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Why IT Not Only Matters, But Now More Than Ever
When Nicholas Carr argued famously and contentiously a few years back that IT doesn't matter anymore, his more subtle point was missed. Having effective IT just means you are part of the competitive status quo. Most of your competitors will have similar technology to yours, so...
Tags: Sean Silverthorne, Management, Strategy, Information Technology
Blog posts 2008-07-29
Investing in the IT That Makes a Competitive Difference
It's not just you. It really is getting harder to outpace the other guys. Since the mid-1990s, competition in the U.S. economy has accelerated to unprecedented levels. The engine behind this hypercompetition: IT. Thanks to powerful...
Tags: Erik Brynjolfsson, Andrew McAfee, In Brief, Harvard Business Review, Innovation, Management, Leadership, Strategy, Pharmacy, Rivals, Information Technology
Articles 2008-07-18
Search and Manage Your IT Infrastructure with Paglo
If you run a small or medium business, you know how challenging it can be to keep tabs on all the hardware and software in your organization. Paglo, which bills itself as "a search engine for IT," offers inventory and network management, software auditing, remote monitoring, and alerts. Here's what...
Tags: Rick Broida, Management, Networking, Paglo, Auditing, Information Technology, IT Infrastructure, Tools & Techniques, Software, Strategy
Blog posts 2008-07-02
What Indian CIOs Can Teach American Colleagues About Innovation
IT departments in the US excel at showcasing emerging technologies such as RFID and mobile connectivity. But in the more important area of  using technology to propel business innovation, IT execs in India lead the way, says Forrester Research Vice President Navi Radjou. In a Harvard Business...
Tags: Sean Silverthorne, Management, Exec, Strategy, Information Technology, CIO, Innovation
Blog posts 2008-06-02
Get IT on Your Side
How is your relationship with IT? Do find them supportive and helpful when you have a tech problem in your group? Can you get enough IT resources for new projects? The fact of the matter is, you and IT probably have a troubled marriage,...
Tags: Sean Silverthorne, Strategy, Information Technology, Management
Blog posts 2008-05-19
How to Make Your IT Greener
Our post last month pointing out that servers guzzle as much energy as SUVs got a big response, but many readers asked a very reasonable question: businesses can't be expected to get rid of their IT, so how can they reduce IT energy expenditures? As we pointed...
Tags: Jessica Stillman, Management, Data Management, Hardware, Storage, Strategy, Data Centers, Information Technology, Data Center
Blog posts 2008-01-14
Business and IT Integration: Where Tech and Strategy Meet
We warned you there'd be a lot of 2007 year-in-review and 2008 predictions posts. Here we go again. Verizon Business has identified 10 hot business technology trends for 2008, including CIO as a business strategist: CIOs will take on an even more pivotal role in determining how to invest capital...
Tags: Enterprise Software, Management, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Strategy, Verizon Business, Integration, Information Technology, CIO, Software, Lori Deschene
Blog posts 2007-12-18
An Easy Way to Go Green Most Companies Miss
When it comes to green initiatives, many managers think that business travel is the low-hanging fruit. But a new report out today from a British non-profit, Global Action Plan, suggests that IT will soon emit more CO2 than travel. The study, titled "The Inefficient Truth," found that: There...
Tags: Management, Data Centers, Strategy, Carbon Footprint, Information And Communication Technology, Carbon Dioxide, Information Technology, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Jessica Stillman
Blog posts 2007-12-03
Collaborating With Customers in Product Development
To some, "new product development" means inventing something new. In reality, though, most new products are modifications of existing products or ideas. Sometimes, adding an element of service onto an existing product is also referred to as new product development.The power of new product development lies in the potential for...
Tags: Research and Development, BNET Editorial, Marketing, Research & Development, Product, Management, Business Operations, Strategy, Product Marketing, Product Development, Customer, New Product Development, risk, supplier, collaboration, knowledge, information technology, benefit, video, security
Articles 2007-10-10
How Much Are Your IT Assets Worth? Don't Know? You're Not Alone.
Businesses spent billions on IT in 2006, and spending is up a little over 8% this year according to IDC. Yet a new study reveals that neither CIOs nor CFOs have much of a sense of the value of their companies' IT assets. The survey, conducted by UK software developer,...
Tags: Software, Jessica Stillman, Management, Strategy, Micro Focus, Information Technology
Blog posts 2007-10-01
Why the Product Review Process Scares Vendors
In a perfect world, product reviewers would buy the new products they're reviewing ... and test them completely independent of any interaction with or coercion by the respective vendors. But most publications don't have the budget to independently acquire the products they review, and therefore rely on the vendors...
