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How to Prepare for a Potential Syrian Counterattack on the U.S. Power Grid

It isn't yet time to stock up on canned beans and bottled water, but a potential conflict with Syria--which hasn't been shy about attacking vulnerable U.S. infrastructure--should have your organization reviewing its disaster-preparedness pl

6 Sep 2013 5 mins

Backup and Recovery Cybercrime Government

Big Data Drives City of Buffalo’s Operation Clean Sweep

By layering data from 311 and 911 calls over Census data, unemployment data and other poverty indicators, Buffalo uses data analytics to identify its most challenged neighborhoods and more effectively deploy resources for everything from neighborhood

6 Sep 2013 7 mins

Big Data Government Government IT

How to Get a Great Deal on a High-End Smartphone

The cost of some high-end smartphones from companies including Google, Nokia and Apple are dropping as new models become available, so now's the time to find great deals on devices, according to CIO.com blogger Bill Snyder.

5 Sep 2013 2 mins

Android Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Have We Reached Gadget Fatigue?

Smartphones are everywhere, and smartwatches are poised to follow. Techies are eying Google Glass. And we now wear our technology on our sleeve. Have we finally reached gadget overload? CIO.com senior writer Tom Kaneshige isn't afraid to say, &#

5 Sep 2013 5 mins

Innovation Mobile Small and Medium Business

Google, Microsoft in ‘2-Horse Race’ for Government Cloud Contracts

As tech behemoths Google and Microsoft try to win over public-sector CIOs with their cloud-based productivity suites, government agencies eye cost savings and an increase in productivity and collaboration.

4 Sep 2013 11 mins

Government Government IT Microsoft Office

4 Things You Need to Know About Microsoft’s Nokia Bid

Microsoft plans to purchase Nokia's handset division for more than $7 billion. It marks the end of an era in mobile - and the end of Nokia phones. CIO.com's Al Sacco breaks down four effects of the deal that you may not have considered.

3 Sep 2013 7 mins

Small and Medium Business Smartphones Tablet PCs

Microsoft’s Nokia Acquisition a Deal It Had to Make

Microsoft had to make a move in the mobile market, and it made a big one acquiring the smartphone business of Nokia. As a bonus, Microsoft may have also bought its next CEO.

3 Sep 2013 4 mins

Mergers and Acquisitions Smartphones

Twitter’s ‘Report Abuse’ Button Won’t Deter Stalkers and Other Creeps

Twitter enabled a "Report Abuse" button for its Web interface and iOS and Android apps in an effort to block abusers. But CIO.com blogger Bill Snyder questions the effectiveness of the new safeguard. Here's why.

30 Aug 2013 3 mins

Small and Medium Business Social Networking Apps Twitter

How Social Analytics Can Improve Enterprise IT Efficiency

VoloMetrix's enterprise analytics technology uses social engineering to let CIOs quickly identify bottlenecks and pain points in their organization. Using that data, they can better allocate time, energy and resources. The only catch is they hav

30 Aug 2013 7 mins

BPM Systems CIO Small and Medium Business

SAP CIO Still Sticking with BlackBerry

SAP Americas CIO Michael Golz chooses his BlackBerry Q10 smartphone over all of the other shiny new devices, but he thinks the BlackBerry makes him "old fashioned" and admits he uses an iPad for just about everything other than email and ca

29 Aug 2013 3 mins

Small and Medium Business Smartphones iPad

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