CIO
RSS CIOOutsourcers to fall victim to cloud computing rush?
News At the same Google Atmosphere event, Jeremy Vincent, CIO of car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover, said cloud computing had the potential to end a perpetual battle against system complexity faced by IT directors. [19 Nov 2009]
Naked CIO: Cloud computing more expensive than we thought?
Comment It's not just the technology that's important - how you account for its cost can also have a huge impact on your organisation at large, says the Naked CIO. Most bonuses and incentives are based on operational performance... [19 Nov 2009]
How CIOs can achieve post-recession success
Comment What we identified were a series of challenges that the European CIO has to overcome and then a set of things that we believe will lead to real success. And finally, having the IT director or CIO be a... [18 Nov 2009]
Unified comms: What it needs to succeed
Comment As Nick Kirkland, chief executive of IT leaders' forum CIO Connect, says: "Most CIOs I know are considering [UCC] projects rather than doing them. Vendors may be making a lot of noise about unified communications and... [17 Nov 2009]
Data Loss Prevention Starts at the Endpoint: Seeking Safety From the Data Loss Pandemic
White Paper It's every CIO's nightmare: critical business data lost, stolen or maliciously exposed in a major breach of security systems or policy. It might be sensitive financial data, strategic plans, a new product design,... [13 Nov 2009]
Continuous Testing of Production Web Applications
White Paper Web application security is a key top-of-mind concern for general managers, CISO's, CIO's and security staff for businesses ranging from Fortune 100 multinationals to educational institutions. Widespread data breaches... [13 Nov 2009]
Westminster computing put on size-zero diet
News Chant, who is also the CIO for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), believes the government has now laid the groundwork to trim the 460,000 tonnes of CO2 pumped out by Whitehall IT each year. [13 Nov 2009]
Dartmouth College: Realizing a Campus-Wide Video and Voice Network
White Paper Over the past five years at Dartmouth College, Brad Noblet, CIO of Dartmouth College developed the industry's first totally converged wireless IP network. This paper is intended to provide some insight into the vision... [12 Nov 2009]
Telecom Expense Management: 5 Best Practices for Reducing Telecom Cost
White Paper Intended audience: Telecom VPs, Managers & Directors, IT Finance Managers, IT Managers, IT Procurement VPs CIO Telecommunications expenses are among the largest cost items on corporate income statements. [12 Nov 2009]
10 Steps to Control Wireless Costs Through Consumption Management
White Paper Intended audience: Telecom VPs, Managers & Directors, IT Finance Managers, IT Managers, IT Procurement VPs, CIO In the telecom and data communications environment, the challenge is to strike the right balance between... [12 Nov 2009]
The Number One Reason CIO's Get Fired
White Paper Effective BPM means job security for the CIO and all the other employees. In business, a nimble solution is one that provides the ability to profit from new opportunities as soon as they occur or to follow new business... [11 Nov 2009]
The Case for Thermoelectrics in the Data Center: A New Approach and Use of an Old Science
White Paper Plus, with a dubious global economic climate, the CEO/CIO are challenged more than ever in finding ways to reduce every dollar of operational cost for the enterprise and remain competitive. Over the past several years'... [11 Nov 2009]
Inbox: Social networking can help you secure a job
Comment Couldn't agree more with the Naked CIO on the points noted. The Naked CIO gets some mixed reactions to his views on the redundancy of social networks; open source advocates hit back at CIOs claiming it... [11 Nov 2009]
Naked CIO: Is IT responsible for workers' output and errors?
Comment IT leaders may not be fully responsible for workers' actions - but they could take more responsibility than they have been, says the Naked CIO. And thus is the CIO now more accountable for errors than... [10 Nov 2009]
Windows 7, Snow Leopard, open source and glory for Steve Jobs
News Steve Jobs' agenda-setting wasn't the only popular Apple article on silicon.com last month: an article entitled why CIOs are saying no to Macs, which polled the CIO Jury on the Mac vs PC debate also proved a hit with... [09 Nov 2009]
