CIO Insight Staff

Finding the Key to Unlock Data’s Potential Finding the Key to Unlock Data’s Potential Putting data to its maximum use and achieving optimal results remains a huge challenge for both tech leaders and business executives. New Values 84% of surveyed CEOs globally (89% in the United States) said digital technologies create ‘quite high’ or ‘very […]

By D.P. Morrissey Today’s CIO serves as a perfect example on the study of balance. On one scale stands vendor management, legacy systems, cloud and utility services and the art and science of keeping the IT machine oiled and in top running form. On the other scale stands some of the messier aspects of running […]

By D.P. Morrissey With continued growth at Teachers College, Columbia University’s Graduate School of Education, Health and Psychology, the school’s IT department realized it had a problem: Its infrastructure wasn’t up to the task of handling the expanding needs of mobile connectivity, personal devices and overall bandwidth. Uprading the school’s infrastructure was no simple task, […]

Why Security Pros Are Always Under Pressure Why Security Pros Are Always Under Pressure When a security professional’s mission it is to identify, protect, detect and respond to digital harms, it’s little wonder the pressure is always high. Under Pressure 63% of respondents felt more pressure to secure their organizations last year than the year […]

By Christopher Stacy, Director, Pace Harmon IT vendor relationships are most successful when overseen by strong governance programs that effectively leverage contractual terms, conditions and functional requirements.  By implementing specific governance practices and committees, enterprises can ensure proper escalation and handling of issues as well as ensure accurate service level measurement, financial credit application and […]

By Matt Johnson How do your organization’s critical systems talk to one another? What does your integration landscape look like? Traditionally, organizations have built ad hoc, point-to-point connections, but this approach creates a tangled web that requires extensive maintenance and often leads to performance lags. And, as the shift to cloud computing becomes even more […]

By Aaron Sandeen, Phil Manfredi, and Kiran Chinnagangannagari, Zuggand Co-founders In part one of this series, we highlighted the initial steps to take when establishing and implementing an API-focused digital strategy. First, work with business leaders to clearly define the corporate objectives, assess business risks, prioritize transformational initiatives and implement an action plan. Next, establish […]

Why Better Tech Is Needed to ‘Get Personal’ Why Better Tech Is Needed to ‘Get Personal’ Advances in technology and the rising bar for personalization means personalized marketing is crucial for the success of many businesses. Immediate Agenda 88% of marketing decision-makers plan to move forward with personalized marketing plans this year, and 27% said […]

By D.P. Morrissey Data may be among the most important assets to a business, yet some databases are often treated like an afterthought. An organization’s data is all too often discarded to some forgotten corner of the data center, collecting the cyber-equivalent of dust and cobwebs. When that data is finally recognized by business and […]

By Steve Durbin Information security threats are worsening by the day. Organizations risk becoming disoriented and losing their way in a maze of uncertainty, as they grapple with complex technology, a proliferation of data, increased regulation and a debilitating skills shortage. With the global security threat landscape changing on a daily basis, far too often […]

How IT Drives Innovation in Customer Content How IT Drives Innovation in Customer Content Innovative companies have refined a tech strategy that enables content creation, distribution and measurement as part of their enterprise content management strategy. Big Reach 94% of execs say delivering personalization in content is “critical” or “important” in reaching customers. Personal Touch, […]

By Jessica Carroll Are you comfortable with being uncomfortable? If you’re a technology professiona,l it’s a necessary attribute. The one constant in technology is rapid and unpredictable change and one obvious example of technology forcing change is the cloud, where reshaping resource structure and skills is now both necessary and difficult at the same time. […]