
My CIO is an Alien!
If being a CIO is a very demanding role that requires taking control of the IT function to reduce cost and get things done whatever it takes, are you in danger of being seen by your own crew as well a...
16 Apr 200855min

MDM: Is it an IT or a Business Challenge?
Organizations are facing a problem: They don't have a unified view of the data spread across departments. Expensive technology tools claiming to magically solve this problem have not helped. Is this a...
9 Apr 200856min

Social Networks: The Enterprise Adoption Challenge
Beyond the cool technology factor, can social network tools (networking sites, Internet communities, blogging software, et al) be adopted by enterprises to facilitate learning, internal and external c...
2 Apr 200858min

Green IT: The True ROI
Green IT initiatives are primarily to help improve the global environment rather than our balance sheets. While organizations may join the bandwagon for visibility, do they really care about it given ...
26 Mars 200856min

The CIO as a Communications Maestro!
Effective communication with internal/external constituents and customers is key to achieving success in business and IT. How well are we doing on that front? What does it take for an IT leader to bec...
13 Mars 200856min

IT Spending Into the Skid
When faced with a car skid, experts teach that you should "steer into the skid", despite an instinctual urge to do the opposite. Similarly, when it comes to IT investment and its impact upon business ...
12 Mars 200856min

IT Initiative Failures: Saving a Sinking Ship
There are numerous examples of failed IT initiatives and related analysis of why the failure happened. What can be done to proactively raise the flag? At what point, do we cut our losses vs. trying to...
5 Mars 200857min

Does Your IT Helpdesk Help?
The IT helpdesk operation in most organization has mostly been ad hoc and reactionary. It has also been given the glamorous title, "service desk" with "ITIL" expected to provide a virtual weapon and t...
27 Feb 200855min





















