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IT Strategy

December 27, 2011

Tuesday, December 27, 2011 5:57 PM/EST

Closing U.S. Data Centers: Show Us the Money

By Tony Kontzer Most forward-looking companies have tapped virtualization and cloud computing technologies to reduce their data center footprints, and thus achieve significant savings on hardware and power. But few CIOs can bring about the sort of large-scale improvements that U.S. CIO Steven VanRoekel hopes to oversee.

November 2, 2011

Wednesday, November 02, 2011 3:35 PM/EST

Imagine There are No CIOs

By Tony Kontzer Clearly this is a time for CIOs to do some soul-searching. Marginalized by the commoditization of IT, they're in a state of constantly trying to figure out their future roles, while apparently warranting little more than a blip in the succession planning at large organizations.

November 1, 2011

Tuesday, November 01, 2011 3:43 PM/EST

Federal IT Security Incidents: Is Solution in The Cloud?

By Tony Kontzer In light of the shocking rise of security incidents at federal agencies, it seems important to point out that public cloud vendors are highly motivated to make security a top priority, lest they lose the faith of their customers.

October 31, 2011

Monday, October 31, 2011 3:20 PM/EST

Privacy, Security and the CIO

By Tony Kontzer What's important to understand is that privacy and security issues are no longer just about the consumer. These involve the devices and services your employees are using to do their jobs. In other words, they're your privacy and security concerns now, too.

October 17, 2011

Monday, October 17, 2011 8:14 PM/EST

The CIO's Calendar: November is the Time to Assess Staffing Models

By Don Desiderato The skill sets required for 2012 could be completely different than the skills needed for the previous year. Also, the business appetite for new IT initiatives may be greater or less than the previous year, depending on factors such as market conditions or profitability concerns. Is your IT organization ready to flex at the speed of business?

October 4, 2011

Tuesday, October 04, 2011 8:35 PM/EST

OpenWorld Vs. Dreamforce: A Study in Contrasts

By Tony Kontzer How does this week's OpenWorld conference contrast with Salesforce.com's Dreamforce event held a month ago, also at San Francisco's Moscone Center? Let me count the ways.

Tuesday, October 04, 2011 6:38 PM/EST

Oracle OpenWorld: Show Me the Users

By Tony Kontzer Considering the plethora of Exadata success stories at its fingertips, it's a wonder Oracle bothers using its valuable conference time presenting any of its own messaging for the technology.

September 7, 2011

Wednesday, September 07, 2011 2:52 PM/EST

The CIO's Calendar: October is the Time to Plan for Investments in Your IT Team

By Don Desiderato This is the second installment in our new monthly blog series, The CIO's Calendar, in which we'll give you insights on how to plan your time in the month ahead as you look to allocate resources and develop new initiatives. In this installment, we explore the items that every CIO should have on the calendar for October 2011 in order to prepare for your long-term needs.

September 2, 2011

Friday, September 02, 2011 1:30 PM/EST

The Social Enterprise: Big Ideas, Fuzzy Details

By Tony Kontzer What we didn't really hear at Dreamforce 2011 was how Salesforce's smorgasbord of tools comprises a comprehensive platform that can be used to build a social enterprise, which is what I believe they're getting at. Unfortunately, Benioff & Co. didn't offer a lot of practical advice for CIOs on how to make this happen.

August 25, 2011

Thursday, August 25, 2011 6:55 PM/EST

Steve Jobs: Admiring the Man Who Resurrected Apple

By Tony Kontzer Make no mistake--Steve Jobs may be resigning as Apple CEO, but he isn't going anywhere, yet. From his new throne as Chairman of the Board, Jobs will no doubt continue to have his fingerprints over much of the company's culture, in particular its innovation pipeline and legendary product-release schedule.

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