Originally published on The Official Microsoft Blog I spend about one-third of my time speaking to chief information officers from a variety of industries and regions of the world on a myriad of issues, but the topic they most often want to discuss...

This is a guest post by Jim DuBois, vice president of engineering, Microsoft IT I’ve been working in IT for 25 years, both inside and outside of Microsoft, at companies of various sizes. While the scale of IT operations changes with each company...

What it Means to be a CIO Today “CIOs increasingly have the best view of all of the things that are going on across the whole business,” Tony notes. This point is often overlooked, in my opinion. Because businesses rely so heavily on IT...

What are some of the key security threats that Microsoft is currently facing? Which of these are being introduced due to the consumerization of IT, and how is the proliferation of social media impacting the roles of chief information security officers...

Why is Marketing Communications so important to the CIO? How does listening help to connect IT to a number of audiences that are integral to successful IT investments? Join Microsoft CIO Tony Scott and Microsoft Senior Director of IT Marketing & Communications...

Why is it important for CIOs and other executives to get behind philanthropic initiatives? What are some of the charitable projects Microsoft is currently involved with, and how can other corporate executives and teams take part in bringing about important...

Eighty-five percent of IT pros don't know how much energy they consume. How can CIOs drive energy improvements in and through the use of IT, accelerate scientific research related to the environment and energy, and show responsible environmental leadership...