IT Leadership

IT Operational Excellence Is Table Stakes (Or, Get Out of the Server Room and Into the Market!)

Three Obstacles to Getting Business Intelligence Right

Companies think business intelligence is a priority, but most still struggle to use BI well. Here are a few things to watch out for.

Staffing: How to Stop Making Hiring Mistakes

Employees are costly to hire and take months to train. Avoid the pitfalls of traditional hiring practices by using a benchmarking methodology to measure performance potential.

Poll Suggests Apple iPhone Users Will Employ Device for Business and Play in ’08

Apple iPhone users love their gadgets. And, like it or not, they plan to employ the iPhones in the future for business purposes as well as for personal use.

How to Sharpen Your Commercial Instincts

To develop a commercial orientation, the CIO of FirstGroup had to rethink risk, ROI, idea ownership and what the CIO really has to offer.

IT Complexity Is Costly if You Don’t Take Steps Now

Don't wait for your legacy systems to spring a leak.

Greenpeace: Sony Ericsson Most “Green” Electronics Company; Microsoft, Nintendo Take Last-Place Slots

Greenpeace's quarterly guide is meant to motivate electronics manufacturers into reducing toxic materials in their products, as well as to improve their recycling efforts.

Some Recruiters Skeptical of Stuart Scott’s New Job with Mortgage Company

The former CIO of Microsoft has moved to a muchn smaller company in an embattled industry, leaving some executive recruiters wondering if Stuart Scott's new job isn't such a golden opportunity.

Wireless in Retail: The Risks and Rewards

An RSR report identifies the dangers of wireless technologies (remember TJX's nightmare?) and offers three ways to ensure your company doesn't suffer a data loss during the holiday season.

Ousted Microsoft CIO Stuart Scott Scores COO Post at Mortgage Lender Taylor, Bean & Whitaker

From adversity to opportunity: Scott's new job is good for him and for CIOs in general.