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IT As Profit Maker
June 01, 2012
In defining your company's core operations, is IT one of them? Many non-IT companies have patented, trademarked, or copyrighted at least one tech innovation.
Social Collaboration: A Work In Progress
May 21, 2012
Improving collaboration continues to top executive priority lists, so let's revisit whether they're "teasing out" the right tools and techniques.
An Open Internet: A Tale Of Two Approaches
April 26, 2012
The Obama administration takes a hard line, while the Aspen Institute sticks with softer platitudes, as some governments try to restrict Internet freedoms.
Do IT Execs Make Too Much Money?
April 19, 2012
A Citigroup shareholder vote puts compensation back into the spotlight. Don't run with the "inequality" crowd.
Federal IT Savings, Or Old-Fashioned Spending Shuffle?
April 05, 2012
Fed CIO Steven VanRoekel is making fiscal headway, but we need to see those billions saved actually fall to the bottom line.
7 Habits Of Innovative IT Leaders
March 29, 2012
There's no manual for innovation, but consider these expert best practices and reader lessons learned.
Google In Decline? Critics Protest Too Much
March 22, 2012
Google remains well positioned despite its missteps and setbacks.
Tech Talent Shortage, Or Busted Moral Compass?
March 21, 2012
Readers weigh in on training, internships, partnerships, and 'cut-and-paste robotic HR people.'
IT Vendors Inflate Job Creation Claims
March 07, 2012
Microsoft, Apple, and others have commissioned studies showing they're spawning thousands of jobs. But they don't tell the whole story.
Skills Shortage? Quit Whining
February 29, 2012
If "people are our most important resource," why do most employers expect this precious asset to show up gift wrapped?
Innovation Doesn't Happen By Chance
February 15, 2012
IT organizations need to make the time for innovation, either formally or informally.
The New IT Rulebook: Not For The Faint Of Heart
February 02, 2012
Smaller, lighter, and more agile are more than just industry buzzwords. IT organizations that fail to lead those charges will get relegated to cost centers.
SOPA: Stop Grandstanding, Start Crafting An Alternative
January 20, 2012
If Congress is so clueless about Internet dynamics, it's up to SOPA opponents to create a workable alternative for stopping online content piracy.
10 Government Ideas To Spur Innovation
January 19, 2012
More investment in basic research, STEM education, and entrepreneurship "clusters" are among the proposals in a 160-page Commerce Department report.
5 Areas That Will Drive IT Spending
January 10, 2012
We're a bit more bullish about 2012 than Gartner, which recently revised its spending forecast downward.
Top 10 Tech Acquisitions Of 2011
December 16, 2011
Among the trends that drove the biggest M&A deals: software as a service, mobility, big data, and social networking.
AT&T-T-Mobile Wrangling: What A Waste
November 30, 2011
Imagine if all the time and money spent on the wheeling and dealing around this merger were channeled into actually creating something of value.
Foreigners Don't Take IT Jobs, They Create Them
November 10, 2011
Research shows that immigrant-founded companies generate billions in revenue and employ hundreds of thousands of Americans, so why do so many people want to seal our borders?
Avnet CIO Talks Cloud, BYOD
November 03, 2011
Cost savings is a big consideration, says Avnet CIO Steve Phillips, but the global electronics distributor sees other advantages to giving employees choices.
Oracle's Mark Hurd: We Know CIOs
October 27, 2011
Responding to OpenWorld critics, Hurd makes the case for why customers need to put more of their eggs in the Oracle basket.
Top 10 CIO Priorities
October 20, 2011
Which issues are top of mind, or should be top of mind, for CIOs? Consider this list, gleaned from discussions with scores of U.S. and Indian CIOs, as well as from our own research.
U.S. Ranked No. 1 In Tech Competitiveness
September 27, 2011
The U.S is extending its global lead, according to a new study, but other countries are moving up the innovation chain.
IT Greatness Vs. IT Risk
September 07, 2011
While a new Harvard Business Review research article warns of the financial perils of big IT projects, business technology leaders must keep their eyes squarely on the upside.
AT&T, T-Mobile Deal Word Of The Day: Bloviate
September 01, 2011
Key players have an entertaining rhetoric romp as they talk up their defense of the little guy, American jobs, and spectrum exhaust.
HP, VMware, AMD CEOs On Hot Seat
August 29, 2011
With great power comes great pressure, tech CEOs are finding during this uncertain economic time.