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Microsoft’s Updated Bing Search Works Better Than You Think

Bing is a distant number two in the search-engine game, but a colorful new home page and smart new features make it a viable alternative to Google, according to CIO.com blogger Bill Snyder.

By Bill Snyder

Sep 26, 2013 3 mins

Internet

The Best and Worst Smartphones for DIY Repairs

iFixit ranked the "repairability" of 28 of the most popular smartphones released during the past seven years. Atop the list of easy-to-repair handhelds: Motorola's DROID Bionic. The least repairable: the HTC One.

By Al Sacco

Sep 26, 2013 2 mins

Computers and Peripherals Small and Medium Business Smartphones

5 Ways CIOs Need to Prepare for Obamacare

Healthcare reform in the United States focuses mainly on providing coverage to the uninsured, and odds are good that your company offers health insurance to most employees. However, there are still reporting and security requirements you'll need

By John Brandon

Sep 26, 2013 4 mins

Government Healthcare Industry Regulation

Government IT Leaders Wrestle With Security Risks

Federal officials say that their cybersecurity operations won't be disrupted by a shutdown if Congress can't reach a budget deal. However, persistent threats associated with big data, open data initiatives remain.n

By Kenneth Corbin

Sep 26, 2013 4 mins

Big Data Government Government IT

How Tech Companies Can Succeed by Going Private

BlackBerry, BMC and Dell are three of the latest tech companies to go private after a series of stumbles as public companies. To succeed in the latest chapter of their business lives, these firms need to undo the damage done by going public in the fi

By Rob Enderle

Sep 26, 2013 6 mins

IT Leadership IT Strategy Technology Industry

Door Opens for More Female CIOs at Universities

The decline in the percentage of university CIOs who are women may be reversed as more male CIOs retire, a new study says.

By Lauren Brousell

Sep 26, 2013 2 mins

CIO Careers

Big Data Project Cuts Prescription Costs

Express Scripts analytics portal helps doctors prescribe more cost-effective medicines.

By Stephanie Overby

Sep 26, 2013 3 mins

Business Intelligence

How CIOs Can Catch the Board’s Ear

Telling IT's story to the board of directors requires a business focus, a strong narrative and even a little humor.

By Cio Executive Council

Sep 26, 2013 4 mins

CIO IT Governance IT Strategy

Amazon ‘Mayday’ Brings Instant Tech Support to Kindle Fire HDX Tablets

In the latest example of the consumerization of IT by a leading consumer tech company, Amazon introduced its new "Mayday" tech support for Kindle tablets, which provides free and instant, 24/7 video tech support and remote IT assistance to

By Al Sacco

Sep 25, 2013 3 mins

Android Compliance Tablets

Dice.com's Open Web tool, currently in beta, lets recruiters harness the power of the social Web to target candidates, even if they're not actively looking for a job.

By Sharon Florentine

Sep 25, 2013 4 mins

IT Governance IT Jobs Relationship Building

Staples Lab Delivers Omnichannel Apps

The $24 billion office-supply company is relying on its new Velocity Lab to develop innovative retail technologies.

By Lauren Brousell

Sep 25, 2013 1 min

Innovation Marketing Retail Industry

3 Tips for Communicating With Millennials

A leadership coach provides advice on how to engage and give feedback to millennials while keeping them accountable.

By Christine Comaford

Sep 25, 2013 2 mins

IT Leadership

Many CIOs Yearn for the Corner Office

Some 42 percent of CIOs say they have the skills to be CEO. Thatu2019s a lot of corner office envy, says Maryfran Johnson. Only a few have the business savvy to make it.

By Maryfran Johnson

Sep 25, 2013 2 mins

CIO

Why Wall Street and Tech Analysts Got the iPhone 5S Wrong

Financial analysts, tech industry watchers and even a few media outlets struck out on initial iPhone 5S and iOS 7 predictions. Why didn't they see the record-breaking sales coming?

By Tom Kaneshige

Sep 25, 2013 4 mins

Innovation iPhone

HP Consumerizes IT Infrastructure Management Platform

HP unveils its HP OneView infrastructure management platform, which boasts a Facebook-inspired interface and automation designed to radically simplify management of data center processes.

By Thor Olavsrud

Sep 25, 2013 6 mins

Cloud Computing Data Center Developer

The New Role for IT: Generator of Innovative Ideas

At Yum Restaurants International, the value of IT is business innovation.

By Cio Executive Council

Sep 25, 2013 3 mins

Innovation

Enterprises Confident About Tackling Big Data Initiatives

CompTIA's Big Data Insights and Opportunities study finds that a majority of organizations feel more positive about big data as a business initiative. They also see significant costs associated with falling behind in managing and using data.

By Thor Olavsrud

Sep 25, 2013 5 mins

Big Data Business Intelligence Data Warehousing

VDI Technology Better, Faster and Cheaper, But Adoption Still Slow

Virtual desktop infrastructure has come a long way since the terminal service days of the 1960s. Heck, VDI has come a long way since the 2000s thanks to plummeting prices for clients, better graphics cards and improved administration. By and large, t

By Allen Bernard

Sep 25, 2013 8 mins

Desktop Virtualization Financial Services Industry Healthcare Industry

The airline, using Sprinklr and other tools, is seeking hard-dollar returns from conversations on Facebook, Twitter and Google+, among other social networks.

