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ALSO CALLED: CIO and Chief Information Officers
DEFINITION: Chief Information Officer (CIO) is a job title commonly given to the person in an enterprise responsible for the information technology and computer systems that support enterprise goals. As information technology and systems have become more important, the CIO has come to be viewed in many organizations as a key contributor in formulating strategic goals. In many companies, the CIO reports directly  … 
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CIOs White Papers (View All Report Types)
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Speed Time to Value for SAP Implementations with Rapid Deployment
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Oracle helps organizations achieve their goals with best of breed products that integrate with Oracle and non-Oracle solutions, such as SAP. Download this whitepaper to learn more.
Posted: 05 Nov 2009 | Published: 05 Nov 2009


Making Enterprise Architecture Work
sponsored by Infosys Technologies Limited
WHITE PAPER: A robust governance framework is imperative for effective Enterprise Architecture (EA). Our framework helps you assess performance and chart a continuous improvement course that deepens the impact of your EA program.
Posted: 04 Nov 2009 | Published: 04 Nov 2009


Embedding Architecture into the Organization
sponsored by Infosys Technologies Limited
WHITE PAPER: Our experience suggests that Enterprise Architecture (EA) governance determines the impact of the architecture team to a great degree. We describe and manage EA governance along six dimensions.
Posted: 04 Nov 2009 | Published: 04 Nov 2009


Vulnerability Management: What my CIO Needs to Know
sponsored by eEye Digital Security
WHITE PAPER: Implementing a vulnerability management process is critical to protecting any business from harmful attacks. This whitepaper examines the importance of vulnerability assessment and the common myths surrounding security protection.
Posted: 03 Nov 2009 | Published: 03 Nov 2009


How IT Can Help Companies Make Better, Faster Decisions
sponsored by SAP AG
WHITE PAPER: IT management in small and medium companies can and must understand the information needs and language of their business colleagues within the organization. IT managers must show business managers how IT can enable them to meet and exceed their departmental goals.
Posted: 30 Oct 2009 | Published: 30 Oct 2009


How Technology Can Help You Expand Your Business
sponsored by SAP AG
WHITE PAPER: Your company's growing fast. Your days are consumed with the flurry of activities it takes to manage that expansion. With the right business management software, you can integrate your business, improve customer service, make more informed business decisions, and move into online sales.
Posted: 30 Oct 2009 | Published: 30 Oct 2009


Are You Ready for Economic Bounce Back?
sponsored by Micro Focus UK
WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the concept that preparing for economic recovery is not something that can wait; it is something that businesses should plan for now. It will introduce enterprise application migration strategies that can be considered within any organization and also emphasize the importance of forward thinking and planning in down economy.
Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009


Cutting Costs with Greener IT
sponsored by Wipro Technologies
WHITE PAPER: The tools for assessing enterprise-level green practices have evolved from do-it yourself Excel spreadsheets to elaborate carbon accounting software suites available on a subscription basis. By first determining a baseline, organizations can set clear goals for adopting greener IT practices.
Posted: 21 Oct 2009 | Published: 21 Oct 2009


Green IT Matters at Wipro LTD
sponsored by Wipro Technologies
WHITE PAPER: In September 2009, Wipro Ltd (Wipro), a global corporation in the Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) industry which was head-quartered in Bangalore, India, was reviewing its Green IT plan. Read this white paper to learn more about Wipro's quest to become a true ecologically sustainable company.
Posted: 21 Oct 2009 | Published: 21 Oct 2009


On-Demand ERP in the Enterprise: A practical CIO guide to implementation
sponsored by NetSuite
WHITE PAPER: This paper sets out a framework for deciding on and implementing on-demand ERP within enterprises.. It examines key concerns such as data integrity in enterprise systems, maintaining compliance and ensuring proper process management, as well as discussing new skills and approaches to help maximize returns on investment.
Posted: 14 Oct 2009 | Published: 14 Oct 2009


The Acid Test for the On-Demand Data Center: A CIO's Evaluation and Selection Guide
sponsored by NetSuite
WHITE PAPER: This paper sets out a framework for evaluating a data center. It considers the special factors that apply to an on-demand infrastructure, many of which go well beyond the standards applicable to the average enterprise data center.
Posted: 13 Oct 2009 | Published: 13 Oct 2009


How CIOs can drive growth, business flexibility and innovation in a flex-pon-sive* company
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper is a study on the business value of service-oriented architecture (SOA). What they found was that those companies moving to what we would call the flex-pon-sive* world were seeing the results in flexibility from SOA.
Posted: 06 Oct 2009 | Published: 06 Oct 2009


Six Mistakes Companies are Making Today and How You Can Avoid Them
sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER: This paper highlights common mistakes companies make in a down economy and discusses how organizations can use business intelligence to avoid them. Use the self-assessment questionnaire at the end of this paper to determine the level of business intelligence opportunity across your organization.
Posted: 28 Sep 2009 | Published: 28 Sep 2009


