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10 Tips to Help Employees Collaborate 03 December, 2007 13:05:58
Collaboration has always been an essential part of the fabric of the Internet. E-mail, instant messaging, chat rooms, discussion groups and wikis are common collaborative elements that have matured over timeCollaborative development environments will be the next "killer app" in software development. They'll make use of wikis, instant messaging, forums and online presence. But don't just barrel into it without thinking through the options - +
The People Thing 05 November, 2007 13:55:44
Enhancing human performance now appears to be even more important to CEOs and CIOs than automating business processes. But are they executing?At Microsoft's CEO Summit this May, Bill Gates took a few moments to talk about time management. He noted that, somehow, his calendar seemed to be filled with commitments that - upon reflection - only seemed like a good idea at the time. In retrospect, he had been foolish to make them - +
Power to the Users 19 June, 2007 09:45:00
As technology becomes increasingly entwined with business processes, accountability for and ownership of systems decisions must inevitably shiftAfter a working lunch at a workshop, a senior IT manager at a global telecommunications company approached me with a problem. Over the course of several mergers, acquisitions and reorgs, his firm now had three work-order processing systems. - +
Aligning Business with IT 07 May, 2007 11:28:26
For far too long business executives have viewed IT as a necessary evilHow many times have you heard that IT needs to be aligned with business? If there was a mantra of the past decade, surely this was it. And who can argue with the concept that IT and business need to be in alignment to ensure that IT investments pay off in the form of tangible business benefits? - +
The Race to Innovation 02 April, 2007 13:14:34
While it may seem that competition and collaboration are at odds, the most innovative IT shops find a way to blend the two productivelyCollaborate or compete? That's a core strategic question for organizations seeking margins and market share. When are they better off energetically competing against their rivals? When are they wisest to collaborate and cooperate? That strategic question is even more important for the internal IT marketplace. CIOs have to determine what will better drive desirable results: more collaboration within their IT shops or encouraging smarter competition. The "correct" answer, of course, is "both". Good luck - +
Are You in Control? 11 December, 2006 12:42:30
Enterprise change hugging should be done with the same level of care as swimming with sharks or playing with porcupines: It's going to hurt no matter what you doInnovation demands discipline as much as it requires freedom - +
Digital Subversives 06 November, 2006 12:25:04
Employees just suck, don't they? It's bad enough that they don't read the documentation, follow the rules or make even a minimal effort to get the most they can out of internal IT systemsAre employees compromising security by bringing consumer tech into the enterprise? Perhaps, but if you use too heavy a hand to stop them, you'll be fighting a losing battle - +
Process Pantomime 09 October, 2006 14:22:26
The central issue here has nothing to do with advice-resistant clients and everything to do with pantomime cultures of perfunctory processesWhen form substitutes for substance, you have an IT leadership problem - +
The Right Question 05 September, 2006 09:00:00
CIOs had first better grasp where internal perceptions are rather than selling where they'd like them to be. Getting to where you want to go depends on it.If perception helps define reality, then asking your customers how they perceive IT innovation is a simple and inexpensive way to focus your efforts - +
Visibility for the Board 04 August, 2006 12:42:10
Once upon a time, independent directors with sterling resumes could successfully plead ignorance if their board-approved mergers, acquisitions, hiring, firing or audits went awryWith boards of directors under increased scrutiny by regulators and other entities, CIOs should consider creating a digital dashboard that gives them a view into the key performance indicators of the business - +
Gifts that Keep on Giving 07 July, 2006 16:55:43
Most of the time, people have no interest in how you solve a particular IT problem. But for those aspects of a problem (or opportunity) that they might like some control or influence over, they're very interested in whatever insights and shortcuts you might have to offerAs top investment banks have discovered, giving away software tools to key customers and suppliers can save both of you lots of time and money - +
The Hammer of Consensus 05 June, 2006 09:00:00
The simple truth is that steering committees aren't about leadership or management; they're about accountability. Strategic direction and the ongoing pursuit of operational excellence mean nothing without accountabilityWhen a committee is charged with achieving unanimity, the force of its decisions is multiplied - +
The Value Inside 01 May, 2006 11:31:06
The true test of our stewardship is not just how well software is used but whether we're getting the full value that we should. That's not just a technology leadership test; it's a business leadership challengeCIOs should be treating success with an application as an invitation to see what else the software can do for their business - +
Is Offshoring Coding Yesterday's Fad? 05 April, 2006 16:48:24
A CIO should know if he can now consistently get a year's worth of software development in 90 days. A CIO should know if 75 percent of a project portfolio can go to value-added features instead of infrastructure maintenance. This mattersOutsourcing your code development makes a lot less sense with the radical changes in the way innovators now create software - +
Do You Believe in the Backlog Fairy? 08 March, 2006 13:22:19
CIOs don't just manage IT enterprise expectations, they lead them. CIOs who manage expectations don't have enterprise partners surprising them with unrealistic or unknown expectations too late in the project lifecycleCIOs may think that backlogs are their biggest pain point. But the real cause of IT failure is mismanaged expectations.
