"Users in the end are critical of the whole risk and security situation," says HP's chief information security officer Rich Armour. He offers insight about how HP approaches information security at a very high level as well from a tactical perspective.     

There's lots of research to show the CIO is on the way out, but there's scant proof to show this is a trend in large enterprises. Enterprise CIO Forum community manage John Dodge explains.Below is the transcript:Chief marketing officers are rapidly taking control of their own IT. And that trend is moving into other departments such as HR and accounting. What’s more, IT has long been the department end users love to hate and now with consumerization of IT, they have huge leverage. Now they can go out and get their own clouds and devices.

While many if not most organizations are in the early stages of developing and deploying transformation strategies, State Street Corporation has been at it for over a decade. Transformation there has proven to be more of a continuing journey than a goal, with measurable results. Enterprise CIO Forum content director Bill Laberis interviews Sharon Donovan Hart, Executive Vice President and COO for Information Technology for State Street Corporation.

Enterprises are flocking to the patent office to lock down exclusivity for IT innovation. The challenge is defending IT patents, explains Enterprise CIO Forum community manager.

The role of the CIO is undergoing fundamental changes that will play out over the next 3-4 years in most companies. Tune into this informative and insightful short video in which two executives who spoken with and befriended literally hundreds of CIOs in recent years talk about the significant changes ahead for all CIOs. CIO publisher emeritus Gary Beach and IDG Enterprise CEO and president Michael Friedenberg are ECF's editorial director Bill Laberis' guests.

Should IT respond to security as if it was a crisis? Or is a methodical and measured approach best? Follow me on Twitter.

Post inspired by a Joel H. Dobbs blog entry entitled "Has your career turned into Groundhog Day?" Dobbs advocates: volunteer for something different; learn something new; give of yourself; and prepare for your next adventure.

The long recession has hit just about every employment sector with one glaring exception -- IT. There you will still find a seller's market, and if anything it is becoming more so.

Lock-down is a term frequently associated with enterprise security. But 100% protection against breaches isn't likely or possible. Sometimes, too much security leads to a different type of threat ... lost revenue due to reduced agility. How do you determine the right tradeoffs to make? Perhaps, it is a combination of visibility, context and follow-through.

Supervalu is looking to IT to help drive a bet-the-business turnaround at this leading supermarket chain operator. This has put the company’s CIO smack in the middle of a major transformation effort, as this short but meaty video interview will show.

There’s no shortage of talk about exploiting social media to actually drive revenues and enable new business, but at SuperValu, that’s exactly what is happening. Tune into this insightful short video with the company’s CIO to see how they’re getting it done. 

A new chapter is about to open in the tablet market, but will the challengers to Apple’s iPad be good enough? Competition to Apple’s iPad is inching up ever so anemically. Gartner, according to an Associated Press story earlier this week, says the iPad owned fully two thirds of the tablet market in 2011 and while it forecast that dominance to drop a few points in 2012, iPad unit sales will almost double to 73 million this year.

Where do you go for consistently trusted information to help you do your job better? A recent survey from IDG reveals how these trusted sources are shifting over time, notes Enterprise CIO Forum editorial director Bill Laberis.

There is little question that the role of the CIO is undergoing a significant transformation. This short video features a truly transformational CIO speaking about the kinds of skills that are most valuable for CIOs to enhance in the next few years.

Mobile? Tablet? Cloud? Virtualization? Big Data? Which of these emerging IT technologies and solutions will be the primary drivers of change in your organization in the near future? Listen to the surprising opinions of a prominent CIO in this video.

Any notion that large enterprises would go 100% cloud scares Enterprise CIO Forum community manager John Dodge.Follow me on Twitter.

Entering into a cloud relationship requires a lot of groundwork before you even start seriously shopping, according to Enterprise CIO Forum community manager John Dodge.Follow John Dodge on Twitter.

Does the IT department pay enough attention to the end users of the applications it develops? If not, there is trouble ahead, argues Enterprise CIO Forum editorial director Bill Laberis.

Two posts speak to how CIOs can enhance shareholder value. ECF community manager John Dodge explains.Follow John Dodge on Twitter.

Some research firms are forecasting that the CMO may eventually have a bigger information technology budget than traditional IT. Enterprise CIO Forum community manager John Dodge explains why.Follow John Dodge on Twitter.

Tired of IT being regarded as a cost center or just a provider of IT services? Listen to UPS CIO Dave Barnes, winner of the Transformational CIO Award, on what can be done for practical purposes to elevate the image of IT in the organization.

Big Data is looming like another one of those tidal waves of change. But making it work in your organization will depend upon your ability to hire and retain a new breed of analytics experts. Where will they come from, asks Enterprise CIO Forum editorial director Bill Laberis.

Who's really transforming the enterprise? Well many have the word "collaboration" in their title. Enterprise CIO Forum community manager John Dodge explains.Follow me on Twitter.