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Construction Company CIO Builds a Better Business With the Cloud

The CIO of Webcor Builders talks with CIO.com's Sharon Florentine about the cloud, changing older workers' minds, technology cheerleaders and the future of construction.

CIOs Describe Turning Points In Their Careers

New members of the CIO Hall of Fame recall the watershed moments when they learned the hard lessons of great leadership. (Plus: CIO 100 Hall of Fame winners offer IT leadership advice in a CIO.com video.)

Analytics Project Wins New Business for Insurance Company

Insurer Bankers Financial wins a CIO 100 award for a new system that helps sales agents generate more accurate quotes that customers are more likely to accept.

Real-Time Analytics Helps Virginia Credit Union Prevent Fraud

The credit union used agile development to build an analytics system to stop fraudsters who, with only a bit of personal information, can con call center workers.

New Executive Skill Sets Emerge in CIO 100 Award Winners

IDG CEO Michael Friedenberg spots a trio of skills that signal greater business success for IT: marketing, market knowledge and communication.

Full-time Health IT Workers Aren’t As Happy As Consultants

Is Silicon Valley’s Image Going Up in Flames?

Itu2019s getting ugly in the Valley. And it's not just about gentrification. Tech companies are under fire for indirectly helping con artists dupe the public, secretly manipulating people's emotions and engaging in what looks an awful lot c

Can Data Analytics Make Teachers Better Educators?

Teachers have always had to analyze data about how their students are learning, but data analytics tailored to their needs offers the promise of supporting and automating much of that work, allowing them to spend less effort administering and more ef

Managed Cloud Network Helps Law Firm CIO Boost Video Adoption

As today's companies grow, adding far-flung offices and top-notch employees who work from home, they need robust voice and video services. Managed cloud networking tools that use MPLS and VPLS technology helped one D.C.-based law firm streamline

Healthcare Industry Enters Meaningful Use Waiting Game

The federal government is working on a rule to relax the requirements for stage 2 of meaningful use. Electronic health record users and vendors have little choice but to wait. That doesn't make them happy.