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  • IT to the rescue: Unraveling bureaucracy at the VA, one project at a time

    An organizational discipline, now being applied at the Department of Veterans Affairs, aims to create enterprises that can respond dynamically to customer demands because their structure is adapted to fit their mission and goals.

    Written by Tracy Mayor • 03 June 13 10:15

  • Smacking SharePoint into shape

    More than half of all SharePoint shops have had to add functionality to the core software, which came as a surprise to a number of them. Here's what they're doing.

    Written by Todd R. Weiss • 29 May 13 11:23

  • How to prevent IT department overload

    Managing the flow of an infinite supply of worthwhile projects through a finite IT operation takes finesse. Here's how to avoid the backlog and the chaos.

    Written by Minda Zetlin • 20 May 13 10:14

  • CIOs Struggle with the Great Talent Hunt

    Finding IT pros with business skills has always been a bear. So award-winning CIOs are taking radical steps to train, recruit or grow the hybrid staff they covet.

    Written by Stephanie Overby • 01 May 13 13:10

  • How entrepreneurial IT leaders can impact revenue

    Entrepreneurial IT leaders can offer unique insight, capability, experience and corporate leadership to the business. They are innovation-oriented and in an economy with uncertainty, they can find new methods for starting and sustaining revenue growth.

    Written by David R Soley • 16 April 13 13:25

  • It's twilight for small in-house data centers

    Virtualization, cloud services and SaaS is making it much easier to shift IT infrastructure operations to service providers, and that is exactly what many users are doing.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau • 28 March 13 10:18
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    13 tips for keeping IT projects under control

    How do you keep IT projects under control? Project managers and other experts share their top tips for keeping IT projects on schedule.

    Written by Jennifer Lonoff Schiff • 19 March 13 11:17

  • 12 networking tips for shy and anti-social IT pros

    Being an introvert isn't the end of the world or your career. However, to be successful in the IT field today, you've got to overcome shyness and learn that it's OK to ask for (and offer) help.

    Written by Rich Hein • 19 Feb. 13 14:40
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    7 must-have project management skills for IT pros

    A good--or bad--project manager can make the difference between a project coming in on time and on budget and it being a failure. How can you spot a good project manager? CIO.com talked to experts and IT executives to find out.

    Written by Jennifer Lonoff Schiff • 15 Jan. 13 21:59

  • Managing IT contractors presents unique challenges

    Hiring contract tech workers is a quick, easy way to staff up a project or offload mundane tasks -- but managing them can be ticklish.

    Written by Serdar Yegulalp • 03 Dec. 12 11:17

  • Stop working and start innovating:<br /> It can pay off

    Savvy IT departments that set aside time for employee creativity say the payoffs include happier workers, increased productivity and sometimes even revenue.

    Written by Howard Baldwin • 05 Nov. 12 11:15

  • How to Use Facebook's Open Sourced Data Center Design to Cut Costs

    When Facebook open sourced its data center and server specifications it paved the way for enterprises of all sizes to save money by following the social network's radical hardware designs. The Open Compute Project Foundation has formalized Facebook's designs into specs, which are freely available. Here are tips for implementing them.

    Written by Paul Rubens • 01 Nov. 12 16:35

  • Windows 8 to Boost Sophisticated Business Use of Tablets and Smartphones

    Enterprises are beginning to leverage mobility to transform their business processes rather than simply providing always-on access to email and calendaring. Healthcare, financial services and retail are at the forefront of using mobile to transform their businesses, and Windows 8 may accelerate the process.

    Written by Thor Olavsrud • 29 Oct. 12 19:36

  • 11 tips to get the most out of project management software

    IT executives and project management experts share their tips on how to choose the right PM software for your organization and how to get your employees to use it effectively.

    Written by Jennifer Lonoff Schiff • 10 Oct. 12 13:15

  • MLB.com Hits Homerun With Collaboration and Workflows

    Producers at MLB.com suffered from email overload and needed to streamline their workflow and increase collaboration. Here's a look at how they greatly reduced email and simplified its publishing processes.

    Written by Kristin Burnham • 04 Oct. 12 13:25

  • Cloud's commodity pricing squeezes service providers, creates opportunities

    Cloud service providers are already starting to feel downward price pressures as basic capacity and services are quickly becoming commodities. A price wars heat up, the excess capacity that providers need for peak traffic can become a drag on profits, but it also represents new opportunities.

    Written by Jeff Vance • 27 Aug. 12 14:11

  • The best tech investment I never made: Four CIOs' tales

    IT leaders must learn to tell whether a new technology will transform their businesses -- or just become the next boondoggle. Four CIOs offer their perspectives.

    Written by Minda Zetlin • 13 Aug. 12 10:14

  • How we chose the 2012 CIO 100 winners

    CIO magazine's method for selecting this year's CIO 100 winners

    Written by CIO Staff • 27 July 12 13:22

  • 2012 CIO 100: The Judges

    Each of the 300-plus applications for the 2011 CIO 100 Awards was reviewed by two members of our judging panel

    Written by CIO Staff • 27 July 12 13:21

  • 10 disaster preparedness questions to ask your cloud services provider

    A typical cloud contract contains uptime clauses and credits for missed service levels, but it often fails to adequately protect the enterprise customer. Here are 10 questions the intelligent cloud customer can ask to make sure they are sheltered from potential disaster.

    Written by Stephanie Overby • 19 July 12 13:37
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