CIO role

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• Panel: Future CIOs will have careers blending non-tech roles with traditional IT duties

  By Fred O'Connor | 23 May, 2012 21:35

  Next-generation CIOs will have to consider how technology affects other corporate departments as well as handle traditional IT management functions, especially those accompanying mobile device management and greater data analysis, according to panelists who spoke at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

• Outsourcing Allows Utility to Refocus IT

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 21 May, 2012 23:44

  Consumers Energy has hired an outsourcer to take over some of its day-to-day IT operations, and it hopes the move will allow its own data center workers to focus on projects that directly impact its bottom line.

• For the NFL, Big Is Better -- Except in IT

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 21 May, 2012 20:11

  The National Football League may have big stadiums, big players and big games, but when it comes to computer systems, the league's vice president of IT, Nancy Galietti, doesn't use the word big.

• CIOs don't need to be business leaders

  By Bernard Golden | 19 May, 2012 06:25

  I have seen pieces asserting that future heads of IT will be from disciplines such as marketing or finance, since technology really isn't that important anymore. I've even seen analyses that say that CIOs no longer need to manage technically capable organizations because infrastructure is being offloaded to outsourcers and on-premise applications are being displaced by SaaS applications.

• How to make your viral video go 'Kony2012' crazy

  By Aaron Lester | 17 May, 2012 10:24

  Anyone who has spent time trolling social networks, reading a newspaper or just browsing the Internet recently has probably heard of Kony 2012, the mega-viral cause, marketing video that seemed to pop up out of nowhere and captured the attention of millions.

• Facebook raises stock offering, shoots for $18.5B with IPO

  By Sharon Gaudin | 17 May, 2012 00:06

  Facebook's initial public offering may be getting even bigger.

• Levinsohn takes on CEO role at struggling Yahoo

  By Sharon Gaudin | 15 May, 2012 06:31

  Just one day into the job, Yahoo's interim CEO Ross Levinsohn is in charge of a company struggling with administrative chaos, industry position and growing competitors.

• Study links IT spending to profits

  By Mitch Betts | 15 May, 2012 06:35

  Earlier academic studies didn't find a connection between IT spending and profits, but new research has a more upbeat conclusion: Investments in IT can have a positive effect on profitability--one even more pronounced than comparable spending on advertising.

• With another CEO out, Yahoo's turnaround stalled

  By Sharon Gaudin | 15 May, 2012 01:42

  For the second time in eight months, Yahoo is without a permanent CEO. The latest development is bringing more trouble for a company struggling to regain its stature in the industry.

• Can a new analyst firm take down Gartner?

  By Rob Enderle | 12 May, 2012 02:42

  Gartner is a major power in the IT advisory firm space. There is constant contention between Gartner and the vendors who think, right or wrong, that the company charges them way too much—sometimes upwards of $100 million—for positive reviews. IT buyers often complain that Gartner, like any large company serving lots of people, doesn't get down to their unique needs and often sends them analysts who are inexperienced. Furthermore, there has always been a concern with every vendor-funded firm in the segment that the difference between reviews and marketing collateral is negligible. With Gartner, the issue generally isn't corruption but, rather, timeliness and relevance.

• Major Yahoo investor calls for firing Thompson, naming interim CEO

  By Sharon Gaudin | 10 May, 2012 03:32

  A major Yahoo investor fired another shot at the company's CEO, saying Scott Thompson's apology wasn't enough and that he should be replaced immediately.

• Embattled Yahoo director stepping down

  By Sharon Gaudin | 10 May, 2012 00:17

  The Yahoo director who led the search committee that hired embattled CEO Scott Thompson said Tuesday she will will step down from the board.

• Yahoo CEO apologizes for tumult

  By Sharon Gaudin | 09 May, 2012 00:20

  Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson says he's sorry, but is not admitting any wrongdoing.

• Yahoo investors up pressure to oust CEO

  By Sharon Gaudin | 08 May, 2012 00:29

  The row over Yahoo's leadership intensified over weekend as another major investor called for CEO Scott Thompson to be fired.

• Turning Long Demands Into a Short List

  By Beth Stackpole | 07 May, 2012 23:36

  As the top IT executive at Aspen Skiing for the past 16 years, Paul Major has become skilled at keeping multiple balls in the air.