IT Leadership

Outsourcing Continues to Rise, “State of the CIO” Data Show

Nine of out 10 corporate heads of IT outsource some functions, up from 85 percent a year ago, yet very few outsource the majority of their IT operations.

Survey: Most Companies Clueless About Costs of Unsecured Data

Risk, regulations drive content security initiatives: But 69 percent of companies have "no appreciation" for the costs of lost data.

When Best Practice, isn’t

How healthy is your organization?

IT Fails To Communicate Business Value of Core Software

Businesses need to manage core software assets such as ERP systems for value creation, not cost containment, new research says. But 60 percent of CIOs and CFOs don't even understand the size of those assets. n

Outsourcing to Bangalore? That’s So 2002.

Five Things Tom Perkins Has Learned About Business

Venture capitalist Tom Perkins on entrepreneurship, bringing new technology to market, and his resignation from Hewlett-Packard

The “Dog’s Brain” Strategy for IT

Study: RIM BlackBerry Users Are Most Satisfied Business Smartphone Customers

Ranking of business-handheld-user satisfaction is based on factors like ease of use, form factor and battery life.

Information Technology Budgets: Which Industry Spends the Most?

The 2008 "State of the CIO" study shows that financial services companies spend big on IT as a percentage of revenue, and have the lowest IT staffer-to-user ratio. Who has the highest ratio? Non-profits.