IT Leadership

How to Hire the Best IT Workers: One CIO’s Best Practices

One CIO says that the keys to finding and hiring the best IT workers are: 1) knowing what you need from the position you're trying to fill; identifying the criteria that will be most effective in helping you assess talent; and not letting artifi

A Copernican Shift (and a Tip of My Hat to Randy Heffner)

As my first calendar year as an analyst draws to a close, wanted to thank everybody who has read and commented on my blog and say that I look forward to even more next year. In closing out the year, I turn for a moment away from emerging technology

Enterprise iPad App: A Deal Closer?

Can a new-fangled iPad app really change the way a 100-year-old energy company sells hydraulics equipment? Eaton Corp. says its new app has already led to more sales.

How Intuit Liberated IT to Embrace Mobile, Social and the Cloud

Intuit CEO Brad Smith has deftly steered what was once only a shrink-wrap software company into the cloud and mobile worlds and has led a re-engineering of Intuit's IT organization into a customer-focused, driver of innovation and value.

Talk to the Teleworker!

Understanding your organization's teleworking infrastructure beyond instrumentation is key for true telecommuting success, according to CIO.com blogger Mark Gibbs.

Four tips to thrive as 2012 brings the “singularity” of biz tech

Pressure Grows for IT Spending, Hiring, but Goods, Workers Won’t Come Easy

Bottlenecks, shortages of equipment, and personnel problems remain an issue for companies even if surveys show significant needs.

Honeywell CFO Sees Profit Strategy ‘Paying Off’

Honeywell International Inc. is looking for 13% higher earnings in 2012, CFO David Anderson is telling the analyst community, as its "investments and focus on emerging regions' expansion is paying off."

American Airlines CIO on Stepping Down Amid Bankruptcy

In this Q&A, CIO Magazine Hall of Fame member and soon-to-be ex-CIO of American Airlines Monte Ford talks about technology influence, cultivating future leaders and feeling sad.

Apple in 2012: 5 Reasons It Will Be a Tough Year

Even though Apple's competition will not catch up next year, expect an exodus of talent in Cupertino in 2012 and perhaps some internal drama at the top of the Apple organizational chart, say tech analysts.