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What CIOs need to know about SQL Server 2016

Every release of SQL Server promises increased performance, better security and improved business intelligence. You get all of that with SQL Server 2016, plus other strategic options such as cloud integration and Linux support.

By Mary Branscombe

Business Intelligence Database Administration Linux

5 things you need to know about account-based marketing

A group of a sales and marketing professionals breakdown the concept of account-based marketing and provide real-world insight and examples of why your organization needs to pay attention to ABM.

By James A. Martin

CIO CMO Technology Industry

5 tips to avoid summer’s plummeting productivity

Summertime and the living's easy u2026 and for many businesses that means a productivity drop. Here are five ways to beat the summer slump.

Careers IT Skills Relationship Building

Want happier, more productive employees? Be flexible

Research from PricewaterhouseCoopers highlights the growing demand for flexibility and autonomy at work. Embracing independence might be the only way for companies to succeed.

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Cybersecurity – A view from the top

Cybercrime is big business. We spend money to solve the problem, but perhaps our approach is all wrong. Maybe we need a top-down approach. For that to work, IT leaders must communicate effectively with the board of directors and C-level executives. H

By Mark Edmead

C-Suite Cyberattacks Cybercrime

Land O’Lakes spreads to the cloud with Microsoft (and Google)

Land Ou2019Lakes CIO says no single cloud provider can meet all of the companyu2019s requirements. Google and Microsoft are both in the mix, but the agricultural cooperative still isnu2019t ready for a full migration.

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The world turned upside down: Conventional IT is rapidly becoming shadow IT

In a cruel twist of irony, the same IT leaders who were once so highly critical of u2018shadow ITu2019 are now leading out-of-sight, out-of-mind IT organizations.rn

By Mark Settle

IT Leadership

IT career checkup part 4: Face-to-face interviews — the ‘eyes’ have it, then the ears

Once you've earned the chance to interview new job or promotion, why not enjoy the spotlight by investing in your appearance and negotiating talents?

By Bill Rosenthal

Careers

Will biometrics save InfoSec?

Are biometrics ready for prime-time?

By Jim Kittridge

Biometrics Financial Services Industry Security

Healthcare analytics, big data oil and the multilane expressway

Despite the promise of big data being the new 'oil,' adoption of analytics in the healthcare sector faces challenges. In the short term, the path will be different for different players in the market, based on their needs and maturity level

By Paddy Padmanabhan

Analytics Big Data Healthcare Industry

Can Collabora and Nextcloud crack Office 365 dominance?

Nextcloud and Collabora partnership brings free of cost office suite and cloud syncing solution together.rn

Linux Office Suites Open Source

Jul 19, 2016 4 mins

macOS: Metal API comes to World of Warcraft in Legion pre-expansion patch

Blizzard has announced that WOW will introduce Metal support for Macs in todayu2019s Legion prepatch. Will Metal bring better graphics performance to World of Warcraft for Mac gamers?

By Jim Lynch

Jul 19, 2016 3 mins

Apple MacOS Video Games

Calculating the dollars and cents of ERP

The evaluation process is critical to the success of enterprise resource planning systems, and is one way IT can bring real value to your companyu2019s finance department.

By Bruce Harpham

CIO ERP Systems Financial Services Industry

LinkedIn adds Gmail, CRM integration to Sales Navigator

LinkedIn looks to boost its appeal to sales professional with the first update of its two-years-old Sales Navigator product.

CRM Systems Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business

Why engineers make great IT leaders

If you're looking to cultivate new IT leadership, consider promoting from the ranks of your engineers and developers. rn

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Why your employees are overworked, burnt out and unmotivated

A recent survey finds that employees are burnt out and working more than the standard 40-hour week. But it doesnu2019t have to be that way– and inspiring them doesn't need to be expensive.rn

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Healthcare colored with blockchain’s open-source foundation

Self-sovereignty and identity anonymity hold the code to unlock the potential for blockchain to change patient health. The architecture of the internet has changed forever.

By Peter B. Nichol

Health and Fitness Software Healthcare Industry Technology Industry

SoftBank buys ARM: What will Apple do?

SoftBank will buy ARM for $32 billion. Should Apple be worried about its ARM licenses? Will Apple make its own bid for ARM?

By Jim Lynch

Jul 18, 2016 5 mins

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5 tips on negotiating a cloud agreement

Cloud computing isn't not new anymore, but there's still a lot to negotiate when hammering out a cloud service contract, because most of the standard terms favor the vendor.

By David Chou

Cloud Computing IT Leadership

How to create a bootable USB drive of Linux distros

This tutorial will walk you through creating a bootable Linux flash drive from Windows, macOS and Linux systems.rn

Linux Open Source Operating Systems

Box moves telephony, Web conferencing to the cloud

The cloud software maker is now hosting communications capabilities, including phone services and web meetings, in the cloud.

By Clint Boulton

Box CIO Small and Medium Business

When should you buy your kids their first smartphone?

An informal poll of tech-savvy West Coast parents finds that many think giving younger children a smartphone isnu2019t very smart.

By Bill Snyder

Small and Medium Business Smartphones Technology Industry

Samsung beefs up enterprise lineup with Notebook 7 Spin

A new Windows 10 device u2013 that comes in two configurations — from Samsung adds more choices for business users looking to move away from the traditional business notebook.

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How to build a strong employee referral culture

A strong referral culture can be a competitive advantage in the talent wars. Hereu2019s how to create a workplace that your employees will want to recommend to friends and former colleagues.

