The Good, Bad and Ugly of Microsoft Hardware
Microsoft built its identity on software development. Just refer to the name, and pay special attention to the "soft." But throughout its storied history, the company has progressively become much more of a multi-discipline workshop.

7 Hottest IT Healthcare Skills
With the compliance date for ICD-10 looming in 2014, demand for Healthcare IT pros is on the rise. Healthcare providers rushing to get their technology updated is generating new IT job opportunities. CIO.com counts down the seven most in-demand skills.

Cloud Services Continue to Shake Up IT Outsourcing
Fri, October 19, 2012 Growth in business-provisioned cloud contracts, particularly in HR, could outpace traditional IT outsourcing, taking a bite out of both IT infrastructure and applications outsourcing. Enterprise-wide adoption of cloud solutions, however, remains hit or miss.

Apple Manufacturing Jobs Are Gone

But that's OK because Apple products have spawned high-paying jobs for skilled workers in America, writes CIO.com's Tom Kaneshige.

10 Best Office 2013 Features

CIO.com asked the team at Microsoft behind Microsoft Office 2013 to highlight 10 new features in the new Office suite that stand out the most. Here they are.

SLIDESHOWS

We live in explosively innovative times for tablet computing. But it didn't all happen overnight. Most attempts to build a tablet-like computer, going back to the '70s, were not successful. Yet every failure was a lesson learned that led us to the iPad.

MOBILE

CIO.com Senior Editor Al Sacco sat down with Research In Motion (RIM) CIO Robin Bienfait at CTIA's MobileCon 2012 conference to talk about RIM's future, business continuity, mobile security, BYOD, the modern CIO role and what it means to be a woman in a role dominated by men.

CLOUD

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.

CAREERS

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.

LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT

Sys admins are from Mars, developers are from Venus, and legal is from hell -- here's how to heal friction among IT factions.

SOCIAL MEDIA

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.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

IT executives and project management experts share their tips for avoiding some of the most common--and costly--project management mistakes.

CIO ROLE

Some CIOs outlast the typical five-year tenure by avoiding classic blunders, winning the CEO's confidence and enjoying a dash of good luck.

CAREERS

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.

OUTSOURCING

It's going to cost GM a lot more to insource thousands of tech jobs than it did to outsource or offshore them. But it just may pay off for the auto maker.

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TUTORIALS

Data Center Definitions & Solutions

What is a data center? How are data centers managed? What data center technologies should I be aware of?


SPECIAL REPORT

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.

White Paper
The Key to Embracing the Consumerization of IT

Organizations are learning how to leverage desktop virtualization to accommodate the consumerization of IT. In doing so, they are maximizing the productivity of workers who can thrive within the freedom of their own lifestyle while alleviating the IT burden of managing many different device types.

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Delivering Enterprise Information Securely on Employee iPads

This paper describes the issues that arise when allowing iPads into the enterprise network and the steps IT must take to maintain control. It outlines security considerations, risk mitigation options and the architecture required to support the iPad as a device accessing sensitive enterprise data.

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Best Practices to Make BYOD Simple and Secure

This paper provides IT executives with guidance to develop a complete BYOD strategy which gives people optimal freedom of choice while helping IT adapt to consumerization - at the same time addressing requirements for security, simplicity and cost reduction.

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Empowering Business Mobility Through Virtualization

This white paper describes options for a mobile services-focused computing architecture that empowers productivity through workshifting, consumerization and collaboration.

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Webcast
Converged Infrastructure: Your Path to Optimized Virtualization

This webcast will highlight detailed results from a recent IDC study, sponsored by VCE, of five organizations that have implemented Vblock™ Systems, and seen dramatic cost savings, vast improvement in deployment times, and reduction in downtime.

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Sponsored by VCE

Unlocking the Business Value of Videoconferencing

Date: Tuesday, October 30, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT

Videoconferencing, once an exclusive, high-end application, has made great strides in recent years. Now, it is possible for workers to videoconference easily wherever they happen to be, just as easy as they place a phone call. Yet, many enterprises aren't realizing strategic business value from videoconferencing technology. In this Webcast, you will learn how unlocking the potentials of Video Conferencing can empower your teams to work as one cohesive group regardless of location, ensuring that videoconferencing becomes an effective productivity tool in your enterprise.

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VCE FastPath In Action

Rapidly deploy a more secure and cost-effective virtual desktop environment and provide users with seamless access to their desktop from any mobile device. The FastPath Platform combines best-of-breed compute, network, storage and virtualization technologies and offers a resilient and validated architecture that supports thousands of users on a single platform.

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VCE FastPath Overview

Vblock™ FastPath Desktop Virtualization provides a way for organizations to deploy virtual desktops more quickly and securely than ever before. This integrated platform combines highly efficient network, compute, and storage from EMC, VMware and Cisco and is purpose-built to deliver desktop as a service.

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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

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

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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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