The hottest job in IT right now might be the least "T" of them all: business analyst.

When a late arrival thought he'd catch up on the buzz at a recent conference of CIOs, he logged into Twitter. What he found -- or rather didn't find -- amazed him.

Barbra Cooper started as a CIO when the position was still called "VP of IS". In her more than 30 years in IT, she's seen the role become ever more strategic; now the CIO is in the unique position of being the C-level officer who can "see across the entire enterprise"

Retirement, outsourcing and a tight talent supply are thinning IT's leadership ranks. CIOs talk about the problem and share tactics for growing tomorrow's leaders

Though it may take up less than an hour at the executive committee or board meeting, the budget presentation is one of the most important messages a CIO has to deliver. What a CIO says and doesn't say - during both the actual presentation and in the months leading up to it - sets the course for IT not just for the next year but, where new investments are concerned, for years to come

It's not enough for CIOs to be technology experts any more; they have to know the business, too. If the CIO "doesn't get it", he or she can get the boot.

The credit card business turned 55 last year, and it might look as though the industry is having a midlife crisis - what with credit purveyors trying to dump the classic mag-stripe-and-plastic cards in favour of cards that use wireless technologies and even mobile phones. But that's no midlife crisis. It's market expansion, and it could change the way most people use their credit cards.

A strong argument can now be made that doctors in small and midsize practices should invest in electronic health records. Here's how to get your physicians on board.

Blogs provide a quick way to publish on the Web and even create an online version of a water cooler discussion. If that appeals to you, here's a piece on the basics of writing a blog.

CIOs know that project implementation success rates are woefully low. So once a project comes in on time and under budget, CIOs think they've won the battle and can move on. Wrong. Here are some strategies for wresting value from systems long after they've gone live

Your data is more at risk than ever as easily stolen laptops become more and more prevalent.

Companies outsourcing their software development offshore can get stung by industrial espionage and poor intellectual property safequards.

How to balance all your roles without dropping the ball— until they started speaking a common language of leadership