Strategies and Trends for Information Technology Leaders
First it was cloud-based apps that were causing CIOs sleepless nights. Business users are wooed by the ease of use, sexy look and feel and the speed of implementation. Sadly, business users are oblivious to the security hazards, the lack of integration into core systems, the scalability and longevity risks to the cloud vendor. This…
CUPERTINO, Calif. — As the economy begins to ride out and recover from the recession, computer giant Hewlett-Packard sees that small businesses, particularly in the U.S., are ready to cautiously resume spending on IT. At a media event here, HP (NYSE: HPQ) officials briefly detailed a few new product offerings, but spent the bulk of…
Editor’s Note: See the updated version of this article to get the latest on SSD in the enterprise. Solid state disks (SSD) made a splash in consumer technology, now the technology looks set to dominate the enterprise storage market. “Get ready for a disruption in the storage ecosystem,” said Burton Group Analyst Gene Ruth. Given…
Preventing data loss is one of the biggest challenges facing any CIO today. The problem is that data protection is impossible. From the moment data is generated it is at risk of being misused, falling into the wrong hands, being sold to industrial spies, or simply falling off the back of a truck—literally. Protecting all…
Every CIO survey I read these days shows that the vast majority of business executives recognize the pivotal role technology plays in business transformation. CIO’s understand this too, with the more progressive evolving the role from the “Mr. or Ms. Fix-It” of the technology backroom, to a blended executive. One who combines technology savvy with…