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Facebook: No Chat for You — Unless You Use Messenger App

Facebook users will soon have to download two separate mobile apps, one for chat and one for access to the rest of the social network.

By Bill Snyder

Apr 11, 2014 3 mins

Facebook Smartphones Social Networking Apps

Facebook's $2 billion acquisition of Oculus has given virtual reality a major boost. By delivering an altered sense of reality with a social experience Facebook could give users a more compelling reason to come back regularly.

By Matt Kapko

Apr 11, 2014 5 mins

Collaboration Software Facebook Small and Medium Business

The Mainframe Isn’t Dead, and Neither Is the PC

The mainframe was supposed to go extinct decades ago, but it's abundant in many habitats. Same goes for the PC, which seems to have adapted for survival better than once thought. Both the mainframe and the PC offer evolutionary advantages that n

By Rob Enderle

Apr 11, 2014 5 mins

High-Performance Computing Laptops Legal

Job Search Tips for 2014 College Grads

In an increasingly competitive tech job market, graduates of the Class of 2014 should begin their job search today — but yesterday would have been better. Follow these steps to kickstart your career.

By Sharon Florentine

Apr 11, 2014 7 mins

Careers IT Jobs Relationship Building

Kudos (and Caveats) for New Klout iOS Update

The Klout app for iPhones just got some worthy enhancements, according to CIO.com blogger James A. Martin, but it still lacks a few notable features.

By James A. Martin

Apr 10, 2014 2 mins

Mobile Apps iPhone

How the Latest Wireless Plans from U.S. Carriers Stack Up

AT&T and Verizon both cut the prices of wireless family plans, while T-Mobile and U.S. Cellular slashed the costs of entry-level plans. CIO.com blogger Bill Snyder breaks down each option and exposes the "gotchas."

By Bill Snyder

Apr 10, 2014 3 mins

Carriers Consumer Electronics

Silicon Valley’s 19 Coolest Places to Work

Silicon Valley can be a crazy place to work. Whether you want to call it crazy or creative, these days when young guns go to the office, they want shared workstations and open spaces to collaborate. Tech companies new and old are obliging them with c

By Tom Kaneshige

Apr 10, 2014 8 mins

Collaboration Software Personal Software Small and Medium Business

Silicon Valley’s 19 Coolest Places to Work

By Tom Kaneshige

Apr 10, 2014 8 mins

Careers Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business

Government CIOs Face Data Center Consolidation Challenges

Federal CIOs face pressure to consolidate their agencies' data center infrastructure. Those challenges go beyond IT, and experts advise CIOs to develop strategic plans so that consolidation improves application delivery and supports priorities s

By Kenneth Corbin

Apr 10, 2014 5 mins

Government IT Green IT Virtualization

In Public Cloud Computing Fight, the Gloves Come Off

Price cuts from Amazon, Google and Microsoft support predictions that the public cloud computing market is a race to the bottom — for pricing, that is. Customers will no doubt benefit, but cloud providers who aren't one of those three companies

By Bernard Golden

Apr 10, 2014 7 mins

Cloud Management Cloud Storage Virtualization

14 Tips for Creating Business Videos Customers Will Want to Watch

Video marketing and communications experts share their top tips on how to create a business video that will get maximum views and shares — with no cats involved.

By Jennifer Lonoff Schiff

Apr 10, 2014 9 mins

E-commerce Software Internet YouTube

Industrial Internet Can’t Succeed Without Big Data and Cloud, GE Says

Hear the phrases 'Industrial Internet' or 'Internet of Things' and you probably think of billions of connected devices. That's all well and good, but without the computing power to assess all the data coming from these device

By Brian Eastwood

Apr 10, 2014 4 mins

Energy Industry Healthcare Industry Manufacturing Industry

The CIO as Digital Pathfinder

Jeff Donaldson, once CIO of GameStop, now focuses 100 percent of his time on innovation.

By Martha Heller

Apr 9, 2014 6 mins

CIO IT Jobs IT Strategy

How to Ensure SAM and SLM Compliance in Mobile Environments

Software asset management and software license management aren't just for on-premises assets. Find out how they can help you ensure compliance with software policies and agreements across mobile devices as well.

By Earl Follis, Ed Tittel

Apr 9, 2014 7 mins

Mobile Device Management Mobile Security Smartphones

How Tech Can Help Cities Reduce Crime

Camden, N.J. ranks among the United States' most dangerous cities — and in 2011, its police force was cut in half. However, a state-of-the-art 'tactical information' center, combined with gunshot-spotting cameras, in-cruiser GPS techn

By Jen A. Miller

Apr 9, 2014 6 mins

Big Data Government IT Small and Medium Business

Thousands Complained to FTC About Fake Yelp Reviews

The thousands of complaints received by the FTC since 2008 represent another good reason why consumers shouldn't believe everything they read in online reviews, according to CIO.com blogger Bill Snyder.

By Bill Snyder

Apr 8, 2014 3 mins

Consumer Electronics

8 Books Every IT Leader Should Read This Year

IT leadership is equal parts 'IT' and 'leadership.' You probably know IT well. For help with leadership, these eight books offer a great start.

