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Overview: CIO Decisions' mission is to serve the information needs of CIOs and senior IT executives in midmarket enterprises - those with annual revenues of $50 million to $2 billion -- as they strive to align their IT and business strategies. Our articles, case studies, research and opinion columns focus on managing technology for business advantage. We also provide regular coverage of vertical industries and vendor management issues.
CIO Decisions is produced by an expert, experienced team of IT journalists with regular input from our distinguished Advisory Board. These senior IT executives at midmarket companies and other expert observers ensure that the magazine addresses the most critical issues in technology and business today.
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25 Champion CIOs by CIO Decisions. October 2008 - These 25 leaders are shaping business strategy at their companies with smart technology decisions. Meet our 2007 Midmarket IT award winners.
An Auditor among Us by CIO Decisions. October 2008 - No one likes being audited. But in today's heavily regulated environment, even midmarket CIOs better roll out the red carpet.
Application Development: Special Report by CIO Decisions. September 2008 - Forget the build vs. buy debate. Today's midmarket CIOs take a mashup approach to create software that's right for the business.
CIO Conversation: Managing Growth by CIO Decisions. September 2008 - How a car-sharing company uses wireless, the Web and more to accelerate growth.
CIO Decisions Ezine Vol. 2 by CIO Decisions. August 2008 - Outsourcing is the quest to offload either commodity or very specialized activities, so that staff can focus on work that truly adds value to the business.
CIO Habitat: Growth: The Secret Ingredient in CIO Success by CIO Decisions. September 2008 - At a recent gathering for CIOs, John Hofmeister, the president of Shell Oil Co., surprised the group when he noted that just 10 years ago the oil giant had no enterprise CIO.
Creating a Shared Services Organization by CIO Decisions. September 2008 - CIO Jeff Connery created a services organization that supplies IT to two credit unions. Here he shares his rules of the road.
Editor's Letter by CIO Decisions. September 2008 - In the two and a half years we have been publishing CIO Decisions, we've seen a lot of change. We've watched some of you weather a merger or acquisition, a job change, a tech overhaul, new executive leadership, project failures and more.
Editor's Letter: House of LaRose by CIO Decisions. September 2008 - At the House of LaRose, a motherboard burned out and brought all of the distributor's systems to a crashing halt.
Editor's Letter: Triumphant by CIO Decisions. September 2008 - Celebrating Midmarket IT Success.
Fit for Growth by CIO Decisions. October 2008 - After years of lean technology investment, Jenny Craig desperately needed a new network to get in shape for company expansion.
From the Ground Up by CIO Decisions. September 2008 - The Nevada Cancer Institute learns it takes more than a dream budget to build a world-class medical center.
Get Your Suppliers in Line by CIO Decisions. September 2008 - Vendor management offices are just one way to ensure an organization's effective use of outside resources. CIOs share their best tactics.
Hawaii 5.0 by CIO Decisions. September 2008 - How an island-based hotelier caught up with the industry, drove out cost and continues to expand globally with IT.
ITIL Works, but I Prefer the Microsoft Operations Framework by CIO Decisions. September 2008 - I don't confess this to too many people, but to really understand this column, you need to know that my undergraduate degree is in physics. This is hard for me to admit because being a physics major with a career in IT makes me some kind of a double nerd.
Managing the Energy Crisis: A Special Report for CIOs by CIO Decisions. September 2008 - Rows of flashing slot machines buzz throughout Viejas Enterprises' tribal casino. An outdoor arena erupts with light and sound as entertainers such as country singer Randy Travis and comedian Bill Cosby take the stage.
Outsourcing and Business Transformation - - A CIO Conversation by CIO Decisions. September 2008 - Craig Lee is CIO of Honolulu-based American Savings Bank (ASB), Hawaii's third-largest financial institution with $6.7 billion in assets.
Parting Shot by CIO Decisions. September 2008 - To quote Howard Beale (played by the actor Peter Finch) in the 1976 movie Network, "I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!" What am I mad about? Invoices from telecommunications providers (voice, data, cellular).
Parting Shot: IT Performance Reviews by CIO Decisions. October 2008 - Keeping It Informal. My absolute worst performance appraisal experience went like this: My boss's assistant telephoned me to schedule a meeting with my supervisor.
Privacy: The Midmarket CIO Career Killer? by CIO Decisions. September 2008 - Many of you have reason to feel pretty good about your career. In the face of senior-executive apathy and fish butt-tight budgets, you've managed to assemble highly competent teams and run professional IT shops.
Roadmap to Recovery by CIO Decisions. September 2008 - Almost half of midmarket firms have poor disaster recovery plans, according to one estimate. Follow these steps to be sure you're not one of them.
SOA: A Midsized Manufacturer's Framework for Growth by CIO Decisions. September 2008 - When Joshua Dees became the head of IT at Black Diamond Equipment Ltd., a storied maker of rock and ice climbing gear, he spent much of his first year figuring out how to take the company to the next level.
Sold on Web 2.0 by CIO Decisions. September 2008 - Midmarket CIOs find that the newest Web-based technologies are bringing the IT department -- and the business -- closer to customers than ever.
The Big Hand-Off by CIO Decisions. September 2008 - Midmarket companies are outsourcing data backup to take advantage of fast and efficient services. Just don't forget to upsize your network in kind.
The Power of IT Strategy by CIO Decisions. September 2008 - A new CIO brings process and the latest IT to Canada's largest electrical distributor.
Vintage IT No More by CIO Decisions. September 2008 - Korbel CIO Robert Barnes has brought 21st century IT to a 19th century company, fixing an errant ERP project and BI system in the process.
VOIP: Security Fear Factor by CIO Decisions. September 2008 - For years, midmarket CIOs have eyed with envy larger companies' embrace of Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, technology. After all, VoIP can be a good way to cut costs and add flexibility to telephony.
Why Outsource to Russia? by CIO Decisions. August 2008 - This document explains why outsourcing is done in Russia.
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