Opinion

IT Jobs: Staffing Expert Says Tech Employment Is Improving

Corporations’ interest in automation spells good news for many IT workers and IT jobs.

How To Navigate an Exit Interview

Most departing employees view the exit interview as a colossal waste of time. Here’s advice for making the most of it.

RIM to End BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) 4.1 Support This Summer

Organizations running BES v4.1 for Exchange or Domino will no longer see official support from RIM after July 2, 2011.

Agile Iron Chefs?

Entrepreneurs and corporate managers are fundamentally different. Agile and Waterfall are different in the exact same way.

Cloud Computing: Advice for Application Control Freaks

The whole point of cloud computing is to easily leverage services you don’t have to build and operate yourself. How do you make sure that the things you depend on will really be there over time?

IT Outsourcing in Latin America: Hot Hot Hot!

HP scores $100 million deal with Coca-Cola in Mexico as the region’s outsourcing market grows up and up.

Inside The Next Generation Vendor Management Office

How will your vendor management group do more for the business in the next few years? Consider this expert advice from Forrester Research.

5 Gotta Have Social Media Apps

Vulture Or Venture? These VCs Are All Right

To many in the business community they are “vulture capitalists,” not venture capitalists. VCs — their critics contend — seize opportunities improperly, and exploit the weaknesses they detect in people they are dealing with. But a recent study at N

Three CIO Forums for Peer-to-Peer Resources

CIOs find guidance from their peers to be of the highest value. Here are three forums provided by CIO magazine where CIOs can connect with one another.

Making Space for Creative Thinking

CIO magazine Editor in Chief Maryfran Johnson reflects on our April 1 cover story and the ways technology can hinder or aid strategic decision making.

The Tech CIOs Are Paying For

CIOu2019s latest tech priorities survey suggests cloud and mobile continue to be in high demand

Words Enterprise Architects should only speak in whispers

Attention enterprise architects: Showing how smart you are is a losing proposition

BlackBerry “Enterprise Activation” App Enables Wireless BES Activation on Personal Data Plans

A new, free app lets BlackBerry admins wirelessly connect employees’ personal smartphones to some versions of BES.

iPhone: The World’s Most Popular Camera, Says Geekaphone

Here are six picture perfect apps and three cool photos that support their finding.

Age Discrimination in IT: What Would You Do?

If you possess more experience than necessary for a job, should you scale back your experience to avoid automatic rejection?

Cloud CIO: 3 Private Cloud Use Case Scenarios

Organizations looking to deploy private clouds must understand where they’re headed. A development cloud is an appropriate start, but consider these three scenarios for how use of your cloud will evolve — for better or for worse, says CIO.com’s Bern

Avoid 3 Cloud App Development Sand-Traps

Done wrong, cloud software projects can subject you to all the pitfalls of traditional software projects. Consider these three no-no’s carefully.

Will Offshore IT Prices Rise? Yep!

There are rumblings that Indian IT outsources are raising prices by about 5 percent.

CRM: Avoid 3 User Identity Mistakes

Putting customers aside for once, let’s talk about your users who log in and work with CRM systems daily. Are you making any of these three big mistakes while managing user identities?

Future of CIO Role: Drive the Business or Face Career Stall

Forrester’s IT Forum 2011: Helping to put IT leaders in the driver seat

Salary Negotiation Lessons Learned from Hiring a Nanny

Hiring managers should always ask job seekers whether they’re entertaining other job interviews or offers. It’s about leverage.

Your Next Project: Managing By Projects

If you feel like you are overburdened by projects, you probably are not alone. During my 13 years in the finance profession, cross-functional teams have evolved from a major change initiative to a part of everyday working life. I still remember my fi

Wake Up Microsoft: Tablet Users Like You, They Really Do

Forrester reports that iPad competitors are in trouble, but that users are surprisingly in favor of a Windows tablet.

IBM Finds Outsourcing Work in India

IBM has hooked a mega, 10-year deal with an Indian manufacturer of automotive systems.

BlackBerry Client for Microsoft SharePoint First Look: Screen Shots, Details

CIO’s Al Sacco offers a first look at the upcoming BlackBerry Client for Microsoft SharePoint, along with details on the add-on.

Tsunami Scam Warnings Keep Coming In

Be Careful Of Earthquake Related Charity Scams

Cisco Jabber: The UC App for Everyone?

Cisco’s unified communications app, Jabber, releases this year across devices, favoring Apple and Android. Windows? Not so much.

Soaring iPad Sales Threaten Android Tablets

Will iPad 2 mania put an end to Android tablet wars before they start?