InformationWeek Columns

Global CIO: Fear Of Facebook For The Enterprise

Chris Murphy — Tue, 1 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Enterprise social networking, at its worst, looks like another way to get buried in data.

Government CIOs Must Focus On Results, Not Data Centers

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:07:00 EST

Data center proliferation entails unacceptable cost and risk, says the former CIO of the U.S. Postal Service. With cloud computing as an option, it's time to pursue a more sustainable strategy.

Global CIO: Oracle, Larry Ellison, The EU, And MySQL

Bob Evans — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:10:00 EST

Column about how politics and declining European involvement in the IT business are behind the EU's badgering of Oracle over the MySQL database.

Practical Analysis: Smartphones -- Passion To Profit And Productivity

Art Wittmann — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Mobile apps are hard to support, they're a new development discipline, and they have a squishy ROI--but they can't be ignored.

Down To Business: How Indian CIOs Stack Up

Rob Preston — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

IBM thinks they're more progressive than CIOs elsewhere in the world, given their emphasis on innovation, customers, and other strategic matters.

Global CIO: The Thanksgiving Angels Of Flight 3405

Bob Evans — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Column about angel-inspired events on last night's USAirways flight #3405.

Full Nelson: Video: San Francisco Goes Open, Transparent

Fritz Nelson — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:09:00 EST

An interview with the city's mayor and IT principals about DataSF.org and its groundbreaking applications

Wolfe's Den: Intel CTO Envisions On-Chip Data Centers

Alexander Wolfe — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:00 EST

Justin Rattner talks about the explosion of multicore processing, bringing security to cloud computing, and processor-based networking

Practical Analysis: How Locked In To Vendors Are You?

Art Wittmann — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Stem-to-stern storage, networking, and management products are coming from several vendors. Is that a positive trend?

Global CIO: Microsoft Data Center Strategy Vital To Azure

Chris Murphy — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:24:00 EST

Microsoft's envisions a more just-in-time approach to bringing on data center capacity.

Global CIO: Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's Goodbye Letter To European Customers

Bob Evans — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Column about the possibility that Oracle might suspend its operations in Europe to bypass the EC's absurd and unreasonable conditions on approving the Oracle-Sun acquisition.

Full Nelson: A Web Presence Needs Sizzle, For Shizzle

Fritz Nelson — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:31:00 EST

Customer engagement is the future of the Web. For the bold and the willing, successful ideas are there for the trying -- just don't try too hard.

Global CIO: Building A Brand Takes IT Flexibility

Brian Gillooly — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:04:00 EST

There are fundamental differences in how marketing and IT see their roles, and the world. And it's bad for a company's brand when the CIO and marketing execs don't get along.

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Global CIO: Instead of 'China Out,' 3Com Goes In With HP

Chris Murphy — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

3Com tried to take on the world from China. Easier said than done. Now it's turning to Hewlett-Packard

Global CIO: IT-Led Opportunities Abound, So Stop Sniveling

Bob Evans — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST

Lose the Depends and ask yourself why you find it so hard to believe when so many before us have given us so very much to work with.

Down To Smarter Business: People Want Technology Focused On Results, Not ''Solutions''

Rob Preston — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST

Sensors, wireless, cloud computing, machine-to-machine networks--they're all coming together to change how people get their jobs done.

Global CIO: SAP's Spread Out Payment Plan Is Good But Not Enough

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST

Guest column about how SAP can extend its leadership in bringing new pricing models to the ERP market.

Global CIO: Cloud Computing's New Name: 500 Reader Suggestions!

Bob Evans — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

The CEOs of HP and IBM say "cloud computing" is a lousy name, so we asked you to come up with a new term--and your 500 responses tell us a lot about ourselves.

Global CIO: SAP Tells Oracle To Free Java But Keeps Own Software Closed

Bob Evans — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Column about SAP CTO arguing that Oracle and Sun should place Java in public domain, but he doesn't think SAP should have to follow same policy.

Global CIO: Why Oracle's Larry Ellison Will Tell The EU To Pound Sand

Bob Evans — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Column about why Larry Ellison wants to complete the acquisiton of Sun and get it approved by the European Commission: so he can start competing head-to-head against IBM.

Mathias On Mobility: Net Neutrality's For Wireless Too

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:02:00 EST

Our columnist argues that network neutrality, in the form of requiring open access, must apply to wireless carriers.

Global CIO: How IT Builds Brands

Chris Murphy — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST

Technology's among three key factors driving brand value

Global CIO: Cloud Computing's New Name: Who Will Win $100 Million?

Bob Evans — Mon, 9 Nov 2009 08:01:00 EST

Column showing some nominations from readers for a new name to replace the term "cloud computing," and a request for more entries from readers.

Practical Analysis: The Fastest-Growing Security Threat

Art Wittmann — Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

SQL injections, more than any other exploit, can land your company in trouble. So why aren't you worried about them?

Global CIO: Oracle Trapped By EU Politics As Sun Employees Suffer

Bob Evans — Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Column about the European Union continuing to abuse Oracle Corp. by refusing to allow it to complete its acquisition of Sun as the EU tries to make itself look important and capable.

Wolfe's Den: HP Revs Data Center Strategy, Stabbing At Cisco

Alexander Wolfe — Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:36:00 EST

Hewlett-Packard has fired back at Cisco in the increasingly contentious race to field an overarching data-center strategy, which will enable enterprises to rein in the complexity of sprawling networks and rampant virtualization.

IBM CEO Sam Palmisano Talks With Global CIO

Bob Evans — Thu, 5 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST

Column about IBM CEO Sam Palmisano's vision for the company around Smarter Planet, business analytics, and cloud computing.

Government Technologist: Vivek Kundra's Data Center Problem

John Foley — Wed, 4 Nov 2009 18:33:00 EST

The number of data centers belonging to the U.S. government has more than doubled in the past 10 years. Can Federal CIO Vivek Kundra put a stop to the trend?

Global CIO: IBM's New CIO Sheds Light On Priorities And Plans

Bob Evans — Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Column about the plans and priorities of new IBM CIO Pat Toole.

Global CIO: Capgemini Takes On The Plague Of Bad Requirements

Chris Murphy — Tue, 3 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Capgemini is embracing visualization from iRise as part of a move to get requirements right early

Wolfe's Den Podcast: Windows 7 Virtually Speaking

Alexander Wolfe — Mon, 2 Nov 2009 08:46:00 EST

Our columnist ponders the demise of virtual private networks (VPNs), examines virtual hard disks (VHDs), and chats with Gavriella Schuster, Microsoft's Windows client general manager, and Ward Ralston, Windows Server product manager.

Global CIO: Juniper Attacks Cisco Head-On With Help Of IBM And Dell

Bob Evans — Mon, 2 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Column about Juniper Networks' attempt to become the top networking supplier via its powerful new products and its equally powerful new alliances with IBM and Dell.