IT Leadership

What Obama’s Appointment of a U.S. CTO Means

With current physical and cyber security threats posing a threat to transportation, water, power and other essential services, any focus on risk management is welcome.

USPS VP of IT on Making Sound Hiring Decisions Under Pressure

Retiring Baby Boomers, a competitive labor market in Washington, D.C., and the need to support a $74 billion business. In the latest Hiring Manager interview, the USPS's VP of IT Operations George Wright explains how he chooses the right candida

Confusing Nouns and Verbs: A Common Pitfall in SOA and Integration Initiatives

SOA projects can go drastically off course when they get tangled up in inter-system dependencies and new capabilities in myriad legacy systems. This can be the death knell of a service-oriented architecture initiative, as it falls behind schedule an

Windows 7 Should Resist Resembling a Mac

Recession Drives Demand for Hosted Project Management and Portfolio Management

Recession Drives Demand for Hosted Project Management and Portfolio Management

Hosted solutions for project and portfolio management are two of the few hot tickets in town now, as IT groups seek low-cost software that's easy to deploy. Here's a look at the new SaaS offerings and how two companies tapped into the advan

When “IT Alignment with the Business” Isn’t a Buzzword

Need to justify your IT budget? Priority's Health's Krischa Winright believes that by using transparency and business alignment, the economic downturn can be a great opportunity for IT departments to maximize internal development talent.

Live Research: The CIO Role is Reaching its Destiny

IT Jobs Market Down But Not Out

Some online job boards are seeing a steep decline in the number of IT jobs employers and recruiters are posting. The good news for your IT career? Executives at these job boards don't anticipate IT unemployment and job losses to be nearly as bad

Beyond the Trillion Dollar Bonfire

How to Prioritize IT Spending During an Economic Recession

Tips for IT cost-cutting--both big and small--including outsourcing, staffing, consolidation of data centers and storage and server virtualization.