Windows 10 Enterprise debuts; will the CDO upstage the CIO?

Critics and analysts alike are raving over the new Windows 10 Enterprise OS, which Microsoft launched this week. In light of the glowing reviews -- improved user experience and security, a built-in personal assistant, and a default browser among them -- should enterprise CIOs jump on the bandwagon?...
5 ways to think like a data scientist without becoming one

CIO Symmetry occasionally posts expert advice we think will be of use to our small business readers. Bill Stripp, director of IT for NxtTeam, a managed service provider specializing in business intelligence for small to...
Survey: Small businesses move to cloud systems for functionality, not cost savings

A growing number of small businesses are switching over to cloud systems, particularly for data storage, file sharing and email, a recent survey of 300...
The rise of Drones as a Service; the impact of big data on data integration

Is Drones as a Service (DaaS) about to take off? Sony jumped on the drone bandwagon this week with its announcement of the launch of a joint drone business subsidiary. In this week's Searchlight, site editor Fran Sales gets experts' take on the rise of DaaS and
Cloud inventory strategies for CIOs; Flash security flaws spur Mozilla to action

Enterprises of all stripes are seeing their workers and business teams launching cloud apps -- quickly and easily -- without IT ever being in the know. That's not a bad thing: These cloud apps create efficiencies in various business processes. But it further transforms the job of the CIO and how...
The shift to platform strategies; architecting IoT with help from edge networks

Do you have a platform strategy in place? The platform revolution is in full swing; Accenture's CTO spoke of the shift at the recent MIT Platform Strategy Summit and how it...
Senior leadership success in 3 steps; the CIO’s role in a platform business strategy

A stellar CIO is only as good as his direct reports. To build a leadership team of that creates breakthroughs in its industry, leadership and agility expert Joseph Flahiff argues that CIOs need to build a supportive culture in which senior IT feels confident experimenting with new ideas.