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State CIOs Fighting Budget Battles with Technology
David Hutchins | Published Mar 4, 2011
State budget pressures are the catalyst for innovative approaches to operational efficiencies, writes CIOUpdate guest columnist David Hutchins of CDW.
Tags:IT budgets,CIO,cloud computing,IT/Business Alignment,IT value

The Rise of the Stealth Cloud
Pam Baker | Published Dec 2, 2010
You heard of silent black helicopters and all-seeing 'eyes in the sky' – enter the newest threat to your survival, the stealth cloud.
Tags:Nimbus,cloud computing,Cloud,stealth cloud,consumer tech

Cloud Computing? ... Hold on a Minute
Barbara Rembiesa | Published Sep 24, 2010
Executive are buying into the cloud but should they?, asks CIOUpdate columnist Barbara Rembiesa of IAITAM.
Tags:IAITAM,Cloud,cloud computing,asset management,TCO

12 Questions to Ask About Optimizing Cloud Services
Dennis Drogseth | Published Sep 14, 2010
Cloud computing is changing the IT landscape. But don't panic. Instead read this executive list of dos and don’ts from CIOUpdate columnist Dennis Drogseth of Enterprise Management Associates.
Tags:Cloud Migration,cloud computing,IT management

CIOs Predict Modest Increase in 4Q New Hires
Larry Barrett | Published Sep 2, 2010
Most CIOs are optimistic about the fourth quarter but only 9 percent expect to add new IT workers and 6 percent said they're cutting staff.
Tags:IT jobs,government,cloud computing,virtualization,security

IT Job Market Continues Steady Recovery
Larry Barrett | Published Aug 10, 2010
Latest data from TechServe Alliance finds some cause for optimism in the IT employment sector.
Tags:software,cloud computing,hardware,IT jobs,economy

Cloud Services Market Seeing Explosive Growth
Larry Barrett | Published Jun 22, 2010
Gartner predicts services related to cloud computing will exceed $68 billion this year and surge to more than $148 billion by 2014.
Tags:software,data center,cloud computing,CIOs,hardware

IBM, Volunteers Help Locate Anti-Cancer Drugs
Andy Patrizio | Published Jun 17, 2010
Distributed computing separates the wheat from the chafe, but is it right for your company?
Tags:distributed computing,Parallel processing,cloud computing,research,IBM

Tech Experts See Bright Future in the Cloud
David Needle | Published Jun 14, 2010
Pew survey of well-regarded technology observers and insiders sees traditional desktop computing fading away.
Tags:cloud computing,steve jobs,Pew,social networks,iPad

CIOs Ready to Ramp Up IT Staffing
Larry Barrett | Published Jun 9, 2010
IT staffing and recruiting data indicates CIOs and their companies are much more optimistic heading into the second half of 2010.
Tags:economy,cloud computing,IT staffing,CIOs,networking

Symantec - Cloud Requires Security Diligence
David Needle | Published Jun 4, 2010
While Cloud computing can curb data center expansion, significant security and information management issues remain.
Tags:Amazon,cloud computing,Enterprise Vault,Symantec

Microsoft Signs Massive Cloud Apps Deal
Stuart J. Johnston | Published Jun 4, 2010
Microsoft online services like free e-mail, instant messaging, and calendaring are the new standard for hundreds of thousands of students, teachers, and staff in Kentucky's Department of Education.
Tags:Microsoft,Google,Kentucky,Online Services,cloud computing

Up in the Cloud - 10 Things About Cloud Computing You Don't Already Know
Robert McGarvey | Published May 19, 2010
Perhaps the one most disturbing to IT leadership is the encroachment on their fiefdoms.
Tags:Cloud,CIO,Gartner,cloud computing,Interop

CIO Exodus Fueled by Job Dissatisfaction, IT Disrupters
Pam Baker | Published Mar 11, 2010
CIO jobs are hard enough to come by, but, it seems, even harder to keep.1.34
Tags:IT jobs,cloud computing,PricewaterhouseCoopers,CIO,careers

Chargeback can be an Integral Part of Your IT Strategy
Lisa Erickson-Harris | Published Mar 8, 2010
But showback is also becoming a popular option that avoids a lot of the political pitfalls of this controversial choice for the management of IT, writes CIOUpdate guest columnist Lisa Erickson-Harris of Enterprise Management Associates.
Tags:showback,EMA,cloud computing,IT budgets,chargeback

Microsoft's 'All In' the Cloud
Stuart J. Johnston | Published Mar 5, 2010
CEO Steve Ballmer lays out the five principals that will guide the Redmond giant in the Cloud of tomorrow.
Tags:Bing,Azure,Microsoft,cloud computing,Ballmer

Service Management is an Imperative in the Cloud
Melissa Borza | Published Mar 4, 2010
Fair weather in the Cloud requires management of the service value chain, writes CIOUpdate guest columnist Melissa Borza of CA Service Management.
Tags:cloud computing,Cloud,CA,change management,ITSM

Shelved IT Projects Moving Forward
CIO Update Staff | Published Feb 25, 2010
CIOs plan to move their IT strategy forward with projects - Cloud computing, virtualization, branded social media - that were put on the back burner during the recession.
Tags:cloud computing,Project management,social media,IT projects,virtualization

HP Consulting Unveils Real-World Cloud Computing Services
Andy Patrizio | Published Feb 17, 2010
HP's new Cloud Design Service will aid customers in creating their own private, internal-use Cloud systems. After many of services that were more theoretical, this one gets into actual deployments.
Tags:cloud computing,infrastructure,services,datacenter,HP

IBM Updates Cognos Business Intelligence Suite
Larry Barrett | Published Feb 10, 2010
IBM's refreshed Cognos analytics applications to include new scenario-planning options, financial consolidation options and pre-built models to support faster financial analysis.
Tags:Cognos,IBM,cloud computing,business analytics