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  • Senior Living Communities Connect With Social Networking

    IT leaders can't always measure a project's success by revenue or cost-saving metrics. Brookdale Senior Living's CIO achieved a greater objective by bringing social networking to its communities' residents: It improved their lives.

    Written by Kristin Burnham • 11 Feb. 13 14:37

  • Splunk adds visibility into virtual environments

    IaaS provider CloudShare deployed Splunk to correlate machine-generated data and provide insight into every aspect of its business.

    Written by Thor Olavsrud • 10 Sept. 12 19:46

  • How integrating physical and information security mitigates risks

    Though both are critical, physical and information security remain separate entities at many organizations. However, you can get a better grip on overall risk by integrating the two. Austin Recovery, a drug and alcohol treatment center, successfully took on the integration challenge-- and what it learned can teach corporations valuable lessons.

    Written by Kim S. Nash • 05 Sept. 12 00:44

  • CA Technologies bridges big data gap with federation, indexing

    A Coveo implementation at CA Technologies shows that federation of dozens of data sources proves to be an efficient method of dealing with big data, with employees and customers alike reaping the benefits of data availability.

    Written by Vangie Beal • 06 Aug. 12 12:39

  • Seven reasons to use AirWatch for mobile device management

    Many enterprises use AirWatch systems to manage mobile devices on an individual, group and company level all at once. From configuration to monitoring to support, here are seven reasons why AirWatch ranks among the MDM leaders.

    Written by Richard Hein • 11 July 12 15:27

  • CIO resume makeover

    James Jordan had been trying to fund his own healthcare technology company with the profits from his independent IT consulting business for 15 months when he concluded that the embattled healthcare industry was just not ready for his software product and that it was time to start a job search.

    Written by Meridith Levinson • 21 June 11 01:33

  • Seeing Is Believing

    Transparency, the let-it-all-hang-out style of IT management, isn't scary; it's empowering. It's what is freeing IT up to be more competitive, effective and resourceful. Three case studies demonstrate how service-level agreements, chargeback and the Balanced Scorecard help create transparency and better align IT with the business

    Written by Meridith Levinson and Richard Pastore • 09 Aug. 05 11:10

  • The Right Way to Steer IT

    Advisory committees can help align IT and business objectives - as long as the CIO keeps a firm hand on the tiller

    Written by Ted Smalley Bowen • 06 Oct. 04 12:49

  • Where Do We Go From Here?

    Six experts offer their ideas on the future of the CIO role, the supply chain, just-in-time manufacturing, security, management and other issues affected by the terrorist attacks in the US.

    Written by CIO Staff • 14 Dec. 01 11:49

  • Fighting Back

    How to go from partner to plaintiff in one not so easy lesson.

    Written by Sue Bushell • 19 Nov. 01 10:00

  • Clogged Arteries

    To witness the paradox of health care technology, take a stroll down the hallway of any hospital or medical centre

    Written by Sue Bushell • 07 Sept. 01 11:00

  • Too Many Chiefs?

    CIOs: you've got Â'C's' to the left of you, Â'O's' to the right of you. Ride into the valley of CXOland . . .

    Written by Sue Bushell • 05 Sept. 01 11:00

  • Hard Times are the Best Times

    No matter how precious the dollars, the companies that continue to look for new ways to do business are the companies that succeed

    Written by Lee Pender • 04 Sept. 01 11:00

  • Starting From Scratch

    A blank technology slate, a fistful of dollars and a culture that thrives on innovation sees COMindico's CIO creating his own lasting legacy.

    Written by Sue Bushell • 10 Aug. 01 09:00

  • Mission Accomplished

    In 1998 Wayne Saunders joined Southcorp as its first CIO, with a mandate to transform the multinational's IT department into a business-driven, service-based entity. Three years down the track, CIO revisits Saunders to find out if whether it was a Mission Impossible or a . . .

    Written by Keith Power • 10 Aug. 01 09:00

  • The Cisco Skid

    Cisco's forecasting software not only failed to predict the economic downturn: its much-touted software and outsourcing infrastructure actually clouded the company's crystal ball.

    Written by Scott Berinato • 10 Aug. 01 09:00
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