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IT Certification: It’s Time for a State-Administered Program

Siloed certification programs, mostly dedicated to a vendor, just donu2019t cut it anymore. CIO magazine publisher emeritus Gary Beach thinks IT execs should hold a standardized certification like other professionals.

CIO.com Teardown: Oracle CEO Larry Ellison

Move over, gadget teardowns. We tear down Oracle's legendary leader to see what powers the man known for big verbal stings and even bigger yachts.

Advice For CIOs: Beyond the Obvious

CIO magazine Editor in Chief Maryfran Johnson on CIOs who mean business and the lessons they learned that helped them succeed.

Microsoft vs. Amazon Clouds: 5 Key Differences

Do you understand the differences between the Microsoft Azure and Amazon EC2 cloud offerings? Dig into this breakdown of application support, portability, scalability, pricing and more.n

Stupid Data Corruption Tricks: Take Our CRM Quiz

Take this quick test to see how many of the top 10 data corruption mistakes you or your CRM team have made this year.

Trafficking in Policies and Standards

When are policies and standards necessary? You can learn a lot from how we drive.

5 Sneaky Credit Card Scams

Rumors Swirl Around Apple’s $50 Billion War Chest

Adobe. Facebook. Sony. Disney. All have been mentioned as potential Apple targets.

What Does it Take to Have an Effective Strategic Investment Planning Process?

A look at what it takes to have an effective strategic investment planning process, EA function vs.PMO.

Who Should Lead Strategic Investment Planning?

Leading-edge project management offices are evolving to a more strategic role beyond IT projects and programs.

Should CIOs Have A Role In Strategic Investment Planning?

Should CIOs own strategic planning, and if so, where do you draw the lines between the role of the CIO, EA, and the PMO?

CIO Magazine Founder Joins Hall of Fame

Joe Levy Named Honorary Member

The App Store Effect on BI Applications and IT

Execs and managers are desperately seeking instant BI application satisfaction, and IT is trying to keep up. Here's why it may be a losing battle for CIOs, project managers and developers.

Emerging Tech: Disaster-Proof Your Mobile App Before Rollout

Will your new mobile enterprise app crumble under the weight of poor design and performance when you roll it out? Automated testing solutions for mobile apps are coming to market.

Denial-of-Service Attacks Meet the Cloud: 4 Lessons

In the age of virtualization and cloud, old world denial-of-service attacks have become more targeted, causing new worries. Here are 4 realities to keep in mind.n

Adobe Reader: Will New Version Block Hackers or Tempt Them?

Last week's Adobe security scare was just the latest evidence that hackers still love to target Reader and Flash. A new version of Reader, due out within weeks, uses innovative technology to toughen defenses — but malware writers love a challen

How to Prepare for the PMP Exam Part 3: Build a Project Study Plan

Studying for the exam toward PMP certification will be a much less daunting task if you apply your project management skills to it and create a project plan. In this third article in CIO.com's series on preparing for the PMP exam, you'll le

Q&A: Microsoft CIO Eats His Own Cloud Dog Food

Before you ever saw Windows Azure, Microsoft CIO Tony Scott had to use it for two years. In this Q&A, he shares what he's learned about cloud moves, security, application portability and how CIOs can prepare.n

2010 CIO Hall of Fame Judges

This Year's Hall of Fame honorees were judged by 22 former inductees.

2010 CIO Hall of Fame Inductees Tout Business Breakthroughs

The five new members of our CIO Hall of Fameu2014who head IT for P&G, Accenture, Amgen, AmerisourceBergen and Idaho National Laboratoryu2014are world-class leaders in strategy and execution.

CIO Hall of Fame: Inductees Took Risks, Reaped Rewards

Tom Flanagan of Amgen, Filippo Passerini of Procter & Gamble, Brent Stacey of Idaho National Laboratory, Frank Modruson of Accenture, and Tom Murphy of AmerisourceBergen are this yearu2019s class of CIO Hall of Fame Inductees.

Facebook’s Rumored “Deals” Service: A Done Deal or No Deal?

Rumors say that Facebook is testing location-based deals. Could the social networking giant be moving in on Groupon's territory?

IT Pay: The Good News and the Bad News

IT pay rates declined during the third quarter of 2010, but tech wages should soon surge as corporate shareholders demand growth

10 Ways Poor Training Can Cause Your ERP Implementation to Fail

It's common knowledge that training is a key reason why large-scale ERP implementations fail. Knowing the symptoms of insufficient planning, execution or poor training delivery is the first step to diagnosing the greater problem…and to ensurin

iPad Invades the Enterprise: How Big Are Security Risks?

