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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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6 Key BYO Skills For SMB IT Pros
December 14, 2012The bring-your-own era will change the skill set required to manage SMB IT environments. Here are the roles you'll need to embrace to survive.
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SMBs Spending on IT, Not New IT Hires
November 14, 2012Small and midsize business IT budgets continue to grow but hiring remains stagnant. Here's why IT folk should embrace the trend.
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Why MBAs Hate Google--And You Shouldn't
September 13, 2012Does Google really owe enterprises a five-year plan? Google's "big startup" attitude is a win for enterprises seeking agility.
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Sorry, But Outsourcing Isn't Evil
August 03, 2012Outsourcing remains pervasive in both the public and private sectors, and it's not going away, despite the widespread backlash.
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IT Chief Heals Growing Pains At Expanding SMB
July 26, 2012Georgia-based Digital Insurance has IT pain points that might sound familiar. Consider these strategies if your SMB has a growing need for speed.
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5 Tech Buzzwords That SMBs Hate
July 18, 2012Here's the technology vocabulary that SMBs find useless. Hint: "Out-of-the-box" should stay in the box.
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Workday Rumored To File For IPO
July 18, 2012ERP and human capital management software-as-a-service provider has confidentially filed for what would be the largest initial public offering...
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Can You Take A Vacation From Tech?
July 17, 2012Try as you might, social and mobile make it tough to get away from it all. But that's not all bad.
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How To Handle IT Growing Pains
June 07, 2012How can managers keep IT staffers happy even as a company morphs from a startup into a large enterprise? Consider this CEO's advice.
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Hybrid CIOs: The Future Of SMB IT?
May 17, 2012David Hemendinger is both COO and CIO of the midmarket firm Summer Infant--and likes it. Here's why he thinks a hybrid COO/CIO/CTO role will...
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