{"id":7000,"date":"2013-10-11T14:36:31","date_gmt":"2013-10-11T19:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/?p=7000"},"modified":"2013-10-11T15:13:51","modified_gmt":"2013-10-11T20:13:51","slug":"weekly-recap-5-mobile-app-questions-to-ask-the-cio-its-failing-reputation-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/weekly-recap-5-mobile-app-questions-to-ask-the-cio-its-failing-reputation-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Recap: 5 mobile app questions to ask the CIO, IT&#8217;s failing reputation, and more&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-725\" title=\"Education\" alt=\"Education\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Education.jpg\" width=\"76\" height=\"100\" \/>Every week, I share the most interesting and useful tech articles that I\u2019ve found over the past week. This week\u2019s top articles focus on mobile questions to ask the CIO, why IT&#8217;s reputation is so poor, and more. I hope you find them useful:<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20131011_5MobileAppQuestions_PrivateCloud']); \" href=\"http:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/blog\/the-enterprise-cloud\/why-everyone-wants-a-private-cloud\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">Why everyone wants a private cloud<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nConcerns over security and control in the \u201cpublic\u201d could make the \u201cprivate\u201d cloud model tempting to many companies. But, is this a solid strategy? Perhaps a better question: Do your applications give you the flexibility to deploy anywhere&#8211;private or public?<br \/>\n<a name=\"20131008\"><\/a><!--more--><br \/>\n<a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20131011_5MobileAppQuestions_MobileAppQuestions']); \" href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/ciocentral\/2013\/10\/09\/five-mobile-app-questions-board-members-should-ask-the-cio\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">5 mobile app questions board members should ask the CIO<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nMobile business app development is the big trend in tech right now. But, are you jumping into mobile development because it\u2019s a big trend, or because it solves a business problem? Do you fully understand the <a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Inside Link', 'Mobile App Hidden Costs']); \" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/8-hidden-costs-of-mobile-application-development\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">costs of developing native mobile apps<\/span><\/a>?<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20131011_5MobileAppQuestions_ITsReputation']); \" href=\"http:\/\/www.informationweek.com\/global-cio\/interviews\/its-reputation-broken-bad\/240162260\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">IT\u2019s reputation: Broken bad<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nHas your IT department developed a \u201cculture of no?\u201d Is it quick to shoot down ideas and slow to help? Unfortunately, that\u2019s the case with all too many IT departments&#8230;and it\u2019s time for a change. These days, users have options. If IT is viewed as a roadblock, many will simply find another way&#8211;a growing trend known as \u201c<a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Inside Link', 'Shadow IT']); \" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/3-ways-it-causes-shadow-it-and-how-to-fix-it\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">Shadow IT<\/span><\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Outbound Link', '20131011_5MobileAppQuestions_Tablets']); \" href=\"http:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/blog\/european-technology\/deal-with-it-tablets-are-here-to-stay\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1772af; font: normal bold 12pt\/1.2em Arial, Verdana, Helvetica;\">Deal with it: Tablets are here to stay<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nHow is your company dealing with tablets? There\u2019s no point in denying the facts: More and more tablets are making their way into the workplace&#8230;and they\u2019re not going anywhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every week, I share the most interesting and useful tech articles that I\u2019ve found over the past week. This week\u2019s top articles focus on mobile questions to ask the CIO, why IT&#8217;s reputation is so poor, and more. 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