Cloud location: Why it’s important to know where your data resides

The Internet may be global, but cloud computing, like most politics, is local -- or should be, according to experts who say a cloud location must adhere to country-based privacy and data security regulations.
Unfortunately, many organizations that have braved the public cloud don’t know...
How CIOs can use ‘creative dissent’ as an IT innovation tool
Francesca Sales is an editorial intern working with SearchCIO.com and SearchStorage.com. She is attending Northeastern University for a dual degree in English and Linguistics. If gurus at a recent gathering at MIT have it right, an increasing number of IT leaders are reaping benefits from...
CIO weekly wrap-up: iPhone OS 4 release and PC sales on the rise

The new iPhone OS 4 operating system drops today, with the release of the
Developing an IT business service requires technology — and fearlessness

I've been doing a lot of reading lately about IT business service development, most recently SearchCIO.com News Director Christina Torode's piece on
Self-service technology transforms universities into ‘schools of one’

IT executives who are grappling with social media and self-service technology will sympathize with their counterparts in higher education. The technology sophistication of current university students,...
Using the sex appeal of the iPad to push BI reporting in the C-suite

Democratizing business intelligence software is the anthem of the industry -- and the rallying cry of lots of BI stories. Users can become masters of their own dashboards! But (no big surprise) the slogan doesn't always match reality. That's what I gathered from several of the CIOs and BI...
CIO weekly wrap-up: Catching up on New York Times technology coverage

I was in New York this past weekend, so I caught up on a lot of The New York Times technology coverage. The two that stood out the most were a piece on how being hooked on gadgets can...
Pundits blur lines between effect of cloud services and the Internet

Cloud computing has been around so long, even the CTO Power Panel at the recent Cloud Expo couldn't identify its origins. "What was the year that BusinessWeek published the cover story on Amazon's risky...
What is your predictive BI analytics IQ?

Predictive analytics, a subset of BI analytics, was a hot topic at the Information Builders Summit in Kissimmee, Fla., this week....
CIO weekly wrap-up: iPhone 4G rumors meet reality, tiered data plans

Will today be the day that iPhone 4G rumors meet reality? News outlets are salivating over the potential announcement of a fourth-generation...