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Amazon and Microsoft Improve Their Cloud Computing Game

The bottom line on this week's announcements from Amazon and Microsoft for AWS and Azure, respectively: Significant improvements to their offerings that reduce common objections to the use of cloud platforms.

Wake Up People! Forget Twitter and iPhone Apps, and Focus on SAP and ERP Apps

Charge Your BlackBerry in Seconds: MIT Boffins Build Rapid Charge Li-ion Battery

IT Skills Shortage Spells Opportunity for Unemployed Workers

In this Q&A, CompTIA President and CEO Todd Thibodeaux confronts the IT skills shortage, misconceptions about IT careers and ways to connect unemployed workers with the thousands of tech jobs that are still available.

Internet Explorer 8: Cool New Features for Everyday Browsing

Microsoft is hoping that IE8's new browsing features, such as Web Slices and In-Private Browsing, will win over frustrated IE7 users and keep Firefox, Safari and Chrome at bay. Here's a look inside some of IE8's better bells and whistl

Tech Talk: Your Take on the Unfairness of H1B Visas, Firing Over Facebook Quips, and More

nCIO.com readers battle about the inequity of the H1B award system, Microsoft's many mistakes, RIM's denial that it records calls, and the firing over Facebook comments.

How and Why to Launch a Business Presence on Twitter

From an upstart airline to the cable company some people love to hate, organizations big and small have reaped success in improving customer service, receiving R&D tips, and marketing their products on Twitter. Here's expert advice on how an

FBI raids Washington D.C. CTO office of Vivek Kundra, Obama’s new CIO

News outlets are reporting that the FBI this morning raided the Washington D.C. CTO office of Vivek Kundra, President Barack Obama's recent choice for the new position of federal CIO, and that two men are being held as part of a bribery investig

CIOs Counsel Kundra: Advice for Obama’s Federal CIO, Part Four

In the fourth piece of a CIO.com five-part series this week, we're sharing tactical and strategic advice for newly named federal CIO Vivek Kundra from CIOs in the trenches. Today's author: Mark Stone, former CIO of Zale Corporation.

The Paper Chase: Companies Still Can’t Keep Up With It

Wal-Mart: Rolling Back Prices on Systems Integration for Your Family Doctor

Job Seekers: 5 More Tips for Getting on Recruiters’ Good Sides

Amazon.com Offers Compiere Enterprise ERP via the Cloud

Microsoft Windows Marketplace for Mobile: Development Details Emerge

Rumor Mill: Apple Layoffs, 10-inch iPod Touch

For CIOs, Apple rumors point to the ongoing challenge of supporting Apple products in a corporate environment.

Plant Closings and Layoffs Mean Heavy Lifting for IT Departments

When companies decide to close plants, lay off workers or otherwise cut back, IT must step up to dismantle infrastructure and reclaim smartphones.

Book Excerpt: The Adventures of an IT Leader, Part 4

A new CIO works to restore his credibility, and that of his team, after a confrontation with his CEO. Read the final installment of our exclusive series.

Book Excerpt: The Adventures of an IT Leader, Part 3

A new CIO scrambles to contain a security breachu2014and to keep his job. Read the third installment of our exclusive series.

One in Four CIOs Fired for Performance

Poor performance puts the CIO's job on the line, says a new survey. But there are ways to avoid that fate.

Always the Fall Guy: Offshore Vendor, Onshore Doomsday

When outsourcing IT support, these tips will show you how to win acceptance and influence the right people for successful vendor management and end user satisfaction. (Part 1 of 3)

5 Steps to A Big Picture Approach to Virtualization in 2009

Think far beyond your servers from the start if you want to reap virtualization's wider potential in the data center, says Dave Robbins, CTO, Information Technology for NetApp. Here's his starting checklist for IT pros who want to take a ho

Process Makes Perfect: How to Turn IT Process Automation into Business Growth

Many automation projects measure success on basic ROI metrics: That's not enough. The smartest CIOs are measuring the business impact of these projects, says CA's Stephen Elliot. Here's his advice on how to do that, bring your team tog

Startup Smarts: 3 Tips for Better Business

Three business practices to learn from entrepreneurs, even if you're already bringing in the big bucks.

In Microsoft’s Windows 7, IE On-Off Option a Win for Users

What's behind Microsoft's decision to let users turn Internet Explorer on or off in Windows 7? The EU antitrust agency may have made Microsoft do it, but the choice is a positive step for users and for competition, say industry analysts.

