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The 9 Most Difficult-to-Fill IT Roles

Competition for IT workers is fierce in the tech world and skills shortages abound. How fierce? Using data from TEKsystems, we look at what organizations describe as their most difficult-to-fill IT roles.

Apr 23, 2014 5 mins

IT Jobs IT Leadership IT Strategy

Healthcare IT Security Brings Challenges, Opportunities, but No Big Surprises

Recent pan-industry data breach reports from Symantec and Verizon Enterprise Solutions largely confirm what healthcare already knows about the root cause of its data breaches. But how can organizations step up to improve security?

Apr 23, 2014 7 mins

Data Breach Healthcare Industry Intrusion Detection Software

How to Gauge Employee Satisfaction, One Question at a Time

If you're looking to improve workplace satisfaction and retention, you can improve morale by asking employees a single question.

Apr 23, 2014 5 mins

IT Governance IT Jobs IT Strategy

Federal CIOs Squeezed by Budgets, Executive Buy-in

Technology chiefs in the federal government say they struggle with their role within their departments and agencies. A bill passed in the House and pending in the Senate could give federal CIOs more authority, though.

Apr 21, 2014 5 mins

CIO Government Government IT

IT Departments Not Losing Ground to Managed Service Providers (Yet)

Many business users say they're fed up with what they perceive as sluggish IT departments, but cringe at the thought of outsourcing to a managed services provider. However, the rise of BYOD, consumer tech and cloud computing may be clearing a pa

Apr 21, 2014 3 mins

CIO IT Strategy Outsourcing

Analysts Have Mixed Emotions in Bidding Farewell to Windows XP

Microsoft's Windows XP has reached its end-of-support deadline, but it's not easy saying goodbye to the most dominant operating system of its time. Two Aberdeen Group analysts share their (differing) thoughts on the end of Windows XP.

Apr 18, 2014 6 mins

IT Governance IT Strategy Small and Medium Business

9 Things You Need to Know Before You Store Data in the Cloud

More and more businesses of all sizes are storing some or all of their data in the cloud. But before you move to an online storage provider, there are some things you should know (and ask) about cloud storage and recovery.

Apr 16, 2014 8 mins

Backup and Recovery Cloud Management Cloud Storage

Healthcare is Hot for CIOs!

New CIOs at WellPoint, Sharp Healthcare, Wakeforest Baptist (along with CIO moves in retail, energy and more)

Apr 15, 2014 3 mins

CIO IT Jobs IT Strategy

CIOs to Become In-House Brokers — and That’s a Good Thing

In their new role as brokers and consultants, CIOs will be in an even more powerful position. According to a new survey, two-thirds of C-level executives and business unit leaders expect the IT department to have more influence on technology decision

Apr 15, 2014 5 mins

CIO Careers IT Strategy

IT Service Providers in Ukraine Deliver Despite Political Tensions

It's been business as usual for IT outsourcing providers in Ukraine, though the ongoing military and political uncertainty has had a public relations impact.

Apr 14, 2014 2 mins

IT Leadership IT Strategy Outsourcing

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