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ALSO CALLED: CIO, 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 … Definition continues below.
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Mind the Gap: What is an ITIL Gap Analysis? sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Discover how a gap analysis can reveal areas where the reality and long-term vision of your organization are diverging and provide the momentum needed to start adopting service management best practices. Find out how gap analysis can help your company identify what it does well and how to achieve its goals. Posted: 13 Apr 2012 \| Published: 13 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Best Practices \| CIOs \| IT Auditing \| IT Best Practices \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Service Management \| IT Systems \| ITIL

Accelerated Networks Drive Better Business Outcomes sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Discover how you can improve the performance of applications by 5-50 times and boost productivity with a next-generation approach that incorporates service-level assurance and managed WAN optimization. Posted: 12 Jan 2012 \| Published: 12 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| CIOs \| Downtime \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| SLA \| WAN

Harvey Nash CIO Survey: New Decade, New Opportunies? sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: In this year’s report you will be able to see analysis presented on a global basis, compare trends across continents and explore country-by-country overviews. The results show that the CIO community is wrestling with significant pressures as the Great Recession fades into history and a new decade, with a new competitive landscape, emerges. Posted: 25 Oct 2011 \| Published: 01 Apr 2010 TOPICS: CIOs \| Management Service Providers \| Management Training

The Business Value of Adopting Advanced Support Tools and Utilities sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: Discover the obstacles associated with supporting advanced technology in complex IT environments. Review what you should look for when considering support features and deliverables, and learn how specific support tools can enable improved problem resolution and minimize downtime. Posted: 26 Apr 2012 \| Published: 01 Sep 2011 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Business Process Outsourcing \| CIOs \| IT Management \| IT Management Services \| IT Managers \| IT Outsourcing Services \| IT Service Management

[How to] Do More with Less- The CCSS Cheat Sheet to Optimal Systems Management sponsored by CCSS WHITE PAPER: Access today’s cheat sheet to discover top strategies on how you can improve the efficiency of your systems management environment and become more productive. Posted: 02 Apr 2012 \| Published: 30 Mar 2012 TOPICS: CIOs \| IT Management \| IT Management Services \| Systems Implementation \| Systems Management

Uncrossing the Wires: Starting - And Sustaining - The Conversation on Technology Value sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: In December 2011 and January 2012, CFO Research Services and SearchCIO conducted a survey that received qualified responses from 382 senior finance executives and 300 senior IT executives working in a wide variety of companies. Review key findings and learn the three noteworthy areas where IT and finance executives are in strong agreement. Posted: 14 Mar 2012 \| Published: 01 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| CFOs \| CIOs \| Cloud Computing \| IT Management \| IT Service Management \| Mobile Device Management

Using Big Data for Smarter Decision Making sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores cutting-ege developments in business analytics and how analyzing big data benefits your business. It also examines different types of big data workloads and how to optimize systems to handle different workloads and integrate them into a single infrastructure. Read now to learn more. Posted: 14 Feb 2012 \| Published: 14 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Analytic Applications Software \| Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| CIOs \| Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Information Governance \| Information Management \| Information Management Software \| Information Storage and Retrieval Systems

Talent Wars: The struggle for tomorrow’s workforce sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This Economist Intelligence Unit report features results of a survey taken by 587 global market CEOs, CFOs, and CIOs on the shortage of talent for the demanding workforce. Posted: 02 Feb 2012 \| Published: 27 Jan 2012 TOPICS: CEOs \| CIOs \| Employee Performance Management (EPM) \| Human Resources Management \| Recruiters \| Recruiting Services \| Talent Management \| Workforce Management Software

Dynamic Changes in Healthcare Create Challenges in Hospital Campus Networks sponsored by Brocade WHITE PAPER: The next-generation of campus networks is here – and they require increased reliability, performance, and security … plus controlled costs. Posted: 12 Dec 2011 \| Published: 12 Dec 2011 TOPICS: CIOs \| Health Care Networking \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Security \| Networking \| TCO

Transforming your voice, video and collaboration infrastructure: The IBM journey toward unified communications sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Access this whitepaper to learn more about unified communications in the workplace and how your company can transform your voice, video, and collaboration infrastructure. Posted: 08 Dec 2011 \| Published: 08 Dec 2011 TOPICS: CIOs \| Collaboration \| Communications Networks \| Network Management \| Network Security \| Networking \| SIP \| Smart Phones \| Unified Messaging \| VoIP

The Intelligent Enterprise - Creating a culture of speedy and efficient decision-making sponsored by Cintra/Oracle WHITE PAPER: How does your company compare to others when it comes to making smart business decisions? Read this paper on the survey of about 200 senior executives and CIOs from across industries to learn where you are ahead or behind your competitors in data-driven decision-making. Posted: 15 Nov 2011 \| Published: 15 Nov 2011 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| CIOs \| Data Management \| IT Management \| IT Managers \| Leadership \| Surveys

Let the Bridge Fall - As Long as It Falls on Time sponsored by TeamQuest Corporation WHITE PAPER: Different managers have different philosophies for project planning and scheduling, especially when it comes to meeting deadlines. But what if there was a way to improve risk management in relation to corporate projects? Learn how capacity planning provides the foresight necessary to complete projects on time and boost customer satisfaction. Posted: 12 Oct 2011 \| Published: 12 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Capacity Planning \| CIOs \| IT Management \| IT Service Management \| Product Management \| Risk Management \| Strategic Planning

What CFOs Should Ask their Software Development Leaders sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper illustrates a new way of thinking about the funding of IT software projects, one that considers funding in terms of investment, and value as an expansive, longitudinal variable. Posted: 20 Sep 2011 \| Published: 20 Sep 2011 TOPICS: Budgeting \| Business IT Alignment \| CIOs \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Financial Management \| Investments \| Project Portfolio Management \| Strategic Planning