Making Strategy Real
sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER: How can management communicate business strategy effectively and assure that the entire organization has bought in to the strategy and is aligned behind it? Business performance optimization systems are an important tool for success.
Posted: 25 Sep 2009 | Published: 25 Sep 2009


The Importance of Including Email with Business Continuity Planning
sponsored by Iron Mountain Digital
WHITE PAPER: This paper will interest those concerned with creating or implementing email management strategies, as well as managers with responsibility for business continuity processes. It looks at the general approaches available to ensure email continuity and the implications on infrastructure, budget, people and resilience of deploying each strategy.
Posted: 23 Sep 2009 | Published: 23 Sep 2009


The Full Price Tag of Your Email Environment
sponsored by Iron Mountain Digital
WHITE PAPER: Understanding how much your current email system costs, and how that all adds up, is the key to making changes and to providing a better service for your users. This paper will list and discuss what your email infrastructure is really costing you.
Posted: 23 Sep 2009 | Published: 23 Sep 2009


Reassessing Server Costs for Mid-Size Companies
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This paper argues that while the current economic climate might suggest delaying data center upgrades, the opposite will save you money. Learn how upgrading to Sun Fire servers can put more on your bottom line.
Posted: 17 Sep 2009 | Published: 17 Sep 2009


Catalog Based Services: A New Paradigm in Enterprise Application
sponsored by Wipro Technologies
WHITE PAPER: This paper evaluates the impact of changing market landscape on enterprise application service offerings, and evaluates traditional service models in today's context and attempts to evangelize an innovative service model which meets the need of the hour-- faster ROI at lower TCO.
Posted: 17 Sep 2009 | Published: 17 Sep 2009


Critical Technologies for Compliance and Risk Management
sponsored by Siperian, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Smart decision-makers are seeking technology investments -- such as Master Data Management -- to help establish good governance models that will help with regulatory compliance and lower their operational risk.
Posted: 16 Sep 2009 | Published: 16 Sep 2009


Planning and deploying a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure on HP hardware: Creating a 150 user VDI proof-of-concept implementation
sponsored by HP, Vmware and AMD
WHITE PAPER: This document is intended for IT decision makers, planners, architects, service professionals and installers that are evaluating VDI. A moderate level of technical expertise and familiarity with VMware, Microsoft Windows Server and Desktop Operating Systems as well as HP ProLiant and StorageWorks hardware is considered essential.
Posted: 15 Sep 2009 | Published: 15 Sep 2009


Converting Information Into Cash For Retail
sponsored by Sterling Commerce
WHITE PAPER: This paper gives tips on how CIOs and LOB executives can close the gap between them when it comes to an organization’s ability to most strategically utilize technology to optimally leverage the value and power of information for the success of the organization.
Posted: 11 Sep 2009 | Published: 11 Sep 2009


Proven strategies for archiving complex relational data
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Database growth, long-term data retention regulations and storage requirements increase operational costs. Yet, archiving complex relational data poses many challenges. Optim Data Growth Solution provides proven technology and comprehensive capabilities that make archiving complex relational data practical and desirable.
Posted: 04 Sep 2009 | Published: 04 Sep 2009


Dell PowerEdge Half-height M610 and Full-height M710 Blade Servers
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
WHITE PAPER: The Dell PowerEdge M-Series blade servers help cut operating expenses through energy efficiency, product flexibility, and efficient use of data center space. When combined with Dell's world-class storage, management, and support offerings, the result is a total enterprise solution that can help you simplify and save on IT expenses.
Posted: 03 Sep 2009 | Published: 03 Sep 2009


Is Security Driving How You Run Your Business? Empower Your Organization with Strategic Security
sponsored by McAfee, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Reading this paper will help you understand the fundamentals of building a security architecture that helps you respond to business demands while safeguarding your organization.
Posted: 27 Aug 2009 | Published: 27 Aug 2009


ITIL®,the CMS and You
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes the CMS (configuration management system) as emphasized in ITIL V3, and explores how it differs from a CMDB. Further, it shows how a CMS increases your ability to make better IT decisions that impact business agility, productivity, and quality of service.
Posted: 20 Aug 2009 | Published: 20 Aug 2009

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CIOS DEFINITION (continued): …  to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In some companies, the CIO sits on the executive board. Typically, the CIO in a large enterprise delegates technical decisions to employees more familiar with details. Usually, a CIO proposes the information technology an enterprise will need to achieve its goals and then works within a budget to implement the plan. Ask your CIO questions at ITKnowledgeExchange.comTypically, a CIO is involved with analyzing and reworking existing business processes, with identifying and developing the capability to use new tools, with reshaping the enterprise's physical … 
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