IT Management

Your Next Competitive Advantage

Economist and author Umair Haque says future economic prosperity depends on using IT for more than improving efficiency. CIOs need to focus on making consumersu2019 lives better.

Why CIOs Still Like DIY Software Development

Companies from NYSE Euronext to Alcoa are bypassing ready-made software and developing their own programs in-house in hopes of creating competitive advantage

Cloud CIO: The Challenges of Competing with Cloud Computing Providers

There is no question that corporate IT departments need to change their cultures and their organizational structures to compete with cloud providers, but doing so introduces a variety of practical challenges--including convincing the CFO to embrace a

Should You Sue Your Offshore Outsourcing Provider?

Six questions to ask before taking your offshore outsourcer to court.

Offshore Outsourcing Pioneer GE to Hire 1,100 American IT Workers

GE says it plans to hire 1,100 IT and engineering professionals in Michigan by 2013 to regain some of the technical capabilities it lost through offshoring.

Apple’s Spaceship Campus: What’s the Message?

Apple wants a campus that looks like a "spaceship," says Steve Jobs. A Silicon Valley designer sees mixed messages in the analogy: Is the future temporary?

ME Bank goes live with Java-based card management software

NBN Co CIO: The IT leadership strategy of Australia’s new telco – Part 2

Infosys Whistleblower Presents Evidence of Alleged B-1 Visa Abuse

Infosys whistleblower Jack Palmer has gone public with details of his assertion that the Indian outsourcer willfully violated U.S. immigration and tax laws to increase profit, by soliciting B-1 visas instead of H-1B visas for Indian employees. Meanwh

Dealing with crazies

Many companies have a few crazies ... the movers and shakers who combine a willingness to do the outrageous with a complete lack of fear ... and they need them, right up until the moment they do more harm than good.