Tags: reviewer, Matt Sarrel, Travis Van, Management, Software, Operating Systems, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Open Source, Strategy, Linux, Public Relations, Product Review, Product, Vendor, Information Technology
Blog posts 2007-10-02
The Looming IT Crunch: Is Second Life a Solution?
Would you hire a candidate who handed you a beer in an interview? That's exactly what one new-to-Second Life avatar did intending to hand over his resume during a TMP Worldwide virtual job fair. There's a lot of hype about virtual recruiting; it allows candidates to release physical insecurities, create appealing and...
Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Information Technology, Job, Second Life, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Lori Deschene
Blog posts 2007-09-11
10 Lessons from Your IT Guy
Most of us would be up the tech-creek without a paddle if not for our trusty IT department. Tech blog Think Smarter offers 10 things your IT guy wants you to know, a kind of primer for making nice with the company tech guru. A few samples: I am ok with...
Tags: information technology, IT Guy, Rick Broida, Strategy
Blog posts 2007-08-07
IBM Announces IT Carbon Strategy Assessment Service
IBM (NYSE: IBM), today announced a new service, the IT Carbon Strategy Study, to help clients starting on their green transformation identify the most rapid areas of reduction in IT carbon emission across the infrastructure.
Tags: IBM Corp., information technology, strategy
Research articles 2008-06-16
Technology Pros Get a Mixed Career Bag
Good news for the IT world: average compensation for technology managers has finally entered the six-digit realm, according to new survey results from InformationWeek IW. The results suggest that average IT managers earn $105,000 annually in cash salary and bonuses. But it's not all good news: automation and offshoring still...
Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Andrew Hines, Outsourcing, Offshoring, Information Technology, Job, Career, Pro
Blog posts 2007-05-01
NaviSite Announces IT Planning Services for Mid-Size Companies; NaviSite Outsourcing Services Helps Organizations Derive Real Value From IT and Its Alignment To Business Strategy
ANDOVER, Mass. -- NaviSite, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAVI), a leading provider of IT hosting, outsourcing, and professional services for mid- to large-sized organizations, today announced a new set of solutions and services around IT Planning for mid-size companies as part of its Outsourcing Services Division. NaviSite's IT Planning Services help clients...
Tags: information technology, NaviSite Inc., strategy
Research articles 2006-02-13
ProSight and Microsoft Announce IT Governance Roadshow for IT Executives; Aligning People, Processes and Technology with Business Strategy
PORTLAND, Ore. -- ProSight, Inc., the leader in top-down portfolio management software and solutions, today announced the kick-off of their Portfolio Management and IT Governance roadshow. Business leaders and information technology executives will learn how organizations are transforming their business through an enterprise program management strategy that takes advantage of...
Tags: information technology, IT governance, Microsoft Corp., strategy
Research articles 2005-05-02
Numara Software to Present Best Practices for Managing IT Assets at HDI Chapter Meeting in Tampa; Tony Thomas to Share Strategies for Ensuring Regulatory Compliance and Preventing Security Threats
TAMPA, Fla. -- Numara Software, Inc. formerly Blue Ocean Software today announced that Senior Network Engineer Tony Thomas will be speaking at the HDI Tampa Chapter meeting on July 18 at the T-Mobile Office located at 3407 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Tampa, Fla. 33607. During his presentation...
Tags: best practice, information technology, IT asset, Numara Software Inc., regulatory compliance, security, strategy
Research articles 2006-06-12
The Power behind the Phone: IT Departments Take the Lead on Communications Strategies, Purchases, CompTIA Research Finds
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. -- As voice and data applications converge in the corporate environment, information technology IT departments are playing a greater role in developing strategies and making purchases, according to research released today by CompTIA, the Computing Technology Industry Association.
Tags: CompTIA, information technology, phone, strategy
Research articles 2004-09-27
Network World Live Takes IT Roadmap Conference Series to Dallas; Networking Pros to Share and Analyze Enterprise IT Strategies
SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. -- The third stop in Network World Live's new IT Roadmap conference and expo series will be Dallas on September 13. The conference will explore the seven topic areas identified as the highest priorities to network IT decision-makers as they plan improvements and allocate IT budgets for their...
Tags: information technology, network, Network World, strategy
Research articles 2006-08-22
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