Real-time Collaboration Solutions for the Global Workforce
With our workforce spread out across the country -- and even the globe -- real-time communication tools are becoming a linchpin for many enterprises. Here's what CIOs need to know about the latest crop of tools and best practices for implementation.
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The Security Impact of Rich Internet Applications
Rich Internet applications pose potential security and risk problems for IT organizations. Here's what IT managers need to consider when it comes to RIA security.
Security Convergence and the Financial Services Industry
It's been called holistic security management, security convergence, next-generation security and who knows how many other names. What is known for certain is that convergence is front and center on today's security agenda.
New IT Recruitment and Retention Tactics
A continuing drought of skilled IT workers means CIOs need to work harder than ever to recruit and retain employees. Here are the latest tactics for hiring and retaining a high-performing workforce.
Lior Blik, CIO, Hoboken University Medical Center
Q: At Hoboken University Medical Center, the CIO is hired as a consultant. How does being a consultant affect your relationship with other C-level executives and department heads at the hospital?
A: " As a consultant CIO, I can draw on outside resources and offer my knowledge of business processes from other verticals. I can deliver results that fulfill the financial aspects of C-level executives' needs. I also have a positive relationship with employees in the different departments. They know I have no other agenda but to drive results -- that is my job. This understanding creates a sense of freedom when dealing with employees' IT requests and projects the confidence that I will deal with their problems. At the end of the day it's a job with business goals, but there's a human element that makes the relationship with those at HUMC that much stronger and more meaningful. "
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