It's open season on CIOs

Everybody seems to be attacking CIOs these days. Some are calling the post a "thankless job," while others harp on the fact that many CEOs aren't pleased with their CIOs' efforts. There may be some grain of truth in these stories, but it's the exception, not the rule. Sure, CIOs spend plenty of time being the bad cop, stopping wayward employees from spending too much time searching the web or nixing an IT project that would have cost the company too much money for not enough payoff. But it's necessary--and it can be rewarding. CIOs are at the front lines of technology and innovation in many companies and that contributes greatly to the bottom line. It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it.

Read more about the tough life of the CIO:
- read the article at eWeek

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