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3 Ways to Use Social Media to Recruit Better Tech Talent

Is your company using social media to its full potential when it comes to finding new employees? Your competition probably is.

Why the CIO-CMO relationship is like reality TV

CMOs and CIOs are probably sick of overanalyzing their relationship. The reality is that it's time to move past the trust and respect issues and get down to business.

How (and Why) Facebook Excels at Data Center Efficiency

Facebook's data centers are 'second to none' thanks to a homogenous and nimble design focused on efficiency and cost savings, according to the company's head of infrastructure, who spoke this week at the Credit Suisse Technology C

Dropbox/Microsoft Lovefest Continues in Latest Android, iOS Updates

Shortly after Microsoft announced new Dropbox integration for its Android and iOS Office apps, Dropbox returned the favor. The new features make life easier for mobile pros, according to CIO.com reviewer James A. Martin … with a few caveats.

Google Offers 5 Tips on How to Maximize Your Digital Workforce

A new whitepaper from Google spotlights a set of tips and tricks organizations can use to boost employee productivity and streamline collaboration, among other things.

Why It’s Time to Start Using a Password Manager

No one can remember dozens of strong passwords, and thanks to the plethora of password managers available today, nobody has to. Here are two easy-to-use password managers that can help you stay safe online.

What Does All That Healthcare Data Really Mean?

Amid the push to open access to more healthcare data, government and industry officials caution that datasets must come with context in order to provide meaningful insights for patients and researchers.

Why Your Team in India Won’t Say ‘No’

Your software engineer in India loves to say yes but hates to say no. So much it can bring you to the brink of despair! So what is the remedy for India's "yes culture"?

Linux Mint 17.1 Cinnamon & MATE: A hands-on review

Whatu2019s new and exciting in the latest releases of Linux Mint 17.1.

Around the World With BYOD

More than half of employees across the global bring a mobile device to work. However, when you look at individual countries, the results vary wildly in terms of ownership and adoption — surprisingly, some tech-loving countries are lagging behind.

Top 12 Laptop Bags for Pros on the Go

We asked a group of road warriors for recommendations on the best laptop bags for business travelers and came up with these 12 options, all of which make great gifts.

The Best IT Resume Tips of 2014

CIO.com takes a brief look back at the IT Resume Makeover series and some of the best resume advice from the past 12 months.

9 Ways to Keep Employees Motivated and Productive During the Holidays

HR experts and business leaders share their strategies on how to ensure employees are productive between Thanksgiving and just after the New Year.

Tech Resume Makeover: Top 11 Tips From 2014

Over the past year, our resume experts and career consultants have helped numerous IT professionals put their best foot forward. Here are the top 11 tips from 2014's IT Resume Makeover series.

Amazon Fire TV Stick vs. Chromecast: Which should you buy?

Which stick deserves to be plugged into the HDMI port of your TV?

Feral Leadership Drives the New Social BRM

Enterprise IT will require a new set of "social skills" that reflect the evolution from analog to digital corporate cultures.

Why You Need to Build Career Paths for Nonmanagers

In competitive markets, such as technology and IT, organizations that don't create career paths for both management and nonmanagement roles risk losing some of their top talent.

How ‘Facebook at Work’ Could Alter the Social Enterprise Landscape

Facebook is readying a new social network for the workplace that could represent the purest manifestation of the consumerization of IT movement to date. The success of 'Facebook at Work' will, however, rest on the company's ability to

BYOD Brings Corporate Contradictions

CIOs naturally want a BYOD policy in place to give them some level of control, but the reality is that employees will do whatever they want regardless of the policy.

5 Signs That a Vendor Won’t Make It to 2020

We wonu2019t name names, but there are some telltale signs that a vendor wonu2019t make it to 2020. Rob Enderle identifies conditions for failure and tells you how to apply those dubious qualities to your vendors to determine if they are going to sta

Ready to give Linux a try? These are the 5 distros you need to consider

So many distros, so little time. Let us narrow it down for you.

Five Good Reasons to Delete the Uber App Right Now

Popular ride-sharing service Uber bullies its rivals, intimidates women and gouges customers on fares. Now's the time to fight back by deleting the Uber app from your phone, according to CIO.com contributor Bill Snyder.

7 Leadership Tips for Women Tech Executives

Female executives are unfairly held to a different standard than men in the workplace and are judged not only on their competence, skills and experience but on their appearance and even their speech patterns. Here, four female IT executives weigh in

Don’t Make Me Turn This Car Around

Here are three ways the drive to collaborative innovation mimics parenting.

Why CIOs and CMOs Must Run Side by Side

CMOs want to move fast with digital technology to grab revenue opportunities, but the CIO needs to be onboard with any deals from the beginning in order to address technical complexities that can leave marketing executives reeling.