By John Brandon

Apr 8, 2014 6 mins

CIO

10 Must-Have Apps for IT Recruiters and Hiring Managers

Finding good tech help is no small task. Take your IT recruiting and hiring practices to the next level with any of these sourcing apps.

By Sharon Florentine

Apr 7, 2014 4 mins

Careers IT Jobs

10 Must-Have Apps for IT Recruiters and Hiring Managers

Finding good tech help is no small task. Take your IT recruiting and hiring practices to the next level with any of these sourcing apps.

By Sharon Florentine

Apr 7, 2014 1 min

Careers IT Jobs

Teradata Lets You Orchestrate Queries Across Processing Engines

With Teradata QueryGrid, your data warehouse can now intelligently use the functionality of multiple, heterogeneous processing engines, including Hadoop.

By Thor Olavsrud

Apr 7, 2014 2 mins

Big Data Data Warehousing Enterprise Applications

Law Firm CIO Makes the Case for Microsoft Lync

Law firm Holland & Knight already had a who's who of best-of-breed communications products deployed when the firm's IT team decided it needed to replace the tangled mess of PBX systems that provided voice lines at its many offices. It c

By Thor Olavsrud

Apr 7, 2014 9 mins

CIO Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business

How to support Windows XP now that Microsoft isn’t

Official Microsoft support for Windows XP has ended. However, as many as 20 percent of business endpoints still use the popular operating system. If your company ranks among those still using XP, here's how you can protect your machines from the

By Paul Rubens

Apr 7, 2014 7 mins

Data and Information Security Patch Management Software Small and Medium Business

How Story Mapping Complements Agile Development

Story mapping offers a visualization of the steps, or stories, which make up a software development project. This conversation with several experts on the topic discusses how story mapping works, how maps are created and how stakeholders benefit from

By Matt Heusser

Apr 7, 2014 9 mins

Agile Development IT Governance Frameworks IT Strategy

Feds Aim to Regulate Healthcare IT While Doing No Harm to Innovation

A joint report from the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT, the Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Communications Commission provides guidance on how the government intends to regulate clinical healthcare applications without s

By Brian Eastwood

Apr 4, 2014 3 mins

Government Healthcare Industry Regulation

Can VCE Be the Apple of the Converged Enterprise Cloud?

Apple wouldn't be where it is today if it hadn't redefined consumer electronics. VCE could very well do the same to the enterprise cloud market. First, it just has to convince companies to 'think different.'

By Rob Enderle

Apr 4, 2014 5 mins

Innovation Private Cloud System Management

Facebooks Declining Organic Reach a ‘Real Nightmare’ for Marketers

Marketers and analysts are crying foul as Facebook continues to tweak its algorithm that determines what content makes it into the News Feed. The organic reach of brand pages is now barely hitting 6 percent, but brands expect it to decline even furth

By Matt Kapko

Apr 4, 2014 5 mins

Facebook Internet Marketing

Free New York Times iOS App Isn’t Entirely Free

This week, The New York Times released a free iOS news summary app. But there's a catch (or two), says CIO.com blogger James A. Martin.

By James A. Martin

Apr 3, 2014 3 mins

Mobile Apps iPhone

CIOs: Lure Top Tech Talent by Offering Free Lunch

Companies are going beyond compensation to lure and retain top IT talent. Among the most popular perks: tuition reimbursement, the chance to work with the latest technology and, of course, free lunch.

By Sharon Florentine

Apr 3, 2014 3 mins

CIO IT Jobs IT Skills

Zen and the Art of Tech in the Valley

Zen-like meditation is all the rage in the tech industry. But CIO.com senior writer Tom Kaneshige thinks that a Zen Buddhism approach is an ironic twist in the fast-moving, for-profit Silicon Valley.

By Tom Kaneshige

Apr 3, 2014 4 mins

IT Leadership IT Strategy Innovation

Google Plus Outperforms Twitter (Really)

Marketers who ignore Google Plus are missing a worthwhile opportunity, according to a new report from Forrester. Googleu0019s social platform delivers nearly double the engagement rate of Twitter, and yet some large brands continue to be lackadaisica

By Matt Kapko

Apr 3, 2014 4 mins

Facebook Social Networking Apps Twitter

5 Technology Initiatives and Reforms IT Wants in Washington

Leaders from Microsoft, Cisco and other tech players are pressing their agenda as they meet with the White House and Congress this week. Some initiatives have been years in the making — and will take many more years to see through — but other refor

By Kenneth Corbin

Apr 3, 2014 8 mins

H-1B Visas Intellectual Property Regulation

Link Building Strategies and Tips for 2014

SEO experts share tips on effective link building strategies in 2014, along with a handful of common link building misconceptions.

By James A. Martin

Apr 3, 2014 8 mins

IT Governance Internet

How the Internet of Things Drives CRM Investments

Customer relationship management will be at the heart of companies' digital initiatives for years to come, Gartner says. What's more, the billions of devices connected on the Internet of Things are joining cloud, social, mobile and big data

By JD Sartain

Apr 3, 2014 5 mins

Big Data CRM Systems Small and Medium Business

Amazon’s Fire TV Just Made It Easier to Ditch Cable TV

Fire TV is a $99 set-top box that lets you stream video from numerous sources to your TV — and play games as well.

