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How CIOs and IT Teams Can Make IT Matter Again
IT departments are being marginalized by SaaS, IaaS, PaaS and the rest of the cloud-driven “aaS”es.
Microsoft Kill Shots: How IBM/Linux Deals the Latest Blow to Redmond Empire
Not long ago, Microsoft ruled the computing empire with near-monopolies in PC operating systems, web browsers and productivity applications. The company’s reign, however, was dominated by discord. Competitors complained about Microsoft’s predatory business practices
Is NFC adding up to security concerns of a CIO?
(Originally published in Information Week , an article by Shailesh Kumar Davey ) The convenience of an NFC enabled phone comes with some security risks as criminals are likely to abuse the tap-and-pay NFC technology used in mobile payment programs. Imagine a world where you leave your house without keys, walk into your office without an ID card and book movie tickets without cash or cards! Yes, such a world is possible with the Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. NFC enables wireless data transfer between two devices that are very close to each other. NFC is a subset of RFID technology and is based on principles of electro-magnetic field that interact with each other (proximity is the key thing here)
5 Tips for CIOs: Plan for Hurricanes, Hackers and Aliens?
Google is so serious about its disaster recovery planning that it tests for most scenarios imaginable, no matter how unlikely, including an alien invasion of its offices . You see, nothing puts fear into a CIO like a system outage — it gives new meaning to having a “bad day” at the office. But quite surprisingly, unlike Google, very few companies have a disaster recovery plan.
3 Predictions You Should Ignore for 2013
If you’ve been on Forbes this week, you’ve undoubtedly seen the first wave of 2013 predictions popping up. Yes it’s that time again, when industry pundits and prognosticators announce their picks for the “next big thing” in the coming new year. Some have it right.