August 27, 2009 9:08 PM
Posted by: Kristen Caretta
Midmarket CIO,
Strategy for CIOsIn a world of information overload, many of us have turned multitasking into a way of life (I have done so with the help of RedBull). But are our efforts actually making us more efficient?
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August 6, 2009 1:50 PM
Posted by: Kristen Caretta
Certified Information Systems Security Professional,
CIO,
CIO Jobs,
Employment,
Job Development,
Microsoft,
Microsoft Certified Professional,
Midmarket CIO,
Project Management ProfessionalIT jobs are down this year. Mix that lack of employment opportunity with an exceptionally tough job market (the average national unemployment rate is up to 9.4% as of July 2009), and you get some pretty frustrated individuals. One such individual is taking her frustrations to the next level and...
July 31, 2009 2:44 PM
Posted by: EditorAnne
Chief information officer,
CIO,
Midmarket CIO,
Project ManagementWhat’s going to get you fired from your CIO job? I was reminded this week of all the ways CIOs risk termination, from failed IT projects to jobs that outgrow them, during a “town meeting” (aka moderated conference call) on IT project...
July 24, 2009 3:30 PM
Posted by: Kristen Caretta
CIO,
Linux,
Microsoft,
Midmarket CIO,
Open sourceWhen Microsoft (historically not a fan of the GPL) announced this week that it would release 20,000 lines of device driver code to the Linux community (meant to enhance the performance of Linux...
July 17, 2009 2:48 PM
Posted by: Kristen Caretta
cloud computing,
Midmarket CIO,
Project Management,
Strategy for CIOsProject and portfolio management (PPM) software is definitely not overlooked in the midmarket. According to a recent SearchCIO-Midmarket.com survey, 17% use some form of PPM software. But how many of those organizations are actually using all of what they paid for?
Time and time again, I hear...
June 2, 2009 4:59 PM
Posted by: Kristen Caretta
Business,
Business process,
business process management,
CIO,
Circuit City,
generalmotors,
linens n things,
Midmarket CIO,
Strategy for CIOs,
Sustainability,
WorkflowMidmarket CIOs who think of a business process management (BPM) strategy in its basic form as a tool for putting processes around purchase orders, claims or employee onboarding and offboarding should re-consider the role it plays in business sustainability during a recession, according to one...
May 8, 2009 1:58 PM
Posted by: Kristen Caretta
cloud computing,
Customer relationship management,
Interoperability,
Midmarket CIO,
Open Cloud,
Open source,
Strategy for CIOs,
SugarCRMWhat happens when open source and cloud computing collide? Cost savings, flexibility and (at least one open source vendor hopes) midmarket CIOs checking it out.
Open source CRM provider SugarCRM has launched an on-demand version of its software that is included free with an on-premise...
March 20, 2009 3:07 PM
Posted by: Kristen Caretta
Midmarket CIO,
Networking,
Strategy for CIOsMarch Madness has officially started. Offices are buzzing with pick-to-win pools, friendly competition amongst peers and co-workers -- and the network slowdown caused by streaming live videos of the game. Is your network up to snuff and prepared to...
March 20, 2009 2:31 PM
Posted by: Linda Tucci
CIO,
CIO Jobs,
Employment,
Midmarket CIOAs the national job market continues to founder, with total jobless claims reaching a record high of 5.5 million, IT professionals can take solace in a recent report from Forrester Research Inc. analyst Andrew Bartels. The...
