Every organization finds itself teetering between maintaining current tools and technology verses upgrading to new solutions. While staying abreast of new offerings and knowing which ones may be applicable to your organization, never discount the importance of the partner involved. When selecting a software solution, it’s crucial to remember the personnel behind the solution that […]
By Harrison Lewis, CIO, Northgate Markets The data we protect is not our own. But the responsibility to protect it is. As the person who heads up information technology, and therefore information security, for a retail company, I get a mild case of heartburn each time I read headlines about data breaches affecting my […]
History is littered with stories of great breakthroughs that happened by accident. Columbus thought he was sailing to India but ended up finding North America. Penicillin was the result of some dirty petri dishes. The Slinky was the result of a naval engineer dropping a tension spring and realizing it could hypnotically bounce back and […]
By Charles Badoian, President, Boardroom Events This week, we found out that GM has spent the past three years building an in-house development team to tackle a massive IT infrastructure challenge: the launch of an online sales initiative that takes GM’s brand even closer to customers. This technology solution to a business challenge […]
The best way for IT to add value to an organization is by providing applications that work well, boost productivity and create efficiencies. Info-Tech Research Group, a research and advisory firm that provides practical solutions to IT challenges via executable research, tools and advice, indicates that 40 percent of annual IT budgets are spent on […]
Midmarket CIO Forum Award of Excellence Nominations Open **DEADLINE EXTENDED to WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8** Now in its fourth consecutive cycle, the Award of Excellence in the Office of Midmarket CIO for the Fall 2014 Midmarket CIO Forum Oct. 26-28 in Tucson, AZ is open for nominations and submissions! This distinguished award, given to an innovative […]
Hospital patients, busy parents, holiday shoppers and university students - this year’s rash of data breaches prove we’re all increasingly more vulnerable to victimization as part of large scale cyber attacks. Following Target’s infamous breach in late 2013, lingering concerns over cyber security have accelerated to the forefront for IT and business leaders when the retailer […]
by Blair Shiver, Midmarket CIO Journal Staff Writer Staunch XP loyalists have less than two months until the system’s end-of-life when Microsoft will no longer issue patches or bug fixes. Despite the looming deadline, estimates report that nearly a third of the world’s desktops are still running XP, though laptop and tablets no […]
