Leadership and strategic planning
Effective leadership and strategic planning skills are the keys to success for any CIO. As more CIOs are expected to speak the language of the business and contribute to the success of the organization, leadership and strategic planning skills are essential. Find information and advice on effective leadership and strategic planning for CIOs, including news, tips and other resources, in this topic section.
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14 Mar 2024
Practical strategies for shadow IT management
Employees might believe that they need tools beyond the organization's scope. Learn how CIOs and their teams can properly manage shadow IT to avoid unnecessary risk. Continue Reading
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Feature
05 Jul 2023
Replacing vs. maintaining legacy systems
Understanding issues such as which systems hinder organizational performance can help IT leaders decide which legacy systems to replace and which to maintain. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
24 Jun 2008
Title Town – it’s all in the stats
I don't look anything like a basketball player, or even the stereotypical fan. I'm 4'11". I prefer high heels and dresses to jerseys and sneakers. Even some of my closest friends said they didn't ... Continue Reading
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Tip
17 Mar 2008
Computer recycling: Dangers for even the well intentioned
Recycling computers involves more than just passing them off to another company for cleaning. Due diligence requires CIOs to go even further to make sure data is eradicated. Continue Reading
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Tip
07 Feb 2008
Software license agreements: Scope is key
Been through a usage audit lately? Here are some license terms to watch for so you'll be on the up and up. Continue Reading
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News
08 Nov 2007
Hosting company's consolidation cuts off thousands from Internet
NaviSite Inc.'s efforts to move servers from its recent acquisition, Baltimore-based Alabanza Corp., to its headquarters in Andover, Mass., hit a snag. The result? Thousands of individuals and small businesses have been cut off from the Internet for almost a week. Continue Reading
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31 May 2007
SAP appoints its first CTO
SAP named its first chief technology officer yesterday, the latest move to reorganise its executive ranks following the resignation two months ago of Shai Agassi, president of its products and technologies group. Continue Reading
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15 May 2007
Dell shares inch lower
Shares of Dell Inc. slipped Monday after an analyst with Standard & Poor's downgraded the computer maker's stock, citing valuation as its price neared his 12-month target of $28. Continue Reading
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09 May 2007
Hewlett-Packard says quarterly results will top forecast
Hewlett-Packard Co. said Tuesday that its earnings for the quarter just ended would be higher than previously forecast, largely because of strong worldwide sales of personal computers. The announcement pushed the company's stock to its highest point in more than six years. Continue Reading
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03 May 2007
Jobs defends Apple's environmental record
Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Wednesday reported on the company's efforts to encourage the end-of-life recycling of its products and to phase out certain toxic chemicals from its products and manufacturing processes. Continue Reading
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15 Mar 2007
Judge drops charges against HP's Dunn
A judge dropped all charges Wednesday against Patricia Dunn, the former Hewlett-Packard Co. board chairwoman who was accused of fraud in the boardroom spying scheme that rocked one of Silicon Valley's most respected companies. Continue Reading
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21 Feb 2007
CIO jobs morph from tech support into strategy
Technology is increasingly being recognized as a vital tool in corporate strategy -- and CIOs are helping to wield it. Continue Reading
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21 Feb 2007
Former Dell CEO to get $5M in severance
Dell Inc. will pay its former chief executive a severance package including $5 million in cash over the next two years, the computer maker disclosed Tuesday. Continue Reading
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14 Feb 2007
Dell executive departures now at six
Dell Inc.'s human resources chief is the latest in the past two months to say he is leaving the company. Continue Reading
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08 Feb 2007
California company to buy Keane Inc. for $854 million
IT services firm Keane Inc. has agreed to be purchased and taken private by a California company, Caritor Inc. Continue Reading
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06 Feb 2007
Hewlett-Packard to buy Bristol Tech
Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday it agreed to buy Bristol Technology Inc., a privately held maker of software used to monitor business transactions. Continue Reading
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05 Feb 2007
Dell plans to cut bonuses, 'eliminate redundancies'
Michael Dell, who last week resumed control of the company he founded, said there will be no bonuses this year and urged employees to "eliminate redundancies,'' according to an email. Dell, 41, said bureaucracy is the "new enemy'" at the world's second-largest computer maker. Continue Reading
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21 Nov 2006
CA sues ex-CEO for repayment of $14.9 million
Business software maker CA Inc. is suing convicted former CEO Sanjay Kumar, seeking repayment of $14.9 million it says it fronted for his legal defense, according to court documents. Continue Reading
