opinion Microsoft Sidekick Debacle and the Cloud: Lessons Learned When Microsoft's storage service for Sidekick users broke down, cloud computing questions sprang up — both fair and unfair. CIO.com's Bernard Golden discusses what can be learned from this outage and looks at the likely outcomes for Micros By Bernard Golden Oct 15, 2009 Cloud Computing Virtualization feature Five Problems Keeping Legacy Apps Out of the Cloud Did you think all those legacy apps would just float up into someone else's cloud infrastructure? Management, licensing and migration concerns highlight the list of troubles that vendors are now trying to address. By Kevin Fogarty Oct 15, 2009 Cloud Computing Data Center Virtualization feature Five Lessons from a Data Center’s Crisis of Capacity When the data center neared its failure point, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory embarked on a project to revamp facilities without breaking the budget. Consider these practical lessons from the edge of failure. By Robert Lemos Oct 15, 2009 Data Center Virtualization news BlackBerry Storm2, Bold 9700 Get Official; Nov. Releases Expected BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) has finally acknowledged the latest addition to its smartphone lineup, the touch-screen BlackBerry Storm2 95xx. Wireless carrier T-Mobile Germany also listed the as-of-yet unannounced BlackBerry Bold 9700 onl By Al Sacco Oct 15, 2009 Computers and Peripherals Data Center Small and Medium Business feature “Global State of Information Security” Survey Methodology How we got the numbers. By Carolyn Johnson Oct 15, 2009 IT Strategy feature Why Security Matters Now Social networking and cloud computing threats abound, our annual Global Information Security Survey finds, making information security important once again to business leaders. By Bill Brenner Oct 15, 2009 Cloud Computing opinion Work-Related Suicide: Not Just France Telecom’s Tragedy At France Telecom, stress related to a radical restructuring is driving some workers to the depths of despair. By Meridith Levinson Oct 14, 2009 Careers opinion CIOs Gather In Chicago To Discuss IT Strategic Planning CIOs gathered from across the globe to discuss top-of-mind issues By Forrester Research Oct 14, 2009 IT Leadership news Windows 7: Don’t Wait for Service Pack to Test, Gartner Says With any new OS deployment, IT teams traditionally take the "safe" route and wait for the first service pack. But IT groups that follow that strategy with Windows 7 rollouts will get caught in a support crunch, says research firm Gartner. By Shane O'Neill Oct 14, 2009 Data Center Small and Medium Business Windows news Smartphones of CTIA Fall 2009: 10 Groundbreaking Gadgets The world's top handset makers showed off their latest and greatest at the recent International CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment 2009 show. Check out these 10 up-and-coming handsets from HTC, Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, RIM and Palm. By Al Sacco Oct 14, 2009 Mobile Small and Medium Business opinion Steve Jobs a Hit with Teenagers Jobs beats out Oprah, Tony Hawk, Olson twins in a Junior Achievement survey. By Tom Kaneshige Oct 14, 2009 Mobile Small and Medium Business opinion Is Tiered Pricing in iPhone’s Future? Don't blame AT&T for shoddy network service. The problem is growing usage. By Tom Kaneshige Oct 13, 2009 Mobile Small and Medium Business feature Behind Enemy Lines: Salesforce.com and Rimini Street at Oracle OpenWorld Both tech vendors are aiming to change the rules of game for enterprise software. And while they're going about it with two different business models, the companies share some things in common. By Thomas Wailgum Oct 13, 2009 ERP Systems Outsourcing SaaS feature How to Keep Your Outsourcing Provider Hungry for Your Application Development Business More IT leaders are spreading their application development and maintenance work among several outsourcing vendors. Multisourcing, as the practice is called, increases competition, breadth of resources, availability and management overhead. By Stephanie Overby Oct 13, 2009 Developer IT Leadership Outsourcing news White BlackBerry Bold 9000 (AT&T) Available October 18 for $200 U.S. wireless