CIO Insight Staff

Enterprises Controlling How Users Share Enterprise Mobility Market Continues to Explode The average number of usage sessions increased over 22% from the first half of 2013. Total engagement of content on the system increased 18% over the first half of 2013. Apple’s iOS Continues to Dominate the Enterprise 86% of mobile devices connected to the […]

How CIOs Really Feel about Technology Positive Influence 86% of CIOs and other IT decision-makers say technology has improved the quality of their lives, compared to 71% of overall U.S. adults. Inspired IT 79% say tech encourages people to be more creative, as opposed to 65% of the general U.S. population. Socially Inclined 69% say tech has […]

Staying in Touch With Generation Mobile Number of Connected Devices Owned Almost half own four or more devices that are connected to a network. Two or more devices: 86%, Three or more devices: 64%, Four or more devices: 39%, Seven or more devices: 9% A Time to Work Better Just less than half—45%—say they are […]

How SaaS Pacesetters Are Gaining an Advantage Bond Building 70% of IT and business decision-makers at “pacesetter” organizations say SaaS is strengthening the IT and business relationship, compared to just 39% of those at “chasers.” Robust Collaboration 71% of those working for pacesetters say there’s strong collaboration between IT and business for SaaS selection and […]

Few Enterprises Using Big Data Analytics How Leaders Use Big Data to Win Leaders invest in four areas: Data-savvy people, Quality data, State-of-the-art tools, Processes and incentives Four Elements of Advanced Analytics The four main elements are: 1 A mix of data science, business acumen and technical expertise, 2 Quality, consistent data stored so that […]

Can Highly Secure Computing Defeat Cybercrime? Cyber-Security is Based on Health Model The EastWest Institute report claims that cyber-security is incorrectly based on the public health model of education, monitoring, epidemiology, immunization and incident response, but this model does not safeguard systems, even against petty criminals. Many Prefer a Military Model A military model is […]

By John Keppel The global outsourcing market is increasingly characterized by growing volumes of contracting activity, coupled with a sharp decline in total contract value. This was a key finding that emerged from the Q413 ISG Outsourcing Index, which measures commercial outsourcing contracts with annual contract value (ACV) of $5 million or more. The Q413 […]

How Continuous Delivery is Redefining IT Big Buy-In 65% of survey respondents say their organization has at least started to adopt continuous delivery, and 46% think their competitors are doing the same. Time Table 53% say it would take their company less than one year to move to continuous delivery. Intimate Knowledge One-quarter of executive-level […]

CIOs Fall Short in Reaping Gains From Big Data Agenda Driver Nearly seven in 10 survey respondents say data and analytics (D&A) is either “crucial” or “very important.” Top Benefits of D&A Conducting analysis with greater speed: 79%, Identifying insights that would have otherwise been missed: 65%, Increasing sophistication: 59%, Saving costs due to improved […]

How the CIO’s Role Will Change by 2018 “I” in CIO Means Innovation During the next two years, the primary role of 70% of CIOs will change from directly managing IT to becoming innovation partners. From CxOs to Strategic Planning Partners By 2017, 40% of CIOs will rise to the challenge of becoming strategic partners—and […]

IT Struggling With File Management Go-To Resource 65% of survey respondents say they use one to five cloud services for business purposes during the normal course of work. User Appreciation More than one-half are satisfied with the functionality of the cloud collaboration services they use the most often. Search Party Three of 10 say they […]

By Shivesh Vishwanathan App stores are the mobile equivalent of desktop Web browsers in many ways. They are the predominant mechanism for delivering content and functionality in the mobile world. They provide much more control than traditional browsers and the direct ability for developers and administrators to deploy, monitor, manage and monetize apps and the […]