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IT departments don't like change
A new Gartner survey has found that 30 percent of users are unhappy with the rate of IT change at their companies, finding the information technology staff is not always ready to embrace a different Read more...
Good biz analyst worth his weight in gold
IT departments involved in projects including software development should never underestimate the importance of good business analysts. Carey Schwaber, a senior analyst of application development at Read more...
HP upgrades archiving software
Hewlett-Packard Co. has rolled out an improved version of its HP Database Archiving software that could be good news for IT pros. The new software comes equipped with a visual design tool that HP Read more...
Google tries to sneak one past IT
During the last year, we've seen Google slowly sneaking into the enterprise, with a series of solutions that bring the company's web-based consumer technologies into a corporate environment. Read more...
Small steps or a giant leap?
Every CIO is familiar with incremental IT. Sometimes it happens because there isn't enough money in the budget to do an overall change. Sometimes it happens because the CIO wants to transition Read more...
How to become a successful CIO
Unlike doctors, accountants and lawyers, the CIO is a relatively new profession. There are few master's programs that give you a degree in being a CIO and fewer training courses at the undergraduate Read more...
Microsoft preps 2008 enterprise launches
It's no secret: Microsoft loves the enterprise. And while the enterprise might have conflicting feelings about the behemoth from Redmond, there's no doubt that a major product launch is a cause for Read more...
A glitch in information sharing
Government chief information security officers recently told an industry conference that sharing information is not without its problems and can open up a new path for corruption of the system. Read more...
Today's students, tomorrow's customers
In addition to her other projects, Erin Griffin, the CIO of Loyola Marymount University, and her 65 IT employees are heavily involved with web 2.0 initiatives. She and her team are using Wikis for Read more...
Salesforce bets on independent developers
As SAP gobbles up Business Objects, Salesforce took a dramatic step to position the company as a viable alternative to the traditional pillars of the enterprise software space. On Friday, Salesforce Read more...