The rise of Drones as a Service; the impact of big data on data integration
Profile: Brian Holak
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 
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Cloud inventory strategies for CIOs; Flash security flaws spur Mozilla to action
Profile: Fran Sales
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...
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Senior leadership success in 3 steps; the CIO’s role in a platform business strategy
Profile: Fran Sales
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. 0 Comments
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Fine on AT&T marks a win for net neutrality; why C-level engagements are important
Profile: Brian Holak
AT&T got slapped with a $100 million fine from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) after the mobile operator knowingly deceived its customers about its unlimited mobile data plans. Many are calling the FCC’s decision a victory for net neutrality. 0 Comments
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Demand shaping in the digital age; Apple’s stance on consumer privacy
Profile: Brian Holak
In the digital era, top-notch IT management is essential to business success. But how do IT and business teams bridge the divide? Experts at the recent MIT Sloan CIO Symposium explain why CIOs should forget about managing IT demand and 0 Comments
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The key to mastering a digital transformation; systems integration now a core IT service
Profile: Brian Holak
The journey to digital transformation isn't easy, but it won't even get off the ground without collaboration between IT and the business. In the latest Data Mill, Senior News Writer Nicole Laskowski reports from the CDO Summit on 0 Comments
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For SMBs, mobility strategy spells business value, higher productivity
Profile: Fran Sales
Is there a correlation between how much small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) use mobile applications for work and their productivity or business growth?
IDC surveyed 744 U.S. SMBs (the number of respondents was split evenly between the two groups that make up that sector) to get to...
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The value of a CIO-CMO union; IBM Watson brings personalization to healthcare
Profile: Brian Holak
What's the state of C-level relationships within your company? IT experts from Organic Valley and IBM explain how strong C-level bonds -- especially that of the CIO-CMO -- are...
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Informatica goes private; reasons to craft a bimodal IT strategy
Profile: Brian Holak
It was announced this week that software company Informatica Corp. is going private. Is this a good move? Laskowski details the potential benefits and drawbacks of the decision,...
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The rise of Apache Spark; signs your customer service strategy is broken
Profile: Brian Holak
Big data requires a big, effective data processing engine. According to Databricks, their new open source data processing engine, Apache Spark, is in a league of its own. In this week's Data Mill, senior news writer Nicole Laskowski 0 Comments
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