| BMC and VCE Partnership Shows Consortium Is Gaining Power |
| Is there strength in numbers? The deal VCE recently struck with BMC suggests that a consortium of companies layering in best-in-class technology might be a more effective approach to win large-scale government and enterprise customers in the private cloud space, writes CIO.com's Rob Enderle.
02/02/2012
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| How IT Helped Shape UL's New Business Strategy |
| Underwriters Laboratories' CIO Christian Anschuetz discusses UL's recent transformation from a non-profit to a for-profit organization and how IT shaped and supported that change. He weighs in on the consumerization of IT, offers advice for CIOs, explains why 'big data' without 'big discretion' will lead to 'big failure,' and more.
01/25/2012
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| Why Pricing Should Be Done on More Than Just Instinct |
| CIO magazine editor in chief Maryfran Johnson discusses her take on pricing and the role the CIO needs to play in this business function
01/25/2012
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| How Open Source Licenses Affect Your Business and Your Developers |
| Copyleft licenses have been the most popular choice for new open source projects. Recently, however, developers and companies seem to be moving from the GPL in favor of less restrictive permissive licenses for open source projects. What's behind the trend and how does it impact your business?
01/23/2012
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| Don't Throw Out IT Strategy in Hard Times, Warns Gartner |
| To be successful in a difficult economy, companies should continue to focus on their business strategy and on differentiating themselves from rivals, Gartner has advised.
01/19/2012
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| Open Group Publishes Standards to Align Cloud Strategies |
| The Open Group has published two industry standards that enable businesses to integrate SOA (service orientated architecture) and cloud computing
01/19/2012
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| U.S. CIO Unveils Mobile Strategy for Federal Government |
| Obama administration tech chief Steven VanRoekel looks to narrow mobile gap between feds and private sector, also cites consumerization of IT and the migration to the cloud as key areas.
01/11/2012
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| Honeywell CFO Sees Profit Strategy 'Paying Off' |
| Honeywell International Inc. is looking for 13% higher earnings in 2012, CFO David Anderson is telling the analyst community, as its "investments and focus on emerging regions' expansion is paying off."
12/14/2011
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| U.S. Tech M&A Could Swell in 2012 |
| After a relatively quiet year -- similar to that for overall dealmaking -- Ernst & Young thinks strong M&A fundamentals will finally kick in
12/14/2011
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| Cloud UI Design Mistakes to Avoid |
| Great user interface design for cloud apps is harder than it looks. Here are mistakes we've recently experienced along with some possible solution strategies.
12/14/2011
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| Tactics Versus Strategy |
| Don't you have any outside interests that teach you lessons applicable to security? Of course you do. Mine is chess. So it's time for my quasi-annual chess column.
12/11/2011
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| Must CFOs Be Both Strategists and Skeptics? to Be Change Agents, Yes |
| In wide-ranging discussion, that's the conclusion of finance panelists from OfficeMax, Duke Energy and Time Warner.
12/05/2011
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| Oracle Says Its Own Technology Makes Acquisitions 'Easy' |
| Oracle's CIO and senior VP Mark Sunday has revealed how the company's strategy to simplify its processes has enabled it to acquire and assimilate businesses.
12/05/2011
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| Datalink's M&a: Growth By Design |
| Careful bid pricing, good integration strategy, and a vigilant CFO help it avoid the pitfalls that plague so many other acquirers.
11/20/2011
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| The New Metrics for CIO Success |
| Modern CIOs must think more like CEOs about business needs and future strategies.
11/20/2011
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