carrier AT&T will soon release a new version of its popular BlackBerry Bold 9000 smartphone in white, just weeks before it's expected to unveil the Bold successor, the BlackBerry Bold 9700 or "Onyx." By Al Sacco Oct 13, 2009 2 mins Computers and Peripherals Data Center Small and Medium Business opinion Oracle OpenWorld: What You’re Missing Oracle has invaded San Francisco. Here's what you might be missing. By Thomas Wailgum Oct 12, 2009 Enterprise Applications opinion Creating a Privacy Policy Part IV Creating a Privacy Policy Continues.. By Ariel Silverstone Oct 12, 2009 Security opinion Windows Phones: First TV Ad Too Soft to Make An Impact The new Windows phone TV spot is cute, but too cute for its own good, and fails to deliver a coherent Windows Mobile message. By Shane O'Neill Oct 12, 2009 Data Center opinion Doing Less With Less How to maximize value with lowers costs. By Gary Beach Oct 12, 2009 Budgeting feature When Talking About “The Office” at the Office Becomes a Problem The more television Americans watch, the more they talk about those programs at work the next day. The problem is that much of what they view on TV isn't appropriate to discuss in the workplace, says employment law expert Shanti Atkins in this Q By Meridith Levinson Oct 12, 2009 Careers IT Leadership Legal feature The Buzz at Oracle OpenWorld 2009 Impressions from Oracle's annual get-together: Ellison disses IBM; Where are Fusion Apps?; Charles and Safra on Red Stack integration. By Thomas Wailgum Oct 12, 2009 ERP Systems Enterprise Applications Outsourcing feature Partners: Find the Right One and Improve Your Career New research by Gallup executives suggests partnerships make us happier at work and can improve your career potential. By Stephanie Overby Oct 12, 2009 IT Leadership feature Three-Minute Coach How to assess a potential employer's office space to determine whether its corporate culture suits you By Elaine Varelas Oct 12, 2009 Careers feature Let Your Hands Do the Talking Your gestures, expressions and body language all speak volumes. But are you really listening? By Maryfran Johnson Oct 12, 2009 Careers feature IBM’s “The New Voice of the CIO” Survey Reveals Innovative CIOs Survey Results show how CIOs are spending their time and what they're doing to maintain and increase competitive advantage. By Simone Levien Oct 12, 2009 IT Leadership Innovation feature How Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center Rebuilt its Facility Engaging stakeholders in a board game helped prioritize high-tech amenities. By Kristin Burnham Oct 12, 2009 Project Management Tools feature 5 Things You Need to Know about Software-as-a-Service Contracts How CIOs can guarantee secure SaaS contracts. By David F. Carr Oct 12, 2009 SaaS tip IT-Enabled Translation Services Are Part of the Growth Formula IT tools help make translation services more efficient as companies expand to foreign markets. By Nancy Gohring Oct 12, 2009 IT Leadership IT Strategy tip Cloud Computing: How TransUnion Makes Money from Its Private Cloud Credit reporting giant TransUnion replaced custom-developed services with cloud computer capabilities for its customers. By Kim S. Nash Oct 12, 2009 Cloud Computing opinion Project Accountability Holding People to Account Will Increase Your Organization’s Togetherness By Jim Vaughan Oct 12, 2009 IT Leadership opinion Service With a Smile It’s a better way to connect to your team By Jim Vaughan Oct 9, 2009 IT Leadership opinion Get Over It Ballmer: Free Isn’t a Dirty Word Steve Ballmer's recent comment that Microsoft can't make money from free software and services is a bewildering contradiction. By Shane O'Neill Oct 9, 2009 Data Center opinion Follow Fails: Types of Tweeple To Avoid on Twitter The rise in Twitter viruses and malware, plus the trolls just desperate for followers, make me leery of following anyone. By Thomas Wailgum Oct 9, 2009 2 mins Enterprise Applications news “A Bear Ate My iPhone!” For CISO Kris Rowley, an iPhone comes in handy when a bear closes in. She just wishes Apple would be as helpful. By Tom Kaneshige Oct 9, 2009 Consumer Electronics Social Networking Apps iPhone feature Vermont’s Lights Out Data Center: No One’s Home Nights or Weekends The IT