Winnie Ng Schuchman
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May 14, 2012 | No Comments When it comes to budgeting and setting expectations, IT managers are a band of wild-eyed optimists. At least that’s the overarching finding of InformationWeek’s 2012 IT Spending Priorities Survey, where 453 business technology pros answered questions on their project portfolio and funding methodologies. So, what technologies and projects are on IT managers’ docket this year? [...] Continue Reading →
Kim Moutsos
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May 10, 2012 | No Comments Providing detailed, current information that speaks to your prospects’ pain points is crucial when building the long-term relationships that lead to technology purchases. In fact, tech vendors are particularly well positioned to advise prospects on how to solve their technology problems because they can draw from their experience with dozens or hundreds of implementations (or more) across their customer base. Continue Reading →
Winnie Ng Schuchman
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May 7, 2012 | No Comments More than 945 IT and security professionals responded to InformationWeek’s 2012 Strategic Security Survey. This year’s results covers the gamut when it comes to security — from cloud and mobility to risk management and software development.
The study includes data on… Continue Reading →
Lorna Garey
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April 16, 2012 | No Comments The challenge of big data is real, but most organizations don’t differentiate “big data” from traditional data, and nearly 90% of respondents to our survey still depend primarily on conventional databases. We’ll define what constitutes big data (it’s not just size) and examine the management challenges it poses for enterprises. Continue Reading →
Maureen Beattie
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April 6, 2012 | No Comments In this new Light Reading report we take a look at the mobile usage trends of professionals in the communications industry. The report, written by Sarah Reedy, Senior Reporter, Light Reading, provides a snapshot of how the telecom industry- inclusive of everyone from C-level execs to engineers to marketers—is embracing mobility and technologies such as [...] Continue Reading →
Angela Lee-Moll
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April 5, 2012 | No Comments Marketers got a first glimpse of the new 2012 UBM TechWeb Tech Buyer Research at the InformationWeek sponsored roundtable and simulcast Lead Gen To Brand Gen: How To Change Your Game, held on April 3rd at the Rosewood Hotel at the heart of Silicon Valley and simulcasted live across North America. UBM TechWeb CMO Scott Vaughan led the discussions which covered customer buying preferences and how we, as marketers, should map to the customer purchase process to be successful. And, IBM Betty Van Baalen shares IBM Global Technology Solutions’ approach to customer engagement. Catch the full simulcast. Continue Reading →
Winnie Ng Schuchman
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March 21, 2012 | No Comments Overall, the top IT priorities of healthcare organizations in 2012 are similar to those in 2011, according to InformationWeek’s latest Healthcare IT Priorities Survey. In both years, 64% of respondents rated managing patient data or e-health records as their top priority, followed by meeting regulatory requirements, which was rated a top priority by 61% in 2012 and 60% in 2011. Continue Reading →
Winnie Ng Schuchman
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March 7, 2012 | No Comments Ask CIOs what they’re worried about, and the No. 1 answer is speed: 57% of the IT leaders who responded to our InformationWeek 2012 Global CIO Survey cite “can’t implement fast enough” as a top concern. In terms of technology priorities, the hottest project in IT is improving employee collaboration; 39% of IT leaders have a major implementation planned this year. There’s a growing sense that collaboration can be much better than it is, in two major ways: One, make it more social by mimicking the energy and ease of use of Facebook, and two, pull together video, messaging, data and voice with much less hassle. Continue Reading →
Angela Lee-Moll
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February 23, 2012 | No Comments Research: Can RIM Be Saved? To find out, we surveyed 536 IT pros. While BlackBerry represents a median of 70% of company-purchased devices in use now, that number plummets to 25% when respondents look ahead 24 months. And, a mere 7% say they plan to increase their use of RIM products. While the future looks pretty grim, there are some moves the company can make—but they need to be bold, and fast.
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Angela Lee-Moll
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February 15, 2012 | No Comments If businesses rise or fall on their IT prowess, then the way our 508 respondents manage tech projects is a key determinant in business health. So why do just 60% have PMOs? And how does that relate to the fact that just 30% say IT initiatives almost always deliver value to the business? Time to change the world, one project at a time. Continue Reading →
