Top IT Time & Resource Wasters IT Clan Editor's Blog 5/31/2012 9 comments Are you running IT efficiently? Take a look at these issues that could doom your organization to budget overruns.
Enterprise Boards Ignore Security, Report Finds Executive Clan Editor's Blog 5/30/2012 5 comments Security of enterprise networks, systems, and data is being neglected by top brass at many corporations, according to a new survey report from Carnegie Mellon CyLab.
Digital Wallets: No One Cares Editor's Blog 5/29/2012 36 comments Less than 20 percent of poll respondents say they'll adopt a digital wallet in the next 12 months.
Linux: Rising Star in the IT Cloud Mary E. Shacklett 5/28/2012 36 comments The Linux operating system offers a series of advantages to IT shops looking to develop and integrate with cloud applications.
Nasdaq's Under a Cloud, but Clouds Aren't to Blame Cloud Clan Editor's Blog 5/21/2012 16 comments The Nasdaq OMX system failed to stand up during Friday's Facebook IPO. The fallout calls attention to what might have been done to avoid the snafu.
Placing Blame When IT Gets Hacked Internet Evolution IT Clan Poll 5/17/2012 1 comment A recent breach of medical information in Utah resulted in the ouster of the state’s CIO, although the cause of the breach was outside hacking and technicians failed to follow policy. Is it fair for the CIO to take the fall in cases like this?
One CIO's Tao of IT Gary Kern 5/15/2012 11 comments Over his career, this CIO has formulated a set of rules to live by that spans relationships, strategic thinking, problem solving, and more.
Happy Anniversary, Deep Blue Todd Watson 5/14/2012 Post a comment With IBM's Deep Blue project, researchers sought to discover and understand the limits and opportunities presented by massively parallel processing and high-performance computing.
The Midmarket Stands by IT Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog 5/14/2012 2 comments A new survey finds the midmarket continuing to invest in automation and analytics, and showing increasing interest in the cloud.
The Hybridization of IT IT Clan Editor's Blog 5/10/2012 1 comment If there is one way to summarize the trends in IT, it's the term hybridization. Here's why.
Tony Cicco, Global CIO, AEA Group IE Radio 5/10/2012 134 comments Tony Cicco is the Global Chief Information Officer for AEA Group, a global sustainability consultancy. In his role, Cicco is responsible for leading all technology and security initiatives for the AEA Group. He oversees and coordinates all technology, telecommunications, wide area networking, local area networking, desktop support, IT security, disaster recovery planning, applications training and support, and information management. Prior to joining AEA Group in 2011, Cicco was the Government Accountability Office (GAO) CIO. With 35 years of experience in IT, Cicco has received many accolades and awards. He was placed on Computerworld's list of Premier 100 IT Leaders for his work supporting the Hurricane Katrina response, CIO Magazine's CIO 100, and Federal Computer Magazine’s Federal Top100 list.
Smart Wallets Internet Evolution Poll 5/9/2012 21 comments Digital wallet uptake has been slow, but MasterCard joined the ranks of providers this week. Do you plan to start using a digital wallet this year?
Big-Data Meets Skepticism Analytics Clan Editor's Blog 5/8/2012 7 comments "Big-data" isn't just a buzzword. In velocity and variety, as well as volume, it's already with us.
Our Internet in 2022 Editor's Blog 5/8/2012 1 comment Ten years is a lifetime in the digital era, and the Web we'll be using in 2022 won't look like the one we know today.
The Internet in 10 Years The Big Report 5/8/2012 25 comments From the transformed enterprise to new interfaces to infrastructure changes and more, we examine what the World Wide Web will look like in 2022.
IT Innovation Wins in the Midmarket Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog 5/7/2012 Post a comment Midmarket IT leadership award winners are recognized for exploiting agile, responsive platforms, on-demand applications, and the cloud.
Time to Think About Cloud ROI Mary E. Shacklett 5/4/2012 4 comments CIOs need to be developing their ROI metrics for cloud, because there may be hidden fees.
