Management StrategyIf an organisation is sitting on top of 10 databases, each of which is 100TB in size, it has a big data issue, right? Not necessarily it certainly has a problem in that it has a lot of data to deal with, but federating databases and applying ... read more..

Management StrategyA Gartner report claims the tablet market will double in size this year, with the iPad still the device of choice for many.Follow this link ... read more..

Management StrategyChristian Verstraete, chief technologist, cloud strategy for HP, addresses some of the business aspects of cloud and why/how companies move to the cloud.Follow this link ... read more..

Management StrategyA new report from analyst first TechMarketView predicts that by 2016, 9.5 million employees in the UK about one-third of the workforce will be using their own computing devices for work, as the trend dubbed bring your own technology (BYOT) gathers pace.Follow this link ... read more..

Management StrategyConsumerisation, the cloud and the internet of things will force tech chiefs to rethink their attitudes.Follow this link ... read more..

Management StrategyEvery company should run a quick social media audit each quarter to make sure content is properly optimised and every aspect of their social presence aligns with their brand. The great news is that it shouldnt take more than an hour to perform.Follow this link ... read more..

Management StrategySales of software and services that support 'bring-your-own-technology' policies will almost quadruple by 2016, IT research firm TechMarketView predicts.Follow this link ... read more..

Management StrategyMicrosoft's latest quarterly results revenues up by 6% to $17.41 billion for the quarter ended March 30 have beaten Wall Street expectations, with one analyst, Josh Olson, telling Reuters: Perhaps the demise of the PC is not as great as everyone is anticipating here.Follow this link ... read more..

Management StrategyIBM Fellow and Global Business Services CTO Kerrie Holley, who helped shape SOA, shares his thoughts on cloud trends, the future of IT and more.Follow this link ... read more..

Management StrategyCIOs need to step up, change their mindsets and communicate with other business areas to stay relevant, according to Forrester analyst Khalid Kark.Follow this link ... read more..

Management StrategyWe speak to the experts to find out how real businesses are already saving money by implementing sever virtualisation, and discover it isnt just about cutting your power bills.Follow this link ... read more..

Management StrategyIt is time for CIOs to embrace a new CIO manifesto that will declare how generating revenue must become a new and central component of their IT organisation's mission for the rest of this decade and beyond.Follow this link ... read more..

Management StrategyWhat return are you getting on your investments in public cloud services? New research reveals you probably don't know, and that's a problem.Follow this link ... read more..

Management StrategyMany organisations are continuing to virtualise their IT infrastructures, because they realise that virtualisation can save costs and improve system efficiency. In this article Gartner advises developing a workload strategy that divides the infrastructure into thirds and approaches each third incrementally.Follow this link ... read more..

Management StrategyConsider the smartest ways that companies can detect, block and investigate insiders with malicious motives. The advice comes from CERT and the Secret Service, after a review of hundreds of attacks.Follow this link ... read more..

Management StrategyAs more and more companies virtualise data centres, Jenny Williams asks if stepping into a private cloud would really mean greater energy efficiency.Follow this link ... read more..

Management StrategyIt's a tricky balancing act to ensure the security of mobile devices without jeopardising the user experience. In many cases, IT winds up focusing more on one aspect than the other, meaning that risk is added or users are alienated. Finally, both considerations will be accorded the attention ... read more..

Management StrategyDownload this white paper to find out about the issues faced by enterprises to modernise their IT system to meet the business goals.Follow this link ... read more..

Management StrategyAgile development and the cloud are like hand in glove. But agile can be dangerous if your organisation isn't ready for it. Here are some questions you need to consider to determine if your IT organisation is seriously ready to implement agile.Follow this link ... read more..

Management StrategyOn a cold crisp day in December 2011 a small group of CIO editors, contributors and senior IT industry and CIO advisers got together to consider the list of candidates for the CIO 100 and identify the top contenders for the 2012 list.Follow this link ... read more..

Management StrategyA number of cloud experts say data in the cloud is more secure than in an on-premise installation, which is a boon for small businesses.Follow this link ... read more..

Management StrategyTaking advantage of technology to drive and accelerate innovation is a key aspect of every CIO's role. As we continue to bump along through the ongoing economic turbulence, innovation your company's ability to create and deliver new forms of customer value is increasingly important to driving ... read more..

Management StrategyBig technology vendors such as IBM and Microsoft are increasingly offering social networking products that aim to help companies integrate the benefits of social media into existing business software. However, does this mean that companies will finally begin taking the idea of social business seriously?Follow this link ... read more..

Management Strategy My big takeaway was that the oversized, centralized IT department of 2001 is a relic thats never coming back and IT pros need to prepare for the decentralized IT reality of the future where companies are going to keep fewer IT pros on staff, hire more consultants, ... read more..

Management StrategyForrester recently gathered in-depth information on the common reasons for failure across the strategic IT functions of vendor management, architecture, planning, relationship management, security, and demand management and what can be done to mitigate or avoid failure. In our research we defined failure as underperformance on expectations sufficient ... read more..

Management StrategyOne of the greatest challenges CIOs face is when senior members of the organisation view the IT department, and therefore technology, as a service provider. No amount of clever devices and slick video presentations will budge this mentality. So you have to meet the challenge head-on and present ... read more..

Management Strategy Time to check your email best practice strategy. Email mishaps are costly and underline the need for robust standards for email best practice, says Monica Seeley.Follow this link ... read more..

Management Strategy Consultants have been a mainstay of IT departments forever. But in the cloud the commercial language is filled with a new set of euphemisms you need to understand. Here are some to look out for.Follow this link ... read more..

Management Strategy Gartner, Inc. today highlighted the top 10 technologies and trends that will be strategic for most organizations in 2012. Gartner defines a strategic technology as one with the potential for significant impact on the enterprise in the next three years. Factors that denote significant impact include a ... read more..

Management Strategy Being a social organization goes far beyond experimenting with social media technology tools such as Facebook and Twitter, according to Gartner, Inc. A social organization addresses significant business challenges and opportunities using social media platforms to enable mass collaboration what Gartner predicts will be the next ... read more..