Defining the CIO position: Don’t box yourself in

It's easy to resort to labels when talking about the CIO position: strategic CIOs versus operational CIOs, the digital visionaries versus the keep-the-lights-on types,
CIO report: Three CIO archetypes and how each delivers IT value

Based on the responses of 1,271 CIOs and senior tech leadersĀ in its recent global survey, Deloitte identified three CIO personas: the trusted operator, the change instigator and the business co-creator.
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A CIO’s advice for cloud security in the cloud age

Brian Lillie, CIO at data center builder Equinix, a company where security is "embedded in everything we do," said that doling out general advice for bolstering IT security...
IT job skills, digital mind-set in short supply

Figuring out who to hire and what to pay for IT job skills has never been a cut-and-dried affair. Even when
Digital business disruption roils the manufacturing sector

David Foote, whose research advisory firm, Foote Partners LLC, specializes in tracking compensation for IT skills, knew digital business disruption was real when he started...
Vendor PTC makes play for augmented reality technology

PTC Inc., a software company based in Needham, MA, is in the midst of a transformation. Known for its design software, PLM and service management products, PTC is placing big...
Innovation contests can work, but only if managed properly

Terry Kline is a proponent of innovation contests because he's seen how they can change the work dynamic. "What's made me do it everywhere I've ever worked is that...
A big data pilot needs the right stakeholders

Selecting the right big data use case is on every expert's list of big data best practices. Another? Getting the right stakeholders involved. Before CIOs can take a big data pilot into production,...
Headhunter dismisses ‘rock star CIOs,’ extols corporate values

Shawn Banerji cringes when he hears someone called a "rock star CIO." "I can't stand the term," he said during a recent phone call from his offices in New York City. "The CIO job or equivalent is bigger than any one person, and it's been going that way for a long time," he said. Banerji is...
Public or private cloud infrastructure: What’s cheaper?

Alan Waite, an analyst at Gartner, asked an audience at the market researcher's Catalyst convention in San Diego last year whether anyone had chartered a private jet to get there. Of course, no one...