Opinion

Cloud Computing: Wasting Resources, Redefined

Many companies squirm when they hear about cloud providers’ use of commodity hardware. But organizational process waste is the real enemy now, says CIO.com’s Bernard Golden.

Worst Valentine’s Day Gift for Women: Teddy Bear or iPad?

You may love the iPad, but will it make her love you? This Valentine’s gift is not all roses.

How Enterprise Architects Can Gain Influence with the CIO

Enterprise architects and CIOs don’t always communicate well, which can spell trouble at budget time. Applying business architecture tools can really pay off, helping senterprise architects structure the conversation around the CIO’s strategic vision

RIM Waives Fee for “BlackBerry Innovation Forums”; Regional IT Events Free for Limited Time

RIM has waived the registration fee for its regional “BlackBerry Innovation Forums,” to be held in NA cities in February/March.

Verizon iPhone 4 Debut: The Big Fizzle

After having been strung along for years, wannabe iPhone customers sent a message to Verizon: Can you hear me now?

Is the iPhone App Gold Rush Over?

Here are three reasons why the iPhone app market is going from boomtown to bust.

Details on the Verizon LTE BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet

A RIM website confirms that Verizon Wireless plans to offer a version of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, likely this summer.

How Project Managers Need to Deal with Risk Reserves

They won’t just give you the money but you shouldn’t have to beg.

BP’s Crystal Ball – What’s it Mean for Technology?

BP recently released, for the first time publicly, its projections of future energy trends titled BP Energy Outlook 2030. This document builds on BP’s well known annual Statistical Review of World Energy which has been published since 1956. In publis

Transforming IT to Show Cost of Services: 5 Best Practices

IT has struggled for years to calculate and prove what its own services actually cost to deliver to the business. Consider these five strategies, as shared by CIOs who’ve already battle-tested them, says Sunny Gupta, CEO of Apptio.

Cloud-based CRM: Beware Bad Data and Silly Object Models

The marketing around cloud-based CRM systems is all about how fast they can be created and deployed, how they can scale up (or shrink to fit) to any business situation. But theyu0019re still IT systems, and a lack of discipline still spells trouble.

SAP Business ByDesign Update Brings New BlackBerry, iPad Support; Android Coming Soon

SAP’s on-demand EPR software for SMBs now supports BlackBerrys and the iPad, with Android/Windows Phone support expected soon.

Why Do IT Roles Fail?

A look at some emerging themes that explain why IT roles fail.

The Cloud CIO: A Tale of Two IT Futures

Will the IT group of the future emphasize commodity, or play a vital role in business offerings? CIO.com’s Bernard Golden says both views are true — and the CIO of the future has to push one to make room to achieve the other.

Offshoring: It’s the Skills, Not the Savings?

A new study indicates companies are offshoring because they can’t find skilled workers at home.

“BlackBerry Botox:” Anti-Aging Solution for Vain and/or Insane CrackBerry Addicts

Use a smartphone? Got “crow’s feet?” If so, your BlackBerry or iPhone could be to blame, according to a U.K. cosmetics doctor.

Super Bowl XLV Prognosticating: Is the Elephant Wiser than Social Media?

Whose Super Bowl winner prediction will prove accurate: Angeline the Elephant’s, Princess the Camel’s or Twitter’s?

Can Android Outrun Apple’s Marketing Machine?

Marketing will play a pivotal role in the tablet war, making Apple an all-time favorite.

Google Adds Security to Search

Front Row Seats When Internet Doomsday Hits Egypt

Team dysfunction the combinatorial way

A team can look healthy, until you do the math. That’s when you see the level of dysfunction. Here’s the magic formula.

How To Create Your PMP Exam Brain Dump Sheet

The Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam is a ‘closed’ book exam, the only reference material you are allowed to carry into the testing facility has to be contained in your brain. PMP expert Cornelius Fichtner explains how to create an exam bra

Apple Blocks Sony’s Reader App: Smart or Stupid?

Sony’s app bypasses in-app purchasing, doesn’t jive with Apple’s subscription plans.

How Secure is That Cloud Vendor? Part Two

Among the several dimensions of managing security across cloud applications, the trickiest one is “who gets to see and do what?” Here’s the low-down on access control options.

Can Windows Phone 7 Update and Advertise Its Way Out of Rut?

Market share numbers have Android through the roof and Windows Phone stuck on the ground. Is there any hope for WP7?

Salesforce “Chatter” Mobile Collaboration Apps Now Available for BlackBerry, iOS

BlackBerry, iPhone and iPad users can now download free mobile apps for use with Salesforce’s Chatter collaboration service.

BlackBerry Torch 9800 Gets Decked Out in 18 Carat Solid Gold—Only $13,000

Got a Zuckerberg-esque wad of cash in hand and a hankerin’ for a unique gadget? Behold: Amosu’s solid gold BlackBerry Torch.

The ‘Order-Deliver’ IT Model is Broken

Shifts in corporate thinking and a new wave of emerging technology are challenging the IT deliver model.

Taking the Risk Out of Enterprise Mobility

By choosing a solid mobile architecture you can give users the freedom to work on their smartphones and tablets without increasing organizational risk.

Is Unrest a Threat to Offshoring’s Viability?

Egypt had hoped to become an IT outsourcing powerhouse but is now in the throes of tremendous civil unrest. What’s the impact?