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Wednesday, April 30, 2008 4:03 PM/EST
The Trouble with Emerging Tech ROIInvesting in emerging technologies is a risky business. And even when a company finds the tools it wants to experiment with, they often deliver different results. In our upcoming research report on emerging technology, we asked CIOs a slate of... Monday, April 28, 2008 1:21 PM/EST
A Techie in the White House?As the race for the White House goes on (and on, and on), so, seemingly, does the list of potential running mates for Republican candidate John McCain. Today's Wall Street Journal offers highlights one unconventional choice for the Arizona senator:... Tuesday, April 22, 2008 1:41 PM/EST
U.S.: The World's Biggest Security ThreatMy coun-try, its IT, Spams very lib-'ral-ly, Its mal-ware stings... No, I'm not being unpatriotic—I just couldn't help myself after reading a new report on IT security threats. Security firm Sophos just released a quarterly report, which found that the... Thursday, April 17, 2008 10:38 AM/EST
Will Tech M&A Help CIOs?Scan the tech news headlines each day, and you're sure to find a new salvo in Microsoft's unsolicited bid for Yahoo. As the takeover battle brewed, we took a look at the potential for a new round of tech-sector buyouts,... Tuesday, April 08, 2008 10:54 AM/EST
Why IT Loses the Metrics GameNot too long ago we published an eye-opening interview with IT benchmarking pioneer Howard Rubin, who talked, basically, about what businesses and IT departments were doing wrong with metrics. (You can see more from Howard here.) The interview was also... Monday, March 31, 2008 12:55 PM/EST
VC: Sell IT Directly to UsersCIO Insight's latest research report reveals a number of critical issues around the use of collaborative tools like blogs and wikis. One particular issue that struck us was the disconnect between the tools most widely used without IT support and... Friday, March 14, 2008 5:15 PM/EST
Is Collaboration Strategically Useless?One of the beauties of collaborative tools like wikis, blogs and social nets is that workers can use them without IT's support--or approval. That makes them even more attractive. The problem is, that doesn't make them valuable. CIO Insight's hard-hitting... Thursday, March 06, 2008 1:32 PM/EST
Should Businesses Block Social Nets?We've written quite a bit about Web 2.0, looking especially at the impact these technologies are having on corporate IT. What did we find? Some good and some bad. Good or bad, it's clear that businesses are adopting these tools... Wednesday, February 27, 2008 2:06 PM/EST
The IT Education ConundrumFor a profession that talks a lot about "best practices," IT lacks a critical one: what's the most successful way to educate future CIOs? Before searching for solutions, it's crucial to look at two major impediments. First, the role of... Wednesday, February 13, 2008 12:01 PM/EST
Consolidation Pays Off, But at What Price?When the economy drops, IT--like all departments--faces the axe. Still, recent reports from Forrester and IDC show a slowdown in IT spending, but not necessarily a cut. But things could always get worse. So what's a CIO to do? Howard... |
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