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How the Cloud Democratizes and Complicates Disaster Recovery

When it comes to disaster recovery, the cloud is showing itself to be a mixed bag. CIO.com's Jeff Vance explains how the great shift in technology has both lowered the entry barriers for DR technology and given smaller businesses what could be a

11 Apr 2012 8 mins

Disaster Recovery IT Strategy Private Cloud

Seeking Innovative Ideas? Read Something Quirky

CIOs are under pressure to come up with innovative ideas for the business. One way is to subscribe to a few obscure publications (print or online) that will trigger ideas outside your usual thinking patterns.

11 Apr 2012 3 mins

IT Strategy Innovation

13 Tips for Better Joomla CMS Security

With the surging popularity of Joomla, it's no surprise hackers are drawn to it as well. Don't panic, however. There are a number of things you can do to strengthen your security and turn your Joomla website into a fortress. Read along as w

9 Apr 2012 9 mins

Developer Intrusion Detection Software Malware

RIM Should Attack Apple, and Partner in the Enterprise

The BlackBerry maker has fallen on hard times, but the turnaround strategy the company's laid out will take it in precisely the wrong direction. RIM needs to take dead aim at Apple's iPhone with a full-bore consumer push, and save the partn

5 Apr 2012 5 mins

Small and Medium Business Smartphones iPhone

Global Business English Skills Declining

IT leaders concerned about the language barrier when sending work overseas may not feel any better after seeing a new analysis of language placement test scores. Latin American countries, in particular, lag in the ability to understand and communicat

5 Apr 2012 4 mins

IT Leadership IT Strategy Outsourcing

Cloud Computing Done the Netflix Way

What can Netflix teach enterprises about data center operations and always-on reliability? Netflix is a consumer-facing Web shop with only a few applications--a completely different infrastructure challenge, right? Wrong. CIO.com's Bernard Golde

5 Apr 2012 8 mins

CIO IT Strategy Innovation

How ‘Lean UX’ Can Improve Application Development

User experience designer Greg Laugero says 'Lean UX'--the next big thing in application development--places the emphasis on quickly developing the right thing for the target user. It holds significant promise for getting better applications

5 Apr 2012 5 mins

Agile Development Developer IT Strategy

Government CIOs Insist on Business Case for Mobile Deployments

As federal agency and department CIOs develop a government-wide mobile strategy, IT leaders face concerns about device flexibility and solid use cases.

4 Apr 2012 5 mins

CIO Government IT Small and Medium Business

The Product CIO

Companies are picking IT chiefs to help delight customers and generate revenue.

4 Apr 2012 7 mins

IT Jobs IT Strategy Small and Medium Business

Big Data Torpedoes Sales Forecasts, Can Cloud Tools Fix the Problem?

Many sales teams have access to automation tools for better visibility. However, when you consider that the average sales rep has from 20 to 50 open sales opportunities at any given time, using those tool have unintended consequences such as escalati

3 Apr 2012 8 mins

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