Governance news from FierceCIO

It's not uncommon for companies to be displeased with the way in which they make decisions about IT investment levels, IT priorities and the financial benefits of IT investments, writes Bob Lewis. IT Read more...

Chief executive officers, chief financial officers and chief operating officers are stopping their organizations from moving to cloud computing mostly out of concern for data privacy and security, Read more...

Last week's Editor's Corner about letting the marketing department handle its own IT generated some great discussion. Thank you to everyone who added their voice to the debate, especially Scott Read more...

Are cloud-based applications helping employees evade controls set by IT and gain access to data they're not supposed to see? According to a recent survey on trends in access governance by the Ponemon Read more...

IBM sent signals this week that it may withdraw from organizations that set technical standards if they don't have policies for "quality and openness" in reviewing specifications for software and Read more...

A report by the Society for Information Management has found that IT and business alignment remain the top concerns for CIOs. "One would think that over 30 years, with all the smart people, CIOs, Read more...

Here's something you either already knew or suspected: nearly 60 percent of CEOs, CIOs and other C-level executives continue to report that there is a shortage of fully qualified IT staff worldwide. Read more...

The role of the CIO is forever changing. Are you the top IT person? Are you part of the business team? Do you report to the CEO or should you? These kinds of questions keep evolving as the job Read more...

In a decision likely to impact the technology world in the United States, the European Union said this week that IP addresses should be considered personal information. The conclusion was made by the Read more...

The economic stimulus package currently under consideration by President Bush and Congress is likely to have benefits for many industries, including technology. While the details of the economic Read more...