CIO News

CIOs have had something of a rollercoaster life in the last two decades. As IT came to be inextricably tied up in the fabric of business and the fulfilment and delivery of its processes, so CIOs built up their ... via ITWeb

Former Otago District Health Board chief information officer Michael Andrew Swann is alleged to have set up a system through which a company owned by an associate received nearly $17 million in public money for ... via NBR Newsroom

“Planning for SOA 2008 by learning from SOA 2007.”

The SOA Consortiumannounced the agenda for its next general meeting to be held in Burlingame, Calif. via TMCnet

Two-thirds of businesses would be willing to switch wireless carriers for mobile device management, according to survey results released on Thursday by Mformation Technologies. via InformationWeek

“There is already sufficient concern about the possibility of a business slowdown for next year from enough credible and independent sources to suggest that preparing a backup cost-cutting IT budget now is just plain good management”

Different IT budgets for unforseeable financial climates are required Chief information officers should create a contingency IT budget for 2008 in preparation for continued economy uncertainty, according to ... via Computing

“Swisscom uses Red Hat Enterprise Linux as our virtualization platform”

Increasing IT complexity and server capacity, coupled with application proliferation, requires new automation paradigms that allow CIOs to handle rapidly changing business needs. via PR-inside.com

“We're seeing that the CIO and senior people in the IT organization are very much a part of figuring out what to outsource, who to outsource to, negotiating parts of the deal”

Danny Ertel knows a bad negotiation when he sees one. And often, when dealing with CIOs, he sees a number of telltale signs of deals going bad. via CIO Insight

Many of us IT leaders face a common situation: IT expenses are mounting, operational budgets are shrinking, and the work just keeps getting more complicated. via Imaging Magazine

“The success of Delta's state-of-the-art technology backbone is a testament to the skill of Delta's technology team and to the invaluable collaboration between technology and business divisions at Delta”

Shirley Bridges, Delta Air Lines senior vice president and chief information officer, was recognized this week as 2007 Georgia CIO of the Year by the Georgia CIO Leadership Association . via PrimeNewswire

Everyone likes a bit of low-level spying and gossip. Be it furtively watching the next door neighbours from behind closed curtains, to having a chin-wag at the coffee machine with colleagues at work, the UK ... via Computing

“From 2001 to 2006 the amount spent in India showed an increase. But it has levelled.”

Chennai: "Our pie is large and Indian software companies can bid for more," says Paul Coby, chief information officer, British Airways. via Domain-B

“Driving Value from the CIO's Efforts”

Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives from the world's most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and ... via PR-inside.com

“The use of unsanctioned devices, iPhone or otherwise, in the enterprise adds tremendous complexity for IT managers and executives trying to develop strategies around mobility while maintaining control and security over such devices.”

November 08, 2007 -- Despite what skeptical industry analysts and leery CIOs may say, a new poll shows that a large majority of iPhone fans want to use their favorite device for work as well as play. via ComputerWorld

“What my view is that the Enterprise 2.0 is sort of a business acting like Web services. It's acting like a community that mixes and matches”

Sun Microsystems ' push to open source all of its software helped prompt one vice president, Larry Singer, to leave the company, Singer said at a conference in San Francisco on Tuesday afternoon. via Itbusiness.ca

“It's quite clear the role is still evolving.”

The role of the government CIO is evolving, becoming less about merely supporting organisations and more about driving business change - at least for some. via Hackinthebox.org

“The key thing which drives our continuity is people. If we have not got people to operate the machines and understand the data, we do not have a business.”

CIOs are being put in charge of business continuity and disaster recovery strategies, even though there should be a broader response to the issue, a panel of experts has warned. via Silicon.com

“How much strategy are you doing in the midmarket? Planning your storage might seem like strategy, but it isn't. I can see why there's a little less value associated with an MBA in the midmarket.”

Call it the great CIO paper chase. Many midmarket CIOs are eyeing technical certifications and business degrees -- particularly the MBA -- to advance their careers. via TechTarget

“He is clearly having an impact”

He identified various stages of the government CIO evolution, from the pre-CIO - who basically advises on IT - to the CIO 2.0 who is extremely business focused and part of the strategic leadership. via Silicon.com

“We can confirm that Stuart Scott was terminated after an investigation for violation of company policies, and have no further information to share”

U.S. stocks higher after fluctuating NEW YORK, Nov. 6 -- U.S. stock indexes closed up Tuesday amid concerns about financial sector credit problems, a weak U.S. dollar and surging commodities prices. via Daily India

“Stuart Scott's employment with Microsoft was terminated after an investigation for violation of company policies”

Microsoft Corp. has fired its chief information officer, saying he violated company policies, but a spokesman declined to give the exact reason for the dismissal. via News Observer