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Enterprises Must Collaborate and Get Social Now (or Pay Later)

Jacob Morgan, author of 'The Collaborative Organization,' speaks passionately about what collaboration can do both inside and outside the enterprise. CIO.com talked to Morgan about the emerging trend and why it's important to act now.

Three steps to make IT run like a business

Ease the Need for IT Security Pros by Writing More Secure Code

The demand for information security professionals, which already high, will surge in the next few years. Finding trained security professionals to meet the demand will be challenging, but businesses can ease the burden by training developers to write

Cloud Governance Principles Born on the Fourth of July

Just as the same old Articles of Confederation wouldn't work for the newly independent United States, the same old IT governance principles won't work as your business continues to move to the cloud. Just make sure your cloud governance pol

CIOs Warming (and Moving) to Cloud Technology

Research from Host Analytics and Dimensional Research indicates that IT is spending significantly for cloud services. CIOs are practicing what they preach, too, as IT departments outpace all other business units in cloud adoption.

10 Signs Your IT Outsourcing Provider Wants to Dump You

IT service providers and their customers have gotten better at building arrangements likely to work for both parties over the long haul, but sometimes relationships fall apart. Here are 10 ways to know your outsourcing provider wants to break up with

4 Things RIM Can Learn from Apple and IBM

After a disastrous quarter, Research in Motion is in a free fall. But there are reasons to remain hopeful for a turnaround. Apple and IBM were in the same position once, too, and things turned out well in Cupertino and Armonk. For Waterloo, Ont., to

Google I/O Roundup: The Six Biggest Announcements

CIO.com's Al Sacco details the six most noteworthy announcements and product releases from Google's 2012 I/O developer conference, including Google's brand new Nexus tablet and the Nexus Q streaming-media machine.

BYOD Security Concerns: Does IT Protest Too Much?

Mobile security concerns about bring-your-own devices are overblown, says an IT security expert in this CIO.com Q&A.

CIOs In Search of IT Simplicity

Today's tangled mess of technology hurts business agility and the bottom line. Some CIOs say it's time for a war on complexity.