From the latest issue of Computerworld magazine
IT's new concern: The personal cloud
As personal and professional clouds converge, IT's mission to improve productivity while protecting corporate apps and data is getting tougher. Bart Perkins: Avoiding IT audit nightmares
IT's problems can draw unwanted notice now that Sarbanes-Oxley requires them to appear in 10-K reports as 'material weaknesses.' Paul Glen: The secret to keeping processes vital
As long as a problem seems present, gnarly and intractable, we enjoy following the process that solves it. But once the problem has been solved, it's not so interesting to us anymore. Career Watch: The growth of consulting
OnForce CEO Peter Cannone says the use of IT contractors is expanding and will continue to do so. Chinese hackers master art of lying low
China's remarkable success in infiltrating U.S. government, military and corporate networks in recent years shouldn't be seen as a sign that the country is gaining on the U.S. lead in cybertechnology, security experts say. They're just very persistent and very good at remaining undetected for long periods of time. Half of world's companies to embrace BYOD by 2017
About half of the world's companies will adopt BYOD programs by 2017 and will no longer provide computing devices to employees, a new Gartner report predicts. Security Manager's Journal: NAC deployment means better access control at last
The deployment has already revealed a whole lot of devices that don't meet the criteria for getting on the corporate network. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Google Glass will be a big deal, so deal with it
Some people are having fits about Google Glass. True, it will change how we think about privacy in public places, but such rethinking started years ago. The Grill: NFL CIO uses analytics to improve player safety
Michelle McKenna-Doyle, CIO for the National Football League, is driving innovation with analytics, using sensors to track players on the field and monitoring player health and safety with lab analysis of helmets. Microsoft's $300M Nook investment hasn't paid off -- yet
Microsoft has gotten next to nothing from its $300 million investment in Barnes & Noble, analysts said, but it may reap some rewards as it prepares to ship smaller tablets. Canadian Tire forgoes BYOD, issues BlackBerries to workers
Canadian Tire began issuing thousands of BlackBerry Q10 smartphones to corporate employees in Toronto after rolling out Z10 models weeks earlier. Shrinking chips challenge Moore's Law
Intel will continue to fulfill Moore's Law for the foreseeable future, but the challenge of keeping up with it is growing as chips get smaller, says a company executive. How to prevent IT department overload
Managing the flow of an infinite supply of worthwhile projects through a finite IT operation takes finesse. Here's how to avoid the backlog and the chaos. IT on the fly: The art of quickly building, then dismantling
The CIOs for the London Olympics, President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign and other short-lived but intense operations know how to run successful IT shops in extraordinary situations -- and their insights can be applied in even the most ordinary of conditions. Insider (registration required) Unemployed IT vets say job offers go to cheaper labor
Tech companies want Congress to ease restrictions on high-skill immigration, arguing that qualified tech workers are in short supply in the U.S. But veteran IT professionals who say they can't find jobs question that analysis of the labor market. Insider (registration required)
As personal and professional clouds converge, IT's mission to improve productivity while protecting corporate apps and data is getting tougher. Bart Perkins: Avoiding IT audit nightmares
IT's problems can draw unwanted notice now that Sarbanes-Oxley requires them to appear in 10-K reports as 'material weaknesses.' Paul Glen: The secret to keeping processes vital
As long as a problem seems present, gnarly and intractable, we enjoy following the process that solves it. But once the problem has been solved, it's not so interesting to us anymore. Career Watch: The growth of consulting
OnForce CEO Peter Cannone says the use of IT contractors is expanding and will continue to do so. Chinese hackers master art of lying low
China's remarkable success in infiltrating U.S. government, military and corporate networks in recent years shouldn't be seen as a sign that the country is gaining on the U.S. lead in cybertechnology, security experts say. They're just very persistent and very good at remaining undetected for long periods of time. Half of world's companies to embrace BYOD by 2017
About half of the world's companies will adopt BYOD programs by 2017 and will no longer provide computing devices to employees, a new Gartner report predicts. Security Manager's Journal: NAC deployment means better access control at last
The deployment has already revealed a whole lot of devices that don't meet the criteria for getting on the corporate network. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Google Glass will be a big deal, so deal with it
Some people are having fits about Google Glass. True, it will change how we think about privacy in public places, but such rethinking started years ago. The Grill: NFL CIO uses analytics to improve player safety
Michelle McKenna-Doyle, CIO for the National Football League, is driving innovation with analytics, using sensors to track players on the field and monitoring player health and safety with lab analysis of helmets. Microsoft's $300M Nook investment hasn't paid off -- yet
Microsoft has gotten next to nothing from its $300 million investment in Barnes & Noble, analysts said, but it may reap some rewards as it prepares to ship smaller tablets. Canadian Tire forgoes BYOD, issues BlackBerries to workers
Canadian Tire began issuing thousands of BlackBerry Q10 smartphones to corporate employees in Toronto after rolling out Z10 models weeks earlier. Shrinking chips challenge Moore's Law
Intel will continue to fulfill Moore's Law for the foreseeable future, but the challenge of keeping up with it is growing as chips get smaller, says a company executive. How to prevent IT department overload
Managing the flow of an infinite supply of worthwhile projects through a finite IT operation takes finesse. Here's how to avoid the backlog and the chaos. IT on the fly: The art of quickly building, then dismantling
The CIOs for the London Olympics, President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign and other short-lived but intense operations know how to run successful IT shops in extraordinary situations -- and their insights can be applied in even the most ordinary of conditions. Insider (registration required) Unemployed IT vets say job offers go to cheaper labor
Tech companies want Congress to ease restrictions on high-skill immigration, arguing that qualified tech workers are in short supply in the U.S. But veteran IT professionals who say they can't find jobs question that analysis of the labor market. Insider (registration required)
