GARY BEACH

Gary Beach is the publisher emeritus of CIO magazine.

Time Is Money: What CIOs Should Know About How they Spend Their Time

CIO’s publisher emeritus Gary Beach looks at our annual State of the CIO data for clues to how CIOs manage their time and how well that aligns with their goals.

Enterprise Mobile: 7 Things CIOs Need to Do Now

Gary Beach, publisher emeritus of CIO magazine, spoke with rock star CIOs at a conference on enterprise mobility and learned that the time is now to throw significant investment into mobile.

How the Right Tech Plans Can Lead to Better Customer Service

Keep your average customer in mind when developing the products they must interact with, recommends CIO magazine publisher emeritus Gary Beach.

The Dawning of the Age of Mobility

Every 15 years, a big technology shift changes IT forever. Mobility will define the next era

Time to Showcase America’s Tech

The United States needs a big, public technology event to show off our IT innovations.

IT Certification: It’s Time for a State-Administered Program

Siloed certification programs, mostly dedicated to a vendor, just don’t cut it anymore. CIO magazine publisher emeritus Gary Beach thinks IT execs should hold a standardized certification like other professionals.

IT Spending: CIOs Explains Their Budget Increases

Businesses are projected to increase technology spending by 8.2 percent in the coming year. What’s caused the turnaround? CIO publisher emeritus Gary Beach talked to CIOs around the country to find out.

Twitter-Skeptical CIOs, Come Back!

CIO publisher emeritus Gary Beach once ditched Twitter. But after several CIOs touted social media tools like the microblogging site as the most game-changing technology, he decided to give it another chance.

CIOs Should Think Horizontal, not Vertical for Stack Architecture

CIO magazine publisher emeritus Gary Beach thinks changing governance rules to make horizontal silos makes better business sense.

Pay for What You Get

Will Cloud Computing charge based on usage?