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• CIO Hall of Fame honorees

  08-08-2017 20:54
  CIO’s Hall of Fame celebrates outstanding personal achievement in IT, honoring the technology executives who, along with significant accomplishments in the field of IT,  have all demonstrated substantial business impact and technology vision within one or more organizations.They have a reputation for leadership among their peers (or outside entities such as the media or industry experts) and have shown a positive influence on the IT profession and/or advancement of the CIO role.
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: A strategic CIO shares insights on key disruptive technology trends

  08-08-2017 18:12
  I’m sure you, and other CIOs, are in constant dialogue with C-suite colleagues figuring out how to leverage information and technology to create unique customer experiences, drive revenue, increase profits, and enhance shareholder value. This topic is top-of-mind at every C-suite executive meeting as companies begin to recognize that information and technology need to be at the core of every company strategy.It’s all about leveraging information and technology to create unique custom
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Don’t let the shadows scare you

  08-08-2017 16:12
  If IT is the business, then it is the responsibility of everyone within an organization. Therefore, shadow IT no longer exists and there is no reason to be afraid. The future of the workplace is at stake as rapid advancements in technology are changing the way business is conducted. And because of such changes, IT has become the business.The concept of shadow IT historically meant an us vs. them civil war between IT and rogue vaguely technical groups that sprouted within various departments &nda
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: The slow death march of a great corporation starts when the culture is allowed to die

  08-08-2017 16:07
  Take note: This is not yet another company obituary for the sake of saying goodbye. It is a critical lesson in the importance of building, investing in, and maintaining a great corporate culture and the power that a genuine corporate culture can deliver. And if you – as a technology-focused business leader or a tech startup – are focused solely on the three-year buildup/buyout cycle, think that culture is too touchy-feely a subject to think about, or believe your startup has a n
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: 3 strategies for measuring digital transformation

  08-08-2017 15:57
  The CIO wears many hats, ensuring the entire organization is evolving in a way that is compatible with both company culture and IT capabilities.When creating and executing a digital transformation initiative, it’s important to remember the reasons that companies are choosing to evolve. They evolve to keep up with the demands of consumer and the capabilities of the competition.Digital assets are being upgraded every day with a focus on expanding capability, flexibility and reliability. In t
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: How to maximize email productivity and retain corporate knowledge

  08-08-2017 15:37
  I met Mike Song, the CEO of GetControl.net and author of the bestselling book The Hamster Revolution: How to Manage Your Email Before It Manages You, when he was speaking at an industry conference. Being impressed with this topic and the information provided, I ask him if I could interview him for this column.I asked Mike what was the number one technology challenge of C-suite executives. His response, based on the results of 52,000 survey responses from senior executives of all types including
  
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• BrandPost: Battle Network Security Threats with Preventative Practices and Education – Part 2

  08-08-2017 15:27
  The 2016 Enterprise Phishing Susceptibility and Resiliency Report from PhishMe found that 91 percent of cyberattacks start with a phishing email. The top reasons people are duped by phishing emails are curiosity (13.7%), fear (13.4%), and urgency (13.2%), followed by reward/recognition, social, entertainment, and opportunity.To protect against these types of threats, set training programs for employees so they recognize phishing attacks, implement email and content filtering, and conduct ongoing
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: From big data to good data: closing the gap between data governance and business insights

  08-08-2017 13:00
  With the expansion of the digital gold rush, data is moving into the spotlight and becoming a valuable source of information. Estimates are that the digital universe will continue to double every two years at least and reach 44 zettabytes by 2020, 50-fold growth compared to 2010. The sheer size of the data lake is staggering, but the million-dollar question remains; that is, how to make sense out of the data tsunami and capitalize on it.Storage costs keep plummeting
  The phenomenon referred to as
  
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• The 10 most expensive cities for hiring tech talent

  08-08-2017 12:00
  Wondering where to make your next tech hires? According to a report from CBRE Research evaluating tech talent markets in 50 U.S. and Canadian markets, some of the most concentrated areas of tech talent are also the most expensive cities for businesses to operate in. With higher costs of living and operating a business, these hubs of tech talent demand salaries higher than the national average — but in some cases, the benefits of valuable tech talent can outweigh the costs.These 10 cities e
  
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• 5 secrets of highly effective IoT strategies

  08-08-2017 12:00
  The internet of things (IoT) is becoming more than just a buzzword for many organizations. The idea of connecting hundreds or thousands of products, corporate assets and other “things” via the internet to gather valuable data is a compelling proposition for companies in a variety of industries.But building an effective IoT strategy isn’t simple. IoT involves a lot of moving parts (literally) and presents a number of major challenges. Here, IT leaders who have launched IoT proje
  
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