What It Takes to Get a Promotion in '08

More job opportunities exist for CIOs today than ever before, but more competition from business executives for those jobs and rigorous selection processes are making it harder to land them. CIO.com predicts the opportunities that exist for IT leaders in 2008 and recommends what they need to do to seize them. Full story »

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Four Tips for Smarter BI

Avalanches of data and the need for better decisions mean it's time to take BI to the next level. Aberdeen offers ways to make achieving that next level easier. Full story »

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Anatomy of an IT Strategic Plan

Your plan should focus on business needs, the ability of IT to meet those needs, how to close any gaps, how decisions will be made and how to measure progress. Full story »

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Four Strategic Planning Myths Debunked

Think you can get by without a IT strategic plan? Think again. Full story »

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Strategic Planning in the Real World

Everyone agrees that having a strategic plan for IT is a good thing but most CIOs approach the process with fear and loathing. In fact, the majority of CIOs (and the enterprises they work for) are faking it when it comes to strategic planning. Isn't it time we all got real? Full story »

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Welcome to the Generation Wars

As Boomer bosses relinquish the reins of leadership to Generation X, both are worrying about Generation Y. For the good of the enterprise, everyone needs to do a better job of getting along. Full story »

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Tales From the Darkside of IT Strategic Planning

Want to prevent your next plan from landing in the trash? Avoid these most common pitfalls. Full story »

Columns

Beneath The Buzz

Are Your Users Getting a Good Deal?

What's IT worth? If end users are to understand, says our columnist, you have to tell them exactly what they get for their money. Full story »

News

How to Use Facebook (Safely) at Work

Startup WorkLight's tool allows a company's employees to share business information over Facebook, while keeping it invisible to the Facebook community at large. Full story »

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Wi-Fi Nightmare Virus

Criminals looking to target unsecured wireless routers could create an attack that could piggyback across thousands of Wi-Fi networks in urban areas like Chicago or New York City, according to researchers at Indiana University. Full story »

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Who's Scanning Whom?

Who's reading magazines and how do they flip through the pages? One research company is using RFID technology to find out. Full story »

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Publisher's Letter

Boys Without Girls

As the readers of this magazine and website create a more gender-balanced workforce, the better their perspective on their customers' needs will be and the more innovative their solutions will become. Full story »

Essential Technology

SharePoint With a Little Bit of Everything

Previous versions of Microsoft's collaboration tools lacked management prowess. SharePoint 2007 fixes that problem and packs in a sometimes confusing array of features from workflow to search. Here's how smart IT leaders are making this often-misunderstood product work for them. Full story »

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