Rogue IT: Sad truths and unfortunate stories
Although much has been written about “bring your own device” (BYOD) and the “consumerization of IT,” it is easy to forget the practical dangers that arise when business users feel ignored by technology professionals. It’s a huge problem, so I was hardly surprised when mobile document management vendor, harmon.ie, announced a contest on “Rogue IT” […]

Intel CIO presents the path to #Rockstar IT
Most CIOs focus on buying technology and making it work in the enterprise. Although technology is the foundation of IT buying tools, delivering projects, and preventing system downtime do not create CIO greatness. More important than “feeds and speeds” is the CIO’s ability to drive strategic business goals such as increasing revenue, enabling innovation, and […]

Sure Dropbox is Potentially Insecure, but Does it Matter?
It’s summertime down in my neck of the woods and that’s a good time to go out on a limb with a statement that might get people a little fired up. Bear with me on this one though… Over on GigaOm Barb Darrow has a good write up about the findings of a survey commissioned […]