By Bill Snyder

Apr 3, 2014 2 mins

Consumer Electronics

Growing Great Leaders

Dan Olley, CIO of Elsevier, shares his approach

By Martha Heller

Apr 2, 2014 8 mins

CIO IT Jobs IT Strategy

Hortonworks Adds New Enterprise Features to Hadoop Distribution

With the release of the Hortonworks Data Platform 2.1 version of its Hadoop distribution, Hortonworks is packing in new enterprise features, including data access, data governance, data management, security and operations.

By Thor Olavsrud

Apr 2, 2014 3 mins

Big Data Open Source

Pivotal Looks to Simplify Building ‘Business Data Lakes’

Pivotal unveils the Pivotal Big Data Suite, an all-you-can-eat software, support and maintenance platform that's designed to provide access to all the technologies required to build a business data lake with a single pricing metric.

By Thor Olavsrud

Apr 2, 2014 3 mins

Big Data Business Intelligence Data Warehousing

Trek Bicycle Rides Project Management Tool to Efficiency

Getting new products to market on time is critical, especially for a business that is seasonal. In order to improve new product development and delivery Trek Bicycle implemented a project management tool that is keeping teams better connected, collab

By Stephanie Overby

Apr 2, 2014 5 mins

Manufacturing Industry Retail Industry Small and Medium Business

Hire for Cultural Fit, Train for the Right IT Skills

Hiring for the right cultural fit can be more important than focusing on technical skills alone and can help companies improve employee retention, engagement and loyalty.

By Sharon Florentine

Apr 2, 2014 10 mins

Collaboration Software IT Governance Small and Medium Business

IT Leaders Pursue Data Center Innovation to Beat the Heat

New recommendations for ideal data center temperature and humidity ranges are leading companies building data centers to pursue a variety of cooling and efficiency strategies.

By John Moore

Apr 2, 2014 10 mins

Green IT High-Performance Computing Servers

Top 10 Accessories for Your iPad Air

These cases, chargers and adapters will make your experience with Apple's newest iPad even better.

By Paul Mah

Apr 2, 2014 6 mins

Tablets iOS iPad

Another (Great) Reason to Use OpenTable iOS App

OpenTable recently launched a pilot program that enables restaurant patrons in San Francisco to pay their tabs via the OpenTable iPhone app. CIO.com blogger James A. Martin says the feature works beautifully, but there are a few downsides.

By James A. Martin

Apr 1, 2014 3 mins

Mobile Apps iPhone

Smartphone Kill Switch Would Save Consumers $2.6 Billion a Year

More than 1.6 million cell phones are stolen every year. But a simple software change would make them impossible to resell and reduce the theft epidemic.

By Bill Snyder

Apr 1, 2014 3 mins

Mobile Small and Medium Business Smartphones

12 Biggest Data Breaches of the Last 12 Months

Many companies have felt the effects of data theft over the last several years. It's 2014 and it doesn't look like the going is getting any easier. The technology sector seems most at risk with every week bringing the world another report

By Rich Hein

Apr 1, 2014 7 mins

Data Breach IT Leadership Malware

How Big Data Helped the Norman Rockwell Museum Grow Revenue

With the help of DigiWorksCorp, the Norman Rockwell Museum leveraged its transactional data and big data analytics to increase second-time purchasers by 150 percent and revenue by 49 percent.

By Thor Olavsrud

Apr 1, 2014 7 mins

Big Data E-commerce Software Marketing

Best iOS Apps of Spring 2014

CIO.com blogger James A. Martin picks his personal favorite apps from among those he's reviewed this year, including one that creates its own social network and another one that helps amateur iPhone videographers.

By James A. Martin

Apr 1, 2014 3 mins

Mobile Apps iPad iPhone

Analyzing the HIMSS Leadership Survey of Healthcare CIOs

The 25th annual leadership survey from the Health Information and Management Systems Society says a lot about the priorities of healthcare CIOs and the many challenges they face.

By Brian Eastwood

Apr 1, 2014 7 mins

Budgeting CIO Healthcare Industry

7 Hot IT Jobs That Will Land You a Higher Salary

Looking to give your career (and your wallet) a boost? Here are seven in-demand positions that have companies throwing budgets out the window.

By Sharon Florentine

Mar 31, 2014 5 mins

Careers Salaries

Resume Makeover: How to Highlight Your Personal Brand

Career consultant Donald Burns takes an IT auditor's resume from bland to brand in this month's IT resume makeover.

By Sharon Florentine

Mar 31, 2014 6 mins

IT Jobs IT Skills Resumes

CIOs Predict IT Spending to Increase

Mobile apps and tablets are the areas identified most frequently for investment, according to CIO Research's poll of IT executives. However, analytics, cloud and enterprise security spending aren't far behind.

By Dan Muse

Mar 31, 2014 2 mins

Budgeting CIO Small and Medium Business