IT management in pictures

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  IN PICTURES: Cisco Live, Day 1 - tradeshow and attendees
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  10 IT management companies to watch

• IT morphs as tech and users change

  By Lucas Mearian | 17 June, 2013 10:18

  As The consumerisation of IT and self-service trends gain momentum, IT shops are being restructured and IT professionals are learning to play new roles.

• CIOs more important than CEOs in driving business transformation, says Forrester

  By Matthew Finnegan | 11 June, 2013 17:09

  CIO's are viewed as the most important senior leaders in driving business transformation according to analysts Forrester, with many believing them to have more input than a CEO.

• The art and science of risk management

  By Tony Bradley | 10 June, 2013 20:46

  Computers, networks, and information security seem to fall comfortably under the heading of science, but science alone is not enough. Security system developer Tripwire recently conducted a survey in cooperation with the Ponemon Institute to find out whether IT professionals consider risk management to be "science" or "art."

• Expert: Oracle's Fusion Applications still maturing, but offer real value

  By Chris Kanaracus | 10 June, 2013 20:43

  Oracle still has some kinks to work out in its next-generation Fusion Applications and implementing them on-premises remains a daunting task, but customers on older product lines have good things to look forward to if and when they upgrade, according to one veteran of many early Fusion projects.

• TechEd crystalizes Microsoft's BYOD management strategy

  By Joab Jackson | 07 June, 2013 19:35

  Microsoft's TechEd North America conference, which was held this week in New Orleans, provided a first glimpse of the architecture that Microsoft shops should use to manage employee personal devices for work duties, an emerging IT trend called bring your own device (BYOD).

• Gartner: BI software market growth rate slowed in 2012

  By Chris Kanaracus | 06 June, 2013 14:31

  The BI (business intelligence) software market cooled off a bit in 2012 after "a few historic banner years" of spending growth, due to difficult economic conditions and even confusion over industry buzzwords such as "big data," according to a report from analyst firm Gartner.

• IT departments won't exist in five years

  By Lucas Mearian | 05 June, 2013 13:11

  IT departments are quickly becoming consultancies in companies increasingly driven by consumer technology, and the control they once had over tech use is quickly dissipating.

• ARM chief executive explains his exit

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 04 June, 2013 20:15

  ARM Holdings has done well under CEO Warren East and there was no obvious reason for him to step aside. But by July 1, the new CEO, fellow ARM veteran Simon Segars, will be the new chief executive.

• Oracle's Mark Hurd talks Fusion Applications, customer satisfaction and SAP's HANA

  By Chris Kanaracus | 12 April, 2013 20:47

  As co-president of Oracle, Mark Hurd is tasked with selling an ever-increasing array of new software and hardware products, such as the Exadata database machine and Fusion Applications, while figuring out how to keep the company's vast installed base happy and fending off competition from the likes of SAP.

• CIO Rebecca Jacoby steers Cisco's IT ship

  By Stephen Lawson | 14 December, 2010 08:29

  Running the internal IT operations of Cisco Systems is a big job not just because of the size of the company -- more than 70,000 employees worldwide and a market capitalisation in the range of $US100 billion -- but also because Cisco is continually developing new IT products across a broad range of technologies and is known for rapidly adopting those products for its own use. Cisco CIO Rebecca Jacoby spoke with IDG News Service on the sidelines of the NetWork conference last week and shared some insights into the legendary enterprise IT company's own enterprise IT.

• Q&A: Austereo CIO Ross Forgione

  By Lisa Banks | 09 September, 2010 09:53

  What does an average work day involve for you at Austereo? The average day at Austereo is an adventure. It's a combination of managing daily operational needs and activities and taking on the new challenges associated with an organisation that continually pushes itself and the traditional boundaries of our industry.

• MIT's JoAnne Yates on information overload, 'CrackBerry' addicts and the 'always online' life

  By Matt Hamblen | 18 November, 2008 08:19

  MIT Deputy Dean JoAnne Yates is co-author of an upcoming article on information overload called "Ubiquitous E-mail: Individual Experiences and Organizational Consequences of BlackBerry Use"

• Oracle's Q4 results: What to watch for

  By Chris Kanaracus | 17 June, 2013 20:27

  Many eyes in the tech world will fall on Oracle later this week, when the vendor's fourth-quarter results are set for release. This is typically the biggest reporting period for Oracle each year in terms of revenue, but a number of questions loom beyond its top-line performance.

• Prism doesn't have CIOs in a panic -- yet

  By Chris Kanaracus | 17 June, 2013 15:56

  Revelations over the U.S. National Security Agency's Prism surveillance program have much of the general public in uproar, but in terms of the controversy's impact to enterprise IT, some CIOs have measured, albeit watchful reactions.

• Best Places spotlight: Qualcomm keeps it interesting with cutting-edge tech

  By Robert L. Mitchell | 17 June, 2013 10:18

  The No. 8-ranked company on our 2013 Best Places to Work in IT list also isn't shy about recognizing standout employees.

• Best Places spotlight: FINRA recognizes and rewards success

  By Mary K. Pratt | 17 June, 2013 10:18

  Employee and team achievements are well rewarded at the No. 62-ranked company on our 2013 Best Places to Work in IT list.

• Best Places spotlight: MetroStar Systems stresses career development, training

  By Stacy Collett | 17 June, 2013 10:18

  IT workers get plenty of support for achieving their career goals at the No. 48-ranked organization on our 2013 Best Places to Work in IT list.

• Despite uncertainties, 46% of IT employees are looking

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 06 June, 2013 10:16

  The percentage of IT employees interested in getting a new job is rising, even as they lose confidence in the economic outlook, new survey data shows.

• Tech-savvy college hires bring integration, communication challenges to IT workplaces

  By Fred O'Connor | 05 June, 2013 18:54

  College graduates receiving their diplomas this year were teenagers when the first iPhone debuted and Facebook allowed anyone to create a profile. As this tech-saturated generation enters the IT workforce their familiarity with technology -- especially consumer products -- can lead to communication and work style clashes with more seasoned employees who may not share a passion for digital life.

• The time is right for an 'IT petting zoo'

  By Lucas Mearian | 05 June, 2013 10:07

  Being a visionary within a corporation lead to playing with a lot of consumer toys, and that's exactly the point. Play, have fun and discover what does or doesn't work in your company.