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Silicon Valley economy: Recession hitting IT hard at its epicenter

A few weeks ago, over a delicious dinner of Thai food with my uncle visiting from the Palo Alto area, I went on and on about my job here at SearchCIO.com and about all the various social media platforms on which my work now relies, including Twitter, LinkedIn and, of...

Beware the dark side of the IT PMO

Ten minutes after filing a story on the virtues of an enterprise project management office, I got a call from a CIO I’d gotten to know over the years informing me that he had been fired. On a Friday...

IT staff motivation: HR, tech leaders out of sync

Sure, there are many IT professionals out there who are happy to just have a job; but as we move into 2010 and enterprises begin to dust off delayed projects, is your IT staff motivated enough to stay? I ask because I just read the

CIO weekly wrap-up: Super Bowl technology and Google’s advertising

Super Bowl Sunday was yesterday, so let the Monday-morning quarterbacking begin! The turning point in the game was the Saints' decision to go for that onsides kick at the beginning of the second half, yes? I don't think the Colts ever recovered. I imagine dissecting the Super Bowl is top of mind...

2009 IT lessons: How did the recession change your IT organization?

I can't believe it's already February (and thank goodness: I wouldn't have been able to wait much longer for "Lost" to return!). Here at

Merck, Chevron and BP are touting a new IT management framework

It’s easy to forget how young a discipline IT is, given its enormous presence in our lives. Yesterday, however, that fact was front and center, as I watched the top IT talent at Intel Corp., Merck KGaA, BP PLC and Chevron Corp. talk about raising their “maturity levels.” Brilliant minds, and...

Business intelligence software as a revenue generator

You’ve gotten them: those 10-page documents detailing your cell phone bill, credit card account or bank statement. But now, because of the economy, you may start to receive those statements in an online-only format -- with business intelligence (BI) options built in. At least that’s the...

CIO weekly wrap-up: Google Chrome, iPad, social networking privacy

Good afternoon! Here's some of the latest chatter in the tech sphere today:

Google's Chrome browser continues to gobble...

The next big enterprise business tool: the iPad? Share your thoughts

OK, OK, enough with calling Apple's new tablet computer the "iTampon." The name "iPad" is worth a giggle, maybe, but one of the top-trending topics on Twitter? Please. Let's put...

Oracle plays hardball with Rimini on third-party maintenance

"This case is about the massive theft of Oracle's software and related support materials through an illegal business model by Defendant Rimini Street and its CEO and President, Defendant Seth Ravin," states the