CIOs still control most IT spending

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	CIOs still control most IT spending CIOs still have the last word over most IT spending but over time they will work more closely with business units on buying decisions, a Forrester Research survey finds. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Corporation Extreme Warehouse Speed for Fast Business Decisions Informix ebook highlighting benefits of making decisions 'at the speed of business'; and discusses optimizing warehouse performance; and simplifying resources View Now In this Issue Thornton May: The path to big data mastery Darren Williams: Secrets of IT service management implementations: The Big Bang Theory Marian Cook: Elevating the conversation: How to better communicate with business Tips for speaking like a business strategist Preston Gralla: Patents don't equal innovation Acquisitions likely to hit Lenovo's profits in short term WEBCAST: IBM Corporation Solving the Big Data Challenge of Sensor Data This webcast will focus on sensor data applications and IBM's differentiated offering to solve the IT challenges of sensor data for better business insight and competitive advantage. Highlights include unique attributes of sensor data and the big data challenges they present. View Now Thornton May: The path to big data mastery While the path-to-mastery pattern is conceptually simple, successfully executing it requires courage, perseverance and patience. Read More Darren Williams: Secrets of IT service management implementations: The Big Bang Theory When it comes to IT projects, biting off more than we can chew shouldn't be a way of life. Read More Marian Cook: Elevating the conversation: How to better communicate with business Fresh year. Fresh thinking. Fresh positioning?   A new year is an opportunity to reflect. For me, how IT positions itself within the business is top of mind.  How are we communicating our value to the rest of the organization?  While we’ll always have to address delivery challenges, IT won’t be considered partners and peers with business if we focus our dialog solely on tactical issues or technical difficulties.   Read More WHITE PAPER: Druva 5 Things You Didn't Know About Cloud Backup IT departments are embracing cloud backup, but there's a lot you need to know before choosing a service provider. Learn all the critical things you need to know by accessing the white paper, 5 Things You Didn't Know About Cloud Backup. Read now! Tips for speaking like a business strategist You know technology cold, you understand the business, and you're ready to step up to a senior IT leadership position, but can you communicate all that to the C-suite? Here's how other CIOs got their voices heard. Read More Preston Gralla: Patents don't equal innovation Today, lawyers at times have as much influence as engineers, if not more, and patents are used to fend off competitors and to force them to pay licensing fees that can run to billions of dollars annually. Read More Acquisitions likely to hit Lenovo's profits in short term Lenovo reported a 30% jump in its net profit for the fourth quarter of last year, with its earnings driven by a record number of devices shipped. Read More
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