IT learns to trumpet Its contributions to the business

Read CW's new monthly digital magazine! | Cloud migrations require big changes in IT staffing October 30, 2014 INSIDER Alert Your guide to the top content posted this week for Insider members ITworld IT learns to trumpet Its contributions to the business Let's face it, most CIOs aren't very good at marketing IT's value to the business. The IT group tends not to celebrate its successes, or if they do, they do it internally without letting other departments in on the good news. Not only does this mean that other departments aren't aware of the value IT contributes, but it may even contribute to a false impression that IT is underperforming. In my book Implementing World Class IT Strategy: How IT Can Drive Organizational Innovation I discuss how high-performing CIOs constantly make the enterprise aware of IT's contribution to bottom and top lines of the business. One of the rare IT leaders doing a great job of that is Intel CIO Kim Stevenson, who has developed an IT version of the corporate annual report. Just like the typical company's overall annual report, Stevenson's IT version covers accomplishments from the past year, projections for the year ahead and (this is especially important) financial information. That means an analysis of the money invested in IT and the value created from that investment.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story) READ MORE Computerworld Read CW's new monthly digital magazine! 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Even the organizations that do impose a policy tend to be loose with their restrictions – 84% of respondents allow employees to access corporate email from their PCs, and 52% allow access to corporate apps. Another 11% of those that don't allow PCs to be used for work purposes said employees don't abide by the rule anyway.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story) READ MORE Network World 4 reasons why virtual reality isn't real yet UK-based virtual worlds research firm KZero projects that 83 million head-mounted virtual reality display headsets will have been sold by 2018, with a consumer market penetration of around 9 percent. But that doesn't mean that companies are going to be replacing computers with virtual reality headsets, says KZero CEO Nic Mitham. Here are four reasons why virtual reality will take a while to gain a foothold in the enterprise.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story) READ MORE CSO USB is now UEC (use with extreme caution) USB is an acronym for Universal Serial Bus; at least that is what it has stood for since 1999 when it was patented. But now it may take on a new meaning and instead stand for Ultimate Security Breakdown.  Most computer users have learned to protect themselves against malware by limiting the emails they open and the websites they visit. Malware detection and antivirus software is pervasive and has even become bundled with some operating systems. Most users feel that with the combination of these tools and careful behaviors they are insulated from most, if not all, malware attacks. While users scrutinized the emails they receive and websites they visit, USB devices were seen as just one more storage device or peripheral that virus protection software scanned before use. The ease of use and widespread adoption of USB created a false comfort that these devices were safe if used with anti-malware software.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story) READ MORE Get more Insider content from these brands: CIO | ITworld | Computerworld | CSO | InfoWorld | Network World You are currently subscribed to idge_insider_newsletter as garn14.tech@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Privacy Policy If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: bglynn@idgenterprise.com To contact us, please send an e-mail to online@idgenterprise.com Copyright (C) 2014 IDG Enterprise 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. 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