The 7 Essential Functions of a CIO Mansur Hasib 6/29/2012 25 comments The author's graphical model summarizes the essential functions of a CIO – and why an operations or IT executive shouldn't tackle them.
Hiring Hackers? Tread Carefully IT Clan Editor's Blog 6/28/2012 16 comments The trend for IT to hire help from the hacker community should be approached cautiously, experts say.
Jeff Richards, Managing Partner, the Office of the CIO Smarter IT Clan Radio 6/21/2012 120 comments Jeff Richards is managing partner at The Office of the CIO, a professional services firm specializing in developing business strategy and aligning the supporting information technology and associated organizational changes to deliver the results. Jeff is also the secretary of the board of directors at The CIO Scholarship Foundation, a charity established to help under-privileged students pursue information technology and engineering degrees.
When No Boss Is the Best Boss Executive Clan Editor's Blog 6/20/2012 22 comments Some enterprises are putting theories of a flat, hierarchical organization to the test -- and apparently finding success.
Connections for the Midmarket Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog 6/18/2012 3 comments IBM's Global CEO report spells out the relevance of social and mobile connections to engagement with employees, customers, and partners.
Microsoft Eyes Buys Yammer IT Clan Editor's Blog 6/14/2012 18 comments Microsoft is reportedly looking at buying enterprise social media platform Yammer.
Jody R. Westby, CEO, Global Cyber Risk LLC IE Radio 6/14/2012 113 comments Jody R. Westby is the CEO of security consultancy Global Cyber Risk LLC, an adjunct distinguished fellow for Carnegie Mellon CyLab, and a blogger for Forbes. She previously worked for the US Chamber of Commerce and In-Q-Tel. A lawyer, she chairs the American Bar Association’s Privacy and Computer Crime Committee.
Tweet Your Way to Global Success Executive Clan Editor's Blog 6/13/2012 4 comments No, that's not a joke. It's a tenet of management theory that's making more sense with every passing quarter.
Break Out of Your Mental Datacenter Neil Thelander 6/12/2012 7 comments Many CIOs seem to live in a self-devised cocoon of IT, with little ability to relate to or interact with their C-suite peers. It's time to break free of that constraint.
Of Hotels, Hostility & Online Reputation CMO Clan Editor's Blog 6/11/2012 28 comments A presenter during the Atlantic Internet Marketing conference in Halifax last week described his experience with meeting bad publicity head on -- online and off.
The Horror of Hubris & How to Avoid It Executive Clan Editor's Blog 6/6/2012 7 comments Excessive pride and arrogance can trip up any executive. Here are symptoms, causes, and some suggestions for avoiding hubris.
Report Finds Security Indifference in the C-Suite Michelle Manafy 6/6/2012 8 comments A recent report finds that while senior management places high importance on risk management in general, there remains a gap in understanding data security risks.
The 7 Essential Functions of a CIO Mansur Hasib 6/29/2012 25 comments The author's graphical model summarizes the essential functions of a CIO – and why an operations or IT executive shouldn't tackle them.
Hiring Hackers? Tread Carefully IT Clan Editor's Blog 6/28/2012 16 comments The trend for IT to hire help from the hacker community should be approached cautiously, experts say.
Jeff Richards, Managing Partner, the Office of the CIO Smarter IT Clan Radio 6/21/2012 120 comments Jeff Richards is managing partner at The Office of the CIO, a professional services firm specializing in developing business strategy and aligning the supporting information technology and associated organizational changes to deliver the results. Jeff is also the secretary of the board of directors at The CIO Scholarship Foundation, a charity established to help under-privileged students pursue information technology and engineering degrees.
When No Boss Is the Best Boss Executive Clan Editor's Blog 6/20/2012 22 comments Some enterprises are putting theories of a flat, hierarchical organization to the test -- and apparently finding success.
Connections for the Midmarket Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog 6/18/2012 3 comments IBM's Global CEO report spells out the relevance of social and mobile connections to engagement with employees, customers, and partners.
Microsoft Eyes Buys Yammer IT Clan Editor's Blog 6/14/2012 18 comments Microsoft is reportedly looking at buying enterprise social media platform Yammer.
Jody R. Westby, CEO, Global Cyber Risk LLC IE Radio 6/14/2012 113 comments Jody R. Westby is the CEO of security consultancy Global Cyber Risk LLC, an adjunct distinguished fellow for Carnegie Mellon CyLab, and a blogger for Forbes. She previously worked for the US Chamber of Commerce and In-Q-Tel. A lawyer, she chairs the American Bar Association’s Privacy and Computer Crime Committee.
Tweet Your Way to Global Success Executive Clan Editor's Blog 6/13/2012 4 comments No, that's not a joke. It's a tenet of management theory that's making more sense with every passing quarter.
Chief of Security Internet Evolution Poll 6/12/2012 13 comments Do all enterprises need a C-level security honcho?
Break Out of Your Mental Datacenter Neil Thelander 6/12/2012 7 comments Many CIOs seem to live in a self-devised cocoon of IT, with little ability to relate to or interact with their C-suite peers. It's time to break free of that constraint.
Of Hotels, Hostility & Online Reputation CMO Clan Editor's Blog 6/11/2012 28 comments A presenter during the Atlantic Internet Marketing conference in Halifax last week described his experience with meeting bad publicity head on -- online and off.
The Horror of Hubris & How to Avoid It Executive Clan Editor's Blog 6/6/2012 7 comments Excessive pride and arrogance can trip up any executive. Here are symptoms, causes, and some suggestions for avoiding hubris.
Report Finds Security Indifference in the C-Suite Michelle Manafy 6/6/2012 8 comments A recent report finds that while senior management places high importance on risk management in general, there remains a gap in understanding data security risks.
Recently, the Obama administration has been of two minds where privacy rights are concerned. On one hand, you have an administration that vowed to veto CISPA and mandated open data for government websites. On the other hand, you have an increasingly out-of-control Department of Justice on a fishing expedition at AP and demanding legislation to let the FBI wiretap private, encrypted communications and levy fines if a company fails to comply.
The apartment and house sharing service, Airbnb, now requires members to verify their identities by demonstrating a presence on the web, and by either scanning a government ID or entering detailed personal details. Other enterprises should take a close look at Airbnb's verification policies.
Facebook advertising is a lightning rod. It seems neither brands nor consumers are 100 percent happy about the social media site's policies, placement, or procedures. But the real controversy about Facebook ads and promotions is over whether they work.
By now, you've most likely heard about the 3D-printed gun that Texas-based Defense Distributed demonstrated last week. But we haven't heard the last about the censorship war that began soon afterward.
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 automotive website uses propensity modeling to target ads and customer registration forms, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
Subsidized handsets, rather than locked handsets, should be the focus of regulators. We're not getting good deals, not fostering innovation, and weakening our power as buyers.
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