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Microsoft Surface: Nice hardware, but where's the roadmap?
Surface Pro 3 is a step in the right direction say tech chiefs, but more work is still needed says TechRepublic's CIO Jury.
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Big data: Neither snake oil or silver bullet
Why the recent questioning of the merits of big data analytics is a healthy debate rather than a condemnation of the field.
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Boom time for digital technologies as CEOs make IT investment top priority for 2014
CEOs at major firms say investing in technologies to stimulate growth is at the top of their to-do list in 2014, and that IT is no longer just a cost-centre to be cut.
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Five technology trends that CXOs should watch in 2014
Several critical trends are likely to affect your business in the year to come -- from connected devices to new security concerns to a more demanding and discriminating user base.
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Don't measure project success by cost alone
Ignoring scope and time in favour of staying within budget can seriously undermine project success and team morale.
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Project Insight: a feature-rich platform in need of a UI makeover
Will Kelly says there's a lot to like about Project Insight's various features, though the application needs a new skin.
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Tapping into the real-world value of reference architectures
A reference architecture provides a blueprint for advancing your business or technology strategy. But it can take a variety of forms, depending on your needs and your audience.
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Get a good view of your projects with 10,000ft
10,000ft is another contender in the SaaS-based project management space. Read our reviewer's take on the platform.
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Even if Windows RT vanishes, its spirit will live on
Tech chiefs are downbeat about the future of Microsoft's latest operating system but the shift in strategy it embodies is here for good.
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Will the NSA's activities handicap IT in the United States?
NSA spying has given U.S. IT a black eye, possibly triggered a recession in its tech industry, and fueled data protectionist movements.
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Start the year off right with the Producteev task management platform
If you're looking for a Do.com replacement or just a better task management solution, give Producteev a try. Here's how to sign up for and set up Producteev.
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HealthCare.gov lesson: Make stakeholders the primary contacts for issue escalation
Some HealthCare.gov commentators argue the breakdown stems from not having a single point of project responsibility. Ken Hardin advises on a best-case practice to learn from this example.
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Security and reliability: 10 questions with ownCloud CEO, Markus Rex
ownCloud cofounder and CEO Markus Rex shares his insights about today's cloud computing model, data ownership, and the choices companies are making to achieve secure, cost-effective storage.
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10 must-read tech decision maker stories from 2013
Here's a set of our most popular posts from 2013, to give you plenty of good ideas for 2014.
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Freescale Semiconductor brings ARM Cortex-A7 cores to the Internet of Things
Freescale is using ARM Cortex-A7 cores to provide smartphone-quality intelligence to the Internet of Things.
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Get a good view of your projects with 10,000ft
10,000ft is another contender in the SaaS-based project management space. Read our reviewer's take on the platform.
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Make the connections between social media and blogging
The blogging subset of social media provides a range of opportunities for businesses to advance their brands and to influence those they serve.
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Tips on adding video to your social media presence
Follow these best practices about audience, purpose, video production, and channel optimization when using video on social media.
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Non-tech execs break IT's grip on enterprise project purse strings
With the balance of power between IT and the business shifting, new research spells out some aspects of that change.
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IT cost cutting: Five ways to ensure you don't pay too high a price
Short-term IT cost cutting has a nasty habit of making companies pay more than they bargained for.
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Boom time for digital technologies as CEOs make IT investment top priority for 2014
CEOs at major firms say investing in technologies to stimulate growth is at the top of their to-do list in 2014, and that IT is no longer just a cost-centre to be cut.
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A tale of two cloud migrations
Two companies. One large. One startup. Two migrations to the cloud. Let’s take a look at the similarities and differences in their moves.
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A desktop virtualization primer, part 2
With benefits and drawbacks in mind, we take a look at the pragmatic side of a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI).
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Avoid unexpected problems by automating device onboarding
Thanks to advances made in IT process automation technologies, manually onboarding and off-boarding new network devices can now be archived along with 8-track tape players and pagers.
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Traditional IT metrics fail in tough budget times
Lean budget times exacerbate the need for IT to be able to collect metrics that show its value to the organization. Traditional forms of metrics that are used to justify projects will fail you when i...
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How CIOs should prepare for iOS 7
Amtel Founder/CEO PJ Gupta speaks with TechRepublic about the enterprise-level changes and implications of the September 10 release of Apple iOS 7.
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Avoid "Bring Your Own Cloud" syndrome
Just as one-off spreadsheets and databases have created headaches for IT leaders for decades, so, too, will cloud applications forcibly introduce unplanned and non-integrated tools into the applicatio...
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Break out of the blogging doldrums
Striving and planning for memorability can help your blogging efforts pay off.
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CIO vs CDO: There can be only one
Within three years, the friction and overlapping responsibilities between the CIO and the newly-created chief digital officer role will result in one role swallowing the other.
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Tech companies that are sitting on cash piles
Apple, Inc. has been the recipient of great scrutiny over its $137 billion cash surplus. They're not the only one sitting one sitting on a giant cash pile.