Today's workers demand flexibility, mobility—and Facebook
The corporate office is dead. Long live Starbucks.
CIOs bemoan lock-in and the 'false flexibility' of the cloud
Clouds are just the new 'legacy' environments, said the CIO of Clorox.
Caterham F1 IT chief drives Grand Prix end user support
Head of group IT at the Caterham F1 team Bill Peters bellieves a connected mobile workforce will help the struggling Formula 1 team improve their fortunes on the track.
Financial Times CIO Christina Scott right on the money
In this age of breaking news and social media, readers will remain loyal to insightful journalism. At the FT, Christina Scott is engaging a digital community
Prism doesn't have CIOs in a panic — yet
But CIOs and other tech executives say the spying scandal underscores the need for strong corporate security measures
The Grill: Raytheon CIO Rebecca Rhoads takes on new role with global reach
Raytheon CIO Rebecca Rhoads was tapped earlier this year to lead the defense contractor's newly formed Global Business Services unit, whose goal is to improve operations and services by optimizing resources.
5 ways to evaluate your IT outsourcing maturity
Answering these questions will help you determine your IT organization's outsourcing maturity in order to improve your IT service provider outcomes.
5 BYOD pitfalls and how you can avoid them
Lessons learned are bubbling to the top, pitfalls are being exposed and best practices are emerging.
How to maximise your work productivity on the road
Heading on a business trip? To get work done, you're going to need more than your laptop, smartphone and tablet. Here's what else you need to bring to be as productive as possible.
How to evaluate the risk of outsourcing locations
IT organizations and CIOs don't contract and outsource to countries, they contract and outsource to companies. Given that, it's time to stop assessing location-based risk in a vacuum because sometimes the 'riskiest' suppliers may have the most innovative solutions.
Why cloud computing offers affordability and agility
Remember those 'Tastes great! Less filling!' beer ads? Many debate cloud computing in a similar manner, saying the cloud's great because it's either agile or inexpensive. As it turns out, cloud computing's affordability and agility aren't mutually exclusive--and that's good news for enterprise IT.
BLOGS
BLOG: 70% of Indian CIOs will report into CEOs by 2016
I recently analyzed 60 companies in India to understand the CIO reporting structure and the key projects that these organizations are focused on.
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CAREERS
Profile IT: St Mary's College ICT manager, Paul John Stanners
IT managers are faced with the challenge of migrating infrastructure to the cloud, says Stanners.
IT GOVERNANCE
European Commission denies watering down data protection laws
The Commission did not cave in to US lobbying, a spokeswoman says.
LEADERSHIP AND MGMT
Today's workers demand flexibility, mobility—and Facebook
The corporate office is dead. Long live Starbucks.
LEGAL
Google asks to make surveillance orders public, citing First Amendment
The company has asked the US surveillance court to rule that it has free speech rights to publish data about requests
OUTSOURCING
Asia Pacific contact centre markets to grow
Frost & Sullivan predicts these markets will employ more than six million agents in 2019.
PROJECT MGMT
Scope creep a major issue for Singapore CTOs and CIOs
Prominent causes for scope creep include poor project management, staff continuity and changing regulatory environment.
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CIO TECH FOCUS
APPLICATIONS
Adobe Creative Cloud subscriptions hit 700,000
Adobe reports that it added 221,000 new subscribers to its Creative Cloud subscription service and aims for 1.25 million by the end of the year.
CLOUD COMPUTING
Adobe Creative Cloud subscriptions hit 700,000
Adobe reports that it added 221,000 new subscribers to its Creative Cloud subscription service and aims for 1.25 million by the end of the year.
DATA CENTER
Savvis, Digital Realty open certified data centre in Hong Kong
Joint venture property awarded Uptime Institute’s Tier III Certification of Design Documents.
IMAGING AND PRINTING
How to fix Web pages that print too small
When pages look right onscreen but end up tiny on the printed page, try these fixes.
INDUSTRIES
Sony pulls PS3 update after complaints that it bricks consoles
The company's gaming arm said it is investigating and will update users as soon as it pinpoints the issue.
INTERNET
Microsoft launches security bounty programs for Windows 8.1 and IE 11 Preview
Microsoft will pay security researchers for finding and reporting vulnerabilities in the preview version of its Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11) browser, for finding novel techniques to bypass exploit mitigations present in Windows 8.1 or later versions and for coming up with new ideas to defend against exploits.
MOBILE AND WIRELESS
Intel chooses sides in wireless power market
Alliance for Wireless Power, set to go head to head with two competing wireless charging groups, adds Intel to list of supporters.
NETWORKING
'Fingerprinting' added to Barracuda's firewall armoury
Barracuda Web Application Firewall version 7.8 firmware has specific enhancements to offset automated attack attempts from botnets, says Barracuda's Malaysia-based regional manager.
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Apple pours OS X Snow Leopard another Java fix
34 patches from Cupertino for the aged — but still alive — Java 6.
SECURITY
Today's workers demand flexibility, mobility—and Facebook
The corporate office is dead. Long live Starbucks.
STORAGE
Efficiency will hold down storage growth, IDC says
Data deduplication, storage virtualization and other techniques ease the amount of new capacity companies need
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Ernst & Young 2012 Global Information Security Survey (GISS) - Fighting to close the gap
Based on responses from 1,836 information security executives in 64 countries the 2012 GISS suggests that organizations are taking steps to enhance their information security capabilities but few are keeping up with an ever-changing risk landscape.
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What to Consider When Choosing Virtual Machine Protection
IT administrators are faced with number of important considerations when weighing data protection methodologies for virtual machines. This Paper explores several different approaches that will provide the right kind of coverage for your virtual machine workloads.
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How to Migrate Without Downtime: An Executive Overview
Migrating applications, systems and data has always been a challenge for IT staff; most have just gotten used to the pain that comes with migrations. To properly migrate applications and data to new platforms involves risk and takes time to complete.
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Seven Virtualization DR Myths
As IT departments across the world move more virtualization into their datacenters, they face new challenges about best practices. Myths about virtual server and data protection have risen, and it is time to debunk at least seven of them.
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Virtualization and Cloud Computing: Optimized Power, Cooling, and Management Maximizes Benefit
Effects of virtualization on Data Centre physical infrastructure and Methods on achieving power usage efficiency.
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Asia Pacific contact centre markets to grow
Calling Lara Croft: Researchers use lasers to uncover lost jungle city
Huawei unveils first SOC in Indonesia
Japan's NHK develops robot camera array for Matrix-like effects
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