A discussion on ‘raising the strategic profile of IT’ at the CIO Summit morphed into a treatise on how CIOs are managing the multiple layers of an in-house/cloud/mobile/BYOD environment. The backdrop to what is variously called “shadow”, “stealth”, or “rogue” IT; the term refers to technology used by employees without clearance or even knowledge by the IT team.
CEOs talk about what they expect from CIOs - keep the lights on, be a futurist, understand what’s possible and communicate that to the business – top the list: Part 4 of our special report on the 2013 CIO Summit.
Western Australia Police have reduced crime through the use of predictive analytics and GPS maps which show crime hotspots in the state.
The digital environment is turning anthropology -- a field associated with the study of remote or ancient tribes, often with scant contact with the outside world -- as the ticket to one of the hottest roles today.
Someone must harness the power of real-time data flows. Instead of focusing on their differences and fighting for the same budgets, the CIO and CMO can come together at this critical juncture.
The CTO for Obama's re-election campaign, Harper Reed, explains why he is no fan of the 'Big Data' buzzword.
CEOs are responsible for directing high-level strategy and ensuring growth and long-term viability. For those who run publicly traded companies, exceeding shareholder and market expectations is always top of mind. That is why sustainability -- the capacity to ensure business success in the present while preserving the ability to do the same in the future -- will be a primary focus for CEOs in 2013.
'Anecdotes are useless, you need facts,' says Dave Morgan of Kiwibank.
Microsoft, with the help of partner Hortonworks, brings Hadoop to Windows and stakes its claim as a vendor of big data technologies with new cloud-based and on-premises offerings.
Jim Collins, author of Good to Great, says "a data driven approach" is what makes a great company tick and distinguishes it from others, and marks the people who lead it.
Social technology has allowed enterprises to improve collaboration. What is the role of the CIO when the company forays into this arena?
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