Leadership/Management

Mon, February 13, 2012 -

Mon, February 13, 2012 - The CIO of U.S. Gas & Electric in North Miami Beach recently hired four new staffers and was looking to add 11 more people to his team of 20. His list of open positions included an EDI programmer, a risk management programmer, a CRM programmer, a business analyst and an assistant IT manager.

Mon, February 13, 2012 - Got your "big data" plan in place? If not, you may want to think about implementing one.

Mon, February 13, 2012 - The premiums companies pay to IT professionals on top of their annual salaries or contract rates to acquire a specific, desired skill have been declining for a year, according to research into IT pay premiums conducted by Foote Partners. The research firm expects this downward trend to continue through 2012 before reversing in 2013.

Mon, February 13, 2012 - Aneesh Chopra, who served for almost three years as the first CTO for the U.S. government, has resigned. It is rumored that he will run for lieutenant governor in Virginia, according to The Washington Post and other sources.

Mon, February 13, 2012 - If you don't become the new type of IT leader, all you will lead is the herd that's heading toward the cliff.

Mon, February 13, 2012 - Jargon, data, power -- the first step to IT recovery is recognizing the monkey on your back

Mon, February 13, 2012 - Hadoop is coming out of the shadows and into production in IT shops that are drawn to its ability to store, process and analyze extremely large volumes of data. But the relative newness of the open-source platform and a shortage of experienced Hadoop talent pose technical challenges that enterprise IT teams need to address.

Sun, February 12, 2012 - Offshore outsourcing is again a hot topic this election year, but the solutions U.S. politicians are proposing will do little to prop up the American IT services industry. If government leaders really want to save U.S. IT jobs, here's what they should do.

Fri, February 10, 2012 - Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leader Page Petry answers questions about certifications, winning a promotion and more.

Fri, February 10, 2012 - As organizations increasingly adopt cloud offerings for critical business operations from public and private providers, connecting them all back to the core of the business is becoming a challenge involving complicated integration, orchestration and rules management.

Thu, February 09, 2012 - The FBI today made public a background investigation of Steve Jobs in 1991, when he was being considered by the George H. W. Bush administration for a spot on the President's Export Council.

Thu, February 09, 2012 - IT is becoming a victim of its own success, according to the Wellcome Trust's head of IT Mark Bramwell.

Wed, February 08, 2012 - Nokia is moving more of its manufacturing to Asia, the company says, and it is laying off about 4,000 workers by year-end at three factories in Europe and Mexico.