CEOs Brace for the Return of Shadow IT
As CEOs press for growth and business leaders find opportunity all around them in today’s global economy, an old IT nemesis is back. Shadow or rogue IT is becoming a prominent issue for CIOs once...
View ArticleThe CIO vs. CFO: Dueling Surveys Debate Who's in Charge of IT
Hang on a minute. Last I checked, most CIOs had authority over the IT spending in their organizations, and a majority of you (68 percent) were members of the C-suite’s executive committee. That’s data...
View ArticleExecs from NASDAQ, HP Show Operations Some Love
One of the great joys I have in serving the CIO community is witnessing the openness and transparency you have with each other—especially when given the chance to sit down face-to-face at one of our...
View ArticleTop Ten Tech Predictions for 2012
As we end a transformational year in enterprise tech, you may wonder: What next? I think these 10 trends will reshape business and the CIO role: To read this article in full, please click here
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolutions 2012
Last month I made some predictions for the Top 10 trends that will affect your work life in 2012. Now that the New Year’s celebrations are upon us, it’s a good time to reflect on what your Top 10 New...
View ArticleWhy Big Data Means a Big Year for Hadoop
You can't have a conversation in today's business technology world without touching on the topic of big data.Simply put, it's about data sets so large—in volume, velocity and variety—that they're...
View ArticleWhy Smart CIOs Channel Steve Jobs
I just finished reading Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs, a fantastic read about one of the most fascinating people of our time.While there are many things you might question about Jobs'...
View ArticleHow CIOs Can Help Facilitate Systems of Engagement
As the U.S. economy begins to brighten, it's reassuring to see spending in the manufacturing, retail, financial and healthcare sectors starting to respond. Conversations within the IT leadership...
View ArticleWhat Will It Take to Get More Women Execs in IT?
As the father of two young girls, I often think ahead to what fields my children might pursue in their professional careers. Since my own career is devoted to high-tech media, I naturally think about...
View ArticleCIOs Need a Wakeup Call
Dear CIO Community: Your world has changed, and I'm not sure most of you have noticed the shifts that are putting you at risk of becoming irrelevant. Excuse the blunt wake-up call here, but when I meet...
View ArticleAre You Keeping Ahead of IT Industry Trends?
During my recent travels, I met with a leading angel investor and we talked about the amazing roll that the technology sector is on right now. Consider the incredible amounts of investment flowing into...
View ArticleHow to Succeed in Business: Award-Winning IT Innovation
Business is a competitive sport, so every day there are winners and losers. Yet what I find so interesting is that there are so many routes to business success--from culture, innovation and leadership...
View ArticleHow to Measure the Cultural DNA of Your Company
When Yahoo named Marissa Mayer as its new CEO recently, the news got a lot of attention. Yahoo's Chairman Fred Amoroso called Mayer the perfect choice because of her "unparalleled track record in...
View ArticleHey CIOs! Show Your CMO the Love
Nearly two years ago in this column, I confidently predicted big changes in the CIO-CMO relationship. I was sure CIOs and marketing chieftains would overcome their historically conflicted,...
View ArticleCIOs Must Face the Talent Challenge
The more CIOs I talk to, the more apparent it becomes that the talent wars have hit a whole new level of sophistication. Here are some intriguing approaches and questions to consider, gathered from my...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Priorities for CIOs in 2013
As we approach the new year, I share 10 of my all-time favorite quotes paired with some questions to spark your thinking about CIO priorities for 2013.10. "The medium is the message." Philosopher...
View Article10 Resolutions for CIOs to Kick-Start the New Year
Happy New Year. Have you made any resolutions yet? If you're still mulling over the possibilities, allow me to share CIO's Top 10 resolutions. As we're fond of saying around my company, "The biggest...
View ArticleCIOs See Risks and Rewards in Startup Mania
Are we in a tech bubble? Pundits and market-watchers have been batting that idea around lately, focusing on the poor stock performance of once-dazzling social-media innovators like Facebook, Zynga and...
View ArticleDoes Technology Makes Us Smarter Or Dumber?
Exhibit A: I was driving up Silicon Valley's Route 101 in northern California last month when I noticed a strange-looking SUV in front of me. On its roof was a tripod structure topped with a spinning...
View ArticleThe Industrial Internet: The Next Great Economic Revolution
It's often argued that the most important era in U.S. history was the Industrial Revolution, that period from roughly 1760 to 1840 when almost every aspect of business and daily life changed.The shift...
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