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CIOs seeking to align information technology with business goals and processes often complain their IT employees are unable to provide the business with the support it needs or, in some cases, do not Read more...

IT alignment will save you money if you know what you are doing. But plenty of CIOs don't have a clue what IT alignment really is. Once they get it, they will understand that they can use this Read more...

Even though it might have been devastating to your systems, employee morale and customer confidence, if your company is hit by a cyber attack, how you approach your recovery can make all of the Read more...

Yesterday's methods of measuring the success of an offshore partnership don't work today. Those traditional measurements--delivery that's on time, on budget, and working as promised--don't cut it Read more...

In most companies, information is scattered everywhere--in databases, in applications used by one or two divisions, in individual documents, and in a variety of spreadsheets. The sheer amount of Read more...

IT should not view itself as a 'controls and standards' group that tells the business what to do. Instead, it should get others excited about using technology to drive business goals--and this Read more...

Organizations need a strategically aligned view of outsourcing to maximize business value. A strategically aligned, holistic approach to outsourcing means that it becomes a dedicated function; Read more...

Keeping pace with technology trends, satisfying business goals and committing to innovation requires top-notch IT talent, but demand is outstripping supply. To find qualified IT candidates, CIOs Read more...

CIOs this year will continue to struggle with how to make their IT shops run more smoothly and how to make better use of existing resources while satisfying business objectives. These findings, Read more...

It's easy to get mired in the day-to-day details of your company's business goals and the technology necessary to achieve them, but work doesn't have to be humorless. Satire has its place; in Read more...