CIO Role

Mon, May 21, 2012 - SAS needed a way to consolidate information repositories and wrangle millennials from using Facebook for work purposes. Here's how the business analytics company decided on and rolled out their enterprise collaboration platform, plus tips for success.

Mon, May 21, 2012 - The National Football League may have big stadiums, big players and big games, but when it comes to computer systems, the league's vice president of IT, Nancy Galietti, doesn't use the word big.

Wed, May 16, 2012 - That Kony2012 viral video achieved historic numbers. But if your CMO is gunning for big-time online marketing campaigns, they need the CIO's help to succeed.

Mon, May 14, 2012 - Big data analysis got its start from the large Web service providers such as Google, Yahoo and Twitter, which all needed to make the most of their user generated data. But enterprises will big data analysis to stay competitive, and relevant, as well.

Tue, May 08, 2012 - The BYOD phenomenon and the need to collaborate with mobile users and international subsidiaries led New England Biolabs to weigh a switch from Microsoft Office and Exchange Server to Google Apps. The results of their proof-of-concept testing surprised many, including the CIO.

Mon, May 07, 2012 - IBM has reduced the number of applications it uses internally by 70%, but that's not enough for CIO Jeanette Horan.

Mon, May 07, 2012 - IT leaders deploying today's transformational technologies can do so resignedly or aspirationally. Only one approach can really make a difference for the business.

Mon, May 07, 2012 - IT is under pressure to get more agile in its delivery methods and pursue flexible prioritization strategies to work with, not against, the burgeoning needs of the business.

Sat, May 05, 2012 - There's room for common ground in the tech culture war between the "geeks" -- technical people who like to tinker with tech -- and "noobs" -- nontechnical people who want gadgets to just work.

Thu, May 03, 2012 - CIOs can expect their jobs to change dramatically by the end of the decade. Expect an increased role in everything from business planning and cybersecurity to robot management and, of course, the cloud.

Wed, May 02, 2012 - Google Drive raises several concerns about cloud storage. Many of these consumer-level questions -- who owns your data, how data can be used and what happens if the data is lost or stolen -- are ones enterprise IT executives should be asking, too.

Tue, May 01, 2012 - CIO magazine's Editor in Chief Maryfran Johnson discusses our May 15 cover story and why CIOs are changing their outsourcing strategy to bring more IT jobs back in-house

Tue, May 01, 2012 - A Yale researcher says businesses should design systems and products with human foibles in mind.

Tue, May 01, 2012 - Entrepreneur, futurist, global talent scout and master of business metrics. Those are some of the roles that CIOs will need to play in 2017 to be successful, according to today's award-winning CIOs.