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April 3, 2012  7:44 PM

Geek Squad move is a peek into the future of IT for SMBs



Posted by: Wendy Schuchart
Best Buy, CIO careers, consumerization, IT consumerization, IT training and certification, Outsourcing, Vendor Relationships, Vendor selection and management

Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy announced recently that it is extending its Geek Squad computer help services to small businesses and other partners. In its own way,...

April 2, 2012  5:04 PM

Where are the successful women in business leadership?



Posted by: Wendy Schuchart
Amazon, big data, business continuity planning, data breach, data security, Facebook, Hacking, IBM, IT staff development, IT staff development and retention, Millennials, social media, social media tools, Staffing, Steve Jobs, women in IT

Each week, we scour the Web looking for the choicest cuts of the blogosphere. This week, we're taking a look at the illusive Millennial-generation traits that lead to a quest for more "me time" while the generation's women are experiencing job burnout. Richard Branson asks why there aren't more...


March 30, 2012  2:02 PM

What CIOs can learn from the Swiffer innovation inspiration



Posted by: Wendy Schuchart
Application development, business alignment, IT innovation

The funny thing about innovation inspiration is that it sometimes needs to be teased out by your team. Take the Swiffer, for instance. At one time, Swiffer's parent company,


March 20, 2012  3:34 PM

Renewable energy sources scarce, but there’s plenty of energy to save



Posted by: Scot Petersen
cost-cutting tips, Green IT, IT/Business Leadership

This wasn't a new story, but it was to me. So, I was a little disappointed to read about the dangers of wind power. Dangers? From a clean, renewable energy source? Yes,...


March 16, 2012  1:47 PM

The bad example set by the Britannica online edition



Posted by: Wendy Schuchart
Britannica online edition, IT business transformation, IT innovation, IT/business alignment, IT/Business Leadership, Leadership and Strategy, online reputation, SharePoint and Web 2.0, Wikipedia

This week, the Encyclopaedia Britannica announced that its most recent print run would be its last, ending a 244-year run of printing out giant tomes. The $1,395 print-bound sets were swooped up by...


March 13, 2012  7:53 PM

Big data meets automated content development



Posted by: Scot Petersen
big data, Business process automation, SaaS, SharePoint and Web 2.0, SOA, Web 2.0

I was thinking about automated content development before it was possible. Now it's a reality. My first job in journalism was to take calls on Friday nights from high school football coaches, who would relay the stats and a few details about the game. A bunch of other college interns and I would...


February 16, 2012  8:21 PM

How does your annual salary increase measure up?



Posted by: Wendy Schuchart
CIO and IT salaries, CIO careers, CIO salary and careers survey, IT salaries, IT/business alignment, Midmarket CIO

Now that you've locked in your carefully worded 2011 performance appraisal, for most companies, it's the best time of the year: the annual pay increase. Well, if you're lucky enough to get an annual pay increase, that is. We've all heard people bragging about getting raises in the double...


January 24, 2012  4:48 PM

Google data center solutions to adapt in your own IT shop



Posted by: Wendy Schuchart
cost-cutting tips, data centers, Facebook, Google, Green IT, IT training and certifications, remote connectivity, RIM, Steve Jobs

Each week, we scour the World Wide Web to give you a quick punch of last week's biggest news stories and interesting blog posts. This week, we're taking a look at whether computer science should be mandatory education, the new Wi-Fi coverage in the London Underground, and two very creative data...


January 13, 2012  8:43 AM

Strategic innovations roadblocked by project management



Posted by: Wendy Schuchart
CIO and IT salaries, CIO salary and careers survey, IT innovation, IT salaries, IT spending and budgeting, IT/business alignment, Project Management

It's a very special time of the year and no, it's not just Girl Scout cookie season. We just completed our annual poll on IT salary satisfaction. Being kind of a data junkie, I've dived into our readers' responses with gusto and have been delighted in reading them. You've been painting quite the...


December 22, 2011  4:26 PM

Just one way to become a CIO



Posted by: Wendy Schuchart
CIO, CIO careers

People often ask us how to become a CIO. Happily, our expert Scott Lowe has offered to detail exactly the path he took -- and the many steps required -- to become a CIO: This month's topic...