Security May Be Too Big a Job for IT IT Clan Editor's Blog 5/3/2012 10 comments A report from IBM says the chief information security officer is likely to move out of a traditional IT role over the next two years.
RIM's New OS May Get Old Before Sold Alan Reiter 5/2/2012 24 comments Unless RIM can bring its new BB 10 operating system to the real world before competitors introduce new wares of their own, it could lose the momentum of impressive new features.
Hospital Finds iPads Cleaner Than Medical Files Editor's Blog 5/1/2012 30 comments Security and privacy aren't the only concerns for healthcare IT professionals looking to deploy mobile devices. Another concern, at least for one hospital, has been germs.
PureSystems Makes a Big 'Impact' Editor's Blog 5/1/2012 5 comments At IBM's 2012 Impact conference in Las Vegas, the new PureSystems family is being talked about as one of the most significant developments in the history of IBM and IT.
Top IT Time & Resource Wasters IT Clan Editor's Blog 5/31/2012 9 comments Are you running IT efficiently? Take a look at these issues that could doom your organization to budget overruns.
Enterprise Boards Ignore Security, Report Finds Executive Clan Editor's Blog 5/30/2012 5 comments Security of enterprise networks, systems, and data is being neglected by top brass at many corporations, according to a new survey report from Carnegie Mellon CyLab.
Digital Wallets: No One Cares Editor's Blog 5/29/2012 36 comments Less than 20 percent of poll respondents say they'll adopt a digital wallet in the next 12 months.
Holiday Chatter Todd Watson 5/29/2012 1 comment Post-Memorial Day musings, and travel sentiment analysis.
Linux: Rising Star in the IT Cloud Mary E. Shacklett 5/28/2012 36 comments The Linux operating system offers a series of advantages to IT shops looking to develop and integrate with cloud applications.
Nasdaq's Under a Cloud, but Clouds Aren't to Blame Cloud Clan Editor's Blog 5/21/2012 16 comments The Nasdaq OMX system failed to stand up during Friday's Facebook IPO. The fallout calls attention to what might have been done to avoid the snafu.
Placing Blame When IT Gets Hacked Internet Evolution IT Clan Poll 5/17/2012 1 comment A recent breach of medical information in Utah resulted in the ouster of the state’s CIO, although the cause of the breach was outside hacking and technicians failed to follow policy. Is it fair for the CIO to take the fall in cases like this?
One CIO's Tao of IT Gary Kern 5/15/2012 11 comments Over his career, this CIO has formulated a set of rules to live by that spans relationships, strategic thinking, problem solving, and more.
Happy Anniversary, Deep Blue Todd Watson 5/14/2012 Post a comment With IBM's Deep Blue project, researchers sought to discover and understand the limits and opportunities presented by massively parallel processing and high-performance computing.
The Midmarket Stands by IT Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog 5/14/2012 2 comments A new survey finds the midmarket continuing to invest in automation and analytics, and showing increasing interest in the cloud.
The Hybridization of IT IT Clan Editor's Blog 5/10/2012 1 comment If there is one way to summarize the trends in IT, it's the term hybridization. Here's why.
Tony Cicco, Global CIO, AEA Group IE Radio 5/10/2012 134 comments Tony Cicco is the Global Chief Information Officer for AEA Group, a global sustainability consultancy. In his role, Cicco is responsible for leading all technology and security initiatives for the AEA Group. He oversees and coordinates all technology, telecommunications, wide area networking, local area networking, desktop support, IT security, disaster recovery planning, applications training and support, and information management. Prior to joining AEA Group in 2011, Cicco was the Government Accountability Office (GAO) CIO. With 35 years of experience in IT, Cicco has received many accolades and awards. He was placed on Computerworld's list of Premier 100 IT Leaders for his work supporting the Hurricane Katrina response, CIO Magazine's CIO 100, and Federal Computer Magazine’s Federal Top100 list.
Smart Wallets Internet Evolution Poll 5/9/2012 21 comments Digital wallet uptake has been slow, but MasterCard joined the ranks of providers this week. Do you plan to start using a digital wallet this year?
