EZINE - Outsourcing is the quest to offload either commodity or very specialized activities, so that staff can focus on work that truly adds value to the business.
Posted: August 11, 2008 | Published: September 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | CIOs | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Data Warehouses | ERP | ERP Software | Outsourcing

WHITE PAPER - Why Outsource to Russia? How about scalable IT labor resources, low employee turnover, and reasonable prices. Do you need further convincing? Then read this white paper!
Posted: August 11, 2008 | Published: August 11, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Human Resources Management | Human Resources Services | Outsourcing | Product Development | Project Management

EZINE - This document highlights what you need to know about power consumption, server virtualization and outfitting data centers to make the most of the new technologies.
Posted: June 9, 2008 | Published: June 1, 2008


Topics:  Configuration Management | Data Center Management | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Systems Maintenance | Web Content Management

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Craig Lee is CIO of Honolulu-based American Savings Bank (ASB), Hawaii's third-largest financial institution with $6.7 billion in assets.
Posted: December 5, 2007 | Published: December 1, 2007


Topics:  Banking Industry | CIOs | IT Outsourcing Services

JOURNAL ARTICLE - When Joshua Dees became the head of IT at Black Diamond Equipment Ltd., a storied maker of rock and ice climbing gear, he spent much of his first year figuring out how to take the company to the next level.
Posted: December 5, 2007 | Published: December 1, 2007


Topics:  ERP | Manufacturing Industry | PLM | PLM Software | SOA | SOA Governance | Systems Integration

JOURNAL ARTICLE - For years, midmarket CIOs have eyed with envy larger companies' embrace of Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, technology. After all, VoIP can be a good way to cut costs and add flexibility to telephony.
Posted: December 5, 2007 | Published: December 1, 2007


Topics:  CIOs | IP PBX | Network Security | VoIP

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Rows of flashing slot machines buzz throughout Viejas Enterprises' tribal casino. An outdoor arena erupts with light and sound as entertainers such as country singer Randy Travis and comedian Bill Cosby take the stage.
Posted: November 12, 2007 | Published: November 1, 2007


Topics:  Blade Servers | CIOs | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Server Virtualization | Surveys

JOURNAL ARTICLE - CIO Jeff Connery created a services organization that supplies IT to two credit unions. Here he shares his rules of the road.
Posted: November 12, 2007 | Published: November 1, 2007


Topics:  Banking Industry | Collaboration | IT Departments | IT Services | Mergers and Acquisitions

JOURNAL ARTICLE - I don't confess this to too many people, but to really understand this column, you need to know that my undergraduate degree is in physics. This is hard for me to admit because being a physics major with a career in IT makes me some kind of a double nerd.
Posted: November 12, 2007 | Published: November 1, 2007


Topics:  ITIL

JOURNAL ARTICLE - How a car-sharing company uses wireless, the Web and more to accelerate growth.
Posted: November 12, 2007 | Published: November 1, 2007


Topics:  Automotive Industry | CTOs | Telematics

JOURNAL ARTICLE - In the two and a half years we have been publishing CIO Decisions, we've seen a lot of change. We've watched some of you weather a merger or acquisition, a job change, a tech overhaul, new executive leadership, project failures and more.
Posted: November 12, 2007 | Published: November 1, 2007


Topics:  CIOs

JOURNAL ARTICLE - A new CIO brings process and the latest IT to Canada's largest electrical distributor.
Posted: October 3, 2007 | Published: October 1, 2007


Topics:  CIOs | CobiT | IT Management | Strategic Planning | Utilities Industry

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Korbel CIO Robert Barnes has brought 21st century IT to a 19th century company, fixing an errant ERP project and BI system in the process.
Posted: October 3, 2007 | Published: October 1, 2007


Topics:  Bioterrorism | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | CIOs | ERP | ERP Software | FDA Compliance | Food and Beverage Industry

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Almost half of midmarket firms have poor disaster recovery plans, according to one estimate. Follow these steps to be sure you're not one of them.
Posted: October 3, 2007 | Published: October 1, 2007


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | IT Asset Management

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Vendor management offices are just one way to ensure an organization's effective use of outside resources. CIOs share their best tactics.
Posted: October 3, 2007 | Published: October 1, 2007


Topics:  CIOs | Contract Management | IT Governance | Supplier Relationship Management | Vendor Selection

JOURNAL ARTICLE - At the House of LaRose, a motherboard burned out and brought all of the distributor's systems to a crashing halt.
Posted: October 3, 2007 | Published: October 1, 2007


Topics:  Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery

JOURNAL ARTICLE - To quote Howard Beale (played by the actor Peter Finch) in the 1976 movie Network, "I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!" What am I mad about? Invoices from telecommunications providers.
Posted: September 5, 2007 | Published: September 1, 2007


Topics:  Telecom Billing Services | Telecom Billing Systems | Telecommunications Service Providers

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Forget the build vs. buy debate. Today's midmarket CIOs take a mashup approach to create software that's right for the business.
Posted: September 5, 2007 | Published: September 1, 2007


Topics:  Application Development | Application Development and Integration Services | Open Source Software | SOA | Software as a Service | Software Development Tools | Software Project Management | Web Services

JOURNAL ARTICLE - How an island-based hotelier caught up with the industry, drove out cost and continues to expand globally with IT.
Posted: September 5, 2007 | Published: September 1, 2007


Topics:  CIOs | IT Infrastructure | IT Spending | IT Systems | Lodging Industry

JOURNAL ARTICLE - At a recent gathering for CIOs, John Hofmeister, the president of Shell Oil Co., surprised the group when he noted that just 10 years ago the oil giant had no enterprise CIO.
Posted: September 5, 2007 | Published: September 1, 2007


Topics:  Business Development | Change Management | CIOs | Leadership | Organizational Change Management | Strategic Planning | Surveys

JOURNAL ARTICLE - If there could be only one thing that aligned IT and the business, it would be applications. They are the engine of almost any business process, enabling and empowering today's knowledge economy.
Posted: September 5, 2007 | Published: September 1, 2007


Topics:  Application Development | Business IT Alignment

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Midmarket companies are outsourcing data backup to take advantage of fast and efficient services. Just don't forget to upsize your network in kind.
Posted: August 6, 2007 | Published: August 1, 2007


Topics:  Data Recovery | Disaster Recovery | IT Outsourcing Services | Online Backups | Remote Backups | Software as a Service | Storage Management Services | Storage Service Providers

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Midmarket CIOs find that the newest Web-based technologies are bringing the IT department -- and the business -- closer to customers than ever.
Posted: August 6, 2007 | Published: August 1, 2007


Topics:  AJAX | Blogs | Podcasts | RSS | Search Engine Optimization | Wikis

JOURNAL ARTICLE - The Nevada Cancer Institute learns it takes more than a dream budget to build a world-class medical center.
Posted: August 6, 2007 | Published: August 1, 2007


Topics:  CIOs | Data Center Management | Health Care Industry | Medical Records Management

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Many of you have reason to feel pretty good about your career. In the face of senior-executive apathy and fish butt-tight budgets, you've managed to assemble highly competent teams and run professional IT shops.
Posted: August 6, 2007 | Published: August 1, 2007


Topics:  CIOs | Data Security | Privacy Rights