THOMAS WAILGUM

As a senior editor, I write in-depth features that probe macroeconomic and business topics that challenge today's executives and the IT community; shorter articles that analyze current business and technology trends; personality-driven Q&As that ask questions our readers want to see answered; lively and opinionated columns that strive to stir discussions in our online readership; and interactive pieces that use online media tools, such as slide shows, to grab readers' attention and deliver entertaining content.

These are the topic areas I'm following now:

-Enterprise applications (ERP, CRM, SCM, BI)

-Data management (MDM) and real-time data challenges

-Software as a service and how companies are deciding between on-premise vs. on-demand

-Oracle vs. SAP vs. Everybody Else

-Transformational IT stories that have financially impacted businesses

-Sports, technology and business

-The role business analysts play in software development

A look at some of my most popular and favorite articles on CIO.com include: "How Wal-Mart Lost Its Technology Edge," "How to Be a Supremely Productive Person: A Chat With John Halamka," "Ten IT Urban Legends Exposed," and "IT at the Department of Defense: Adding Insult to Injury."

I've written other investigative articles and profiles of executives at Toyota, Starbucks, the New York City Police Department, UPS and ESPN.

'Shotgun' Mergers in Financial Services Put IT Teams and the Success of the Deals to the Test

Weekend M&As don't offer IT teams enough time to analyze security threats, competing systems and integration synergies, or figure out how to consolidate enterprise applications. But even in today's tumultuous financial landscape, IT needs to ensure due diligence is done and make the deals work.

Remote Workers to IT: We're Not Godless Heathens Sending Security to Hell

A new survey finds that mobile users actually do make sure to use secure Internet and Wi-Fi connections, they love IT for helping keep them on the go, and they'd rather live without their car than Internet connectivity.

Oracle Fusion Applications: Is 2010 Delivery Too Little, Too Late, or Smart Strategy?

An inside look at the launch delays, large expectations and executive departures that have dogged Oracle's next-gen application suite, now promised for delivery in 2010. One key question: Is this Oracle marketing bravado gone wrong, or common sense regarding a complex product?

RFID ROI At Last: Forget Tracking Toilet Paper, Think Servers and Laptops

Wal-Mart's super-streamlined retail supply chain fantasy is still just that, but there's good news on the RFID front. Tag technology has improved, and a number of companies now successfully use RFID to track high-value IT assets in house or on campus -- exactly where RFID makes the most sense.

SAP Who? Inside One of SAP's Smallest ERP Customer Success Stories

Artisan Hardwood Floors, a 37-employee company in Central Texas, doesn't look like a typical SAP buyer. But its decision to purchase SAP, and its experience so far, illustrates the promise and peril for SAP and rivals Oracle and Microsoft as they go after the small business ERP market in a big way.

9 Tips for Taking Control of Your IT Career in the Face of Layoffs

With unemployment rates at their highest level in six years and layoffs planned at some of the biggest companies, tech workers are feeling anxious about their jobs and powerless in the face of economic uncertainty. Two IT staffing experts offer some empowering advice for all IT workers.

Financial Industry Mergers, Acquisitions and Meltdowns: What's in Store for IT Execs and Staffers?

Economic chaos has rocked thousands in IT: From CIOs, such as Merrill Lynch's Tom Sanzone and Washington Mutual's Deb Horvath, to tons of jittery IT workers.

Who's Most Aware of Corporate Fraud and Security Vulnerabilities? Those Paranoid IT People, Of Course

The latest Kroll Global Fraud report highlights the rise in corporate fraud-related losses. The risk consulting firm says IT staffers are more likely than their higher-ups to know where the vulnerabilities, such as information theft or data loss, can come from.

From SAP ERP Software to Saving the World: Catching Up with Shai Agassi

Shai Agassi's rise to SAP's executive board was fast and furious. But his resignation in 2007 and his bold plan to rid the world of its dependence on oil have been equally abrupt. In this Q&A, Agassi speaks with CIO.com about his reason for leaving SAP and his vision for the electric car.

Q&A with SAP's Social Networking and Marketing Strategist

Steve Mann is helping SAP chart its online marketing and customer-engagement strategy. So just what is his job, what is SAP's social-media strategy and what have they learned so far?

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