IT Leadership

How to Get Real About Strategic Planning

Everyone agrees that having a strategic plan for IT is a good thing but most CIOs approach the process with fear and loathing. In fact, the majority of CIOs (and the enterprises they work for) are faking it when it comes to strategic planning. Isn&#0

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Social Network Horse Race: MySpace Retains Steady Traffic from Loyal Users, But Facebook Keeps Gaining

MySpace sees negative year-over-year growth rate.

IT Leaders Take Too Many Cues From Wall Street, Study Says

CIOs need to worry less about Wall Street observers and worry more about end users who want IT to pull the plug on outdated systems and applications, new Accenture research says.

TCO vs. ROI: How Do You Decide?

When will a new IT product pay for itself versus how much will it cost in the long term: Which do you use most when making a technology purchase?

Five Business Process and Application Trends for 2008

A Forrester analyst outlines the changes in next-generation applications, architectures and business process management that lie ahead.

What If the Internet Went Down…and Didn’t Come Back Up?

Yes, we know we all rely on the Internet. But how much?

IT Strategy 3.0

Managing IT in a Recession

Extreme Agility? Try Event-Driven SOA

Event-driven SOA allows companies to anticipate or predict customer needs, make faster decisions, and take action that benefits the business and its stakeholders.