We handicap Gartner's annual list of top enterprise IT trends, including mobile, cloud, and big data. Check out the ranking and consider what's missing.
Tune into the next episode of our live Web TV program, Valley View, October 24 at 11 am PT. We'll go one on one with Cisco's Chambers and Oracle's Hurd, plus explore where the Obama administration's stimulus money ended up.
Instead of focusing on who controls those tech dollars, IT pros should focus on why companies need more tech in marketing and where they can fill those needs.
CIOs are torn between wanting to back a company that represents the future and needing predictability. Google execs must now ask CIOs the right questions--and be prepared for stubborn answers.
Dave Gray, author of "The Connected Company," says social business may be the means, but the end goal is a connected organization that adapts to provide the services customers really want.
Jim Hagemann Snabe discusses SAP's ongoing transformation and takes on Oracle's version of the truth in this video interview from the InformationWeek 500 conference.
Oracle and SAP keep fighting a war of words over whose technology is bigger and better. They could learn a lot from Procter & Gamble CIO Filippo Passerini's big data work.
No enterprise can afford downtime in today's business climate. To stay always-on, you must create an environment of business resiliency that goes beyond business continuity and disaster recovery.
HP CEO Meg Whitman cites 'bloat' as barrier to turnaround, plans layoffs and slimmer product lines. One reality: customer trust runs low, even as cloud services gain traction.
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Eric Lundquist
Gartner's Top 10 IT Trends: Hits And Misses
October 25, 2012 12:58 PM
We handicap Gartner's annual list of top enterprise IT trends, including mobile, cloud, and big data. Check out the ranking and consider what's missing.
T. Lee Wylie
Apple's Tim Cook: What Analysts Miss
October 25, 2012 09:06 AM
Apple's manufacturing power is now entrenched in China. Expect that to change as the new CEO helps reinvent the company, again.
Eric Lundquist
Gartner: CIOs Begin 3-Year Shift In Responsibilities
October 23, 2012 01:16 PM
Transformation marked by focus on growth rather than cost, from automation to "amplification," and from IT to technology, says analyst.
Matt Ridings
Social Business Success Requires Looking Inward
October 23, 2012 12:45 PM
Focus as much energy on how your employees, partners, and shareholders experience your business as you do your existing and prospective customers.
Art Wittmann
Business Users Satisfied With IT? Think Again
October 23, 2012 08:36 AM
IT has reason to worry, says InformationWeek's new IT Perception Survey that compares attitudes of technology and business pros.
Fritz Nelson
Next Valley View: Dial C For Controversy
October 22, 2012 04:39 PM
Tune into the next episode of our live Web TV program, Valley View, October 24 at 11 am PT. We'll go one on one with Cisco's Chambers and Oracle's Hurd, plus explore where the Obama administration's stimulus money ended up.
Chris Murphy
Will CMOs Outspend CIOs? Wrong Question
October 22, 2012 11:41 AM
Instead of focusing on who controls those tech dollars, IT pros should focus on why companies need more tech in marketing and where they can fill those needs.
Fritz Nelson
Just Joking: An Irreverent Look At Tech News
October 20, 2012 08:40 AM
Don't let anyone tell you IT isn't funny. Check out these videos from Valley View and InformationWeek 500.
Chris Murphy
Is IT's Core Competency Making Others Look Good?
October 19, 2012 09:12 AM
Quintiles CIO's team focuses on revenue-driving ideas, then partners with business units to make them real.
Andrew Horne
6 IT Trends Tight Budgets Won't Kill
October 19, 2012 09:07 AM
IT budgets will grow more slowly in 2013, but these elements of IT transformation will continue, CEB's survey and analysis shows.
Fritz Nelson
Google's CIO Dilemma
October 17, 2012 09:06 AM
CIOs are torn between wanting to back a company that represents the future and needing predictability. Google execs must now ask CIOs the right questions--and be prepared for stubborn answers.
David F. Carr
Time To Dismantle The Corporate Machine
October 15, 2012 11:06 AM
Dave Gray, author of "The Connected Company," says social business may be the means, but the end goal is a connected organization that adapts to provide the services customers really want.
Fritz Nelson
SAP CEO Tackles Tough Cloud Questions
October 12, 2012 08:36 AM
Jim Hagemann Snabe discusses SAP's ongoing transformation and takes on Oracle's version of the truth in this video interview from the InformationWeek 500 conference.
Debra Donston-Miller
What LinkedIn Endorsements Mean To You
October 11, 2012 10:28 AM
LinkedIn's new Endorsements feature lets people easily recommend each other, but it will be the quality--not the quantity--of kudos that count.
Jonathan Feldman
Fix The Fear Factor In Government Innovation
October 10, 2012 09:07 AM
Fear of failure breeds failure. CIOs must help change this dynamic as private and public sector minds work together on unlocking government big data.
Kyle McNabb
Digital Disruption: Don't Get Left Out
October 10, 2012 09:06 AM
Is your company's customer experience changing as fast as say, smartphones are progressing? Forrester shares advice from digital disruptors.
Fritz Nelson
Memo To Oracle, SAP: Listen To P&G;'s Language
October 10, 2012 08:36 AM
Oracle and SAP keep fighting a war of words over whose technology is bigger and better. They could learn a lot from Procter & Gamble CIO Filippo Passerini's big data work.
Art Wittmann
Employers Are Hot On Application Developers
October 10, 2012 08:00 AM
It's the IT job category where companies are looking to hire the most people, and it puts the biggest premium on fresh skills.
Eric Lundquist
The Great CIO Debate
October 09, 2012 09:06 AM
Is the role of the CIO to be an innovator or a custodian? Two leading CIOs share advice on how to become the innovation champion in your company.
Fritz Nelson
Oracle's Great Stack Attack
October 08, 2012 11:06 AM
If Larry Ellison and his team delivered one message to customers during Oracle Open World it was this: We complete you.
Rachel Dines
Goodbye DR, Hello Resiliency
October 08, 2012 09:06 AM
No enterprise can afford downtime in today's business climate. To stay always-on, you must create an environment of business resiliency that goes beyond business continuity and disaster recovery.
Rob Preston
Are The CIO And IT Organization Replaceable?
October 08, 2012 08:58 AM
Technology spending and influence are moving outside of the IT department, but let's not lay a wreath for the IT pro just yet.
Chris Murphy
6 Bright Ideas Found At A Tech Conference
October 08, 2012 08:00 AM
From working with the CMO to experimenting with clouds.
Charles Babcock
HP's Decline: Customers Get Fresh Helping Of Uncertainty
October 04, 2012 11:06 AM
HP CEO Meg Whitman cites 'bloat' as barrier to turnaround, plans layoffs and slimmer product lines. One reality: customer trust runs low, even as cloud services gain traction.
Eric Lundquist
4 Ways To End Your IT Break-Fix Rut
October 03, 2012 02:40 PM
It's a classic IT influence problem: Can you leave the break-fix cycle behind? Consider this advice from Interop keynote speakers.