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  • CIOs Destined to Be Kings of Customer Data

    Despite chatter about CIOs losing clout or eventually reporting to the CMO, a survey of 1,600 CIOs reveals that the IT executives are well-positioned for the future -- if they are willing to step outside of IT.

    Written by Tom Kaneshige14 March 14 14:48
  • How to Build a Storage and Backup Strategy for Your Small Business

    Today's businesses generate more data than ever before. Luckily, storage technology is correspondingly cheaper and more plentiful than ever before. This means your small business has work to do if you want to build an effective storage and backup strategy.

    Written by Paul Mah11 March 14 15:05
  • Silicon Valley Tech Workers Living the Startup Dream Again

    Thanks to blockbuster acquisitions such as Facebook's $19 billion purchase of WhatsApp, successful IPOs and a healthy environment for startups, the entrepreneurial spirit is alive again in the Silicon Valley.

    Written by Tom Kaneshige07 March 14 19:33
  • CMOs Eye CEO Office, But Need CIOs to Get There

    Thanks to social media, mobile marketing and data analytics, the CMO is now closer to sales revenue. CMOs are among the most important executives at a company -- and they know it and want to take the next step to the CEO's office. The good news for CIOs is that they can't do it without you.

    Written by Tom Kaneshige28 Feb. 14 17:25
  • How Unemployed CIOs Can Survive the Dark Days

    A long job hunt takes a personal and professional toll. CIOs have family and financial concerns while they reassess their careers and face a changing job market. But here's how CIOs can emerge stronger than ever.

    Written by Kim S. Nash26 Feb. 14 22:43
  • Cloud Service Providers Fight Back, Challenge NSA

    Facing a real business threat from the fallout from the NSA's intelligence gathering, tech sector luminaries are expanding their presence in Washington as they lobby for surveillance reforms.

    Written by Kenneth Corbin26 Feb. 14 15:30
  • Are Silicon Valley Techies Becoming 'The Man'?

    In the good old days, technology types were viewed as likeable geeks, the underdogs everyone could root for. But these days, techies are seen as wealthy elite. How did they become the most despised group of the Valley?

    Written by Tom Kaneshige12 Feb. 14 19:48
  • Better Compensation Key to Retaining Top IT Talent

    Money isn't everything, but it's a good place to start. As the economy slowly improves, revisiting your compensation strategy can help you both retain and recruit top-performing tech talent.

    Written by Sharon Florentine11 Feb. 14 19:10
  • How to Use Agile Development to Avoid Project Failures

    The rocky rollout of Healthcare.gov is a very public example of a larger issue of software product failures. Can an agile development framework allow software companies to avoid such project management headaches themselves.

    Written by Sharon Florentine05 Feb. 14 15:17
  • How to Make Your Enterprise as Agile as a Startup

    The accepted wisdom is that startups are agile and innovative and large enterprises are followers. But these six IT trends may be changing all that, giving large enterprises the capability to compete as innovators.

    Written by Thor Olavsrud28 Jan. 14 22:53
  • Government Eager (But Struggling) to Make Data Available to Businesses

    The Obama administration is pressing agencies to unlock data sets to provide a foundation for startup businesses in sectors ranging from healthcare to transportation. But for now much of that data remains trapped in government systems.

    Written by Kenneth Corbin24 Jan. 14 17:29
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