iPad Mini: Expert Predictions and Challenges
The iPad Mini isn't official yet, but one Apple expert says it will happen soon and will be competitive in the 7-inch space ... as long as the price is right.
Windows 8: Nine Unanswered Questions
Despite the looming October 26 launch date of Windows 8, a handful of questions about Microsoft's next operating system remain.
Editor's Picks
IT professionals who have learned to work across traditional borders are the hot ticket in the current cloud-crazy job market. According to Dice.com, here is a list of the top 10 most available jobs in the cloud.
Today's IT worker is mobile and traditional ideas about brick-and-mortar offices no longer apply. This shift is a good thing as companies are already reaping benefits such as reduced costs, better productivity and a larger pool of IT talent. Of course, there are challenges managers need to overcome.
How do job seekers from Gen Y, Gen X and the Baby Boomer generation approach their career searches? Turns out social networking knows no age restrictions. Read on for CIO.com's infographic to see where your generation fits--and where you may be missing out.
CIO.com sat down with two BlackBerry executives last week to discuss the company's brand new BlackBerry 10 mobile OS and the upcoming BES 10 management software, as well as what they will mean to enterprises that use BlackBerry smartphones and tablets and the ones that use iOS and Android devices.
With the current state of the economy, IT workers face a dog-eat-dog environment filled with downsizing and outsourcing. CIO.com spoke with Modis CEO, Jack Cullen, to shed light on what IT roles remain in steady demand.
Sys admins are from Mars, developers are from Venus, and legal is from hell -- here's how to heal friction among IT factions.
IT executives and project management experts share their tips for avoiding some of the most common--and costly--project management mistakes.
Be sure to have these apps to get the most office productivity possible from your iPad.
Mobile security software company Good Technology recently piloted an NFC-based physical-access system using Samsung Galaxy S III smartphones and HID Global readers. The company says the pilot not only boosted building security and employee satisfaction, it also required little strain on IT.
Encrypted storage, malware scanners, missing-phone-finders and more: Here are 20 apps to help protect your smartphone, your privacy and your data.
News
- Apple to Offer Its Nano-SIM Patents Royalty-Free
- What You Need to Know About 802.11ac
- Tips for Buying a Three-Stream Access Point
- Microsoft, Nokia Will Spend $24 Million on University Program to Boost App Development
- Apple's New IPad Clears China's Regulatory Hurdle
- Who Holds the Keys?
- Microsoft Moves to Slow Google Apps
- Eclipse Readies Browser-Based IDE
- Are Tablets Inevitable As PC Replacements?
- Push Your Cloud Supplier to Participate in CSA STAR
Applications
- Microsoft, Nokia Will Spend $24 Million on University Program to Boost App Development
- Microsoft Moves to Slow Google Apps
- Eclipse Readies Browser-Based IDE
- 10 Questions for Scala CFO Anthony Maddalone
- Facebook Scammers Host Trojan Horse Extensions on the Chrome Web Store
- Google Ends Chrome Search Rank Penalty Period
- SAS Promises Pervasive BI with New Tool
- Oracle Set to Update Analytics Strategy, Go After SAP Customers
- Wall Street Beat: Tech Bellwethers Offer View Into IT Trends
- Microsoft's Ads, Humor Boost Consumer Opinion of IE
Careers
- Tech Job Seekers Less Likely to Be Asked for Social-Media Passwords
- Indian, U.S. Firms Urge Obama Action on Visas
- Facebook and Senator Fire Back At Password Snooping Employers
- When Will the Offshore Flow of IT and Finance Jobs End?
- Offshoring Shrinks Number of IT Jobs, Study Says
- 'NoOps' Debate Grows Heated
- New Verizon CEO Got $16 Million Pay Raise in 2011
- JOBS Act Would Revive Dot-Com Abuses, Official Claims
- How to Get a Hot Job in Big Data
- IT Skills Shortages Inside Companies Hamper Profitability, Productivity
Cloud Computing
- Microsoft Moves to Slow Google Apps
- Eclipse Readies Browser-Based IDE
- Push Your Cloud Supplier to Participate in CSA STAR
- EBay CISO Receiving Security Industry Lifetime Achievement Award
- AWS Partners with Open-Source Private Cloud Provider Eucalyptus
- AWS Deal Improves Eucalyptus' Chances At Enterprises
- Figuring Out the Data Center Fabric Maze
- AMD's New CEO Likes Basketball and the Chip Maker's Future
- Cloud Security Registry Slow to Catch on
- Amazon Comes Out on Top in Cloud Data Transfer Speed Test
Data Center
- Who Holds the Keys?
