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State CIOs List Security as Top Priority for 2015

In the coming year, top state tech officials aim to ramp up efforts to secure digital systems as they shift to the cloud, consolidate data centers and move on a host of other priorities.

7 Nov 2014 4 mins

CIO Government Government IT

Federal IT Leaders Look for Trust, Transparency in Cloud Vendors

As the FedRAMP security certification standard evolves, government tech officials are having an easier time evaluating private cloud offerings. However, they caution that trust and vendor relationships are key, and regardless, some sensitive applicat

2 Nov 2014 4 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Security Government

How CIOs Can Keep Their Jobs by Picking the Right Vendors

CIOs don't stay in their jobs for long. Messy IT systems, cobbled together over many years, go a long way toward explaining why. To fix this problem, and to give themselves some job security, CIOs would be wise to study their vendors more carefu

31 Oct 2014 5 mins

CIO IT Strategy Servers

Microsoft Adds IoT, Big Data Orchestration Services to Azure

Looking to expand on the big data capabilities of its cloud platform, Microsoft has introduced Internet of Things streaming analytics, data production and workflow services for Azure.

30 Oct 2014 4 mins

Big Data Internet Internet of Things

Cloud migrations require big changes in IT staffing

These three CIOs have learned to weather the organizational and staffing changes caused by cloud computing.

29 Oct 2014 4 mins

Careers Cloud Computing IT Skills

How RMS Put Its Catastrophe Modeling Software in the Cloud

After hosting its software on Amazon Web Services, risk management firm RMS decided to move to a private cloud. The decision paid off, largely because RMS got a little help from its friends.

27 Oct 2014 3 mins

Cloud Computing Enterprise Applications Private Cloud

5 Tips for Transforming Enterprise IT Towers Into Cloud Services

With more cloud IT services in play, traditional IT has lost relevancy. Here are five tips for successfully transforming IT into a process-driven organization.

24 Oct 2014 4 mins

Cloud Computing IT Leadership Outsourcing

Future Points to Healthcare IT as a Service

Adopting social, mobile, analytics and cloud technology should save healthcare providers money in the long run. It should also help them use their EHR systems as a service, according to a joint report from EMC and MeriTalk.

23 Oct 2014 3 mins

Healthcare Industry ITSM Small and Medium Business

Microsoft Outlines Vision for Azure With New Services

Microsoft puts the pressure on cloud competitors Amazon and Google with a slate of new Azure offerings, including a 'cloud-in-a-box' hardware appliance geared for on-premises hybrid deployments.

21 Oct 2014 3 mins

Cloud Computing Hybrid Cloud Linux

CIOs Share Must-Have Cloud Skills

Cloud computing prompts IT organizations to rethink how they acquire talent and develop skills.

14 Oct 2014 4 mins

Careers Cloud Computing IT Skills

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