Analytics

Application Streaming Gets a New Face With Cloudpaging

Application streaming--delivering software on-demand from centralized servers or the cloud--holds great promise, but has proved elusive in practical application. Legacy applications can prove difficult to virtualize and performance has been problemat

Big Data Causes Concern and Big Confusion

A new study suggests many organizations are concerned about managing big data, but most don't have a clear understanding of what big data means. Log management solutions can help organizations make sense of some of the data they're generati

Inadequate SSL Certificate Data Threatens IT Security

SSL certificates are a fundamental component of secure online transactions, but a new survey finds that a majority of organizations don't know where or how many certificates they actually have, and nearly as many lack an accurate idea of which c

How IBM Sold Business Analytics by Relying Solely on Partners

Dissatisfied with its midmarket efforts in the $90 billion business analytics hardware, software and services global market, IBM shifted all of its sales efforts for that segment to the channel. Big Blue teamed that commitment with a $14 billion inve

Accurate Sales Forecasts and Other CRM Fantasies

Every company needs a sales forecast, but generating sound growth projections is devilishly hard, and accuracy depends on rethinking old forecasting processes.n

How and When to Build a Mobile Website

Mobile technology experts discuss which enterprises need a mobile presence, the important questions to ask when developing a mobile website, what pitfalls to avoid and what to expect to pay.

How to Evaluate Enterprise Search Options

An enterprise search platform delivers many benefits, including improved employee productivity, but there are dozen of vendors and three different approaches -- specialized, integrated and detached -- to consider. Here's how to find the product

Building Better Business Apps: How Apps Impact BYOD

Pricing Done Right

Setting prices is a strategic decision that needs C-level attention. Your profits depend on it.

Why Pricing Should Be Done on More Than Just Instinct

CIO magazine editor in chief Maryfran Johnson discusses her take on pricing and the role the CIO needs to play in this business function