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  • 10 questions for Imperva CTO Amichai Shulman

    Name: Amichai Shulman

    Written by Nancy Weil • 24 May 12 14:11

  • Steve Jobs interview: One-on-one in 1995

    In April of 1995, Steve Jobs, then head of NeXT Computer, was interviewed as part of the Computerworld Honors Program Oral History project. The wide-ranging interview was conducted by Daniel Morrow, executive director of the awards program.

    Written by Computerworld (US) staff • 07 Oct. 11 09:13

  • Hitachi GST CEO claims hard drive future hangs in Cloud

    In March, Western Digital agreed to buy Hitachi Global Storage Technologies> (HGST), the disk drive subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd., in a stock and cash transaction valued at $US4.3 billion. HGST CEO Steve Milligan will join WD as president at the closing of the deal, expected in the fourth quarter.

    Written by Lucas Mearian • 02 Sept. 11 07:16

  • The grill: Barbara Koster

    Barbara Koster, CIO of Prudential Financial, oversees 1,700 IT employees and formulates policies, establishes standards and architectures, and develops guidelines and management practices for the financial services giant. She also manages the company's global networks and data centers and other technology infrastructure.

    Written by Lucas Mearian • 09 Aug. 11 01:21

  • CIO Rebecca Jacoby steers Cisco's IT ship

    Running the internal IT operations of Cisco Systems is a big job not just because of the size of the company -- more than 70,000 employees worldwide and a market capitalisation in the range of $US100 billion -- but also because Cisco is continually developing new IT products across a broad range of technologies and is known for rapidly adopting those products for its own use. Cisco CIO Rebecca Jacoby spoke with IDG News Service on the sidelines of the NetWork conference last week and shared some insights into the legendary enterprise IT company's own enterprise IT.

    Written by Stephen Lawson • 14 Dec. 10 08:29

  • Interview: Royal District Nursing Service of South Australia CIO

    Health check - an interview with Royal District Nursing Service SA CIO, Jodie Rugless

    Written by Rodney Gedda • 03 Jan. 11 09:00

  • Q&A: Austereo CIO Ross Forgione

    What does an average work day involve for you at Austereo? The average day at Austereo is an adventure. It's a combination of managing daily operational needs and activities and taking on the new challenges associated with an organisation that continually pushes itself and the traditional boundaries of our industry.

    Written by Lisa Banks • 09 Sept. 10 09:53

  • Career Watch

    The dismal economy has brought thoughts of the unemployment line to people in nearly every profession, and it has made many of them feel the need to constantly glance over their shoulders, notes Nina Buik, a careers expert and president of the Hewlett-Packard user group Connect. In this type of economic climate, everyone can begin to seem like a potential competitor, and some people will react by burrowing into their cubicles and keeping a low profile.

    Written by Jamie Eckle • 31 Aug. 09 14:10

  • Career advice: Preparing for after the recession

    Norm Fjeldheim, senior vice president and CIO of Qualcomm, answers questions about preparing for after the recession, dealing with severe cutbacks and more.

    Written by Norm Fjeldheim • 14 July 09 09:57
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    Career Watch: Finding a job when times are tough

    Dave Willmer, the executive director of Robert Half Technology discusses finding a job in a deep recession.

    Written by Jamie Eckle • 14 July 09 08:34

  • Qwest's Pieter Poll on why being a CTO is a dream job

    Pieter Poll is Chief Technology Officer at US-based Qwest Communications International, which serves business customers nationally and residential customers in 14 western states with telephone, high-speed Internet, fiber-optic Internet and DirecTV services. The company is also serving as an agent for Verizon Wireless services. Poll talked about his career and the directions Qwest is taking.

    Written by Matt Hamblen • 17 June 09 07:05

  • Career advice: Returning to IT late, and leaving it early

    John R. Wetsch, WISE program director from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is answering questions about re-entering the IT workforce, taking early retirement, work/life balance, the merits of a tech MBA, and the prospects for IT employment and the overall economy.

    Written by John R. Wetsch • 19 June 09 07:03

  • Best practices for getting hired in a downturn

    Dave Willmer, the executive director of Robert Half Technology, discusses finding a job in a deep recession.

    Written by Jamie Eckle • 01 June 09 08:01

  • Inside the new Big Blue: A Q&A with IBM's CIO

    Mark Hennessy speaks candidly on transforming the IT organization at IBM, fostering a culture of innovation, managing IT during the financial crisis, maximizing the value of social networking tools, and taking advantage of an imminent technological game-changer.

    Written by David Carey • 13 Feb. 09 10:24

  • The sysadmin’s mantra: Manage time, think ‘abundance’ and softly does it

    Internet activist, author and system administrator at Google, Tom Limoncelli, would like to see geeks getting more involved in social justice, organisations thinking more creatively about IT, and systems administrators embracing their soft skills.

    Written by Dahna McConnachie • 09 Jan. 09 07:35

  • MIT's JoAnne Yates on information overload, 'CrackBerry' addicts and the 'always online' life

    MIT Deputy Dean JoAnne Yates is co-author of an upcoming article on information overload called "Ubiquitous E-mail: Individual Experiences and Organizational Consequences of BlackBerry Use"

    Written by Matt Hamblen • 18 Nov. 08 08:19

  • Too old for tech? Not these Silicon Valley CEOs

    Silicon Valley is the epitome of California's youth worship, geek-style. It's the stage where wunderkinds emerge and are feted: Yahoo's Jerry Yang and David Filo, Netscape's Marc Andreessen, Google's Sergey Brin and Larry Page, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg -- all in their 20s when they hit it big. Going farther back, let's not forget Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, who were 21 and 25, respectively, when they started Apple Computer.

    Written by Eric Lai • 03 Nov. 08 11:44

  • Dealing with 'clueless' new hires

    Guido Sacchi, CIO and senior vice president at CompuCredit in the US, answers questions about dealing with "clueless" new hires, using one's advanced education to good effect and becoming the boss of your old team.

    Written by Computerworld Staff • 08 Oct. 08 10:31

  • Career advice: Understanding a new boss

    Anthony Hill

    Written by Anthony Hill • 09 Sept. 08 08:45

  • Career Watch: Do You Know Your Type?

    Does your personality type have relevance for your career? To answer that, we turned to Kip Parent, CEO of Keirsey.com, which markets the Keirsey Temperament Sorter, and Edward Kim, managing director of Keirsey's professional services division at Synergy Leaders.

    Written by Jamie Eckle • 03 Sept. 08 10:44
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