There's really nothing terribly wrong but, yes, the tech world has the 'heebeegeebees' when it comes to spending their money on 'kit', as the English like to say.

No doubt CIOs at small businesses are cash-strapped scrappers who get things done while enterprise CIOs tend to spend too much time away from the front lines. It's the guys in the middle that understand tech the best.

VMware vSphere 5 and Cloud Infrastructure Suite are giving competitor's more than a few sleepless nights.

Even though it's been around for some time, Big Data in many respect is just getting started. Here's a look at few vendors you'll most likely be hearing from soon if you haven't already.

RIM's entry in the mobile device management space may be a bit late by some standards but the company is still a player so writing them off just yet is a bit premature.

So far the latest version of COBIT, COBIT 5, has flown pretty far under the radar but for those in the know, version 5 couldn't come soon enough.

Not only do employees bring their own devices, but they also move corporate data onto the cloud without much thought.

It is uncomfortably common for offshoring projects big and small to go bad. So what do you when this happens? How do you get things back on track and not break the bank? Hint: Money's not the answer.

Tired of vendor claims that don't live up to the hype, many CIOs are focusing on more holistic options and moving away from the dependence on point solutions.

The ever-popular freemium software model may bring in converts but it also binds IT in ways that could compromise security, data access and control.

If you've been waiting to ink that new server contract, you should probably get it done before Jan. 1 if you want to get them 100% tax free.

Texting bests voice calls in disaster after disaster across the country.

There is no ISO number or black belt for document retention but you can't keep everything forever.

Because of the threat it poses to your brand, cyber security can no longer be viewed as an afterthought or something 'someone in IT' does.

When it comes to IT spending, enterprises are putting more cash on the table but only for safe bets.

As companies struggle to cope with so many new risk vectors, IT is having step up and help in almost every area of the business. ERM vendors are banking they can help.

Despite all the bean-counting, process refinement and policy polishing, one bill remains stubbornly out of control.

For one thing, get your potential provider to release their SLA without an NDA and see what happens.

Until ROI and TCO can be fully examined, it's still too early to know if cloud can replace traditional offshore outsourcing.

CIO is a misnomer now that they are responsible for so much of the business.

Like all things cloud, IaaS is popular but does that make IaaS right for your firm?