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• IT Budgets, cybersecurity top federal CIO concerns

  By Kenneth Corbin | 05 May, 2012 03:48

  Ask federal CIOs what keeps them up at night, and you'll hear an earful. From cybersecurity and governance policy to modernization initiatives and adjusting to tightening budget constraints, CIOs in the federal government have their hands full, according to a new study from the advocacy organization TechAmerica and the consulting firm Grant Thornton.

• Tuesday Grok: Top 25 CIO Tweeters, and Facebook buys Instagram for $1b

  By Andrew Birmingham | 10 April, 2012 09:54

  In between project meetings, arguments with angry stakeholders, irrational budget discussions and all those day-to-day spot fires that make up the working moment of a typical CIO, it’s reassuring to know that there’s still plenty of time to tweet.

• In Pictures: 20 iPad business apps every CIO should want

  By Brad Reed | 26 March, 2012 09:05

  iPad apps for sales forces, IT departments and more

• Hybrid Cloud growing in popularity: BMC

  By Rebecca Merrett | 22 March, 2012 11:06

  Hyrbrid Clouds are set to overtake public or private Clouds as the preferred method of deployment among CIOs around the world.

• CIOs must fit the Cloud into IT strategy

  By Thor Olavsrud | 03 March, 2012 08:31

  That was the consensus of six panelists brought together by information exchange solutions specialist IntraLinks in a roundtable discussion Thursday morning at the Gabarron Foundation in New York City.

• Mobility solutions to drive competitive advantage

  By Lisa Banks | 21 February, 2012 11:30

  CIOs discuss how investing in mobility helps give their business an edge.

• CIOs, CTOs confident in growth prospects in 2012

  By Rebecca Merrett | 07 February, 2012 09:13

  CIOs, CTOs look to 2012 with confidence in their business’ growth prospects, according to technology recruitment firm.

• Dawn of the hybrid CIO

  By Mark Phillips | 05 August, 2011 11:09

  Both share the common objective of growing the business, but rifts between CIOs and CMOs are commonplace -- the result of misconceptions and outdated, stereotypical views about the other’s priorities. One is seen to have a short-term focus, the other long-term. One is the left brain of the organisation, the other the right.

• Virgin Mobile: The telco without a CIO unifies IT, customer service

  By Rodney Gedda | 27 July, 2011 15:55

  While most Australian telcos have CIOs presiding over dedicated IT departments, mobile network operator, Virgin Mobile, has unified its project management, IT and customer service business units under the guise of its chief operating officer, Matt Anderson.

• Former Google CIO says business misses key people marks

  By Rodney Gedda | 25 July, 2011 11:49

  The former CIO of Google and founder and CEO of ZestCash, Dr Douglas Merrill, says companies stuck in traditional management practices risk becoming irrelevant and leaders should not be afraid to do 'dumb' things.

• Green IT winning favour with CIOs: Survey

  By Rodney Gedda | 09 June, 2011 10:05

  Organisations using 'Green' IT has increased 5 per cent during the second half of last year with nearly three-quarters of CIOs having deployed more environmentally sustainable products and services, according to a new survey.

• Former Google CIO to speak at local IT expo

  By Rodney Gedda | 24 May, 2011 11:42

  Former Google CIO Douglas C Merrill will deliver the keynote address at the upcoming CA World Expo events in Sydney and Melbourne.

• BHP Billiton loses key CIO to overseas port

  By Rodney Gedda | 17 May, 2011 13:29

  The CIO of BHP Billiton Stainless Steel Materials in Perth, Frits de Vroet, has resigned from the company to take on a new role as a chief process officer (CPO) in Europe.

• NSW Health ups CIO ranks with new IT support director

  By Rodney Gedda | 15 March, 2011 10:32

  A month after appointing a new CIO for its e-health and IT strategies the NSW Department of Health has appointed a director of strategy and architecture for health support services (HSS) ICT.

• Microsoft to CIOs: Before you go Google, ask questions

  By Shane O'Neill | 24 February, 2011 09:04

  The mounting pressure to move IT resources to the cloud has added a layer of complexity to the already complex job of a CIO.