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NewsCompanies seek IT talent with business skills
Traditional technical skills remain paramount for IT professionals, but these days they are no longer enough. Many companies, particularly in regulated industries, are now looking for IT talent that Read more...
A New Job Description for the CIO
A decade ago, the CIO position was described as a technology one. Today it is more likely to be described as someone with "C-level leadership skills." Once an afterthought, today's CIO needs the same Read more...
Is an MBA the new key to becoming an A-list CIO?If an MBA isn't already mandatory for A-list CIOs, it may be soon. CIO Magazine interviewed Mark Polansky, North American managing director of executive search firm Korn Ferry's IT Center Read more... Do You Have a Succession Plan in Place?Rather than looking outside of the organization, more CIOs are turning to their own teams to find their successors. Cultivating CIO talent is an important part of the job these days. Two years Read more... Thriving in a changing worldTo thrive during the next five years, CIOs must be business leaders first and technology leaders second. Taking on additional business duties is essential to ensuring that you are viewed as a Read more... Wanted: SOA staffSOA is the hottest trend in IT these days, but finding qualified IT staff who understand the concept and have the skills can be a real problem. While outsourcing has merit, it might not be good Read more... New battery promises to prevent overheatingPanasonic is showing some business acumen and ingenuity in designing a new lithium battery that won't catch fire the way some of Read more... Getting needed business skills on staffThe big skill and staffing trend happening is the push to find tech experts who also boast business and financial skills, as understanding the business is key to making sure IT reaches good Read more... | Press ReleasesJeffrey Jacobson Named Head of Xerox Global Graphic CommunicationsNORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) today announced the appointment of Jeffrey Jacobson as president, Xerox Global Graphic Communications. Jacobson, 52, joins Xerox from Read more >> Afidence Partners with EPM Live Bringing Powerful Project Management Platform to SharePoint CustomersCARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- EPM Live, a global leader in Enterprise SharePoint Project, Portfolio and Work Management applications, announced today it has entered into a referral Read more >> uSamp Names Justin Wheeler Vice President & General Manager for SurveyBuilder™Will Oversee New Online Business Platform Empowering Businesses To Access On-Demand Audiences and Create Actionable Insights ENCINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- uSamp (www.usamp.com), a leader in Read more >> Kaminario Appoints Storage Executive as Vice President of Product ManagementRitu Jyoti brings wealth of experience driving corporate growth and strategic product direction NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kaminario, a leading provider of high-performance all solid-state Read more >> $100K of Prizes at Stake During the Fourth Annual Opera Open"Ultimate Corporate Science Fair" Encourages Employees to Collaborate, Innovate, and Create to Push the Limits of Big Data FlowJERSEY CITY, N.J., Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Opera Solutions, LLC ( Read more >> |
