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Thursday, January 19, 2012 5:52 PM/EST
Will Government IT Contracts Follow Vivek Kundra to Salesforce.com?By Tony Kontzer So, in other words, having declared that the federal government must turn to the cloud in order to shed its wasteful IT past and adopt more cost-effective and user-friendly IT platforms--admittedly sound thinking--the nation's first CIO Vivek Kundra, at the ripe old age of 37, has managed to maneuver himself into a position where he'll be one of the notable financial beneficiaries of that strategy. Tuesday, December 27, 2011 5:57 PM/EST
Closing U.S. Data Centers: Show Us the MoneyBy 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. Monday, December 19, 2011 3:36 PM/EST
The CIO's Calendar: December's Your Time to Assess the Past and Face the FutureBy Don Desiderato Now is the time for CIOs to be thinking seriously about how to communicate the state of information technology to business executives, rather than simply racing to 2012. Tuesday, November 22, 2011 8:00 AM/EST
Protecting Your Online ReputationThis newfangled Internet contraption apparently has made it impossible for us to retain control of our public image. In a clear indication of how superficial our society has become, it seems we must tame this digital chaos if we're to have any hope of succeeding in the outside world, whether we're seeking a job, a bank loan, new customers, or a love interest. Monday, November 07, 2011 8:00 AM/EST
CIOs Go To MarketYou now have to learn to play well with others at C-level, others with whom you might never had to play with before--for instance, the CMO. The question for the CIO is: Will you and yours be there to help the CMO along--which will ultimately help the business? Thursday, November 03, 2011 7:54 PM/EST
Fed CIO Steven VanRoekel Aims to Root Out IT WasteBy Tony Kontzer Two months into his term, Federal CIO Steven Van Roekel is calling for innovation beyond cloud and consolidation efforts, and introducing an initiative called "Shared First" that will attempt to root out waste in federal IT by turning frequently to commodity IT offerings, leveraging existing IT investments, and applying proven IT best practices across all agencies. Wednesday, November 02, 2011 3:35 PM/EST
Imagine There are No CIOsBy 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. 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. Monday, October 31, 2011 3:20 PM/EST
Privacy, Security and the CIOBy 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. Monday, October 17, 2011 8:14 PM/EST
The CIO's Calendar: November is the Time to Assess Staffing ModelsBy 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? |
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