CIOs Counsel Kundra: Advice for Obama’s Federal CIO, Part Three

In the third piece of a CIO.com five-part series this week, we're sharing tactical and strategic advice for newly named federal CIO Vivek Kundra from CIOs in the trenches. Today's author: Mykolas Rambus, CIO of Forbes Media.

Virtualization Management Twist: EMC Bridges Virtual and Physical to Help Spot Problems

EMC's new network management tools could help VMware users with a common virtualization management headache: shining light on the root cause of problems when you're not sure if they started in your virtual or physical environment.

RIM/BlackBerry to Sponsor U2 360 Tour, So Move Over Mayer, Madonna

Supply Chain Robots Rule the Zappos.com Warehouse

Five Energy Trends Driving Your Data Center

What you really want from your data center is processing power and data storage, but what you need is to get a grip on escalating power costs. Keep these five issues in mind as you plan for your present and future energy-efficient data center.

CIOs Counsel Kundra: Advice for Obama’s Federal CIO, Part Two

In the second of a CIO.com five-part series running this week, we're sharing tactical and strategic advice for newly named federal CIO Vivek Kundra from CIOs in the trenches. Today's author: Thomas Murphy, Senior VP & CIO for Amerisourc

Survey: IT Managers Face Mac-Windows Challenges

An Enterprise Desktop Alliance survey shows many issues facing IT managers trying to integrate Macs into a Windows environment.n

Firing an Employee Over Facebook Quip Could Backfire

Salesforce.com Smells Blood, Hunts Bigger CRM Prey: Enterprise Cloud Customers

Kundra’s “Projects as Stocks” Approach Highlights the Ultimate Role of the CIO

Internet Explorer 8: Five Security Features for Enterprise Users

Microsoft's browser reputation has seen better days and Firefox continues to gain market share. But Internet Explorer 8, rumored to be final later this month, sports five new security features that Microsoft hopes will keep business users safer

Safari’s Security Reputation Takes a Beating

Safari isn't the most secure browser, although it might be the safest for the wrong reasons.

Free BlackBerry Apps: Four (More) Essential Downloads–and One Free Game

Most folks agree: The best kind of BlackBerry app is a free BlackBerry app. On that note, you're sure to appreciate the following five free downloads, which include a great new way to gauge your smartphone's connection speeds and a mobile-v

CIOs Counsel Vivek Kundra: Advice for Obama’s New Federal CIO

In the first of a CIO.com five-part series running this week, we're sharing tactical and strategic advice for Vivek Kundra from CIOs in the trenches. Today's author: Niel Nickolaisen, CIO and Director of Strategic Planning at Headwaters.

Tough Times Requires A Strong Dose of Common Sense

Obama’s New CIO, plus new CIOs for TJX, New York Life, BCBS of RI, and more…

Energy Star Servers, then Storage and Networks

Enterprise Software Users: Fight for Your Licensee Rights!

RIM: We Don’t Record ANY Staff BlackBerry Phone Calls

Cloud Computing: What UC Berkeley Can Teach You

CIO.com's Bernard Golden says a new UC Berkeley report has some sage advice for IT groups regarding cloud computing, but that it also underestimates some challenges.

Job 1 for Vivek Kundra, New Federal CIO: Balance Openness with Security

Vivek Kundra, whom President Barack Obama appointed the country's first-ever Federal CIO on March 5, has a huge and daunting task ahead of him: to make the government more transparent and interoperable, while also safeguarding it from a growing

Disaster Management: How Ready Are You After the Boom?

On January 29, 2009, CSO Pakistan organized a closed door, Round Table event on Disaster Management and Business Continuity. Experts from a number of fields and verticals were invited and only a limited number of registered participants were granted

Job 1 for New Federal CIO: Balance Openness with Security

President Barack Obama has repeatedly pledged to make the federal government more open, transparent and accountable to American citizens. After assuming office on January 19, 2009, he immediately took steps to act on his promise, which included issui

Gartner: Asia CIOs More Business-Savvy Than American CIOs

Analysts from research firm Gartner expect chief information officers (CIOs) in Asia to play a more integral role in transforming their companies' business processes with the use of IT this year, compared to their counterparts in North America.

Microsoft to Businesses: Windows 7 Is About You

RIM CIO: We Record Employee BlackBerry Calls and It’s No Privacy Violation