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Executive Suite

The executive suite is a term often used to describe a senior management team. Members of the team typically include the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief operating officer and may include marketing and technology executives as well.

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Managing Return on IT

In “The New Voice of the CIO, a recent report from IBM’s Institute for Business Value, one key concept is that IT success rests, in part, on raising the ROI of IT by simultaneously being both “savvy value creators” and “relentless cost cutters.”  One CIO quoted in the study says, “the balance... More >

What's Different About the CIO Job?

IBM recently concluded that in order to be successful, a CIO does three things: Make innovation real, raise the ROI of IT, and enhance the business impact [of IT]. In order to accomplish these goals, the successful CIO simultaneously executes on three pairs of contradictory actions and skills. They... More >

Great Companies Think Alike: IT Is a Strategic Asset

Ann All spoke with Jeanne Ross, co- author with Peter Weill of “IT Savvy” (Harvard Business Publishing), which is designed to give executives the information they need to understand and leverage IT for profitable growth. She is director of the Center for Information Systems Research... More >

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Software Forum: Information On Demand Virtual Experience

This interactive virtual forum presents leading IT experts providing the insights you need to turn your information into a strategic driver for innovation, business optimization and competitive differentiation.

Performance Under Pressure: The State of Enterprise Web Application Quality and Availability

This research study finds that Web application issues are an all-too-common problem and examines these Web-based enterprise application issues from two perspectives: that of an online customer and that of a site manager.

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Microsoft Readies Windows Azure for the Market

At the annual PDC conference yesterday, Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie announced that the company's Windows Azure cloud computing platform will transition from preview to full production on January 1 and have its first paying customers beginning February 1, InfoWorld reports. The announcement... More >

Intel Hires Antitrust Specialist as General Counsel

Just after settlling its , Intel has named Douglas Melamed , a lawyer with decades of experience in antitrust issues, as its general counsel, reports eWEEK . Bruce Sewell, Intel's top lawyer previously, left to join Apple in September. Meanwhile, the San Francisco Chronicle expects more settlements from... More >

Cisco Shareholders Approve 'Say on Pay'

Cisco shareholders on Friday approved a "say-on-pay" proposal , giving them input into executive compensation, reports The Wall Street Journal . Like similar accommodations at Microsoft, Apple and Intel , the resolution is non-binding. Executive pay is a popular target in these times, but especially so at Cisco,... More >

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This collection of tutorials, calculators, and templates will show you how to apply six sigma thinking to IT service management.

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Budget & Finance Toolkit for IT - 2010 Edition

What kind of year are you planning in 2010?  Growth or continued "survival mode"?  Download a comprehensive collection of templates, forms, instruction and advice that will help you to plan and submit your 2010 IT Budget.

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