manager for the State of Vermont saved money and improved security by moving to a "lights out" data center, where doors are locked for the graveyard shift and weekends. Here's a look at the project and five key lessons he's By Rob Lemos Oct 9, 2009 Data Center opinion Windows 7 Gets Raves from Wall Street Journal Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal writes that Windows 7 is "the best version of Windows Microsoft has produced." By Shane O'Neill Oct 8, 2009 Data Center opinion Have CIOs Scared Vendors Into Silence? The relationship between CIOs and their strategic vendor partners By Forrester Research Oct 8, 2009 IT Leadership opinion Website Disclaimers – Yes, They Do Work Have you ever wondered if your website disclaimers are really necessary? A recent case provides a timely reminder of how a disclaimer can protect you from liability for website mistakes. By Guy Burgess Oct 8, 2009 Compliance Internet Legal feature Mea Clouda: SaaS Vendors Can Win Over Customers with Honesty How do Salesforce.com, Workday, NetSuite and others respond to unplanned outages? With the type of honesty and transparency that is critical to the future of cloud computing. Watch and learn, Big ERP. By Thomas Wailgum Oct 8, 2009 ERP Systems Enterprise Applications Outsourcing feature Golfshot GPS for iPhone: More Bogeys Than Birdies When one reporter takes Golfshot's GPS app for a stroll around the links, he discovers worrying about battery life can be a real distraction. By Tom Kaneshige Oct 8, 2009 Consumer Electronics Social Networking Apps iPhone opinion Cloud Computing Moves Fast Over the Potomac U.S. federal government IT groups could easily stall cloud computing efforts because of security concerns, says CIO.com's Bernard Golden. Instead, they are pushing for the benefits of cloud at a rapid pace — accompanied by appropriate security By Bernard Golden Oct 8, 2009 Cloud Computing Virtualization opinion CRM Myth Busters: The Opportunity Funnel Whether you use CRM systems to drive your forecasts or not, you'll hear the sales folks talking about an opportunity funnel. All too often, though, little makes it through the funnel into real sales. What's the deal and how can your CRM sy By David Taber Oct 8, 2009 CRM Systems Data Center opinion The Windows Mobile 6.5 Problem: Lack of Customer Control Windows Mobile's awkward relationship with hardware makers will benefit iPhones and BlackBerrys, writes one analyst. By Shane O'Neill Oct 7, 2009 Data Center news Canadian Federal CIO Corinne Charette’s First Steps It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that Treasury Board Secretariat chose Corinne Charette as Canada's new CIO. By Rafael Ruffolo Oct 7, 2009 CIO Careers news Microsoft on Why Your Next Business Smartphone Should be a “Windows phone” Microsoft yesterday announced the availability of a number of handsets running its brand new mobile operating system (OS), Windows Mobile 6.5. While most of the new features and enhancements are aimed at consumers, the company says it isn't over By Al Sacco Oct 7, 2009 Small and Medium Business Smartphones Windows feature ACS’s IT Outsourcing Business Could Get Lost at Xerox IT outsourcing industry analysts raise questions about the future of ACS's IT services business in the aftermath of its acquisition by Xerox. By Stephanie Overby Oct 7, 2009 Mergers and Acquisitions Outsourcing tip How Customer Focused Tech Keeps Airline’s Revenue Aloft Southwest Airlines' CIO describes how front- and back-end systems influence the customer experience and generate revenue. By Charlie Feld Oct 7, 2009 IT Leadership feature What to Expect at Oracle OpenWorld Oracle's annual Kool-Aid-Fest will have some foxes in the hen house and many recession-weary customers. Can Larry Ellison possibly top his recent rant on cloud computing? Will there be more answers than questions on the Fusion Apps Suite? By Thomas Wailgum Oct 7, 2009 ERP Systems Enterprise Applications Outsourcing feature Desktop Virtualization: 5 Most Popular Flavors, Explained While VMware and Citrix go head-to-head over how to virtualize the desktop, most users say they prefer to deploy more than one flavor of desktop virtualization. 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