IT Leadership

How to Harness Instinct and Intuition to Make Better Business and Career Decisions

Most IT professionals rely too much on external data to make business and career decisions. Even when a "gut feeling" warns of a bad decision, they often ignore their instincts. In this Q&A, a psychotherapist explains how listening to y

My Favorite Use For Metrics: Improving Day By Day

Professional References: What Do People Really Say About You?

You may be surprised to learn how often professional references speak ill of the job seekers they purport to represent.

Bernie Madoff’s Client List vs. MDM Software: Lessons Learned

What can master data management software analysis of Bernie Madoff's client list teach businesses about the danger of data silos? Plenty, says MDM vendor DataQualityFirst.

Retail Banks Unify Systems to Fight Crime

Financial institutions are cutting the cost of crime-fighting by consolidating divisions and their IT systems. A Deloitte exec said a bank's numerous channels of operations make fighting crime ever more complex.

Seeking Enterprise Mac Support?

CIOs regularly turn to the tight-knit Mac user community to solve their enterprise Mac problems and to stay abreast of everything Apple.

The Old IT Has Died. But Is The New IT Qualified To Satisfy The Business?

The Slumdog Effect and India’s IT Services Industry

Since Slumdog Millionaire took home eight Oscars earlier this year--inspiring increased interest in many things Indian--2009 has been dubbed by some as "the year of India." But, in terms of IT services, it probably won't be the year of

Tips for CIOs: Marketing IT, Avoiding Jet Lag and Making a To-Do List

Expert advice on selling IT to the business and staying more productive.n

Cultural barriers to offshore outsourcing

"Vendors from China (or India or XX country) don't know how to work with us." Heard this before? Awareness of cultural differences is the fist step to avoiding miscommunication and other business missteps.