Inside this exclusive podcast interview, hear how Paul Harder, director of technology of the nonprofit agency The Arc Greater Twin Cities, was able to act as an industry role model by taking advantage of the benefits of social media and foster positive relationships with the business. 

Gain insight into CIO stories from 13 leading organizations that led to their 2012 IT Leadership Award nomination. Find out their thoughts on hot topics such as the biggest challenges they face in IT, predictions for the next big technology, and problems they see within corporate cultures.  

The majority of user authentication schemes today still use userid and password. The burden to users of managing large numbers of userids and passwords has led to proposals for Federated Identity systems, where a single set of credentials can be used to authenticate with several organisations, which have agreed to work together as a federation. 

This week’s Computer Weekly examines research that suggests CEOs want to invest in IT more than ever, but still see CIOs as technical experts and not business people. We review SQL Server 2012 and ask if Microsoft's database software is catching its competitors as well as concluding our Buyer's Guide to data security. 

Increasing numbers of enterprises are incorporating project portfolio management in their strategic planning. And just as individuals use financial reports and analyses to consider various investment options, the enterprise uses an analysis called the Business Case to evaluate various project proposals for inclusion in the project portfolio. 

Design teams across the world collaborate to create and develop prod­ucts. Unfortunately, IT organizations face serious challenges when collaborative teams share large files. This white paper will assess the strengths and weaknesses of the four technologies most commonly used to enhance file sharing for distributed teams. 

The need for strategic information by department and executive managers is driving the transformation of tactical departmental systems into enterprise solutions, regardless of the size of the company employing the solutions. 

On Wednesday, May 23^rd join us at 10 AM (PDT)/1 PM (EDT) for an informative panel discussion featuring Paul Glen, CEO of Leading Geeks, and Chris Pirillo, founder of LockerGnome, to uncover how to recruit, manage, and leverage the millennials in your business. 

Access this podcast and learn how one CIO's innovative thinking lead to the creation of Video Remote Interpreting (VRI). Gain insight into what inspired the innovation, how it was created, 

This case study illustrates how Sun World International, a mid-sized grower in California, shifted its competitive strategy to capitalize on analytics and gain real-time insight into the competitive market. Learn how it gained a 5% reduction in harvesting costs, a 20% reduction in fuel usage and an eight-fold increase in profit per acre. 

This white paper describes the principles for building BPM solutions that use governed services, and covers the role and value of SOA in BPM, common stumbling blocks in BPM based on SOA, the value of SOA governance in successful BPM programs and more. 

Listen to this brief podcast now as Gartner analyst Mark McDonald discusses the roles of amplifiers in the enterprise, touching on how mobility, cloud computing, analytics and social media are driving companies today. Also learn how cost, complexity and duplication can hinder collaboration efforts.