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  • How Smart Wi-Fi Improves Wireless Network Performance

    If poor Wi-Fi performance in your busy office is a problem for your organization, smart Wi-Fi is worth investigating. Here's why one company ripped out it Cisco wireless network gear and went with a new hardware-and-software-based Wi-Fi approach.

    Written by Paul Rubens02 Jan. 13 14:24
  • Top 12 Security Slideshows of 2012

    As 2012 comes to a close, it's time to reflect on the security trends of the year with this look at the hottest security slideshows of 2012.

    Written by Thor Olavsrud24 Dec. 12 14:14
  • Top 12 IT Security Stories of 2012

    The holidays are nearly here and 2012 is on the way out. It's time to reflect on some of the most popular security stories and tips of the year as we prepare for 2013.

    Written by Thor Olavsrud20 Dec. 12 17:20
  • Top 12 Microsoft Stories of 2012

    It was a challenging year for Microsoft as it continued to adapt to a mobile world and launched Windows 8. Here's a look back at the most popular CIO.com stories and slideshows about Microsoft from 2012.

    Written by Shane O'Neill18 Dec. 12 22:01
  • Six ways social media affected the enterprise in 2012

    Social media has changed more than the way companies market and promote themselves. Social networking has also changed the way companies recruit, how they communicate internally and how they handle sensitive data.

    Written by Jennifer Lonoff Schiff13 Dec. 12 22:45
  • Think Mobile, Third-Party Providers When Prepping for Next Cyber Monday

    This past Cyber Monday was the biggest online spending day in history. In the aftermath, two trends are clear: mobile shopping is a growing trend and retailers are doing a good job prepping for traffic spikes but third-party service providers are not.

    Written by Thor Olavsrud30 Nov. 12 14:24
  • IT and Employees See BYOD Security (Much) Differently

    IT organizations continue to struggle with the details when it comes to enabling BYOD for applications beyond email, and a new study finds that while employees are eager to access corporate resources from their mobile devices, they have little tolerance for controls IT wants to impose.

    Written by Thor Olavsrud20 Nov. 12 21:27
  • Cloud security not really slowing IT adoption

    Cloud security has been discussed ad nauseum for years, and it's often cited as the biggest barrier to enterprise cloud adoption. Such conversations are misguided and ignore the larger challenge of cloud adoption: accommodating developers.

    Written by Bernard Golden20 Nov. 12 13:47
  • How to Use Facebook's Open Sourced Data Center Design to Cut Costs

    When Facebook open sourced its data center and server specifications it paved the way for enterprises of all sizes to save money by following the social network's radical hardware designs. The Open Compute Project Foundation has formalized Facebook's designs into specs, which are freely available. Here are tips for implementing them.

    Written by Paul Rubens01 Nov. 12 16:35
  • Windows 8 to Boost Sophisticated Business Use of Tablets and Smartphones

    Enterprises are beginning to leverage mobility to transform their business processes rather than simply providing always-on access to email and calendaring. Healthcare, financial services and retail are at the forefront of using mobile to transform their businesses, and Windows 8 may accelerate the process.

    Written by Thor Olavsrud29 Oct. 12 19:36
  • Mobile Payments Are Just a Text Message Away

    Barclays Bank puts a personal spin on mobile payments with a person-to-person mobile app that lets customers send and receive payments via text messages between iPhone, Android and Blackberry mobile phones.

    Written by Lauren Brousell29 Oct. 12 17:54
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