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April 6, 2012  2:56 PM

Will vendor relations be strained after Dell acquisitions?



Posted by: Wendy Schuchart
AppAssure Software, Cisco, Clerity, cloud applications, cloud computing, cloud security, Dell, Hacking, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Make Technologies, security tools, SonicWall, Vendor Relationships, Vendor selection and management, Wyse Technologies

It's been a busy week for Dell, not to mention for managing CIO vendor relations. This past Tuesday, Dell announced its impending acquisition of Wyse Technology Inc., a cloud software and hardware company (and the source of one of our favorite

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 19, 2012  11:42 AM

The new iPad release: A win or a wash?



Posted by: Wendy Schuchart
Apple, data privacy, Google, Google Plus, iPad, iPad 3, mobile application development, mobile applications, mobile technology, mobile workforce, remote connectivity, Skype, social media, social media tools, social networking, women in IT

Each week, we cover all the best blogs and give an executive summary for busy CIOs. Things were shaking in the world of IT last week, with the breaking news that there's a risk of data privacy on Skype and the very revealing study that women are considered better leaders than men. And let us not...


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...


March 6, 2012  5:07 PM

Big data in context is how real understanding begins



Posted by: Scot Petersen
big data, Business Intelligence, data deduplication, data storage, IBM, Leadership and Strategy, Managing data storage

Big data, big picture, big salad. It really doesn't matter, according to


March 5, 2012  7:54 PM

Will the Apple iPad 3 release date ever get here? Do you care?



Posted by: Wendy Schuchart
Android, Apple, data privacy, Hacking, iPad, iPad 3, iPhone, mobile applications, mobile devices, Project Management, Project Management Professional, Yahoo!

We've tracked down the hottest blog posts and the best tech news that's fit for consumption. This week, we're narrowing in on the Apple iPad 3 release date, the problem with the original iPhone on the new AT&T networks, the latest work of the hacker group Anonymous and the philosophical...