September 21, 2012 5:25 PM
Posted by: Karen Goulart
Big Data,
big data analytics,
CIO,
CIO careers,
CIo job,
CIO role,
CIO skills,
CIOs,
data analytics,
Facebook,
IT leadership,
IT skillsIn this week's SearchCIO.com Searchlight we have a bevvy, a big ol' bonanza -- ok -- a bunch of interesting bits you may have missed in your own web travels. Read about why being brainy is beautiful when it comes to big data analytics; learn about a media project that puts the "big" in...
August 10, 2012 6:36 PM
Posted by: Karen Goulart
Big Data,
big data analytics,
CIO,
CIO job; CIO leadership; CIO careers,
CIO management,
CIO position,
CIO role,
Competitive advantage,
data,
data analytics,
Google,
Green IT,
IT and business alignment,
IT as a service,
IT organization of the future; cloud computing; services broker,
Microsoft,
social analytics,
Social mediaThe summer games may be winding down in London, but we just can't let go of that whole go-for-the-gold-vibe. Hence, this week's roundup of news bits and analysis from around the web explodes out of the blocks with three items about creating competitive advantage. Find out why Bing may well be...
August 4, 2012 4:44 PM
Posted by: Karen Goulart
CIO,
CIO careers,
CIo job,
CIO job; CIO leadership; CIO careers,
CIO leadership,
CIO role,
CIOs,
customized technology,
cybercrime,
data breach,
Green IT,
innovation,
IT risk,
IT security,
IT skills,
IT staffing,
layoffs,
risk management,
risks,
Security,
security concerns,
social collaboration,
Social media,
social media platforms,
software,
Staffing,
Tech layoffs,
technology staffing,
the future of ITEvery four years, it's the same thing. We sit and watch the summer Olympics in awe of human physical potential and our minds begin to wander. What if we'd kept up those swimming lessons? If only we didn't dump track for the school newspaper. Then we come back to reality, pop open another soda and...
June 5, 2012 3:41 PM
Posted by: Christina Torode
CIO,
CIO careers,
CIo job,
CIO role,
CIO skillsI've been collecting chief information officer jobs ads for the past month (yes, an exercise that smacks of not having a life) to find out which CIO skills are in demand in the here and now....
May 25, 2012 2:30 PM
Posted by: Linda Tucci
agility,
CIO,
CIO role,
Cloud computing,
consumerization of IT,
customer crowdsourcing,
MIT Sloan CIO Symposium,
voice of the customerWhat would the CIO role be without all the hand-wringing over whether it will survive another minute? This week was the annual MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, "Piloting the Untethered Enterprise," a one-day conference so crammed with provocation, bon mots, covert deal...
May 3, 2012 9:22 PM
Posted by: Linda Tucci
CIO role,
Competitive advantage,
Gartner CIO Leadership ForumWho would dispute the importance of gaining a competitive advantage in business? Competition is the mother's milk of capitalism. A competitive edge -- an advantage of one company over another vying...
April 17, 2012 7:11 PM
Posted by: Christina Torode
CIO,
CIO role,
Cloud computing,
consumerization of IT,
shadow ITThe role of the CIO, the challenges involved and the way it is changing are always front and center for us at SearchCIO.com. Often these conversations are off the cuff -- not meant for...
April 13, 2012 7:56 PM
Posted by: Karen Goulart
big data security,
CIO,
CIO job; CIO leadership; CIO careers,
CIO role,
Tech layoffsYou may have avoided bad mojo on this Friday the 13th by eschewing black cats, mirrors and ladders; but sorry to say, this week's roundup just couldn't help being the bearer of bad news. From big layoffs in the tech industry to big questions about the future of the CIO role, we're feeling a little...
February 21, 2012 5:07 PM
Posted by: Christina Torode
Business Intelligence,
business management systems,
CIO,
CIO role,
data management,
mission critical systemsLeadership training -- in particular, the shaping of future CIOs -- was the topic, but as with many conversations about the
