InformationWeek Reports : Mobility and Wireless

Fundamentals: ARMed and Dangerous?

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:11:51 -0500

As ARM chips go beyond being just the power inside iPads and Kindle Fires, Intel and AMD have reason to worry. Enterprise IT, on the other hand, can expect more choice and savings in end-user computing and data center consolidation projects, as ARM innovation positively affects procurement of infrastructure gear and related application development and migration.

InformationWeek Digital Issue: February 6, 2012

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:45:03 -0500

Leap Of Cloud Faith
>> IT's diving in with too much custom code and too little planning
>> Six Flags and Yelp show what works

Face to Face at the Desktop

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:22:24 -0500

Better tech makes videoconferencing easy for IT.

Strategy: Database Defense

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:10:15 -0500

The biggest threat to your company’s most sensitive data may be the employee who has legitimate access to corporate databases but less-than-legitimate intentions. And while the incidence of insider data breaches has decreased, external attacks often imitate them—and do serious damage. Follow our advice to mitigate the risk.

Strategy: Understanding Software Vulnerabilities

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:09:49 -0500

To protect company and customer data, we need to determine what makes it so vulnerable and appealing. We also need to understand how hackers operate, and what tools and processes they rely on. In this report, we explain how to ensure the best defense by thinking like an attacker and identifying the weakest link in your own corporate data chain.

Informed CIO: Striking a Security/Usability Balance

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:45:50 -0500

At CES we saw dozens of new tablets and smartphones with unprecedented capabilities. Employees want to make full use of their shiny new devices, while IT teams want to maintain security and control. The principles of secure user access provide a strategy for CIOs to maintain equilibrium.

Research: Data Encryption

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:53:49 -0500

Just 36% think they're ahead of the encryption curve, and now the cloud and mobility are adding new wrinkles to an already complex and difficult-to-implement technology. Meanwhile, just 47% have made mobile-device encryption a priority. Our take: This tech may just be the key to achieving the magical ROI promised by cloud services and mobility programs.

Enterprise Buyer's Guide: Tablets

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:33:11 -0500

We profile five contenders for your business. Key differentiators for enterprise IT: the ability to connect to corporate VPNs, native device security and authentication, and amenability to centralized management. We also touch on Intel's master plan to challenge purveyors of smartphone silicon. Clearly, 2012 will see Android OEMs up their games and the Wintel combo reunite to finally take a serious stab at the tablet market. How will you manage the onslaught?

Strategy: Smartcards

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:20:52 -0500

Recent compromises of smartcard data have exacerbated concerns about the technology’s privacy, security and standards (or lack thereof). Yet the promise of smartcards is too compelling to ignore. New technologies and applications prompt us to take a fresh look.

IT Pro Impact: Windows Developer Road Map

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:37:14 -0500

Ready to catch the Metro? Windows 8 is a major shift, with features borrowed from desktop gadgets and mobile devices, and it brings a slew of new paradigms for developers. Here's what you need to know.

IT Pro Impact: NFC and Mobile Commerce

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:29:26 -0500

Apple, RIM, Google and other smartphone makers are adding near field communication capabilities to their devices for release in 2012. Enterprise mobility teams should be ready to advise business leaders on how to incorporate mobile commerce into the organization's plans.

Strategy: Optimize Your Mobile Infrastructure

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:08:42 -0500

A critical aspect of IT services operations is ensuring that infrastructure elements are up and running to provide connectivity for users. In this report, we'll examine the area of IT services operations with a related discussion of mobile device management. We'll review the levels of capability in this discipline and discuss in more depth what elements, at each level, you should be investigating from a business, technology and policy standpoint.

Research: Outlook 2012

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:32:41 -0500

Our annual survey finds 30% of companies still expect an IT hiring freeze, even as interest rises in emerging data center, social and tablet technologies, and as 56% of companies say they plan to increase IT spending.

InformationWeek: December 12, 2011

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:01:17 -0500

- Chief Of The Year Starbucks CIO Stephen Gillett
Brought in to help perk up a struggling company, Gillett is leading Starbucks into some hot new digital ventures.

PLUS:
Cisco Still Rules The LAN

Inside Visual Studio 11
VMware's ups and downs -- Does BI need collaboration? -- The art of capacity planning -- RIM tries mobile management -- AT&T's wasted time

Strategy: Education's Technology Dilemma

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:33:37 -0500

Today's technology should make it possible to engage students in new and unique ways, but tight budgets and aging infrastructure mean that’s not always possible. Find out how two public school districts are using technology in innovative ways to close the gap between growing expectations and shrinking budgets.

Strategy: Tablet Security

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:57:33 -0500

As businesses rely increasingly on tablets for the productivity benefits they provide, IT must address the security challenges the devices present.

Strategy: Email Security

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:14:13 -0500

Email encryption, rights management, email gateways and full-on data loss prevention systems can keep corporate data secure. Consider the pros and cons of each to determine what’s best for your business.

Bank Systems & Technology Digital Issue: December 2011

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:02:32 -0500

Bank Systems & Technology's December digital issue explores the technologies and strategies that banks are employing to build out their online and mobile banking offerings and provides tips to help financial institutions meet consumers' evolving expectations for e-banking.

iOS and Android Revised

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:18:48 -0500

Mobile OS updates give developers new capabilities.

iPhone 4S's Business Appeal

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:07:54 -0500

Apple's latest is more manageable and secure.

IT Pro Impact: Top 5 Mobile Security Threats for 2012

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:25:37 -0500

What should IT pros worry about as we dive head first into the mobility era? Just ask the 59% allowing access to cloud services or SaaS via mobile devices, or the 64% planning to build custom apps. In this IT Pro Impact report, we’ll delve into these and other potential problems. Just 58% say IT selects mobile devices and carriers—a 15-point year-over-year drop. Clearly, a plan is needed.

Secure Mobile Apps

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:24:28 -0500

Developing for tablets and smartphones? Here’s how to build safer software.

InformationWeek Supplemental Issue: December 2011

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:12:16 -0500

Secure Mobile Apps -- App Freedom Vs. Corporate Security

Best Practices: 8 Steps to Network Neutrality

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:03:24 -0500

Maybe we're in the post-PC era, maybe we're not. But a few things are certain: The age of Windows hegemony is over, and the "no one ever got fired for buying Microsoft" mindset has to go. If you're resistant to alternative platforms, we have two messages: First, the popularity of smartphones and tablets has opened the floodgates, leading employees to embrace Mac and even Linux desktops. Second, client diversity needn't lead to chaos. Agnosticism is possible.

Research: Unified Communications

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:03:40 -0500

The good news: The percentage of users who've deployed and are using UC jumped six points, to 36%, since our 2010 survey, and the number of "fence sitters" is down, too. The not-so-good news: For 65% of those who have deployed or plan to do so, UC currently reaches 50% or less of the employee base. What's the holdup?