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Recent policies that restrict social media use by collegiate athletes raise questions about students' right to freedom of speech and the authority of their teams and schools. What can companies learn from academia's hits and misses?
Nimble Storage system reduces compiles from 12 hours to 25 minutes, and it even self diagnoses problems before they become IT issues
Bring-your-own-device policies in the workplace often pit employee satisfaction and privacy against corporate security. And as the number of employees and companies participating in BYOD programs continues to fall, can enterprise apps be the linchpin
Hiring back people who left your organization is never an easy decision, but more companies are saying yes to the right former workers. Find out why.
Bimodal IT is a fairly new concept, but if you embrace it you can empower your workforce. With the right employees in the right work environment, risk takers and more traditional IT pros are much less likely to butt heads.
Security executives say the sharing of threat information is useful – and they’re already doing it. Legislating it, some say, could get in the way
From document-graph hybrids to ‘unkillable’ clusters, the next generation of databases offers intrigue and innovation
It's a common theme of science fiction, robots rise up and take over earth, leaving humans as subservient slaves to their emotionless computer chip brains. But a recent report from Forrester suggests a very different future for robots at work.
With Device Guard and Credential Guard, Windows enjoys unprecedented protection from malware and advanced persistent threats
Mergers are good for business, but they can also come with unforeseen side effects
Software might be the most important piece of legacy technology your company has. It can be a competitive advantage, but if not handled correctly, legacy code could also could be your biggest weakness.
Savvy sports organizations, including the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Cavaliers, increasingly look to the startup community for technologies that can enhance the fan experience and improve business operations, on and off the field.
Tense history aside, Apple and Microsoft now share considerable opportunities in the business world. Both IT administrators and users stand to benefit if friendly relations between the two technology leaders continue to develop, according to analysts
Containers offer a quick and easy way to package up applications but security is becoming a real concern
Think it’s hard to motivate your employees now? Wait ‘til they’re not 'yours' at all.
Recent increases in cyberattacks and identity theft make it seem like the whole Internet is turning into the Dark Web. But while no system is unhackable, there are some painless precautions you can follow that might help keep you step ahead of the ba
Twenty-five years of successful consulting gigs left Malcolm Greene with a list of accomplishments a mile long and a reputation as someone who could solve impossible problems. But when this veteran IT pro decided to make a move into the C-suite, he f
While it may be obvious that addressing vulnerabilities eats up the most time for IT security pros, what may surprise you is the source of those vulnerabilities.
In three years at the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, CIO Sue Schade has guided an EHR project to completion and restructured IT.
Diversity's a major issue in IT, but some companies just seem to 'do diversity' better than others. What's their secret?
Bottlenecks always seem born of the best intentions, but they must be rooted out -- and broken
Your laptop computer lets you to stay in touch and be productive regardless of where you are. But if you aren’t careful that portability can be your downfall.
CIO.com's sortable, searchable directory of technology conferences makes it easy to find events coming to a convention center near you (or ones worth a trip out of town).
The recent controversy surrounding Amazon's "brutal" workplace is missing some critical points about corporate culture.
Vendors without bug bounty programs risk the wrath of the infosec community, but such programs must be constructed carefully to yield optimal outcomes
New quantum cryptology research could result in systems that are impossible to hack. But good luck trying to explain it to your boss.
Cyber criminals, always adaptable, are still attacking enterprises. But when the opportunities arise, they are getting personal as well
A mid-year report shows that people aren’t necessarily getting smarter about security, even in the face of increased attacks from cybercriminals.
IT infrastructure is increasingly giving way to the cloud. Here's how to remain relevant in the years ahead
Younger IT workers are increasingly choosing independence over full-time employment. Is the 'open talent economy' right for you too? Three 20- and 30-somethings share their experiences.
Far from being a gimmicky way to collect more data on customers – and sell them more things – IoT technology has the power to transform industries, manage costs and deliver quality outcomes to up and down the supply chain. Here’s how two industries a
Microsoft talks up IoT potential of the cross-platform Oxford SDKs and face, speech, and vision APIs
The lead engineer of Instacart Nick Elser discusses how leveraging the cloud has been a powerful and successful experience for the one-hour grocery delivery service.
CIO.com's Sharon Florentine talks to Jeff Sutherland, one of scrum's creators, to find out where the industry is, where it’s going and the challenges that lie ahead as more companies adopt agile and scrum.
Excel isn't going away, but it's going to stop accumulating extra tools like barnacles. Instead Power BI Desktop will become the self-service analytics hub.
Boston Red Sox IT staff faced the unique challenge of deploying public Wi-Fi without disturbing the original structures or feel of the oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball. The initiative is just one part of an ongoing effort to collect and analy
CIOs say they are purchasing VMware virtualization software to support mobile applications and content for rapidly scaling computing environments.
Ditching the GPL may be the key to running a successful commercial open source software business.
Apple does social media differently than its peers in the tech world, and though it isn't ignoring social to the extent it did in the past, you shouldn't expect to see any official @Apple account on Twitter anytime soon.
CISOs can beat the infosec skills shortage. Here’s how
Security, usability and support costs are just a few of the factors IT leaders need to consider when determining their upgrade path to Microsoft’s new OS.
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, take the advice of these Louisiana IT leaders, who learned lessons the hard way about safeguarding infrastructure and equipment.
From the Start menu and Taskbar to and device autodetection and free, bundled Web browsers, here’s a brief history of how Windows 95 became the operating system that time never forgot
Docker’s capability to speed up software testing should make it a no-brainer for any development team. Here’s why.
The real cause of the talent shortage in the information security field isn't a lack of new people entering the profession, but retention and churn
Years of attempts to craft legislation that would promote sharing of cyber threat information within industry and government have gone nowhere. And this year’s efforts are facing the same kind of criticism – that what government calls “sharing” amoun
