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IT outsourcing has become increasingly integral to building and operating the enterprise IT environment, but many IT services customers remain frustrated with their results.
Step up and engage the board about information security
Security is no longer simply an operational concern. As technology has become the central component of nearly all business processes, security has become a business concern. As a result, information security should sit firmly on the boardroom agenda.
Three CIO strategies for going global
When these companies went global, their CIOs leveraged IT to unify, localise and lay the foundation for future growth.

11 tips for deploying ERP applications
In a global mobile environment, organisations are looking for ERP systems that do more than integrate with a legacy system. But with so many solutions available, how do you choose the software that's right for your enterprise?
Confessions of a 'recovery professional'
A CIO said I was like the guy who turned up the day after hurricane Katrina - I come in when technology transformations fail.

Five ways to improve your enterprise social networking strategy
What should be the strategy for CIOs regarding SharePoint, Yammer and competing ESN tools at this market's crossroads?

10 tips to secure funding for a security program
How to get the financial team on board with your security funding requests.
Four mobile security predictions to help CIOs plan for the future
Few IT issues keep CIOs up at night the way mobile and BYOD do. Four mobile security trends will bring CIOs both restful nights and new challenges in 2013, says Forrester Research.
IT gets its groove back
Salaries are rising, and bonuses are back. Though workload worries remain, optimism among IT employees is running high. Here's why.
Data-driven companies outperform competitors financially
Companies that rate themselves substantially ahead of their peers in their use of data are three times more likely to rate themselves as substantially ahead in financial performance, according to findings from the Economist Intelligence Unit.

Gap between IT and non-IT managers widens
The second Getting IT Right Survey finds greater misalignment of IT with business strategy, a key cause of project failures.
Out in front
CIOs step up as business strategists as organisations continue to grapple with shifts in the economy and technology platforms, according to the 2013 State of the CIO Survey.

The big shift: When CMOs grab IT budget from CIOs
If analysts are correct, and the CMO eventually wrests control of the IT budget from the CIO, then spending on cloud computing will get a lot less predictable and a lot more complicated.

Five places your data goes to hide
From autosaved spreadsheets to test systems using real data - information security chiefs warn of five oft-overlooked sources of data leaks.

Ready, set, compete: The benefits of IT innovation
In the new 'fail fast and move on' world of business, IT is learning to quickly tap into creative ideas and harness the power of innovation for competitive advantage.
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