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FBI Chief Urges Tech Firms to Rethink Encryption

FBI Director James Comey warns that default encryption settings on Apple and Google devices could impede law enforcement investigations, calling for an update of 20-year-old wiretapping law.

BMC Turnaround a Lesson in Corporate Leadership

When most companies are in trouble, they clean house or sell off assets. BMC has done neither. So far, it's working. Other firms would be wise to follow CEO Bob Beauchamp's example.

Good Ol’ Piggy Bank Better for Saving Cash Than ‘Acorns’ Android, iOS Apps

The Acorns app for Android and iOS is designed to make it simple to save your spare change. Its concept is a good one, but the app's troublesome sign-up process needs work, according to CIO.com reviewer James A. Martin.

Hadoop Platform, Apps Represent $1 Trillion Opportunity

Hadoop will evolve into an invisible foundational data infrastructure technology this year, says Cloudera Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer Mike Olson. Now's the time to focus on building applications on top of the platform, he says.

3 Great iOS Apps That Use Apple’s Touch ID Finger Scanner

Apple's Touch ID fingerprint reader is now available on iPads, in addition to iPhones. These three iOS apps make good use of the biometric security technology.

McDonald’s CIO on Why It’s Supporting Apple Pay on Launch Day

In an exclusive interview with CIO.com, McDonald's U.S. CIO talks about why the fast-food giant chose to support Apple's new contactless payment technology out of the gate and how it built on its experience with Google Wallet to help make A

5 Steps to Integrating Mobility In the Workplace

Take control of your mobility strategy and create a foundation for success

HBO Will Make it Easier to Cut the Cable Cord

HBO plans to offer its programming as a standalone Internet-streaming service in 2015, and that's great news for cord cutters.

6 Marketing Strategies for Selling Older Merchandise

Marketing and merchandising experts share their top strategies for getting rid of last season's inventory — without having to write it off.

Social Sites Gaining Market Share Faster Than Search Engines

The 2014 holiday shopping season is fast approaching, and the major social networks are about to see greater competition for ad revenue, according to Adobe. Here's how the companies stacked up in the third quarter of 2014.

CIOs and CMOs Must Join Forces to Win Digital Consumers

Winning in the age of the digital consumer and the u2018mobile momentu2019 requires the CIO and the CMO to work together, Forrester CEO George Colony said at Dreamforce. Together, they can truly understand customer behavior and how customers use tech

From CIO to CEO

Geoff Scott, CEO of the Americasu2019 SAP Usersu2019 Group, discusses his career transition

Medical Device Security Benchmarks Emerging

In recent weeks, the FDA and the Center for Internet Security have released guidance documents on medical device security. While there are no hard and fast recommendations, given the diverse types of devices and environments in which they're use

‘Rotten WiFi’ Network-Rating App Deserves Rotten Tomatoes

The Rotten WiFi Android and iOS apps rank Wi-Fi networks based on speed tests and let users add comments. Unfortunately, the apps fall short in several ways, according to CIO.com reviewer James A. Martin.

For Advertisers, True YouTube Rivals are Few and Far Between

Online video is a valuable format for advertisers, and YouTube dominates the space. Even with so much money at stake, YouTube's would-be competitors significantly lag behind in the majority of metrics.

Hortonworks Boosts Support for Enterprise Needs in HDP 2.2

The latest version of the Hortonworks Data Platform distribution of Hadoop adds numerous features with a special focus on enterprise requirements around governance, security and operations.

MapR Makes Its NoSQL Database Freely Available in Community Edition

The in-Hadoop NoSQL database is now available for unlimited production use as part of the free MapR Community Edition of Hadoop.

BYOD Road Warrior

Three takeaways from discussions with customers

5 Professional Networking Mistakes and How to Fix Them

Networking is more than just using connections to find a job. To be successful IT pros need to focus more on building and maintaining relationships than on adding connections or followers.

Top 10 IT Skills Based on Increases in Demand

On any given day, employers post approximately 80,000 jobs on Dice.com. Here are the 10 fastest-growing categories based on number of mentions compared to a year ago.

It’s Risky Business When CMOs Tackle Tech Alone

Marketing executives who think they should make technology decisions without the CIO are gambling that nothing will go wrong, says Forrester.

At Dreamforce 2014, Salesforce Joins the Analytics Revolution With Wave

The Dreamforce conference is far more than a tech conference. It is a festival with celebrities and music, and tech. The two big tech announcements of particular interest are mobile development and analytics.

CIOs Share Must-Have Cloud Skills

Cloud computing prompts IT organizations to rethink how they acquire talent and develop skills.

13 Tips to Achieve Cloud Success

Sixteen CIOs and IT leaders shared lesson learned on cloud deployment, use, skills and more.

CIOs Face Cloud Computing Challenges, Pitfalls

Whatu2019s the hardest part about migrating to the cloud? Giants talk security, vendor lock-in, shadow IT and other common challenges.

