CIO Insights
CIO Insights looks at the world of technology and business from the point of view of CIOs, IT directors and other senior tech professionals.
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CIOs told: Keep BYOA at bay with a corporate app store
CIOs faced with staff buying apps and online services without running it past the IT department are being advised to build corporate app stores to tempt staff back into using sanctioned software.
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Enterprise software: Win over the staff and you'll win over the business
Enterprise software needs to be as easy and enjoyable to use as consumer offerings if it is to appeal to today's workforce, according to a panel debate at the London Web Summit.
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Firms choose cloud services for one quarter of business functions
Cloud services are being used to fulfil e-commerce, email and storage roles, but CIOs are doubtful about cost savings, a survey has found.
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Cloud users redirect cash saved to business innovation, staffing
Businesses are taking cloud savings and reinvesting them in other parts of the business including innovation and new staff, according to research.
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Why every executive is a tech executive now
Executives across an organisation need to embrace and understand technologies - from cloud to software-defined networks - if they want to stay ahead of the game.
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IT innovation: Why are US and UK bottom of the pile?
US and UK organisations are putting less into innovative IT than their international counterparts - and well below firms in Brazil.
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Businesses caught out by the complexity of cloud
Business and IT executives say higher than expected implementation costs is the number one challenge when buying cloud services.
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Hybrid mobile apps: the future of app development?
Hybrid apps may be the norm, not the exception, within a few years as companies try to cut the cost of app deployment across multiple platforms.
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The secret to low-cost IT? Offload whatever you can
How easyJet keeps IT costs down while still delivering innovations
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How cloud platforms are letting business get experimental
Public cloud platforms are providing a cost-effective way for companies to experiment with new business ideas.
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Stop doing what the vendors tell you, CIOs told
Corporate IT strategies are too often bland rehashes of what's come before, says Gartner after surveying more than 2,000 CIOs on their plans for the coming year.
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Training, not outsourcing, is key to success say CIOs
IT leaders who focus on training and retaining staff are generally more successful than those buying in talent from outsourcers, a global survey of more than 2,000 CIOs finds.
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Ten business trends for 2013 - and four ways they affect you
The ratchet of change just went 'click' and is the new stable, the new economy, and there is no going back, and what is in store is even more radical.
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Nerves of glass - Artificial Intelligence and us
For decades pundits have been describing optical fibre networks as the nervous system of the planet, but none could have guessed just how prophetic that would be.
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Will 2013 be a better year for the tech department? CIOs think so
Higher budgets for staffing and tech, plus big data and cloud means this year will be a better year for tech workers than 2012, according to the TechRepublic CIO Jury.
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There is no tech skills crisis, say IT chiefs
There is no widespread skills shortage, says TechRepublic's CIO Jury - but IT workers with business skills are hard to find.
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Windows Server 2012: Cheat Sheet
Get the lowdown on the latest version of Microsoft's server operating system.
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Ten business trends for 2013 - and four ways they affect you
The ratchet of change just went 'click' and is the new stable, the new economy, and there is no going back, and what is in store is even more radical.
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Windows 8 Cheat Sheet
UPDATED: Windows 8 will be with us soon, here's what you need to know about the most radical redesign since Windows 95.
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Big data skills: Should data scientist be your next job?
A look at how IT workers can prepare to meet business demand for big data analytics skills.
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Hybrid mobile apps: the future of app development?
Hybrid apps may be the norm, not the exception, within a few years as companies try to cut the cost of app deployment across multiple platforms.
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Indian outsourcing: Why skills shortages persist despite the graduate glut
The boom in India's services has spawned the growth of new engineering colleges. Yet the outsourcing industry thinks too few of their graduates are up to scratch.
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Cloud computing: What does it really mean for IT jobs?
As adoption of cloud computing services takes off, some argue demand for certain IT jobs will all but disappear.
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Bye bye MacBook, hello iPad: Why I'm taking the tablet
Many people are still undecided about whether they could use Apple's tablet instead of a notebook. There's no doubt in Seb Janacek's mind.
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Revealed: The jobs that will be wiped out by cloud computing
As businesses switch to cloud computing demand for some traditional IT roles will plummet - but new, different jobs will be created instead.
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Apple's Siri: Cheat Sheet
The iPhone 4S' virtual voice assistant - ask and you shall receive (an answer)...
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How bogus resumes raise questions about Indian outsourcing skills
Without tough measures by employers, the volume of dodgy job applications could hit confidence in India's outsourcing workforce.
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How in-memory computing is helping Unilever to maxmise profits
Consumer goods giant Unilever on how the in-memory computing platform SAP Hana will boost its bottom line.
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bet365 rebuilding its platform for a 1,000-core server world
CTO Martin Davies on how the online gambling company plans to scale for the next 10 years...