Shane Schick

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IT user satisfaction surveys: A CIO strategy guide

Chief information officers need feedback to gauge how well they're creating value for their organization, but best practices are far from consistent. Consider these things before sending out that questionnaire

CIOCAN Peer Forum 2012: How to ‘be the business’

The eighth annual gathering of the CIO Association of Canada continues an ongoing dialogue about the evolution of the IT executive role. Plus: Microsoft's VP of user experience IT on new staff roles

Boom, bust and CIOs

The demographic researcher looks back at his predictions from 16 years ago and outlines some of the implications for chief information officers. Coverage from CIOCAN Peer Forum 2012

If Oracle had bought RIM

OPINION The business software maker's legal spat with Google reveals Larry Ellison once wanted the BlackBerry for himself. How might both companies look today?

Context-based computing: What the network will know

Systems that understand what we're doing and what we need, even before we need it

Nokia Lumia 900’s software bug is not its biggest problem

OPINION A bad start to what was supposed to be a major competitor against Apple's iPhone can be overcome. But it will take better features and marketing that appeals to consumers and IT departments alike

LinkedIn group focuses on ‘golden years’ CIOs

They may be retirement age (or close to it), but a growing number of technology executive veterans want to continue their contribution to the community. Why the former CITO of York Region turned to social media

The Angry Birds Space approach to enterprise mobile apps

OPINION What could IT departments learn about creating smart phone-friendly software from the most popular video game on handheld devices? Start with these three lessons

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