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Changing roles of CIOs and CFOs
There are plenty of changes taking place in the enterprise, especially if you are the CIO. For starters, the needs and demands of the CFO are spilling over to the CIO and the IT department. The CFO... Read more...
CIOs no longer a 'jack of all trades'
In the past, CIO had to be tech wizards to keep their jobs. That was then: It is now very different. In an article in the Journal of New England Technology, experts say that CIOs also have to know... Read more...
CIOs get a bigger role
CIOs are not taking a back seat these days when it comes to technology purchases. With the economy reeling, big companies are getting serious about who's in charge of purchases. Purchases were once... Read more...
IT security tops budget as priority
Forget budget woes, virtualization, data center efficiency or social networking. The biggest issue on the minds of 1,400 CIOs across the United States is IT security, according to a recent survey by... Read more...
IT budgets caught between a rock and a hard place
In recent months, talk of the IT job market has tended to focus on highly-skilled workers and the equally high salaries that they're going to command in 2007. What we haven't heard much of is how that's going to effect the IT budget and, by proxy, the rest of us. It seems that CIOs are going to be in a tough spot this year: they'll be forced to pay up in order to hire on star talent while …
... Read more...IT job market will continue to grow in 2007
After a few solid years of growth, predictions have been all over the map for the IT job market in 2007. IT professionals are nervous, CIOs are optimistic and analysts can't seem to agree. Here's what I think: the job market will only continue to grow in 2007. After all, the security needs of major companies continue to increase and as more business processes go online (and in some cases, mobile) more hands will be needed on deck on the IT ship. What's more, the release of Vista could …
... Read more...IT job market: IT Pros wary; CIOs optimistic
The funny thing about studies is that for every study out there, you can probably find one that proves the exact opposite. Just yesterday, we reported that the majority of IT professionals fear that the "bubble" in the IT job market will soon burst. Today, however, we have news of a contrary nature: it appears that CIOs--the folks who do most of the hiring--anticipate that they'll hire more new talent in 2007 …
... Read more...Go green with IT: save the planet and your budget
Let's face the facts: IT is a power hog. Even an environment with just a few desktops and servers can draw large amounts of power if not properly managed. If recent research from Intel is to be believed, a staggering eighty percent of businesses have never conducted an energy audit and only 29 percent of businesses are investing in energy-efficient hardware. So what's keeping IT from reducing power consumption? According to Daniel Fliescher, a senior research analyst at IDC, it may be the …
... Read more...Editor's Corner
Publisher's Note
As you know, information technology is transforming the healthcare industry and swallowing more and more healthcare spending -- $40 billion by 2008. To help hospital CIOs and healthcare administrators maximize ROI on their IT investments, FierceMarkets today launched a new newsletter called …
... Read more...SPOTLIGHT: Dazed and confused: Data law disarray
Is a missing tape (or hard disk or portable memory key) just misplaced or mislabeled--or is it stolen? Was a hack just a harmless script kiddie or someone taking invaluable data? Whose rules should CIOs obey in which circumstances? Perhaps we need an new perspective so that IT shops and customers know what to expect when the unexpected happens. Op-Ed
