Opinion

What to Expect from RIM, AT&T at August 3 NYC BlackBerry Event

RIM and AT&T will hold an exclusive event in NYC on August 3. CIO.com’s Al Sacco predicts what the companies plan to announce.

Virtualization Management: Rush In Too Fast and You’ll Crash

Rush like a racecar driver into a virtualization strategy and you may create “VM stall” and other nasty surprises instead of savings and agility. CA Technologies shares some expert advice on managing virtualization using a mature lifecycle approach t

Indiana Sues IBM Sues Indiana Over Outsourcing Contract

The two are in a battle over a 10-year, $1.6 billion outsourcing deal.

Facebook’s New Delete Account Option: When You Need Out

Facebook has made many privacy changes to appease users, the newest of which makes deleting your account easy. Is it enough?

Why CEOs Should Stop Limiting IT Budgets

As CEOs put IT budgets under pressure, CIOs focus on balancing money spent to run the business versus to grow the business.

Are CIOs Too Cozy with Their Technology Vendors?

When “Airing Their Grievances,” many CIOs are reluctant to name names. That’s both surprising and troubling.

The Essential EA Toolkit (Part 1)

In order to be effective, every Enterprise Architecture Practice needs some “tools” in their toolkit; this post recommends a few

BlackBerry Security: UAE Calls BlackBerry a National Security Risk

The UAE says RIM’s data-transfer processes, which send data through servers in Canada, make BlackBerry a national security risk

Are Spreadsheets Really to Blame for IT’s Inability to Prove Its Value?

CIOs, multimillion-dollar IT budgets and Excel spreadsheets collide to surface age-old business-IT alignment problems.

How to Set CRM Priorities: Two Proven Methods

Given that the top cause of scope creep is a weak or erratic prioritization mechanism, getting this process right will pay dividends throughout all phases of your CRM implementation. Here’s some expert advice.

Don’t Just Build Business-IT Alignment, Map It

Capability maps put technology strategies in the context of the business process and functions that they affect, helping enterprise architects design smarter. Here, Forrester Research shares six steps to follow as you create and use a capability map.

Trip to Ethiopia

Trip to Ethiopia to meet with couple of microfinance institutions

Apple’s iPad Ecosystem: Suppliers and Developers Hard at Work

Take a peek at the latest figures on Apple’s physical and digital supply chains–and what they say about iPad adoption.

What Do Business Strategy And Formula One Racing Have In Common?

How IT strategy planning has evolved to become integrated into business strategy.

Hey Ballmer, Let’s Have a Beer!

Our top tech execs are titans of industry. But would any of them be a good drinking buddy?

Jive Looks To Play With The Big Fish

Jive intends to compete for a big slice of the enterprise collaboration marketplace.

Twitter Fail Whale Is Hardest Working Employee

We all deserve a vacation, and lately, the Fail Whale has earned his. Will Twitter’s fix for downtime issues solve the problem?

Cloud Computing: What Data Center Hardware Should You Keep?

As your enterprise adopts cloud solutions, it can be hard to determine what systems should stay and what should go.

BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) Compatibility Matrix Updated for BES 5.0 SP2

BlackBerry-maker RIM has released an updated version of its BES compatibility matrix for Exchange and Lotus Domino.

10 Ways to Prevent Social Media Scams

New Career Paths to the CIO Role

New Career Paths to the CIO Role

Texas Seeks Cure for Ills With IBM Outsourcing Gig

Problems continue to plague a seven-year outsourcing contract between Texas and IBM, and lines are being drawn.

Gartner’s “Hype Cycle” Due Soon, But Mine’s Better

Don’t worry about the trough of disillusionment, for I will enlighten you on what technologies are hot or not for 2010.

BlackBerry 6: Seven Fresh Multimedia Features in RIM’s New Mobile OS

CIO.com’s Al Sacco highlights seven brand new multimedia-oriented features in RIM’s upcoming mobile OS, BlackBerry 6.

My AT&T Customer Service Nightmare

One move, plus one e-mail password snafu add up to one frustrating week for this PC and iPhone user. Dear AT&T: You should be able to do better customer service than this.

Windows Phone 7 Reviews: Beauty or the Beast?

Early takes on the Technical Preview of Windows Phone 7 are more thumbs up than screw up. But is it too late to sway users?

Expand Your CRM System: 3 Paths to More Power

A CRM system’s off-the-shelf functionality is typically just a starting point. How many add-ons should you buy, and how much should you extend on your own?

Your Next IT Budget: 6 Ways to Support Business Growth

Make sure your IT budget priorities match up with the current business focus on growth. Here, Forrester Research shares six tips for changing the infrastructure and operations portion of your IT budget to support business expansion.

BlackBerry “Storm 3” to Function as 3G Mobile Hotspot?

RIM’s new BlackBerry “Storm 3” could be the first BlackBerry device to function as an official 3G wireless Internet “hotspot.”

What Buddha Could Teach Jobs About Antennagate

Given last week’s epic display of ego by Steve Jobs, we’re thinking he needs a sit down with Buddha.