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14 Nov 2006
Users eye iPods as cool enterprise tools
The holidays may bring a flood of new consumer gadgets into the enterprise. New research shows that corporate IT should find ways to include them. Continue Reading
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05 Oct 2006
HP chairman indicted over spying allegations
California's attorney general filed a criminal complaint on Oct. 4 seeking indictments of former Hewlett-Packard Chairman Patricia Dunn and four others for their roles in a probe into board leaks. Continue Reading
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04 Oct 2006
Massachusetts CIO quits
Massachusetts' state CIO quits over lack of funding for the commonwealth's technology initiatives. Continue Reading
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03 Oct 2006
Memo suggests HP's Hurd knew of probe in July 2005
Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd may have known as early as in July 2005 the company was looking into private phone records as part of its leak investigation, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Monday. Continue Reading
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13 Sep 2006
Hurd to replace HP chair Dunn
Patricia Dunn will resign as chairwoman of Hewlett-Packard amid a controversial internal probe into media leaks, but not until January, when CEO Mark Hurd will take over. Continue Reading
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06 Sep 2006
Media leaks prompt HP board shake-up
A media leak has Hewlett-Packard Co.'s board members turning on its own. An investigation into the source of the leak has lead to the resignation of a Hewlett-Packard board director and reportedly could lead to another not being re-nominated to the position. Continue Reading
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30 Aug 2006
Skills shortage boosts salaries, study finds
Hiring managers are having just as much, if not more, difficulty finding IT professionals than they did last year, a new study reports. Two-fifths say they'll increase starting salaries in response. Continue Reading
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07 Aug 2006
Sun lays off up to 5,000 workers
Sun Microsystems Inc. laid off workers in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia on Friday as part of a belt-tightening move that's expected to claim up to 5,000 jobs at the beleaguered company. Continue Reading
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02 Aug 2006
New Orleans CTO resigns
Greg Meffert, the technology manager who helped rebuild some of the city's communications networks after Hurricane Katrina, resigned last month to return to the private sector. Continue Reading
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02 Aug 2006
High-tech exec market picking up
The high-tech, healthcare and financial service industries are expected to create the most executive-level jobs in the third quarter, according to the Executive Employment Report released July 31 by ExecuNet, an executive job search and networking firm. Continue Reading
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05 Jul 2006
Enron founder Ken Lay dead of heart attack
Enron founder and former CEO Ken Lay died after suffering a heart attack on Wednesday. Lay was at the helm of the company during its financial downfall, which helped lead to the rise in compliance laws. Continue Reading
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27 Jun 2006
Patni Computer names new chief financial officer
IT outsourcing provider Patni Computer Systems has named Surjeet Singh its CFO. Surjeet, who currently heads mergers and acquisitions at Patni, will assume the post on Aug. 14, replacing current CFO Deepak Sogani. Continue Reading
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22 Jun 2006
Novell ejects CEO, CFO over business concerns
Novell's board of directors on Thursday named Ron Hovsepian CEO and president to replace Jack Messman, and ousted the company's CFO. Company executives said the changes were made to accelerate the growth at Novell, which has had disappointing financial results, particularly in its Linux business. Continue Reading
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15 May 2006
CA CFO Resigns
Three's a charm? CA announced today the resignation of CFO Robert Davis, making Davis the third high-level executive to leave the company in a month. Last week, CA said that its CTO, Mark Barrenechea, would leave. In mid-April COO Jeff Clarke announced his departure. Continue Reading
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02 Jan 2006
MCI to unveil ITIL practices
MCI has announced that it will unveil ITIL practices through its global managed network services operation. Continue Reading
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18 May 2005
Study: IT departments will change soon
A recent poll of CIOs shows that two thirds think the role of the IT department will alter by the end of the decade. Continue Reading
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23 Feb 2005
Adobe CEO opens up
Adobe Systems CEO Bruze Chizen shares his views on the open source world -- and the way Adobe has managed to own the electronic-document market. Continue Reading
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21 Feb 2005
CA CEO wants fresh start
In this question-and-answer session, newly appointed Computer Associates CEO John Swainson makes a case for customers to give the scandalized company a second chance. Continue Reading
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21 Feb 2005
RSA 2005: A chat with Sybari's Joe Licari
Check out an insider's perspective on Sybari's latest initiatives and what Microsoft's acquisition plans could mean for users who buy in now. Continue Reading