CIO.com - Architecture

8 CRM Trends You Need to Watch

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Customer relationship management vendors and industry analysts discuss which CRM trends will continue to gain strength and what new trends IT professionals need to watch.

The Mobile Enterprise: Killing IT's Sacred Cows

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

CIOs need to break with tradition or risk having IT get outsourced, say modern IT managers. But how do they gain an edge? Don't be a slave to ROI, work with startups, and bring iPads and mobile apps into the enterprise.

Three Easy Ways to Get Better at the Hard Stuff

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Soft skills are important too—especially in hard times, when leaders must be more open and engaged

How to Get IPv6 Addresses From ARIN

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Whenever I help a company deploy IPv6, the first question I'm asked is how to get provider independent IPv6 address space from ARIN. ARIN has new policy guidelines that affect how a company approaches its allocation justification request for IPv6 vs. what was required for IPv4.

Cloud Computing and the Truth About SLAs

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

SLAs don't provide much protection against cloud-related outages, writes CIO.com blogger Bernard Golden. They merely credit customers against the cost of a service. To prevent outages, IT departments would better spend their time planning application architectures rather than duking it out with their cloud computing providers over SLAs.

6 Steps to Boost Data Center Power and Cooling Efficiency

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Increased energy efficiency in a data center can be reached without major changes to IT equipment or facilities. Here are six ways to get there.

The 2011 Enterprise Architecture Awards

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT

In this year's InfoWorld/Forrester Enterprise Architecture Awards, six winning companies show how transformative initiatives translate to business success

Private PaaS: The Convergence of Private Cloud & Enterprise Architecture

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Private cloud and enterprise architecture have converged into Private PaaS which will not only change the private enterprise IT landscape, but will lead to the next era of enterprise IT for years to come.

One CIO Shares the Secrets to Successful IT Transformation

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 04:00:00 GMT

David Banks, the first CIO ever at Cumberland-Gulf, kept asserting the importance of the CIO role while accelerating the company’s IT transformation.

Red Cross Comm Team Ready for Disasters

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT

While most businesses back up data and records as potential disasters approach, the American Red Cross has a communications and information systems infrastructure built to bring key data into areas ravaged by storms like Hurricane Irene.

HP Updates Dependency Mapping Software

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Hewlett-Packard has updated its dependency mapping software to help customers figure out which departments are using which systems and applications, to enable chargeback programs and other management tasks.

ENIAC Still Influencing Enterprise IT 68 Years Later

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT

What does the world's first electronic computer contribute to today's enterprise IT environment, almost seven decades after its first parts were being assembled? Plenty, including many of the foundations we still use today, says a University of Pennsylvania computer science professor.

New SCM Deployments Help Food and Beverage Companies Streamline Business Operations

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT

By finding efficiencies and integrating disparate supply chain systems, Tate & Lyle and Maple Leaf Foods are gaining competitive advantages. Could this help your enterprise, too?

Cloud Architecture: Questions to Ask for Reliability

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT

I've been an architect on some complex applications and I have a significant concern about assessing architectural risk for public/private cloud applications. Traditional risk assessments focus on external/internal access to confidential information like social security numbers, credit card number, and for banks PINs for the ATMs. Access controls and network protection are high priorities because they suppress the risk.

IT Jobs: Winners and Losers in the Cloud Era

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT

We survey the cloud's effects on nine classes of IT jobs: Architects and sys admins win, middle managers and tech specialists lose -- what about you?