How to become an IT Innovator

Innovation has become a top concern for companies seeking a competitive edge in today’s business world, especially as more organizations face new competitors that are using technology as a business disruptor. [...]

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Are Patents the Secret to Competitive Advantage in IT?
CIO magazine editor in chief Maryfran Johnson weighs in on the importance of seeking patents for IT innovation...
How KKR Used Data Mining For Competitive Advantage
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Apple’s new ad terms: anti-competitive or competitive?
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Immediate IT security action needed: Cisco
Enterprise IT professionals have been urged to "act immediately to put effective security practices into...

BYOD decision points: Who pays?

As enterprises implement BYOD initiatives, IT managers have some key decisions to make: who purchases the devices, who pays for data plans and carrier contracts, and how does the company manage a mix of corporate and personal access to data on the devices. [...]

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BYOD Privacy: Are You Being Watched?
Mobile technology and BYOD give companies Orwellian power, testing the relationship between employers...
CIO's Digital Spotlight on BYOD
Learn how to take control of and benefit from the bring-your-own-devices (BYOD) phenomenon--without losing...
How to become a BYOD guru
Becoming a BYOD guru isn't an overnight proposition -- it's something that takes initiative, persistence...
Aruba to buy Avenda for BYOD security
Wi-Fi infrastructure vendor Aruba Networks will buy Avenda Systems to expand its network security offerings...

Ten best practices for the cloud

According to the IT industry trade association CompTIA, “over 80% of companies now claim to use some form of cloud solution, whether that be virtual machines that can be spun up on demand or applications that can be easily procured and put into use.”         [...]

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CompTIA: IT business confidence up
Members of the U.S. IT sector are more confident now in their business prospects than they have been...
Cloud computing changes everything
The sheer number of cloud players - or companies that claim to be cloud players -- is staggering. By...
Top European cloud startups battle it out
Twenty five of Europe’s most innovative cloud computing companies will be pitching to an audience of...
IT Skills Shortages Inside Companies Hamper Profitability, Productivity
CIOs who've been hard-pressed to make convincing business cases for increasing their training budgets...

Why password-only authentication is passe

The rapid growth of mobile devices that can access corporate networks and data, the expanding use of cloud-based IT services, and the increasing popularity of apps such as online banking mean that IT needs to pay closer attention to authentication. [...]

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Article: Middle Class Leads Mobile Internet Growth in Brazil
In Brazil, mobile phones are driving the rapid expansion of the internet user base, with over half of...
BYOD: ‘the inmates of the asylum have control’
Mobile devices are multiplying and -- sanctioned or unsanctioned -- finding their way onto corporate...
Analysts weigh in: How to prep for Apple iOS device flood in the enterprise
Businesses might long for the relatively simple policies for corporate-owned mobile devices of the BlackBerry...
Intel core processors to get strong authentication security
Looking to help customers strengthen data security, Intel said it will include stronger one-time password...

Hot cloud products IT pros swear by

Spending on cloud services is so far just a fraction of total IT spending — roughly 3% — but the market is growing. IT pros explain what they like about their favorite cloud-based security, storage and management services. [...]

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State, Local Gov’ts Expected to Boost Cloud IT Spending
An Input research report says state and local governments will increase their spending on cloud-based...
Gartner: IT spending stable, growth in cloud services
Global spending on IT products and services will rise 3 percent in 2012 to US$3.6 trillion, according...
IT spending to be up as much as 6% in 2011
IT spending may grow by almost 6% next year due to cloud computing, mobile networking and social media,...
Global economic woes slow IT spending
IT budgets are expected to increase an average of only 3 percent this year, down from 6 percent reported...

$99 Android PC maker hopes to set off industry change

At US$99, the mini PC developed by thin-client expert Young Song is meant to be affordable. In fact, the price is so low, most consumers won't hesitate to buy one, he said Wednesday. [...]

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VMware thin client stripped back to basics
UK company VXL Instruments claims it can offer virtualisation-hungry companies an even cheaper entry...
Thin client market in APEJ jumped in first half of 2009: IDC
The thin client market in Asia Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) region totalled 419,000 units in the first...
HP releases ‘power user’ thin client
Calling a thin client a device for power users may seem like an oxymoron, but Hewlett-Packard is giving...
Wyse puts Atom in new thin client netbook
Wyse Technology has started shipping the X90cw, a new thin client that is an Intel Atom-based netbook,...

IT Resume Makeover: Make Your Messaging Clear

Whether you work in IT or any competitive field, a resume that doesn't quickly illustrate who you are, what you do and why an employer needs you will be summarily dismissed. [...]

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Faking IT: 5 Executives Who Lied in Their Resumes
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CIO Resumes: 5 More Mistakes IT Executives Make
When I screened résumés for CIO.com's résumé makeover, I observed a variety of mistakes IT professionals...
Building an effective CIO résumé
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IT Resumes: Think Twice About the Advice You’ve Been Given
A recruiting manager with an IT staffing firm warns IT professionals to use the resume advice they get...

BYOD: Where the costs are

Few technology trends have inspired as many misgivings — and as much misinformation – as BYOD, or “bring your own device.” Is the idea of allowing employees to purchase and use their own laptops and mobile devices a security nightmare? A productivity boon? A drain on the service desk? And perhaps the biggest question of all, a cost-savings nirvana? [...]

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BYOD: You ain’t seen nothing yet
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BYOD early adopters cite sticker shock
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Inside the DreamWorks data center

The data center infrastructure at DreamWorks Imagination Studios is certainly state of the art, but it doesn't make as much use of cloud, virtualization solid-state storage technologies as one might expect. Insider (registration required) [...]

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Samsung Focuses on 3D LED TVs
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HP consolidates, protects data centers
HP this week unveiled data center switching and security products designed to simplify server connectivity...
Feds expand data center closing goal
About 30% of the federal government's IT spending is being used to support data center infrastructure...
As IT consumes more power, new tools emerge to control it
An emerging class of so-called Data Center Infrastructure Management tools are emerging from a variety...

How to get your IT team ready for the cloud

So you received word that cloud is now a priority for your organization. The challenge is how do you get your team cloud-ready? “The cloud is changing so rapidly there’s no book you can buy to get up to speed,” says Ross Lambert, software architect and development lead for electricity storage provider Demand Energy Networks. [...]

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‘Calculating Cloud ROI’ gives IT managers the math to argue for cloud budget
When the time comes to get in line to ask the chief financial officer (CFO) for budget money for cloud...
Cloud CIO: 5 Key Pieces of Rollout Advice
The spread of enthusiasm for cloud computing seems unstoppable. Cloud computing -- a term that was unknown...
Building a private cloud: Get ready for a bumpy ride
When cloud computing became a topic of discussion a few years ago, public clouds received the bulk of...
Feds: We need priority access to cloud resources
Federal agencies must be assured priority and uninterrupted access to public cloud resources before fully...