Enterprise IT has had no choice but to deal with iPads as they walk through the front door being carried by executives. But one mobile apps expert says the iPad wouldn't have passed last year's enterprise security requirements.

Why Indian Outsourcer HCL Technologies Puts Employees First

HCL Technologies' CEO Vineet Nayar explains why his "employees first, customers second" business strategy works as well for his IT outsourcing customers as it does for his company.

Ellison Attacks Try to Take Down Apotheker: Are TV Ads Next?

As Oracle's case against SAP nears trial, Larry has launched a vitriolic campaign that'd make many political strategists blush.

BlackBerry Torch 9800 Available via AT&T in Red, White Nov. 7

AT&T is rolling out red and white BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphones for the upcoming holiday season.

Google’s Top 10 Best (and Worst) Innovations of the Year

Google rolled out a number of cool products this year, but not all of them can be home runs. Here's a look at the best and worst of Google this year.

Oracle vs. SAP: Battle of Fall 2010 Balance Sheets

A head-to-head examination of how the two software giants' revenues, executives and strategies fared during their most recent quarters.

BlackBerry How-To: Downgrade the OS on Your RIM Smartphone

CIO.com's Al Sacco offers up this step-by-step tutorial on how to "downgrade" or return to an older version of the OS software on a BlackBerry smartphone.

Hey Microsoft, Listen to What Ray Said

Ray Ozzie's parting memo to Microsoft is full of both forboding and hope, and should inspire the company to change its ways.

How Mayo Clinic Doctors Use Smartphones to Diagnose Patients

Neurologists diagnose patients remotely using images delivered to smartphones

The Four Biggest Mistakes Businesses Make on Twitter

Is your business suffering from Twitter neglect? Get your brand back on track by recognizing these four common errors and revitalizing your social strategy.n

A New Cloud: The Stealth Cloud?

You've heard of public clouds, private clouds and hybrid clouds, but is there room for yet another word in the cloud computing lexicon, a stealth cloud? That is, a cloud without the support of the IT department?

Strategic CIOs Struggle to Achieve Ambitions

A new survey from the CIO Executive Council suggests that while CIOs aspire to be strategic leaders, they lack the time and appropriately trained staff to move out of an operational role.

What We’re Reading from the Nov. 1, 2010 Issue of CIO Magazine

Books, blogs and research about IT and management

VMware’s Private Cloud Computing Vision

VMware predicts your IT infrastructure will evolve from virtualized servers to private clouds, where enterprise apps will be served to any device from the most efficient location.

How Assurant Solutions Saved Its Customers From Call Center Hell

New analytics tools help one insurance company pair its customers with the best call center representative for their needs, providing better service and retaining clients.

What Does Running IT Have to Do With Politics?

How a financial-management firmu2019s CIO leveraged his IT-management skills to win a Georgia state senate seat.

Cloud and UI: CIOs Have a Big Opportunity on Their Hands

Mobile, m-commerce, geolocation, social media and real-time analytics are changing business. CIOs that can leverage this could own a key business priority around UI and the customer.

Microsoft’s PowerPivot: Five Things You Need to Know

It comes free with Office 2010 and allows all of your Excel power users to dabble in business intelligence. Is it a godsend for IT or a new nightmare to manage?

How Retailers Are Using Location-Based Services Such as Foursquare

By integrating Foursquare and other location-based services with enterprise applications, companies can make loyalty programs more effective

Social Media: Tools for Learning What Asian Customers Think About Your Company

Social media-monitoring services are expanding into Asia, providing insight into customer comments in multiple languages.

Cloud Computing in Korea: Interesting Lessons

While speaking at a cloud computing conference in Korea, CIO.com's Bernard Golden learns that cloud in Korea is still a research topic, not an action item. Here are some lessons from this disconnect.

BlackBerry PlayBook Devs With App World Apps Get Free Tablets? Not So Fast…

Reports that all AIR developers who create App-World-approved apps for the PlayBook will receive a free tablet may be inaccurate

Wanna See Something Really Scary? Five Ways To Really Freak Your CIO Out This Halloween

Costumes that will scare the pants off of the people in your IT organization and keep your CIO up at night.

BlackBerry Style 9670 Unboxing Video and Hands-On

CIO.com's Al Sacco "unboxes" RIM's new BlackBerry Style 9670 flip smartphone, which will be available via Sprint in the U.S.

Best and Worst iPhone Retailer Apps

Shopping experiences via your iPhone this holiday season will vary from fast to forgettable. New research shows retailers are taking different development approaches – and it shows in their load speeds.

How to Network: 7 Ways to Give, Not Just Receive

Are you reluctant to make networking a bigger part of your job search because you're scared that no one will want to meet with you? Think giving, not taking. Here are seven reasons why your contacts actually want to hear from you.