What’s the single most important IT service that is critical to your organization’s success? This one simple question presented to your Company’s Senior Management would no doubt garner a plethora of eventual responses including (but certainly not limited to) security, connectivity, general support, application expertise and data reporting. It’s fair to say that your IT Department […]
Boardroom Events connects regularly with CIOs about their evolving roles, the rapid pace of technological change, and, of course, how that affects user expectations in the business. Innovate or die! You’re going to be replaced by the Chief Digital Officer! The hype is as prevalent as rhetoric surrounding the U.S. presidential candidate debates. When career […]
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 […]
by Amy Abbott, Program Director, Boardroom Events Power is the unifying factor that ties the greatest hackers in the world together. What sets them apart is the desired result of their actions. One group wants recognition. The other: profit. One group gets a high-five from me. Job well done! Let’s learn from what […]
By Blair Shiver, Midmarket CIO Journal Staff WriterOur inboxes were flooded this week with quirky quips from bloggers and columnists about the bad reputation of IT, perhaps playing on the recent conclusion of AMC’s hit crime drama, Breaking Bad.But some interesting conversation commenced on social media that exemplified the need for specific discussions that can help fine-tune […]
Food manufacturer eliminates $100k in annual waste with predictive analytics By Blair Shiver, Midmarket CIO Journal, Staff WriterClabber Girl Corporation’s operations model has certainly evolved since Depression-era marketing campaigns sent men out across the country in trucks loaded with cans of baking powder offered up to wives in exchange for some signage real estate on […]
