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    Opinion: Mobility – a death knell for the idle enterprise

    Today’s IT departments no longer deal with just standard-issued company desktops running on the same operating systems. They deal with a slew of devices from desktops, laptops, smartphones and tablets – all with different operating systems, apps and security risks.

    Written by Chris Gacesa • 07 May 13 09:53
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    Opinion: Big data necessary, but not enough

    In today’s inter-connected world of transactions and interactions, data has become a key factor in the production process. The ability to take advantage of this factor is what makes a smart organisation different from one that is not so smart.

    Written by Paul Thorley • 29 April 13 11:59

  • Seven considerations when adopting a new cloud platform

    When looking to make a strategic cloud decision, organisations can generally follow one of two ideologies: closed or open.

    Written by Mark Randall • 26 April 13 15:38

  • Keeping mobility on the road

    Reaching the state where mobile technology covers any application, any device, anywhere for every user is no mean feat.

    Written by CIO Staff • 28 March 13 16:20

  • Using data analytics to achieve competitive advantage

    Governments and enterprises can use business intelligence (BI) and data analytics to achieve real competitive advantage in uncertain economic times when budgets are being squeezed, according to attendees at CIO’s roundtable “Creating an intelligent information business.”

    Written by CIO Staff • 28 March 13 14:57

  • Deploying mobility a worthwhile challenge

    Rolling out efficient and secure mobility infrastructure across an organisation is a challenging but ultimately worthwhile exercise, particularly as users are demanding access to information anywhere and at any time from a plethora of mobile devices.

    Written by CIO Staff • 25 March 13 10:22
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    A guide to disaster recovery planning

    Despite an increase in natural disasters in the last few years in Australia, disaster recovery (DR) planning is still not ranked highly on the agenda of most organisations.

    Written by Steve Stavridis • 22 Feb. 13 10:30

  • How to get the most out of social CRM this year

    Though social CRM’s a field in its infancy, it has the capacity to dramatically transform the way we engage customers, do business and understand markets. But how do you separate the substance from the hype and develop a social CRM system that’ll grow your company?

    Written by Ian Whiting • 15 Jan. 13 16:53

  • Looking into the crystal ball – a peek into what 2013 will bring

    The anticipated slowdown in the resources sector is making many Australian businesses nervous about their spending. As a result, CIOs are being asked to focus on pragmatic things like reducing costs, helping to improve existing business processes, and finding the right people to run their current infrastructure. By contrast, in the US, cost cutting has already run its course and priorities of CIOs has shifted back to increasing the top line competitiveness and agility of the businesses they drive.

    Written by John Martin • 11 Dec. 12 15:35

  • Is bigger better when it comes to DDoS attacks?

    DDoS attacks have remained on the front page again in 2012 for a very simple reason; they continue to attack the largest and most secure networks in the world, from governments’ web properties to Wall Street.

    Written by Gary Sockrider • 07 Dec. 12 15:51

  • The curse of the Black Swan: little events that have big security impacts

    What happens if you can’t see that your company’s data has been stolen until it turns up in someone else’s portfolio? It’s not always the highly visible events that are the catastrophe.

    Written by Carlo Minassian • 20 Nov. 12 14:11

  • Coping with the cost of carbon

    The national carbon price was introduced at the start of this financial year. It’s a reality, so what does a carbon price mean for your ICT infrastructure?

    Written by Lee Stewart • 19 Nov. 12 15:32

  • The Industrialisation of Hacking

    The Industrial Revolution transformed four key aspects of society—innovation, transportation, communication and financial markets—changing the world forever. Although it began more than 200 years ago, there are surprising some parallels between this historically transformative period and IT security. The dynamics of the threat landscape and the increasing complexity of IT environments have given rise to a new era: The ‘Industrialisation of Hacking’.

    Written by Chris Wood • 26 Oct. 12 16:02

  • Engaging your customers

    A major provider of IT solutions to large corporations recently found it was losing contracts to smaller IT companies, despite its greater range of products and services. A client survey and internal analysis revealed that its customer relations were patchy, and they were often even hostile to the needs of clients through the company’s inability to adapt its product portfolio, and provide proactive sales and service facilities.

    Written by Pia Lee • 24 Oct. 12 11:35

  • Do you need a data scientist?

    Regardless of the uncertain global economy, the amount of data being captured and stored shows no sign of abating. In fact, it has increased exponentially since the onset of the global financial crisis. Even as business growth slackened and budgets were cut, organisations continued to capture data.

    Written by David Bowie • 18 Sept. 12 15:52
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    Business drivers for teleworking — enabling a connected future

    Thanks in part to encouragement from the national government, more Australians are learning about the benefits of telework — conducting business across the organisation without requiring employees to be in the same physical location by leveraging technologies old and new.

    Written by Gary Denman • 14 Sept. 12 12:31

  • Getting back to the coalface

    It’s a truism of promotion and advancement: The further up the corporate ladder you go, the less you have a view of what’s at the foot of it.

    Written by Bridget Gray • 31 Aug. 12 11:32

  • Working remotely — are we really there yet?

    If you are an executive who regularly uses a smartphone or tablet for business, it’s likely you can identify with the challenge of not yet having access to all the data you need to run your business while mobile or travelling.

    Written by Jed Johnson • 15 Aug. 12 15:04

  • Building trust the key to long-term success

    As technology changes the way businesses operate, IT providers are being challenged to change with them. While their clients want — need — to innovate and be more competitive, IT companies have to adapt alongside them.

    Written by Dan Meek • 02 Aug. 12 11:57

  • IT and facilities: Working together to drive company-wide energy cost savings

    It was once the case that availability and scalability were the key drivers shaping big decisions in IT. Today, with data centres handling the dizzying amounts of data being processed and stored every day, energy consumption has become a more pressing issue for CIOs.

    Written by Paul Tyrer • 19 June 12 13:57
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