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The Top Five Issues of Chief Information Security Officers
White Papers These professionals, who usually have the title of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), focus on program management issues. Most information security staff members spend their time deeply involved with the technologies that support various...
[October 5, 2009, 0:00]
Study: CIOs split on Web services
News Chief information officers are split when it comes to choosing between Microsoft and Java technologies for Web services, according to a new study from Merrill Lynch. Two-thirds of the 100 US and European chief information officers surveyed by...
[March 28, 2002, 6:31]
iPhone 2.0 vying with BlackBerry in the enterprise
News But the iPhone is fighting a guerrilla war in the business world, thanks to adoption by influential executives, chief information officers rethinking their approach to deploying technology, and younger workers who move seamlessly between their...
[November 17, 2008, 11:13]
Hiring isn't a 2003 CIO resolution
News Only 11 percent of the 1,400 chief information officers polled plan to add staff in Q1 of 2003, while 3 percent plan to cut staff. And he's apparently not alone: 86 percent of chief information officers in the US don't expect any staffing changes...
[January 6, 2003, 12:22]
The biggest security threat? Insiders
News System administrators and chief information officers have little concept of the top threat to security, according to a survey released this week by eWEEK and security vendor Camelot IT. The survey was a poll of 548 eWEEK subscribers, 47 percent of...
[June 21, 2001, 10:56]
IT professionals face tough market
News The poll surveyed more than 1,400 chief information officers from companies with 100 or more employees. The soft IT job market doesn't seem to be getting any better -- according to the survey, 86 percent of the chief information officers said they...
[November 26, 2002, 9:58]
The dangers of asking too much of staff
News It happens more often than most chief information officers will admit, but consciously or unconsciously, tech leaders push top managers and employees beyond their limit. There has never been more pressure on chief information officers to get work...
[June 19, 2002, 11:19]
Indian CIOs face skills shortage
News Indian chief information officers must consider offshoring as the country is hit by an IT skills shortage. As businesses demand more from their IT departments, Indian chief information officers need increasingly to offshore IT roles to manage the...
[June 12, 2007, 9:26]
CIOs question practicality of open source
News The hidden cost and complexity of open source are still key barriers to adoption for many chief information officers and large enterprises. Ian Cohen, Associated Newspapers' chief information officer — and recently voted one of the UK's top 50...
[June 13, 2007, 16:26]
Tech chiefs put premium on green IT
News Green is the new black for chief information officers as environmental issues shoot to the top of the IT agenda. Three-quarters of chief information officers surveyed have said eco-friendly computing is an important part of their IT strategy, with...
[April 10, 2008, 9:36]
CIOs urged to spur enterprise growth
News Chief information officers need to start second-guessing how a company will grow to help the business develop, according to analyst house Gartner. Gartner vice president Dave Aron said chief information officers must understand where the planned...
[July 18, 2007, 8:01]
Virtualisation: Key to tackling tech challenges
News Chipmakers believe their next generation of processors is stepping up to the challenges faced by chief information officers: growing volumes of data, increasing demands on that data and rising energy costs.
[September 17, 2007, 13:47]
CIOs last three years in their posts
News Chief information officers stay in their job for just over three years, even though the complex technology projects they are in charge of can take far longer to deliver results. The survey of chief information officers at FTSE 350 companies also...
[August 28, 2007, 8:53]
Tech spending could crawl back to life
News Tech spending could accelerate toward the middle of next year, according to a poll of chief information officers, a trend that could benefit Microsoft and a few select companies. Seventy-five North American and 25 European chief information...
[October 25, 2002, 9:24]
Extent of UK tech skills crisis in doubt
News The UK is not heading for a technology skills crisis, despite fears to the contrary, according to chief information officers and the audience at the silicon.com CIO Forum held on Monday. Broad said chief information officers and IT directors need...
[October 16, 2007, 9:26]
Analysts advise caution on Oracle-Sun deal
News Acquiring Sun elevates Oracle to 'powerhouse' status, but chief information officers should wait for it to announce hardware and middleware roadmaps before deciding on their licence agreements, say analysts.
[April 27, 2009, 17:43]
CIOs change outsourcing motives
News Saving money is no longer the top reason for IT outsourcing, according to a survey of more than 650 UK chief information officers and senior technology professionals. The vast majority (93 percent) of chief information officers plan to maintain or...
[November 13, 2007, 9:57]
CIO salaries soar
News Chief information officers are enjoying a bumper payday, with average salaries up £20,000 since last year. According to research by recruitment company Harvey Nash, the proportion of chief information officers sitting on company boards has...
[October 23, 2006, 8:20]
Gartner: What CIOs must do in 2003
News Chief information officers are guardedly optimistic for the next year but still have much to do to raise the credibility of the IT function in organisations and deliver value to their businesses. Gartner believes it is essential for chief...
[December 16, 2002, 12:42]
Today's CIOs must 'fulfil revenue targets'
News Chief information officers are increasingly being assessed on their ability to drive IT to achieve revenue targets, according to a study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management.
[February 1, 2008, 10:07]
