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Starbucks CIO Brewing Up Much More than Free Wi-Fi

CIO Stephen Gillett is no plain old IT order-taker. He’s leading a new group developing even more in-store tech offerings–and delivering what CEOs want most from CIOs: strategic innovation.

Why are 50% of IT executives expecting pay increases this year?

2009 saw increased pressure on IT leaders like yourself to do more than ever with fewer resources. Why then, are 50% of IT executives expecting pay increases this year? What should your outlook be for the rest of 2010? From the recent SearchCIO.com salary and careers survey, access feedback from nearly 1,000 of your peers […]

Google introduces Google Prediction API to enable pattern learning in its Cloud Storage to make real-time decisions in your applications

The following information is extracted from the Google Web site: What is the Google Prediction API? The Prediction API enables access to Google’s machine learning algorithms to analyze your historic data and predict likely future outcomes. Upload your data to Google Storage for Developers, then use the Prediction API to make real-time decisions in your […]

The Four Ways IT Is Revolutionizing Innovation simultaneously: measurement, experimentation, sharing and replication

MIT Sloan Management Review The Four Ways IT Is Revolutionizing Innovation Michael S. Hopkins 05.21.10 There has always been a performance gap between companies that embrace technology and companies that resist it–what Erik Brynjolfsson, Schussel Family Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, director of the MIT Center for Digital Business and co-author of […]