By Mary K. Pratt

Sep 25, 2013 3 mins

CRM Systems Database Administration Social Networking Apps

CIOs who won the CEO job talk candidly about the relentless pressure for profits, the ultimate accountability and what they wish theyu2019d known as CIO.

By Kim S. Nash

Sep 25, 2013 15 mins

CIO Careers IT Leadership

Ranking the Top 10 Software Defined Networking Startups

CIO.com readers rank the Top 10 Software Defined Networking (SDN) startups. As the software-defined data center evolves from dream to reality, all nine of these SDN startups (and an important new standards body) intend to push SDN into the mainstream

By Jeff Vance

Sep 25, 2013 16 mins

Data Center Mergers and Acquisitions Virtualization

Breaking the Enterprise Architecture Paradox

As CIO, you need to develop strong EA people and position them for successrn

By Martha Heller

Sep 24, 2013 3 mins

CIO IT Jobs IT Strategy

10 Tips to Prepare for an IT Job Video Interview

Learn what it takes to set up and be ready for your video interview, so you can focus on what's important — getting the job.

By Rich Hein

Sep 24, 2013 9 mins

Careers IT Jobs Remote Work

Health Insurance Exchanges in the Spotlight and Under Scrutiny

The health insurance exchanges set to launch on Oct. 1 may not be as robust as the typical Web-based consumer application. But they will improve over time, one expert familiar with the online insurance marketplaces says, and as they do they will begi

By Brian Eastwood

Sep 24, 2013 4 mins

Government Healthcare Industry Regulation

Apple iPhone 5S vs. Nokia Lumia 1020: Which Camera is Better?

Apple's brand new iPhone 5S has an enhanced iSight digital camera, but how does it stack up to Nokia's impressive 41-megapixel PureView Lumia 1020 camera? CIO.com's Al Sacco pits the two popular devices against each other in this hands

By Al Sacco

Sep 24, 2013 7 mins

Apple Small and Medium Business iPhone

Time Warner’s First Ever Enterprise CIO’s First 100 Days

KPIs can wait. CIOs must first understand what they have and who's on first.

By John Dodge

Sep 23, 2013 1 min

CIO IT Leadership

Wirelessly Transfer Images with New Wi-Fi-Enabled Memory Cards

Eye-Fi’s new "mobi" Wi-Fi-enabled SD memory cards make it easy to quickly transfer images from your point-and-shoot camera to mobile devices, and they work much better than previous versions, according to CIO.com blogger Bill Snyde

By Bill Snyder

Sep 23, 2013 2 mins

Consumer Electronics Mobile Small and Medium Business

If nothing else, social analytics puts a little flesh on the bones of big data.

By John Dodge

Sep 23, 2013 2 mins

Big Data Social Networking Apps

Apple Sells 9M New iPhones; 5S 3X More Popular Than 5C

Apple's first weekend iPhone 5S/5C sales numbers are impressive, as expected, and it sold more than three times as many high-end 5S devices than midrange iPhone 5Cs, according to one research firm.

By Al Sacco

Sep 23, 2013 2 mins

Apple Small and Medium Business iPhone

Quickoffice Document Apps for iOS and Android Now Free, but…

Google updated the Quickoffice suite of Microsoft-Office-compatible tools for iOS and Android, and the apps are now free. Unfortunately, you have to use Google's Drive cloud-storage, and you can't access Dropbox, Box or any other cloud serv

By James A. Martin

Sep 23, 2013 2 mins

Smartphones iPad iPhone

Health IT Advocates Press for Interoperability

Healthcare workers from around the country converge on Capitol Hill seeking greater pressure to align EHR industry around common standards so providers and healthcare systems can seamlessly share records.

By Kenneth Corbin

Sep 23, 2013 6 mins

CIO Government Regulation

How to Improve Your IT Job Prospects by Volunteering

Unemployed? Don't sit at home and wait (and hope) for an opportunity. Volunteering your IT skills is a way to keep current and show potential employers your business and technical acumen, your character and your drive.

By Sharon Florentine

Sep 23, 2013 6 mins

IT Jobs IT Skills Relationship Building

Social media is playing a growing role in corporate marketing campaigns. These six tools will help you launch, track and analyze campaigns across a variety of social media services — including some you might not expect.

By John Brandon

Sep 23, 2013 7 mins

Facebook Small and Medium Business Twitter

How EDA Used Big Data Analytics to Drive SaaS Revenue

Faced with the challenge of converting subscribers to a new platform while implementing a price increase, Equipment Data Associates turned to Scout Analytics to provide the data analytics it needed to better understand and serve its customers.

By Thor Olavsrud

Sep 23, 2013 6 mins

BPM Systems Big Data Business Intelligence

Government Healthcare IT Plans Hinge on Open Data

Health and Human Services CTO sees big future in big health data as the government looks to expand its repository of publicly available, machine-readable data sets.

