Case Study – Proving IT’s Value to the Business

I have always approached my role as CIO with the mindset that IT has to be more involved in the business in order to help the company. The Journey to the Future-State CIO framework from the CIO Executive Council immediately struck me as a good model with specific goals for advancing my own role and…

Special Report – What’s on the CIO’s Mind: Key Issues in 2010

Editor’s Note: This clients-only report was first produced in January 2010 and is being reprinted here with permission from The Hackett Group. As companies slowly emerge from the recession, they are encountering fundamental changes in the global business environment. These changes will have far-reaching implications for the way IT services are provided and funded and…

Microsoft Initiative Pushes Real World Modeling in the Cloud

Microsoft executives have a long tradition of sending e-mails to CEOs and other technology influencers to explain how technology change is likely to impact the future — particularly when that change revolves around Microsoft’s in the Cloud technology. Bob Muglia, president of Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Server and Tools Business group, on Monday issued just such…

Establishing a Foundation for IT-Business Integration

Technology-driven transformation in the 21st Century business environment puts a premium on the type of model we adopt. Not only are entirely new business models possible they are also necessary for survival. But they must be designed in a manner that allows them to morph into something new on the fly when the environment changes…