IT World Canada > Computerworld Canada > Network World Canada > CDN

SOA and cloud don’t mean the same thing

By: Rodney Gedda On: 29 Jul 2010 For: CIO

A Gartner analyst explains the difference between paying for an outcome versus a technology and why software is not a very healthy business model more.

Quick Access

Enter our IT Leadership awards Enroll in a Tech Learning Space course 2010 Salary Calculator

CIOs: Focus on learning, not performance goals
By: Shane Schick On: 28 Jul 2010
A research project from the Richard Ivey School of Business suggests that an emphasis on bottom-line results could backfire. But how can chief information officers get backing to simply develop their capabilities? more.

IT departments use cloud for low-risk services: study
By: Stephanie Overby On: 28 Jul 2010
Half of respondents are considering server and desktop virtualization, cloud-based storage services, and hosted email and messaging applications. But they're more cautious about moving core business systems into the cloud more.

CIO Featured Content

Canada's new wireless entrants

The companies that bought wireless spectrum in 2008 are gearing up for launch. Globalive has already started its service under the Wind Mobile brand.

CIO Videos

Q & A with Dave Nikolejsin at Lac Carling 2010

Q & A with Dave Nikolejsin at Lac Carling 2010The CIO of the Province of British Columbia talks about next-generation citizen services in a Q A at Lac Carling 2010. The importance of identity management and self-service.

Q & A with Peter Baril at Lac Carling 2010

Q & A with Peter Baril at Lac Carling 2010The CIO of the Government of Nunavut talks about next-generation citizen services in a Q A at Lac Carling 2010. The big challenge is identity management, lines between jurisdictions need to disappear and tech needs to filter feedback for politicians.

A CIO conversion on business leadership

A CIO conversion on business leadershipThe 2010 CIO Association of Canada Peer Forum features a panel with representatives from banking, education and consumer products to discuss practical approaches for IT leaders to increase their effectiveness in the enterprise.

Open Text CTO: My IT strategy

Open Text CTO: My IT strategyEugene Roman explains how he’s improving employee awareness of the company’s products, the long-term view of status symbols like Apple’s iPad and the future growth of Canada’s enterprise software sector.

SAP's Mark Aboud: The ComputerWorld Canada Interview

SAP's Mark Aboud: The ComputerWorld Canada InterviewThe president of the business software maker's Canadian arm discusses recent changes around its Enterprise Support offering, the merger of Oracle with Sun Microsystems and the changing dynamics between vendors and CIOs.

More from CIO

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 › »

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

IT innovation: How to avoid being a one-hit wonder
The keys to making innovation a sustainable process include understanding the business inside and out, setting up a team dedicated to trying new ideas, and not being afraid to fail.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Don't just build business-IT alignment, map it
Capability maps are quickly becoming the core component of business architecture initiatives, however, there are no industry standard models or frameworks to guide architects in their development

Monday, July 26, 2010

Beef up your BI strategy
Every CIO is investing in technology that improves decision-making. But there are some important decisions you need to make first

Thursday, July 22, 2010

When downsizing goes too far
Customer service is now declining and IT can't add new functions. When the CEO says, "Fix this ASAP!" what should this lone CIO do?

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Expand your CRM system: 3 paths to more power
Going beyond the configurations and formula and workflow items that your system administrators should always be doing, there are three main paths toward expanded CRM functionality