SearchCIO.com.AU: Analysis & Commentary

The consumerization of IT and the CIO role

Harvey Koeppel, Contributor(editor@searchcio.com.au — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:15:20 EST

Center for CIO Leadership founder Harvey Koeppel talks about how the CIO role is a good one from which to use IT consumerization for business gain.

BI projects require open mind, deft touch

Niel Nickolaisen(nnick@wgu.edu — Wed, 8 Feb 2012 09:03:48 EST

Most organizations sit on a gold mine of business intelligence. Extracting it requires knowing how analytics projects differ from day-to-day IT work.

SaaS BI gains traction in the enterprise

Karen Goulart, Features Writer(editor@searchcio.com.au — Wed, 1 Feb 2012 05:37:30 EST

Citing easy setup, cost effectiveness and faster time to value, IT execs are turning to SaaS BI tools, one cloud-based offering that has come of age.

Four things the 2012 CIO will need to focus on

Anthony Caruana(editor@searchcio.com.au — Tue, 6 Dec 2011 04:20:49 EST

As 2011 winds to a close, CIOs will already have turned their attention to 2012. What will you be doing?

Making the iPad do business

Anthony Caruana(editor@searchcio.com.au — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:36:07 EST

Like it or not, the iPad is making the transition from consumer toy to business tool. But what are the risks?

iPads in the field - Powerlink Queensland

Anthony Caruana(editor@searchcio.com.au — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:05:55 EST

While iPads tick many of the boxes for mobile computing, Powerlink Queensland engaged in a pilot to see if Apple's tablet wunderkind could cut it in the field

Gartner's Top 10 Trends for CIOs

Anthony Caruana(editor@searchcio.com.au — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:57:55 EST

At this weeks Gartner Symposium CIOs will be hearing and sharing what's important to them. Here are Gartner's Top 10 Trends for the next five years.

What is HP doing with personal computing?

Anthony Caruana(editor@searchcio.com.au — Tue, 8 Nov 2011 19:51:02 EST

Does HP's lack of clarity mean CIOs should be switching vendors?

Desktop Virtualisation Success

Anthony Caruana(editor@searchcio.com.au — Tue, 8 Nov 2011 18:52:10 EST

Creating a business-lead IT transformation rather than an IT-lead business transformation was behind the NSW Ombudman's office success with desktop virtualisation

Toowoomba Regional Council gets smart on consolidation

Anthony Caruana(editor@searchcio.com.au — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:07:51 EDT

Making eight fit into one created a huge challenge following the amalgamation of regional governments in Queensland

What can a CIO learn from Steve Jobs?

SearchCIO.com.au(editor@searchcio.com.au) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:39:17 EDT

Steve Jobs might have been a product and marketing wonder kid but there are lots of lessons CIOs can learn from his method.

Firewall solution supports growth and fast deployment

Anthony Caruana(editor@searchcio.com.au — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:37:01 EDT

Tourism Australia needed a robust firewall solution to support its growing needs for expansion and rapid deployment

Mantra virtualises for business agility

Anthony Caruana(editor@searchcio.com.au — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:38:39 EDT

Facing significant, rapid business expansion, corporate and leisure accommodation provider Mantra Group, revitialised its IT systems and delivered flexibility to the business.

vForum Awards 2011 - The Winners

Anthony Caruana(editor@searchcio.com.au — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 04:11:15 EDT

There isn't a CIO out there that doesn't aspire to run their department and deliver projects in a way that makes other CIOs sit up and take notice. That's exactly what the winners of this year's vForum Awards did. We take a look at each one.

Winners of 2011 Best of vForum Awards

Anthony Caruana(editor@searchcio.com.au — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:20:30 EDT

The 2011 Best of vForum Awards, sponsored by Tech Target, have been run and won. Here's this year's winners list.

Disaster Recovery Not Keeping Up With Cloud

Anthony Caruana(editor@searchcio.com.au — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:44:31 EDT

A recent survey by Acronis reveals that companies aren't updating their DR plans as they move to cloud solutions.

New Management Tools from VMware Target CIOs

Anthony Caruana(editor@searchcio.com.au — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:31:42 EDT

VMware has released a suite of new management tools with top level management now a focus.

What happens when you're gone?

Anthony Caruana(editor@searchcio.com.au — Tue, 4 Oct 2011 20:00:00 EDT

What's your succession plan for the business? It's not just about who takes your job what happens to all the projects you successfully delivered?

Constant change puts the pressure on CIOs

Anthony Caruana(editor@searchcio.com.au — Mon, 3 Oct 2011 20:00:00 EDT

A recent study by Forrester Consulting, carried out for consulting and services firm Dimension Data has confirmed what many CIOs know - the unholy trilogy of cost management, constant change and increased system diversity is a fact of life.

Should you host your own email?

SearchCIO.com.au(editor@searchcio.com.au) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:00:00 EDT

A recent study suggests that one in ten businesses will outsource their email to the cloud by 2014 and more than half by the end of the decade.