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In recent years, many tech companies have been buzzing about cloud computing and preparing their initial foray into the clouds. IBM has decided to approach the movement from a different angle, by... Read more...
For CIOs and their IT employees at Global 1000 companies, it may not seem like your department's budget is bloated, given all the needs and the long wish list. Yet, the Hackett Group, a research... Read more...
SOA may be offering CIOs new levels of flexibility, but many are also expressing worries about a loss of control over applications that are managed and perhaps even deployed outside of the IT... Read more...
Whether it's an outsourcing agreement or a supplier contract, CIOs are getting more involved with corporate negotiations. And according to authors Danny Ertel and Mark Gordon, CIOs have as much stake... Read more...
Meanwhile, Network World offers up a checklist of issues to be aware of before committing to SaaS. First off, don't use SaaS for applications that can make or break your company. In other... Read more...
As part of its Interoperability Executive Customer Council, Microsoft recently got some much-needed feedback from its enterprise-level customers. The customers stressed the importance of Web... Read more...
If you're out of touch, here's how to tell: If you consider research a waste of time, you're out of touch. If you are no longer thinking critically, you're out of touch. If you can't take... Read more...
New IT-driven business model innovations can only occur when organizations achieve the right balance between the CIO's two key roles: one as Chief Innovation Officer and the other as Chief... Read more...
Software as a Service (SaaS) is no longer a niche approach to software delivery. According to a survey by InformationWeek, two out of three businesses are either buying or considering... Read more...
As CIOs begin their Vista rollouts, Katherine Spencer of Robert Half Technology reminds execs not to forget the personnel requirements of any operating system change. She recommends that CIOs... Read more...