Big-Data Meets Skepticism Analytics Clan Editor's Blog 5/8/2012 7 comments "Big-data" isn't just a buzzword. In velocity and variety, as well as volume, it's already with us.
Our Internet in 2022 Editor's Blog 5/8/2012 1 comment Ten years is a lifetime in the digital era, and the Web we'll be using in 2022 won't look like the one we know today.
The Internet in 10 Years The Big Report 5/8/2012 25 comments From the transformed enterprise to new interfaces to infrastructure changes and more, we examine what the World Wide Web will look like in 2022.
IT Innovation Wins in the Midmarket Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog 5/7/2012 Post a comment Midmarket IT leadership award winners are recognized for exploiting agile, responsive platforms, on-demand applications, and the cloud.
Time to Think About Cloud ROI Mary E. Shacklett 5/4/2012 4 comments CIOs need to be developing their ROI metrics for cloud, because there may be hidden fees.
Security May Be Too Big a Job for IT IT Clan Editor's Blog 5/3/2012 10 comments A report from IBM says the chief information security officer is likely to move out of a traditional IT role over the next two years.
RIM's New OS May Get Old Before Sold Alan Reiter 5/2/2012 24 comments Unless RIM can bring its new BB 10 operating system to the real world before competitors introduce new wares of their own, it could lose the momentum of impressive new features.
Hospital Finds iPads Cleaner Than Medical Files Editor's Blog 5/1/2012 30 comments Security and privacy aren't the only concerns for healthcare IT professionals looking to deploy mobile devices. Another concern, at least for one hospital, has been germs.
PureSystems Makes a Big 'Impact' Editor's Blog 5/1/2012 5 comments At IBM's 2012 Impact conference in Las Vegas, the new PureSystems family is being talked about as one of the most significant developments in the history of IBM and IT.
The US National Security Agency learned the hard way that it can be dangerous to give a contractor too much money and access, with too little scrutiny. The NSA and other government agencies hire tens of thousands of contractors
a year to analyze data. Edward Snowden -- who revealed himself as the NSA leaker after fleeing the country -- was one such contractor, reportedly holding a $122,000 salaried position at Booz Allen Hamilton at the time of his departure.
Midsize businesses rarely achieve the same standards of security in their own datacenters as professional providers that specialize in delivering these services to organizations.
It was about 10 years ago when a new generation of software-as-a-service (SaaS) alternatives started to gain acceptance and adoption among organizations of all sizes. And it has only been about five years since Amazon Web Services captured the marketplace's attention with Amazon EC2 and Amazon S3, which opened the door to a vast array of infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offerings. Now, the third piece of the cloud computing puzzle is beginning to win over organizations seeking to build their own apps: platform-as-a-service (PaaS).
Energy consumption is a primary contributor to global warming. At the end of 2012, 40 percent of energy consumption in the US came from commercial and residential buildings.
Big-data and analytics tools enable marketers to understand customers as individuals, identifying unmet needs and addressing each customer as a "segment of one," says John Kennedy, VP corporate marketing, IBM.
New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority is conducting a pilot test of digital kiosks to guide subway users to where they want to go more efficiently and at lower cost.
The whole Amazon.reader debate is a double-stupid. It's stupid to think that there's any e-book buyer who doesn't know Amazon's URL, and it was stupider to let ICANN launch the whole free-form TLD initiative to start with.
While NFC's original goal was to enhance mobile commerce applications, it is finding its way into a number of other uses, which is creating both opportunity as well as challenges for IT departments.
Enterprises would like to move to cloud computing but are hesitant because they are concerned about providers’ ability to secure company data. Here are some tips that help to ensure that if breaches occur, the business is not left holding the bag.
Edmunds separates customers into segments based on the info it collects on its site and from partners, and uses that to push out custom content, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
The IBM Smarter Commerce Global Summit in Monaco kicked into high gear today, and we've already begun to see news emerging from that lovely city-state by the sea.
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Tony Cicco, Global CIO, AEA Group