Internet of Things Helps Asthma Patients Breathe Easily

Medical device company Aerocrine, which specializes in devices that help physicians diagnose and monitor asthma, is using new IoT-focused services from Microsoft Azure Cloud Services to reduce device downtime and help its sales and customer support t

How to Navigate Big Data in Healthcare

Kaiser Permanente CMIO John Mattison cautions healthcare organizations to take a hard look at the way they approach data to ensure that health information is an asset, not a liability. He also cites the need for a new role: a health data concierge.

9 Must-See Enterprise Products From DEMO 2014

Countless fledgling companies showed off new products and services in Silicon Valley last week at DEMO Fall 2014, but these nine enterprise products stood out from the pack.

10 Productivity Gadgets to Add to Your Holiday Shopping List

These gadgets will help the people on your holiday shopping list stay productive on the go, whether it's for business or personal travel.

Health IT Success Hinges on CIO-Business Collaboration

Healthcare CIOs must engage with executives and medical staff to bridge the gap in the enterprise and win support for new IT initiatives.

How to Make Sense of Facebook’s Marketing Policies

Facebook says it knows its marketing policies are confusing. In an attempt to clarify, a Facebook policy manager recently broke down some of the specific guidelines and explained how the rules apply to promotions, 'Likes,' donations and sha

11 Job Search Mistakes That Can Kill Your Chances

Even the most savvy job seekers can fall prey to a fatal error or two that can cost them their dream job. Our experts identify the top 11 mistakes and offer advice on how to avoid making them.

Comcast Says New App Means No More Waiting for the Cable Guy

Comcast is testing a new tracking feature in its mobile app that's designed to let customers locate service techs and determine when they'll show up.

Tech and Exec Disasters Put J.C. Penney in a Bind

J.C. Penney's moves in the last few years stand as prime examples of how not to manage, how not to implement technology and how not to respond to looming business threats.rn

7 Ways to Use Social Media to Attract Holiday Shoppers

Marketing and social media experts share their tips on how to use social media to get people talking about u2013 and buying u2013 your products this holiday season.

Yamaha Joins All-in Migration to the Public Cloud

Seeking to shift IT staff away from maintenance tasks to focus on innovation, Yamaha has dropped its hosted data center in favor of AWS.

Pharma Company Prefers Vertical Industry Cloud

A biotech company turns to a cloud service tailored to the specific needs of the life sciences industry–and its regulations

H-1B Visa Controversy Obscures Bigger Issues

U.S. immigration policy took center stage last night when President Obama outlined his plans to use executive authority to address the controversy. The tech industry is concerned with how Obama's plans will affect H-1B visas. However, former CIO

Why Vendor Commitment Is Important (or Death by Google Glass)

If a vendor canu2019t showcase what it does, do what it says or has the attention span of a 4-year-old, avoid that company, writes Rob Enderle, who said that point was driven home this week at Demo 2014.

How to Attract Digital Natives to Buy at Retail Stores

Those 18- to-25-year-olds are a savvy bunch. They window shop at retail stores only to bargain-hunt online. They research products on their smartphones while walking the aisles. Retailers that want them to buy at brick-and-mortar stores better get p

A brief history of hybrid IT: How today’s digital business gets done

Why It Sometimes Makes Sense to Go Slow With Mobile Development

At nuclear plant builder Westinghouse, mobile app developers seek to avoid bugs that could lead to dangerrn

Top 10 Tech Industry Megatrends of 2015

More IT vendors will split up. Boards will get even more paranoid about security. UX and CX become critical competencies for CIOs.

Lenovo REACHit Manages Files Across Cloud Accounts

Lenovo's new REACHit service and mobile apps let you access, share and manage files stored in Box, Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive. It's not perfect, though, and CIO.com apps reviewer James A. Martin found a notable flaw.

Hello World 3.0: Staffing Technology

Hiring, retaining and keeping skills fresh top the recently released list of Educause Top 10 IT Issues for 2015.

Analytics App Uncovers Untapped Sales Opportunities

A legal services company deploys a mobile sales analytics application to identify new sources of revenue.u2029

4 Ways Your Competitors Are Stealing Your IT Talent

Savvy companies are shopping for talent in what is arguably the best place to find it — their competition. As the talent war heats up, poaching tech professionals is becoming increasingly common. Here's how it's done and how to stop it.

12 Free Android, iOS Apps for Holiday Shopping

'Tis the season to be shopping, and these 12 Android and iOS apps will not only save you money, they'll save you from the stress of holiday bargain hunting.

Enterprise IT Crosses the Chasm

Author Geoffrey Moore's book 'Crossing the Chasm' has been influential in the IT industry for more than two decades now. The theory was a good model for how most enterprise IT shops used to work. However, now enterprise IT is crossing

Simon and Garfunkel on ‘Datanoia’

Without storytelling, data can create overload paranoia and have a serious effect on steering the business.