Transforming IT into a Managed Service Provider sponsored by CA Technologies. WHITE PAPER: Relentless competition drives the need to innovate. This white paper discusses how project and portfolio management brings greater control and insight into IT transformation initiatives, enabling CIOs to better determine how best to leverage new and existing technology platforms to deliver maximum business value. Posted: 19 Aug 2011 \| Published: 19 Aug 2011 TOPICS: Budgeting \| Business Management \| CIOs \| Competition \| Portfolio Management (IT Management) \| Project Management \| Project Portfolio Management \| Strategic Planning

CIOs Embrace Custom Application Development sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This white paper takes a look at the factors and trends driving the shift from cost-saving to business expansion. In particular, see how custom-development services are allowing enterprises to meet specialized customer needs to increase satisfaction, loyalty and profits. Posted: 29 Jul 2011 \| Published: 29 Jul 2011 TOPICS: Application Development \| Application Development and Integration Services \| Application Integration \| Application Outsourcing \| CIOs \| SAP (Product) \| Software Configuration Management \| Software Selection

Continuing to Reap the Rewards of Virtualization sponsored by Veeam Software WHITE PAPER: As virtualization initiatives have gathered momentum and virtual environments are becoming the norm rather than the exception, the infrastructure necessary to support these environments has exploded, creating new opportunities for inefficiency. Read on to learn more. Posted: 08 Jul 2011 \| Published: 08 Jul 2011 TOPICS: CIOs \| Server Consolidation \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Virtual Machine \| VMware

OPENSTACK VS. CLOSED CLOUDS – THE AOL FACTOR sponsored by Rackspace Hosting WHITE PAPER: This exclusive resource examines different closed cloud providers and how they have evolved from past to present. Also learn how deploying in an OpenStack cloud will provide better mobility and superior technology. Posted: 01 Jul 2011 \| Published: 30 Jun 2011 TOPICS: CIOs \| Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| IT Management \| Service Creation Tools

The Desktop Transformation Project Virtual Desktops – Demystified sponsored by Matrix42 WHITE PAPER: Desktop virtualization has become a viable and cost justifiable alternative to the standard, physical laptop/desktop system. Review this white paper and learn the technical basics of this initiative along with the expected benefits this environment can bring to your organization. Posted: 20 Jun 2011 \| Published: 20 Jun 2011 TOPICS: Best Practices \| CIOs \| Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| ROI \| TCO \| VDI \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

CIOs Say: Application Performance is Top Priority, End User is King sponsored by CA Technologies. WHITE PAPER: This IDG Research Services study demonstrates that CIOs and IT leaders recognize the business impact of application performance. It's all about end-user and customer satisfaction, increasing productivity, and lowering costs. Posted: 08 Jun 2011 \| Published: 08 Jun 2011 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Business Performance Management \| CIOs \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Customer Satisfaction \| Performance Testing \| Productivity \| Surveys

Mobility at a Crossroads sponsored by Sybase, an SAP company WHITE PAPER: Analysts continue to forecast rapid growth in enterprise mobility deployments in the coming years, and as stated earlier, by 2013 25% of all business mobility deployments will be based on the SaaS model.4Telecom services vendors and traditional IT Posted: 31 May 2011 \| Published: 31 May 2011 TOPICS: CIOs \| Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Device Management Software \| Mobile Middleware \| Network Security

Balancing Risk and Innovation with Sourcing Alternatives: Helping IT managers and CIOs raise the ROI of IT sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper explains how clients can balance risk and innovation through the use of services from IBM. Posted: 20 May 2011 \| Published: 01 Dec 2010 TOPICS: CIOs \| Cloud Computing \| Desktop Management \| Help Desk Management \| Help Desk Management Services \| Help Desks \| Managed Security Services \| Risk Management

New Voice of the CIO: Insights From The Global Chief Information Officer Study sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper, an overview of the findings of the IBM Global CIO Study, can help you get a clearer view of the challenges IT is facing and how some of the most successful CIOs and IT organizations are meeting those challenges. Posted: 20 May 2011 \| Published: 20 May 2011 TOPICS: Best Practices \| CIOs \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Management Services \| ROI

Integrated service management and cloud computing:More than just technology best friends sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper defines key aspects of integrated service management and cloud computing and describes their symbiotic relationship. Posted: 19 May 2011 \| Published: 01 Sep 2010 TOPICS: CIOs \| Cloud Computing \| Hybrid clouds \| Private Cloud \| Public Cloud \| Server Virtualization \| Service Level Management \| SLA

The evolving roles of IT Managers and CIOs. Findings from the 2010 Global IT Risk Study sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This overview of the 2010 IBM Global IT Risk Study uncovers the challenges associated with IT risk, and the steps IT managers and CIOs are taking to better understand, confront and resolve this concern. Posted: 19 May 2011 \| Published: 19 May 2011 TOPICS: CIOs \| Compliance Best Practices \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Centers \| IT Managers \| Risk Management

CIO Survival Guide: The Convergence of Collaboration, Cloud, and Clients sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Today’s workers demand mobile devices, SaaS and online collaboration tools in order to be more productive. Given that these new consumer-inspired technologies cannot be divorced from the current IT infrastructure, CIOs face difficult questions. Read this paper to learn how CIOs can ensure that they are orchestrating a harmonic convergence. Posted: 06 Apr 2011 \| Published: 06 Apr 2011 TOPICS: CIOs \| Cloud Computing \| Collaboration \| Network Architectures \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Security \| Software as a Service \| Wireless Computing

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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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