It Management Practices Category
The Fracturing of Corporate IT
The traditional IT organization is disintegrating but will re-emerge as the domain-smart and customer-focused manager of an IT ecosystem. Read More >
12 Revealing Insights From CIOs
CIOs appreciate that the IT budget is growing. However, they're concerned that their organizations will still fall behind due to a lack of innovation. They recognize the value of gender diversity, but they concede that their actual hiring practices often fail to reflect this sentiment. And given that they report more often to the CEO than the CFO these days, many now envision themselves holding... Read More >
Why Conferences Matter
Attending conferences is not only good for your professional development and career, but it enables you to be a more valuable resource to your organization. Read More >
Ten Technologies That Will Disrupt Business
It enables you to literally hold in your hand the same amount of computing power that the world’s fastest supercomputers commanded four decades ago. It has created a brave, new world in which machines communicate with each other, relying far less on human input. It can allow your department to perform any conceivable IT function with the click of a button, all within an as-a-service... Read More >
IT Execs Tee Off for New Jersey Charities
The NJ SIM Foundation’s all-day golf outing raised $100,000 for state charities, and will fund the launch of an iPad-based platform for people with autism. Read More >
McLaren Has a Need for HANA Speed
Aided by a SAP HANA in-memory computing system, McLaren engineers can now analyze race car data during a Formula One competition in real time. Read More >
Americans Proud of Their 'Inner Geek'
If your IT department employees seem giddy today, it’s not necessarily because of the upcoming Memorial Day weekend: May 25 has officially been declared “Geek Pride Day.” To mark the occasion, Modis, an IT staffing company, has produced a new... Read More >
Streamlining IT at Carestream Health
When Bruce Leidal accepted the position of CIO at Carestream Health, he was given the mandate to transform the global company’s sprawling IT operations. Read More >
Five Steps for Improved Performance Management
One of the best ways to optimize the value of your IT portfolio’s assets is by instituting a robust, automated performance management program. Read More >
Trust, Transparency and Creating Business Value
To contribute business value, IT has to understand the organization’s mission, vision and strategies. All of that starts with trust and transparency. Read More >
IT Candidates Unlikely to Negotiate Salary Offers
In prior features, we've reported that CIOs and other tech managers are struggling to remain competitive in the recruiting game. And, as the laws of supply and demand dictate,
Why America Needs More H-1B Visas
The IT community needs to support foreign worker authorization as a potential path to citizenship in order to keep the U.S. globally competitive. Read More >
How to Improve Your IT Portfolio Management
Here’s a primer on how to organize your IT portfolio management process in order to make informed decisions about current or planned IT investments. Read More >
Driving Operational Excellence in IT Management
Practicing operational excellence in the management of your internal IT services can provide you with a distinct advantage over your competitors. Read More >
IT Spending to Grow at Steady Rate for 2013
Global IT spending will increase at a steady clip this year and next, according to projections recently released by Gartner. The Gartner Worldwide IT Spending Forecast indicates that demand for devices such as smartphones, tablets and traditional computers will grow at a rate that far outpaces other tech... Read More >
Three Questions For Strategic Leaders
A strategic leader understands his or her company’s mission, possesses a vision and a plan for realizing it, and can execute. Read More >
NetApp Uses Private Cloud to Regain IT Control
Storage vendor NetApp develops a private cloud to consolidate as many of its shadow IT systems as possible and make the entire company more agile. Read More >
The Power of IT Peer Groups
IT peer groups provide CIOs at medium-size firms with advice and support, help them achieve goals, and can lead to new personal relationships. Read More >
IT Failure and the Dehumanization of the Workforce
Today’s management practices often fail to recognize IT workers as the modern-day equivalent of skilled craftsmen and treat them accordingly. Read More >
The Art of Being a Great IT Leader
A great IT leader has a vision, practices servant leadership, is accountable to others, and has a personal relationship with his or her team. Read More >
Words Matter: 'Stakeholders,' Not 'Customers'
Improve your professional relationship with business colleagues by changing the words you use to refer to them. Read More >
Getting Real With Virtualization
As virtualization becomes more complex and more important for your business, it’s important to remember some of the basic principles for its success. Read More >
Job Scheduling at Omaha Children's Hospital
The hospital's dedicated job scheduling application helps unify and manage its wide range of data warehousing and report delivery tasks. Read More >
What Do CIOs Want?
Everyone is constantly making demands of the CIO. But no one ever asks what the CIO wants and needs in return. Read More >
The Four Roles of the New IT Leader
The roles of the new IT leader include trend spotter, negotiator and mediator, information weaver, and business process innovator. Read More >
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The Role of Standards in Cloud Security
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Ensuring Resources for Mission Critical Workloads
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Improving Security in the Public Cloud
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