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opinion

7 steps to get your boss to take security and compliance seriously

Here are seven ways to flip security and compliance at your company from a weakness to a strategic advantage.

10 aug. 2015
Compliance Security
feature

9 tips for dealing with toxic coworkers

Negative people in the workplace can take a toll on both your sanity and health. But before you point fingers ensure you've done you're part to build a healthy relationship. Here experts discuss techniques for dealing with difficult behavio

10 aug. 2015
Careers IT Jobs ITSM
opinion

Traction Watch: The smart decisions leading Touch of Modern to $100M in sales

In 2012, the e-commerce site Touch of Modern was just beginning to see growth on its daily sales of unique products. Just one year later, they were approaching $20M in sales and by 2014 they more than doubled that revenue. Today, Touch of Modern is o

8 aug. 2015
ITSM Retail Industry Startups
feature

What is holacracy and why does it work for Zappos?

Zappos made news by announcing it was getting rid of bosses, and moving to a self-managing structure called Holacracy. Is it innovative or anarchy?

5 aug. 2015
Careers ITSM Relationship Building
opinion

The creepiness factor in healthcare data analytics

Today, we are on the cusp of unlocking the potential of data in the practice of evidence-based medicine and population health management. There are great benefits than can unfold from the use of multiple data sources, but we need to balance it with p

4 aug. 2015
Electronic Health Records HIPAA Healthcare Industry
opinion

Traction Watch: Forward thinking and a growing market helps Puppet Labs enjoy impressive growth

IT automation is a hot market these days. Services like Puppet Labs that automate repetitive IT infrastructure tasks are helping organizations reduce failures, as well as, recover from those failures faster. And as the market has grown Puppet Labs ha

4 aug. 2015
ITSM Innovation Startups
feature

Why enterprises are embracing rogue IT

IT departments used to fear employees walking through the door armed with smartphones, tablets and personal cloud storage accounts. But much of that initial fear has subsided, as companies realize embracing rogue IT can lead to better collaboration w

30 jul. 2015
IT Skills IT Strategy Mobile Security
opinion

Traction Watch: Why beacons are a bright spot for retailers, airports & other enterprises

Beacons, a new age of highly targeted ads that automatically send promotions, coupons, offers, and any other location-relevant information, allows consumers to opt-in while theyu2019re at a physical site and more likely to act on an offer. A concept

28 jul. 2015 5 mins
BPM Systems Retail Industry Startups
opinion

Software audits: Drag on innovation

Every CIO has had to deal with a software audit. They're painful to manage, costly to resolve and, at the end of the day, add no value. Even worse, they take the vendor's eyes off their core mission: innovating to improve your business. It&

27 jul. 2015
Compliance IT Governance Innovation
feature

Why the Open Container Project is good news for CIOs

A Linux Foundation project to create a single standard for containers means CIOs can invest in container technology without fear of running in to compatibility problems.

23 jul. 2015
IT Strategy Open Source System Management