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Google and IBM have a cloud deal

IBM and Google are teaming up to create what they hope will be the primary IT delivery model of the future--cloud computing. In the next year, the two companies intend to make available a network of... Read more...

Get hip to IT alignment

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...

A year for the tough CIO

No matter where you are in the IT world, it's going to be a tough year for even the toughest CIO. And it's worth looking at other places to see how your colleagues are coping. A new Gartner study in... Read more...

Breaking: Microsoft hires former Walt Disney CIO

Microsoft announced yesterday that it had hired Tony Scott, 56, as its new CIO, reaching for an experienced executive from Walt Disney where he led a major IT infrastructure upgrade. Tony Scott

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Recession fears hit IT

A survey by Baseline in the fourth quarter of 2007 found that 46 percent of respondents believe their companies would cut IT spending and staff if a recession hit. And the survey also found that... Read more...

CIOs should play bigger role in corporate strategy, study says

We've all heard that CIOs' roles are evolving into more of a business role, but according to a new study out this week from IBM, there is still... Read more...

Former Dow Jones CIO on Web 2.0

Transforming media companies from print-based enterprises to new media conglomerates is no east task, but Bill Godfrey is familiar with the challenges involved. After spending nearly eight years... Read more...

Vendor management by the numbers

Whatever you do, don't choose a vendor based on price alone. That's just one piece of advice offered by three CIOs at a roundtable held by market research firm Forrester. Price is a reasonable... Read more...

Managing legacy systems

Every CIO has to deal with high-risk, high-value, legacy systems. It helps to know as much about them as possible, a task more easily accomplished with an IT asset management (ITAM) repository,... Read more...

Best practices in IT management

Requests for new systems, enhancements to existing systems, procurement of new technologies, and support for employees, partners, suppliers, and customers seem endless. As a result, users still... Read more...