By Kenneth Corbin

Sep 23, 2013 5 mins

CTO Government Government IT

15 iPhone Apps Millennials Can’t Live Without

Everyone wants to hire millennials for their fresh ideas, youthful energy and tech savvy. But how much do you really know about them? The apps they carry on their smartphones tell a lot and you can expect millennials to want these apps on their BYOD

By Tom Kaneshige

Sep 23, 2013 7 mins

Careers Mobile Apps iPhone

Exhilarating iPhone 5S Unboxing Video (and Facetious Fanboi Gushing)

CIO.com's Al Sacco unboxes and gushes over his shiny new iPhone 5S. Sort of.

By Al Sacco

Sep 20, 2013 1 min

Small and Medium Business Smartphones iPhone

Need a quick car ride? There's an app for that. The state of California recently ruled that ride-sharing services, including Uber, Lyft and Sidecar, are good to go, with a few caveats.

By Bill Snyder

Sep 20, 2013 3 mins

Mobile Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Wearable Technology Will Be Much More Than Google Glass and Galaxy Gear

The high-profile Google Glass and Samsung Galaxy Gear are grabbing headlines in wearable technology news. However, the reality is that rather than products for the elite, wearables will be more practical, more affordable, more power-efficient — and

By Tom Kaneshige

Sep 20, 2013 5 mins

Consumer Electronics Mobile Small and Medium Business

NSA Disclosures, Mass Shootings Expose Big Data Problem

Sure, the government may know everything about you, but those tidbits of information sit in disconnected, proprietary databases. Unfortunately, that means it's harder than it should be to identify someone who's likely to be behind a mass sh

By Rob Enderle

Sep 20, 2013 6 mins

Big Data Government Government IT

Midsize IT Outsourcing Providers Offer Hidden Value

There's a growing shift from tier 1 offshore outsourcing providers to midsize IT services players. Scale and price are no longer the sole interest of outsourcing customers. They are seeking agility, flexibility, vertical alignment, responsivenes

By Stephanie Overby

Sep 20, 2013 4 mins

IT Leadership IT Strategy Outsourcing

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly New iOS 7 Features

CIO.com blogger James A. Martin says there's a lot to like in Apple's new iOS 7 software. But a few things are worthy of a "meh" and a couple just aren’t cool at all.

By James A. Martin

Sep 19, 2013 4 mins

Mobile Apps iPhone

iPhone 5S Touch ID is Feline Friendly

Cats can apparently unlock Apple's new iPhone 5S using paw prints and Touch ID. Apple hasn't exactly been forthcoming with details about Touch ID security, and the feline unlock raises more questions, according to CIO.com's Al Sacco.

By Al Sacco

Sep 19, 2013 3 mins

Mobile Security Smartphones iPhone

Demand for Cloud Skills Still Outpaces Supply of Workers

Cloud technology is a 'must-have' for organizations building out or replacing their data center architecture, but there's still a major cloud skills gap that's impeding faster adoption and growth

By Sharon Florentine

Sep 19, 2013 6 mins

Careers Cloud Computing Data Center

Unlocking Mobile Devices Could Give BYOD a Boost

As consumers (and workers) grow increasingly dependent on mobile devices and BYOD becomes more prevalent in the enterprise, the Obama administration is asking federal regulators to require carriers to unlock devices upon request, making them availabl

By Kenneth Corbin

Sep 19, 2013 5 mins

Carriers Regulation Small and Medium Business

How to Build the Ultimate Fantasy IT Team

In the spirit of Fantasy Football, technology pros share their insights, strategies and top draft picks for their dream Fantasy IT team.

By Jennifer Lonoff Schiff

Sep 19, 2013 6 mins

CIO IT Jobs IT Skills

Healthcare IT Security Is Difficult, But Not Impossible

Data breaches threaten healthcare organizations from all angles — from hackers, thieves and forgetful employees — and touch all facets of IT infrastructure. Updated HIPAA rules make organizations responsible for the actions of their business associ

By Brian Eastwood

Sep 19, 2013 10 mins

Data Breach Encryption Regulation

Got iPhone Envy? How to Make Android Feel Like iOS 7

Are you an Android user who's is jealous of your friends with Apple's new iOS 7? Have no fear; there's no shortage of apps that can make Android look and feel like iOS 7. Unfortunately, none of them work very well, according to CIO.com

By James A. Martin

Sep 18, 2013 3 mins

Android Smartphones iPhone

How to Overcome Small Business Data Recovery Challenges

Data recovery has mattered ever since businesses started relying on PCs in the workplace. Today's common storage options for small businesses all present some disaster recovery challenges. Here's what your organization should do to address

By Paul Mah

Sep 18, 2013 8 mins

Backup and Recovery Data and Information Security Small and Medium Business

What’s the Best Android Tablet? Google Nexus vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab 3

Google's Nexus tablets and Samsung's Galaxy Tab 3 devices are some of the hottest Android tablets available today. CIO.com's Al Sacco breaks down each device and offers tips on how to pick the Android tablet that's right for you.

By Al Sacco

Sep 18, 2013 10 mins

Android Small and Medium Business Tablets