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CIOs, business units are on the same team
A common refrain these days, among analysts and consultants, urges CIOs to become more involved in the business side of their organizations so that they can learn to play a more strategic role. I
How to tell the CEO the hard IT truth
Explaining difficult truths about IT to top management can be a thorny task and one in which a lot of CIOs may not have significant training. Healthcare CIOs who are also MDs tend to have an easier
Interview with Stephen Fletcher, CIO, State of Utah
The State of Utah recently reduced its server count from 1800 to 400, and its IT department from 1000 to 800 employees through a comprehensive consolidation initiative. Operations costs were cut by
Should the CIO's job be two?
Some see the CIO's job as having too many responsibilities that are incompatible and believe it should be divided up for greater efficiency to insure a company stays ahead of the curve. Following
Banish the 'business side'
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
HP brings Penryn to business laptops
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
Forrester: 20 ways to make IT work
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.
The expanding role of the CIO
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
How to teach tech to execs
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
Disaster recovery: Satisfying both sides
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