- Disaster Recovery on Double Duty
- Genealogists Excited for Release of 1940 Census, Family History Sites Prepare
- Figuring Out the Data Center Fabric Maze
- Nvidia Brings Console Gaming to Ultrabooks with New GPU
- Quantum Unveils Enterprise-Class Cloud Backup Services
- With Tech Breakthrough, Seagate Promises 60TB Drives This Decade
- AMD Reaches for the Cloud with New Server Chips
- China'S Huawei Eyes Bigger Share of Server Market with New Tecal V2 Products
- Linux 3.3 Released, Integrates Android Code
Mobile
- Apple to Offer Its Nano-SIM Patents Royalty-Free
- Hold the Phone: Retailers Eye Payments Via Smartphone
- The Newspaper Industry Must Change, Or Become Yesterday's News
- New iPad: Three Strikes, But Not Out
- As Navigation Looks Indoors, New Uses Appear
- Symantec Details Mobile Device Management Plans
- Angry Birds Space Won't Fly on Windows Phone
- 5 Business Analytics Tech Trends and How to Exploit Them
- Attacks in Android's Sideview Mirror Are Smaller Than They Appear
- LTE Phone Shipments to Increase Tenfold in 2012, Analysts Say
Web 2.0
- Facebook Scammers Host Trojan Horse Extensions on the Chrome Web Store
- Facebook Password Requests From Employers Raise Ire of Lawmakers
- Facebook Privacy Debate a Passionate One
- On Facebook, Think Before You "Like"
- Facebook Tips to Make Password Privacy Issue a Non-Issue
- Tech Job Seekers Less Likely to Be Asked for Social-Media Passwords
- Facebook and Senator Fire Back At Password Snooping Employers
- 5 Business Analytics Tech Trends and How to Exploit Them
- Facebook Warns Employers Not to Ask Job Applicants for Log-in Credentials
- Dutch Judge: Companies Can Lay Off Employees Over Facebook Insults
Virtualization
- Disaster Recovery on Double Duty
- The Pros and Cons of Using Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
- Cisco Offers Virtualized Video Surveillance
- VMware Eases Cloud Provisioning
- TuCloud Criticizes Microsoft, OnLive for Virtual Desktop Licensing Debacle
- Is Mobile Virtualization Ready for Your Business?
- Meru Unveils Virtualized WLAN Infrastructure
- 5 Ways to Prepare for Big Data With Scale-Out NAS
- Standardizing the Desktop
- ENNI Promises Painless Ethernet Connection to Carriers
Security
- Who Holds the Keys?
- Push Your Cloud Supplier to Participate in CSA STAR
- Disaster Recovery on Double Duty
- Facebook Scammers Host Trojan Horse Extensions on the Chrome Web Store
- Microsoft Leads Seizure of Zeus-Related Cybercrime Servers
- Facebook Password Requests From Employers Raise Ire of Lawmakers
- Facebook Privacy Debate a Passionate One
- Huawei Told Not to Apply for Australian Broadband Project
- On Facebook, Think Before You "Like"
- Facebook Tips to Make Password Privacy Issue a Non-Issue
Outsourcing
- Indian, U.S. Firms Urge Obama Action on Visas
- Helpdesk Outsourcing Quagmire At Heart of Whistleblower Lawsuit
- Texas Ousts IBM, Takes New IT Outsourcing Tack
- Offshoring Shrinks Number of IT Jobs, Study Says
- 9 IT Outsourcing RFP Response Red Flags
- Is Your Outsourcer Agile Enough
- Lessons Learned: Outsourcing Managed Network Services
- IT Service Providers and Customers Battle Over Data Breaches
- Anti-Offshoring Bill Scores 77 U.S. House Co-Sponsors
- IT Innovation "More Important Than Cost Cutting" - Ovum
Operating Systems
- Google Ends Chrome Search Rank Penalty Period
- Why Linux on the Desktop is Dead
- Microsoft's Ads, Humor Boost Consumer Opinion of IE
- Angry Birds Space Won't Fly on Windows Phone
- Attacks in Android's Sideview Mirror Are Smaller Than They Appear
- Windows 8 Preview Beats Windows 7 in Most Performance Tests
- Nonprofit Open Source Organizations Booming
- Windows 8 Tablet Displays Can Be As Crisp As Apple IPad's Retina
- The Pros and Cons of Using Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
- Windows 8 Bible: Your Complete Guide to the Upcoming Version of Windows
Data Center Definitions & Solutions
What is a data center? How are data centers managed? What data center technologies should I be aware of?
