CIO Insights

Archive: 07-2012

• IT security: How do you deal with the unknown-unknowns?

  Security firms have become accomplished at spotting the known threats over the years, but stopping zero-day attacks takes something more.

  Posted by Bob Tarzey | July 31, 2012, 1:40 AM PDT

• iTunes: Apple’s iCloud front end? Six ways it must improve

  If iTunes is to deliver as Apple’s front end to its iCloud and content ecosystem, it will have to change - or fall behind its rivals.

  Posted by Seb Janacek | July 30, 2012, 2:56 AM PDT

• Indian outsourcing’s little brother: In decline or just in need of a makeover?

  India’s business process outsourcing industry seems to be undergoing an identity crisis that some insiders think only a change of image can cure.

  Posted by Saritha Rai | July 26, 2012, 4:32 AM PDT

• Why the IT department needs more women

  CIOs need to tackle the IT department’s embarrassing shortfall of female staff, or risk falling out of step with the prevailing mood in the boardroom.

  Posted by Nick Heath | July 25, 2012, 12:25 PM PDT

• BYOD: Tech chiefs still split on the benefits, concerned about security

  CIO Jury: While bring your own device might be an idea that appeals to staff, CIOs are not so sure, as concerns about data security remain.

  Posted by Steve Ranger | July 24, 2012, 8:09 AM PDT

• Why Windows 8 has businesses in stitches

  An upgrade to Windows 8 is not even on the radar of the majority of businesses, with most firms yet to fully make the switch to Microsoft’s previous OS according to a Gartner analyst.

  Posted by Nick Heath | July 23, 2012, 9:14 AM PDT

• US top of the class for teaching computer science

  The US is the best country in the world to be taught computer science according to an international study but some rivals like Japan and China are catching up in leaps and bounds.

  Posted by Nick Heath | July 20, 2012, 4:02 AM PDT

• My sad experience - but tech stepped up to the mark

  It’s some consolation that software and hardware can make a telling difference to the final phase of a human life.

  Posted by Peter Cochrane | July 20, 2012, 1:46 AM PDT

• The great milk shake-up: Farm robots that toil till the cows come home

  As an IT pro, sometimes it’s fascinating to see the application of technology in industries that are so different to one’s own.

  Posted by Nic Bellenberg | July 19, 2012, 3:40 AM PDT

• Microsoft and Google may not like it but they’re marching to Apple’s drumbeat

  Every so often a force appears in technology that carries all before it. For the moment, Apple is just such a phenomenon.

  Posted by Seb Janacek | July 16, 2012, 4:55 AM PDT