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There is little agreement among companies about which management approaches are most effective; more empirical evidence is required. A McKinsey & Company article.

By Marissa Tejada Cloud computing-based strategies are in demand, with a new survey reporting more IT leaders plan to use cloud computing for their enterprise applications next year. With this shift, managed service providers (MSPs) need to be ready to face the challenges that go along with cloud-first strategies as they help their clients grow. …

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How these companies buy their hardware influences IT buyers in surprising ways.

IBM is benefiting hugely from its internal Mac adoption program, saving about $270 per Mac versus Windows PCs, Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a Tuesday fiscal results call.

“What’s your IT strategy?”

“I don’t have one.”

Data protection authorities consider that Standard Contractual Clauses and Binding Corporate Rules can still be used. In any case, this will not prevent data protection authorities to investigate particular cases, for instance on the basis of complaints, and to exercise their powers in order to protect individuals.
In any case, transfers that are still taking place under the Safe Harbour decision after the CJEU judgment are unlawful.

During a carve-out, asset sale, or spinoff, there is often insufficient time or readiness to fully separate IT services by deal close. As a result, an increasing number of M&A deals include a transition services agreement (TSA).

Ailing mobile device firm BlackBerry has made a surprise purchase in a bid to grow its enterprise mobile device management business

Tim Cook folytatja az Apple újrapozícionálását, az IBM után most újabb komoly szövetségest szerzett. A Cisco nagy lendületet adhat a cupertinó cég vállalati törekvéseinek.

As the Internet of Things blurs the line between products and services, taxation may have a bigger impact than many expect. Here are some considerations that should be on every company’s radar.

This chart shows which technologies C-level executives from 70 countries expect to be particularly important in the next 3-5 years.

Brazilian researcher discovers double security threat in Arris cable modems which allows an attacker to rewrite the firmware without owners knowledge.

The technology research firm IDC predicts the pace of digital transformation of business is going to accelerate and increasingly hit every industry.

Many CIOs find it exhilarating to responsibility for business functions outside of IT. But CIO-plus roles require a new mindset and trusted deputies.

Most people don’t want to think about breaches, identity theft, or hackers. As UC San Diego physician-scientist Ajit Varki argues in his 2013 book Denial, avoiding the negative is a natural human tendency. The risks we encounter every time we log on are very real, but our users don’t want to be reminded of that. Taking a cue from other professions, can we consider our customers’ convenience and even their delight while keeping their information safe? How can we sugarcoat the security pill to sweeten the user experience?

"The conclusion for me is that the CIO role is so different according to the organisation and that innovation is a moving target too – not just innovate and become more complex but innovate to simplify too. The question is therefore only something that can be answered according to the CIO and organisation involved – its a big ocean and everyone has a different experience on it!"

In Quora, I was asked, Is it possible to manage a team without domain knowledge? My answer is that it's possible, but not ideal. There are differing

This chart illustrates how large Apple's iPhone business is by comparing Apple's iPhone revenue to total revenue of other tech companies in the most recently reported fiscal quarter.

Apple Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. are teaming up to help bring more iPhones and iPads to business users.