CIO 100 2012
The 2012 CIO 100 Awards honor 100 companies that are accelerating business results by innovating with technology. Find out who they are.
Looking for the "On" switch for your cloud computing deployment? Right. While Cloud Computing is the gateway to business flexibility and agility, there's no "On" switch. There's no "right" way. The benefits of cloud hold tremendous promise, and challenges abound.
Sponsored by Dell and VMware
NewsGator is showing businesses how to boost productivity, engage and empower employees, and speed innovation by building a thriving social workplace.
Sponsored by NewsGator
Forces beyond IT's control are influencing business requirements and, subsequently, IT spending. Big data, IT consumerization, cloud computing -- among many other IT trends -- offer business benefits but also create challenges when it comes to governance, security, security and compliance. Learn how Kronos can help manage these trends.
Sponsored by Kronos
Learn how to create more agile and efficient clouds for enterprise workload needs by using multiple virtual datacenters. Bluelock outlines how to solve the problem of differing performance and security requirements through stratification and how to best match workloads to different types of VDCs.
Sponsored by BlueLock LLC
Cloud is not simply about delivering IT services. Rather it is about vesting the organization with the agility it must have to respond to challenges and opportunities at the speed of business. Tune into this live, video webcast - Thursday, October 18, 2012, 2:00 PM, EDT - to learn how to blaze your own pathway to enterprise applications in the cloud.
Sponsored by T-Systems
EMA provides research and analysis of today's End User Experience (EUE) and Application Performance Management (APM) technologies along with a thoughtful presentation on the Top 10 Myths to dispel before purchasing any monitoring tool. Guest speakers include Julie Craig, EMA Research Director, and Trevor Matz, President and CEO of Aternity.
Sponsored by Aternity
In virtually every industry, software is now a driver of competitive advantage. Learn how companies can grow revenue and cut costs by building custom applications that streamline customer interactions and business operations. Delivering these applications is far from easy and demands a modern approach to application infrastructure.
Sponsored by VMware
Date: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT / 11:00 AM PST
Organizations today are faced with the challenge of satisfying both end-users and IT. While end-users require flexible and reliable access to their data and applications, IT organizations need to meet those demands while keeping budgets under control and company assets secure.
Sponsored by Riverbed
Executive Women in IT (EWIT)
The CIO Executive Council launched an initiative dedicated to advancing women in IT and in business. The Executive Women in IT (EWIT) Leadership Connection provides access to peer advice, events, resources and tools to help women on their journey to success. Learn more
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CONTENT DOWNLOAD - Executive Women in IT (EWIT): Packaging Yourself to Move Your Career Forward - Webcast Recording & Presentation
The Evolution of Enterprise IT from Systems of Record to Systems of Engagement
This one hour webcast will discuss the emergence of consumer-driven, social collaboration networks that are forcing companies' IT infrastructure to evolve and become the foundation of a new way of doing business. For the past 30 years, corporate leaders have spent trillions of dollars on "systems of record" that carry out critical functions, from supply chain management to financials. Now they must learn how best to layer "systems of engagement" on top their current enterprise IT infrastructure.
Join us for a presentation by business strategist and advisor Peter Moore, who will discuss the overall dimensions of this transformative change and how CIOs can take a leadership role in helping their companies get out in front of it.
Learn more
Content Download – Youth in IT Webcast: Internship Program Best Practices & Lessons Learned
The Future-State CIO®
The Future-State CIO® will be accountable for IT function success and business process transformation by adopting a more company-external focus and concentrating on using information to drive innovation and strategic advantage in pursuit of business goals. Learn more
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