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Intel introduces 32Gb flash chips
Intel is set to produce a 32Gb NAND flash memory that it jointly developed with Micron Technology. Based on a 34-nanometer technology, it is the smallest NAND process geometry on the market and
Read more...Starbucks goes outside for a CIO
Starbucks, its stock having plummeted and its comparable store sales plunging, has hired a new CIO, Stephen Gillett, to help in what the iconic Seattle-based coffee chain hopes will be a major Read more...
Should IT be run like a business?
There's no limit to what IT can do, as every CIO knows. But there is also an unfair burden being placed on IT departments these days, to save money that lives outside of their sphere of influence. Read more...
Shame on you, Google
It's not much of a stretch to call Google one of the most trusted companies in tech. Unlike Microsoft, any wireless carrier or virtually any hardware vendor, consumers tend to trust Google and Read more...
How to spot a bad CIO
A recent article in The Wall Street Journal said that it's often easy to spot problems in the IT department after the fact and "once the damage is done." There are plenty of signs at that Read more...
Tech skills lose steam
In a surprising twist, a new report says that pay premiums for noncertified skills are now exceeding the average salary paid for certified tech skills. Research firm Foote Partners' studied the pay Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Indian outsourcing continues to grow despite weaker dollar; R&D spending in Europe increases;
> Indian outsourcing continues to grow despite weaker dollar. Article > R&D Read more...
Acquisitions driving big software growth
Software companies that grew more than 20 percent last year were, for the most part, driven by merger and acquisition activity, a recent Baseline survey shows. The acquisition trend is Read more...
Implementation+ Innovation= Success
New IT-driven business model innovations can only occur when organizations achieve the right balance between the CIO's two key roles: one as Chief Innovation Officer and the other as Chief Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Showing appreciation has many payoffs; The IT workforce needs to work on non-tech skills;
> Praising people for a job well done may lead to bigger profits. Article Read more...




