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Don’t let your strategic plan SINK

Does your IT strategic plan read like a laundry list of to-dos?  Technical chores that add up to form a plan.  Check out how your strategic plan measures up against Gartner’s list of top 10 mistakes that people do when defining their strategic plan – http://searchcio.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid182_gci1312742,00.html And while you are on the topic of strategy, […]

Mid-market CIOs have their say

From mpc managed desktops and Information Builders business intelligence solutions to ShoreTel VoIP solutions, see what mid-market CIOs liked at a recent event in Orlando Florida.  More than 300 senior technology executives from the mid-market sector gathered to examine some blazing, a few established and many interesting technology products and solutions.  Find out what they liked […]

Which Cloud are you on?

Do you use Cloud computing to virtually expand your technology capabilities?  Read all about the rage that is Cloud computing in a recent New York Times feature – http://www.nytimes.com/idg/IDG_002570DE00740E180025742400363509.html?ref Whether you view a narrow wisp of Cloud computing or take a global view where you include anything outside “your” network find out who the key […]

Generation Gap … embracing and bridging the gap

Do you have a strategy to embrace and bridge the generation gap we are witnessing in the IT workforce?  Read what CIO INSIGHT has to offer as 5 tips to manage the generation gap – http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Slideshows/5-Ways-to-Manage-Across-the-Generations/?kc=COQFTEMNL050108STR5 How do you balance the energy and enthusiasm of your “younger” workforce with the structure and stability that your […]

Focus on mid-market CIOs

CIO INSIGHT recently published an intriguing article focused on mid-market CIOs.  Here are a few findings that stood out for us – 1. Mid-market CIOs typically play a more hands-on role at mid-market corporations than their counterparts at larger corporations. 2. Mid-market CIOs tend to be less ‘business-focused’ – with a majority of them growing up from the IT architecture domain.  […]