CIO-to-CMO Transition of Power Is Becoming a Reality

Three years ago, Gartner predicted that by 2017 CMOs will spend more money on IT than CIOs. All signs indicate that shift is well underway.

How to Make Your 2015 Planning Session the Best Ever

Annual planning meetings are common events as companies put one year in the books and look ahead to a new year of challenges and opportunities. Bob Ronan provides a template for making your meeting productive while also suggesting techniques for keep

The Coming War for Developers

The emergence of next-generation social, mobile, analytics and cloud technology has sparked a war for developers able to continue the fast pace of innovation. Enterprises that want to remain in business tomorrow would be wise to make the right change

12 Tips for Responding to Rising Healthcare IT Security Threats

Healthcare faces a growing breadth and depth of security threats (both intentional and accidental). These 12 steps will help IT leaders prepare for, respond to and perhaps even stay ahead of the latest dangers.

Top CIOs all share these 10 traits

While successful CIOs bring unique characteristics, they also share 10 attributes that make them technology, business and industry leaders. (Includes infographic.)

Social Media Giants Fail in Response to Online Abuse

Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are criticized in a scathing report from a campaign committed to eradicate technology-related violence against women.

5 Things You Need to Know About VoLTE

Voice over LTE (VoLTE) means better sounding voice calls and the ability to use voice and data at the same time, among other things. Here are five facts you should know about the next-generation wireless network technology.

Watson Shows the Power of Intelligent Computing

It was a big week for Watson, which opened a new headquarters in the Big Apple and took center stage at IBM's Think Forum. The type of intelligent computing that Watson provides (or other vendors will soon provide) can improve customer relations

GE Says Industrial Internet Is Here

GE will open up its Predix operating system for the industrial Internet in an effort to help companies of any size and in any industry create applications for the industrial Internet.

Why Ruby Is the Crown Jewel in a Developer’s Resume

Demand for Ruby on Rails talent continues at a steady pace, and developers with the skills and knowledge of this language are red-hot in a tight IT job market (includes infographic).

CIO Appointments to Kick Off the Fourth Quarter of 2014

United Airlines, AT&T and AIG Announce New IT Leadership

Where does the buck stop for BYOD/mobility?

Understanding responsibilities may be the key to success

Social Media Still Has Little Marketing Impact in Hollywood

Social media has a long way to go before it's a star in Hollywood. Film studio executives say that even when the most socially savvy stars tweet regularly to promote their latest project, it makes no difference overall.

Ranking the World’s Least Friendly Markets for U.S. Tech Firms

A new study looks at policies hostile to multinational IT companies and calls on U.S. officials and allied nations to step up trade enforcement and prioritize the tech sector ahead of other industries. Some in the tech industry, though, want the U.S.

How to Make Yourself a Better Manager

Why Windows 10 Isn’t the Big Leap Forward Microsoft Says It Is

Going from Windows 8 to Windows 10 implies that Microsoft has big plans for the new version of its operating system. Given what we've seen so far, this appears to be the case u2013 but is it really enough to justify skipping Windows 9?

BlackBerry Passport Productivity Tips, Tricks and Keyboard Shortcuts

BlackBerry's new Passport smartphone is packed with valuable productivity features. Here's a list, directly from BlackBerry, of more than 30 tips, tricks and keyboard shortcuts to help you get the most out of your new Passport.

New Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 Buyers Get Free Washington Post News…for Now

Amazon's purchase of The Washington Post took brilliant form in a terrific new WaPo news app, which will reportedly deliver free content to buyers of the company's latest Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 tablet.

How to Deploy Synology NAS for Your Small Business

Businesses move many services to the cloud these days. Storage isn't always one of them, though, especially for large or sensitive files. Network attached storage appliances, such as those offered by Synology, can offer the convenience of the cl

CMOs Are Missing Out on Mobile Marketing Opportunities

CMOs may say they adding mobility into their digital marketing mix, but many haven't even defined objectives yet. What should CMOs be doing and how can CIOs help?

With Windows 10, Will Microsoft Truly Listen to Customers?

Microsoft has launched what it calls its 'largest-ever open collaborative development' effort to try to ensure its next operating system is what customers want. But has Microsoft really learned from the mistakes of Windows 8?

IBM Watson HQ Opens for Business in New York’s Silicon Alley

The 12-story IBM Watson Global Headquarters will open its doors in the heart of New York City's Silicon Alley tomorrow morning in an effort to attract talented students and entrepreneurs.

Why Ello Is Just an Overhyped Anti-Facebook, Social Wannabe

Ello is getting its 15 minutes of social media fame: More than a million people are still clamoring to join the invite-only, ad-free social network. However, CIO.com's Matt Kapko explains why you can't take it seriously as a Facebook altern

Debunking Popular Mobility Myths

Itu2019s time to get real

Is It Time to Move Your Databases to the Cloud?

Faster time to market increasingly drives firms of all sizes to move their databases to the cloud. Options range from managed services to more of a databases-as-a-service. Even companies used to rolling their own technology solutions are drawn to clo