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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...

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...

A large part of management is about networking and building better relationships, but networking does not always come easy. CIO Executive Council members discussed relationship best practices at Read more...

Do you know where your senior executives are? Or at the least, do you know what sites they're visiting? According to a report by MessageLabs, a Web and messaging security provider, phishing and Read more...

It was quite a surprise to read that the personal information of 1,200 eBay users was posted online this week. Luckily, as you'll read in our first story, it looks like there was no security Read more...

With summer coming to a close, retail stores shifting their floor motif's to "back-to-school" and students are working on their "what I did on my summer vacation" essays. Just don't ask CIOs to Read more...

They may be making more money than ever and taking their businesses to record levels of profitability, but exactly how happy are C-Level executives? The surprising answer: "not very," according to a Read more...

The vast majority of C-level executives view the sharing and collaboration inherent in Web 2.0 technologies to be an excellent way to increase revenue or margins. The study, sponsored by FAST, Read more...

The driving forces changing the business world at large will change the role of the CIO. For example, CIOs with experience setting up or operating IT shops in the Far East will be in greater Read more...

In his editorial this month, Optimize editor-in-chief Brian Gillooly asks whether, eventually, the skills of the CIO will be absorbed by other C-level executives. Some believe that this Read more...