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How project managers can master transformational change

Although change management and project management can be mutually exclusive disciplines, the combined efforts of both can create a powerful instrument for creating transformational change that produces more successful business outcomes (includes info

By Moira Alexander

Agile Development Project Management Tools Technology Industry

Is management a legitimate primary skill?

Crazy management theories

By Jeffrey Morgan

Analytics Careers IT Skills

Facebook details its 2016 open source accomplishments

Facebook ramped up its open-source initiative in 2016, and the company has already seen a 35 percent increase in followers.

Facebook Open Source Software Development

Jul 15, 2016 2 mins

Gender equality? I smell a rat

Males and females, human and rodent alike, process pain differently, so it's understandable why the science world is in an uproar over the sole use of male mice and rats for medical research. But the critics are missing the real injustice.

By Dan Muse

Healthcare Industry Markets Technology Industry

CIO Masters Series: David Wilde, CIO of Essex County Council

A look at the work and vision of David Wilde, CIO of England's Essex County Council, who is a leader in public-sector IT innovation.

By Matthew Griffin

Cloud Computing Foundry Events Government IT

How Salesforce.com’s Wave Analytics helps publisher track leads

Sales teams for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt are using cloud software to track existing client accounts and identify new leads.

By Clint Boulton

CIO Markets SaaS

Most CEOs are planning to kill their companies

CEOs are thinking about technology, thatu2019s good. However, columnist Rob Enderle writes that a recent survey indicates they donu2019t trust what theyu2019re getting from IT and may look blindly to alternate solutions bypassing IT and ultimately do

By Rob Enderle

Analytics IT Leadership Technology Industry

Big banks, big applications, big outsourcing

Large application outsourcing is booming at big banks, driven in large part by the need for digital transformation.

By Stephanie Overby

Financial Services Industry Outsourcing Technology Industry

VMware embraces open source with Dirk Hohndel leading the way

VMware's Chief Open Source Officer Dirk Hohndel discusses his new role.

Cloud Computing Linux Open Source

Jul 15, 2016 6 mins

How to install Arch Linux on your PC

This easy yet comprehensive tutorial details how to install Arch Linux on your computer.

Linux Open Source Operating Systems

iOS 10: How to use Raise to Wake

Raise to Wake lets you see your Lock screen without pressing the Home button. Hereu2019s how to enable or disable it on the iPhone SE, iPhone 6s, or iPhone 6s Plus.

By Jim Lynch

Consumer Electronics iOS

Publishers rely on Facebook at their own peril

A new report spotlights the challenges publishing companies grapple with on Facebook as the social giant continues to gain power over publishers even as it regularly changes policies and causes confusion.

Internet Media and Entertainment Industry Social Networking Apps

Jul 15, 2016 2 mins

Polaroid Swing app brings ‘Live Photos’ to old iPhones

Polaroid's hay day may be long gone, but the brand is not forgotten. The latest Polaroid product is a new iOS camera app that adds short bursts of video to images, similar to Apple's Live Photos feature for iPhones.

By James A. Martin

Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business iPhone

Rats! Sexism really is everywhere

According to research, sexism extends all the way down to the mice and rats used in clinical trials.

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Why ITSM is on the cusp of a major shift

While the IT service management community has stepped up its collection of performance data from its customers, it's been slow to take the next step of applying data-driven automation. A new survey suggests adoption will happen in a big way with

By Thor Olavsrud

ITSM Innovation Technology Industry

Software engineers are not cogs, so stop treating them that way

The great flaw is in perceiving engineering talent as interchangeable and discouraging participation in product definition.

By Cory Crosland

Careers IT Leadership Innovation

At MGM casinos, you can stay in your room and still lose everything

Anyone connected to the Wi-Fi networks of nine MGM Resorts casinos in Las Vegas can now play online versions of slots, bingo and poker using a laptop or mobile device from wherever they're located.

By Al Sacco

Gaming Platforms Media and Entertainment Industry Small and Medium Business

You carry their dead weight

Up to 20% of your consultants were probably rated 'below level' or 'significantly below level' in their most recent annual reviews. You need to identify their dead weight to keep it from dragging you down.

By Matt Leathers

CIO IT Jobs Mentoring

Microsoft’s midlife crisis

Microsoftu2019s attempts to be cool, hip and relevant to u2018baesu2019 are having the exact opposite effect on the next generation of talent.

Careers Microsoft Relationship Building

The rise of captive centers: Is it the death knell for outsourcing?

Emerging technologies are changing the way companies calculate the right balance of outsourcing and insourcing

By Dinesh Goel

IT Leadership IT Skills Outsourcing

5 easy ways to keep employees engaged in wellness

Employee wellness programs are no longer a novelty, and in many organizations the initial excitement has died down. Corporate wellness experts and HR reps share real-world examples of how to keep staff engaged with simple enhancements and incentives.

By James A. Martin

Careers Health and Fitness Software Wearables

One CIO offers keys to driving digital transformation

CIO Lidia Fonseca is helping lead Quest Diagnostics into lucrative new businesses, all while streamlining IT and improving the customer experience.

By John Gallant

CIO Emerging Technology Technology Industry

How to train new grads on corporate security

If you plan on hiring new grads this summer, you'll want to make sure you get them up to speed on the importance of corporate security as soon as possible — because they arenu2019t as savvy as they think.

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Linux Mint 18: It’s not pixel perfect

A look at how Linux Mint 18 measured up on the Dell XPS Skylake.