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CIO Live Podcast #79: Brent D Taylor, author of The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires Part II 05 October, 2007 06:00:00
For his new book, The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires, social researcher Brent D Taylor spent four years of intensive research investigating the psychological make-up and backgrounds of some of the world's richest men and women, including IT luminaries Bill Gates, Larry Ellison and Steve Jobs. Taylor discovered that, despite working in different industries and coming from different upbringings, they all have one thing in common -- they are all outsiders. - +
CIO Live Podcast #78: Brent D Taylor, author of The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires 28 September, 2007 17:34:25
For his new book, The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires, social researcher Brent D Taylor spent four years of intensive research investigating the psychological make-up and backgrounds of some of the world's richest men and women, including IT luminaries Bill Gates, Larry Ellison and Steve Jobs. Taylor discovered that, despite working in different industries and coming from different upbringings, they all have one thing in common -- they are all outsiders. - +
CIO Live Podcast #77: Panasonic Speeds Up Trans-Pacific File Transfers, Part III 21 September, 2007 07:00:00
Part three in our three-part special report from CIO's sister publication Network World in the US, as Paul Desmond reports from the Network World IT Roadmap Conference in Santa Clara, California. With development teams in the US and Japan, Panasonic needed a more efficient way to move very large files between the two locations. Iben Rodriguez, IT consultant for Panasonic Research and Development, explains how a storage-area network and virtual server technology helped speed up WAN performance. - +
CIO Live Podcast #76: Panasonic Speeds Up Trans-Pacific File Transfers, Part II 14 September, 2007 07:00:00
Part two in our three-part special report from CIO's sister publication Network World in the US, as Paul Desmond reports from the Network World IT Roadmap Conference in Santa Clara, California. With development teams in the US and Japan, Panasonic needed a more efficient way to move very large files between the two locations. Iben Rodriguez, IT consultant for Panasonic Research and Development, explains how a storage-area network and virtual server technology helped speed up WAN performance. - +
CIO Live Podcast #75: Panasonic Speeds Up Trans-Pacific File Transfers, Part I 07 September, 2007 07:00:05
Part one in our three-part special report from CIO's sister publication Network World in the US, as Paul Desmond reports from the Network World IT Roadmap Conference in Santa Clara, California. With development teams in the US and Japan, Panasonic needed a more efficient way to move very large files between the two locations. Iben Rodriguez, IT consultant for Panasonic Research and Development, explains how a storage-area network and virtual server technology helped speed up WAN performance.
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Phishing botnet expands by hacking legit sites 15 May, 2008 08:10:59
Plants SQL injection attack tool on bots, hacks business, education sitesA botnet is now using a SQL-injection attack tool designed to hack legitimate Web sites, a move meant to add more hijacked PCs to its collection, according to a security researcher. - +
Which IT security skills are most important? 14 May, 2008 09:21:43
There are two types of security skills that might be needed in a company: tactical security operations and strategic risk management.I often hear from IT executives that it is hard to recruit and retain "good security people." Many lament the shortage of skills in this area and cannot reconcile the skills offered with the positions that need to be filled. Is there really a shortage of good security people? Or just a mismatch in the skills and the jobs? - +
Icy encryption tool protects laptops from "cold boot" attack, vendor says 14 May, 2008 08:36:43
Vulnerable encryption keys erased by HyBlue's IceLockThe vendor HyBlue says it can prevent the "cold boot" encryption hack discovered by Princeton researchers with a laptop security product announced Tuesday. - +
Great Wall of Australia: Industry cops sanitised Internet 14 May, 2008 16:45:04
Content filtering gets budget go-aheadCommunications Minister Stephen Conroy has pushed ahead with the controversial [[artid:420013177|national content filtering scheme|ISP filtering]] with a $125.8 million budget allocation announced today. - +
Hacker writes rootkit for Cisco's routers 15 May, 2008 07:07:51
A hacker has written rootkit software that works on Cisco's routers.A security researcher has developed malicious rootkit software for Cisco Systems' routers, a development that has placed increasing scrutiny on the routers that carry the majority of the Internet's traffic.
F-Secure Represented On The International Advisory Board IMPACT 16 May, 2008 13:42:00
Quantum announces General Availability of Industry's First Solution Designed to Match De-Duplication Functionality to Specific B 16 May, 2008 10:44:00
Hansen Technologies Extends Contract With Tokyo Electric Power Company 16 May, 2008 09:44:00
More Than 140 Higher Education Institutions Worldwide Use RightNow on Demand CRM 15 May, 2008 18:06:00
DST International Names Rob Gould as Director of Business Development and Strategy for Australia 15 May, 2008 15:40:00
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