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CIOs know that their IT departments are an integral part of their company's business, but some executives inadvertently talk about the "business side'' as if it were some foreign unit disconnected... Read more...
Intel's Penryn is no stranger to an HP laptop's innards, having already made its way inside a few consumer-oriented Pavilions. But now, the company is bringing some of that 45nm lovin' to the... Read more...
Sometimes the CIO has to convince the boss that he's on the right path. To help him do that, Forester Research put together a list of best practices that can offer some help in making IT work well.... Read more...
More midmarket CIOs are taking on other parts of the business, including finance, facilities management, sales and human resources. That's because today, CIOs are viewed as people who are running... Read more...
Many CEOs are confused about technology--more confused than CIOs are about business. CIOs must educate their business counterparts about technology, but that's not easy, partly because CEOs tend... Read more...
Often, IT leaders and business leaders are at odds on the importance of business continuity and disaster recovery technology. That's partially because IT managers think that their job is to make... Read more...
Price optimization software can help CIOs drive revenue. Vendors including Zilliant, PROS, Vendavo and Rapt offer this software, typically based on statistical modeling techniques, which slices... Read more...
Forpeople in the IT field, it may be more beneficial to think in terms of whether you are more "I" or more "T", because the two are diverging into separate career paths. Traditionally, the... Read more...
Today's IT department requires a diverse group of professionals with solid business skills, but often, the skill sets of those hired don't fit the bill. To make sure you are hiring employees with... 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...