CIO Insight Staff

IT Networks Keep Getting Older Old School 51% of all network devices are now aging or obsolete, up from 35% in 2010. On Your Own … 27% are now in the later stages of the product lifecycle, to the point where vendors start reducing support for the device. Top Causes of Network Issues Human error: […]

IT Pros: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow Top Skills to Advance Your Career Asked to choose the three skills and attributes they think most worthwhile for moving their careers forward, respondents answered: Being business savvy: 57%, Influencing others: 50%, Building relationships: 49%, Team leadership: 37%, Critical thinking: 33% Business Skills Trounce Technical Know-How If they had […]

By Snehal Parikh Consider the salesperson in your organization that has a laptop, smartphone and tablet. This individual needs access to certain business apps and data to do their job well—and to do it productively. Ideally, the salesperson wants to access the same apps and data regardless of the device they are currently using. Delivering […]

Nine Things Digital Leaders Do They Set Unreasonably Aspirational Targets Aim high in setting goals for cost reduction, market share growth, etc. If your targets don’t make the troops a bit nervous, you probably aren’t aiming high enough. They Acquire Talent Resourcefully They’re not afraid to go outside their industry to land top performers, for example, […]

By Anant Gupta Despite the sometimes exaggerated hype surrounding big data, the fundamental assertion is true: data—and the decisions driven by data—now represent the next frontier of innovation and productivity. Some large companies have used emerging technologies to extract significant value from big data. Visa recently announced that increasing the number of attributes it analyzes […]

10 Bizarre Requests From Bosses Pass or Fail A boss asked an employee to coach coworkers on how to pass a drug test. It Just Gets Worse A manager asked an employee to fire a colleague—and then drive the fired worker home. Love Stinks A boss asked for a staffer’s opinion of the profiles he […]

11 Qualities of Great Digital Team Members An Eclectic Portfolio No tunnel vision allowed. A great digital team member combines capabilities related to tech, content, marketing and science. No Fear of Making Mistakes They understand that mistakes are the outcomes of innovation—and don’t seek to point fingers when they happen. A Mind for Metrics You […]

10 Things You Need to Know About Data Theft Cybercriminals Increasingly Target Credit Card Data Payment card data continues to top the list of types of data compromised, with 55% of data thefts in 2013 involving payment card data. Cybercriminals Steal Confidential Information More Often Cybercriminals go after sensitive and confidential information, like financial credentials, […]

By Rajib Datta In simpler times, the CIO’s challenge was to demonstrate cost efficiency. Success meant showing that unit costs per gigabyte of storage were trending down over time in alignment with competitive market standards, that service quality targets were being met, and that user problems were being resolved within prescribed time frames. These traditional […]

Executive Leadership Gets Failing Grade Diminishing Returns 27% of global consumers have less confidence in leaders today compared to 2013, as opposed to 17% who have more confidence. Failing Grade Just 29% of global consumers say business CEOs, CFOs, CIOs and other top officers demonstrate effective leadership, down from 36% in 2012. Communication Breakdown Only […]

Q1 Budgets Fall, Fewer Security Experts Hired Fewer Budget Increases 62% of IT leaders expected budget increases, but only 47% received increases. The number of leaders whose budgets are the same increased from 26% to 38%. Budget Decreases Unchanged IT leaders expecting decreases shifted less than 3%, from 12% to 15% compared to the 2013 […]

10 Ways to Improve Your Critical Thinking Slow Down You can never engage in critical thinking if you’re in a rush. Wait until moments when you can really invest time into mental processes and make measured decisions. Don’t Judge All ideas have merit. Dismissing an outlook narrows your world view. Play Dumb To abandon preconceived […]