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How much is too much? Are you getting the most out of the IT in your enterprise?

Last week I was hearing the CEO of Circuit City Jim Marcum and executives from FTI Inc., the consultants to the company managing Chapter 7 and the restructuring process, talk about how and why Circuit City went bankrupt. The decline of Circuit City of course did not happen overnight nor was was the crash in […]

What CEOs Want from CIOs

This article from Information week, stresses the importance of conserving cash, which is reflective obviously of the current economy.  Conserving cash can be done by extending the use of old platforms and applications.  CEOs are also want better interactions with customers, more focus on keeping current customers happy, and they would like for CIOs to take […]

Now more than ever, experience outside IT counts

Business experience has never been more important for CIOs than it is in today’s economy.   This article focuses on five important areas for CIOs: Profit and Loss, Organizational Design, Understanding the Customer, Sales & Marketing, and Change Management. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=330414