunity rather than a problem.
7 SMB Technology Predictions For 2013
What's in store for small and midsize business technology in the New Year?
10 Year-End To-Do Items For IT Leaders
It's time to reflect, give thanks, recharge and come out of the gate swinging in 2013.
PR Gone Wild, 2012: 12 Hall Of Shamers
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...
Internet Of Things: Coming To Pool Near You?
IT pros need to start conversations about how networked devices might change their businesses, no matter how unlikely the application might be.
Should You Buy A 7-Inch Or 10-Inch Tablet?
Hear me out on this one, tablet shoppers: You should buy a 7-inch tablet and a 10-inch tablet.
7 Ways Outsourcing Has Changed
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.
Google In 2013: 11 Predictions
Google Glass won't shine, but the company as a whole will thrive in 2013. See if you agree with our predictions.
5 Reasons Outsourcing Is Here To Stay
The tech services industry is in the midst of a downturn, but outsourcing isn't going anywhere—it offers too many benefits.
6 Ways IT Still Fails The Business
IT leaders should prepare their teams to avoid these mistakes in 2013.
Tell Me Again Why CEOs Should Tweet
Social media matters, but that doesn't mean it's every CEO's job to participate.
Health IT Bubble Is No Bubble At All
Unlike the disappointing tech startups of the late 1990s, healthcare IT will continue to grow because it addresses problems the medical industry...
All I Want For Christmas Is Less Email
When it comes to managing the email onslaught, we have met the enemy, and he is us. Needed now: Willpower.
Always Connected, But Always Distracted
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?
9 Inspiring Innings With SF Giants CIO Bill Schlough
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?
Does Microsoft Really Need To Make Its Own Hardware?
Without some fundamental added value, Microsoft's hardware offerings are likely to go the way of the Zune.
Silicon Valley Needs To Get Out More
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...
Mark Hurd Interview: Oracle Leading Or Following?
Oracle President Mark Hurd talks strategy with InformationWeek's Fritz Nelson and some CIO customers. Watch the interview and read our analysis.
Cloud Collaboration Tools: Big Hopes, Big Needs
Cloud-based collaboration tools give enterprises valuable advantages, but vendors must step up now to answer some key questions on security and...
CIOs As Rainmakers: The New Meme, Deconstructed
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.
4 Steps To Build A BYOD Business Case
Use these strategies to gather the support you'll need for a successful bring-your-own-device program.
CIO Strategy: 5 Ways To Transform Your 2013
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.
Avoid Vague Social Media Policies
Recent National Labor Relations Board decision reminds employers that employee speech related to terms of employment is protected.
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Union Pacific Opens Austin Software Development Center
December 11, 2012CIO Lynden Tennison goes where the talent is to build his development team.
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Big Data And Analytics Expertise: Beg, Borrow Or Steal?
December 05, 2012Demand for big data and analytics experts is on the rise, but it will take years for the supply to catch up. Here's how to cope.
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Hire A Data Science Team, Not A Data Scientist
November 30, 2012Assembling a group of talented people with diverse skills is the best way to meet your data science needs, says Deloitte director.
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Intel's Next CEO Must End Mobile Neglect
November 20, 2012Intel built an unbeatable infrastructure for PC and server chips -- which gives it zero advantage in meeting fundamentally different requirements...
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Facebook Jobs App Takes On LinkedIn
November 15, 2012Facebook's new app is designed to connect job candidates with hiring employers. Should LinkedIn be worried?
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Monster Chooses Splunk For Big Data Security
November 14, 2012Popular job search website looks to Splunk, rising big data star, to meet its online security and compliance goals.
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Why Ford Courts Electrical And Software Engineers
November 13, 2012Ford CTO Paul Mascarenas discusses the company's challenges in recruiting and in developing products, as software becomes more critical to...
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Wanted: Qualified Data Scientists, People Skills A Plus
November 12, 2012A good data scientist is hard enough to find; try finding one who can effectively communicate data-driven insights to non-technical folk.
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Workday Collaborative HCM, Analytics Tools In Pipeline
November 08, 2012Workday's new recruitment and big data products are still months away, but the company's early start has some analysts excited.
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5 Ways To Improve Your New LinkedIn Profile
November 02, 2012Here's how to take advantage of LinkedIn's new look and feel.
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