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May 31, 2012  6:44 PM

Why IT spend as a percentage of revenue doesn’t work



Posted by: Christina Torode
CIO, IT budgets, IT spend as a percentage of revenue, IT spending, run grow transform

Using IT spend as a percentage of revenue to figure out how to divvy up IT investments doesn’t work in many large companies. For one, most enterprises have varied business units and goals. One business unit might be in fast-growth mode and require more tech spending; another might be mature and...

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April 26, 2012  10:35 AM

CIOs get no respect in Gartner CEO survey. So what? Follow the money



Posted by: Linda Tucci
CIO job; CIO leadership; CIO careers, Gartner CEO survey, innovation, Innovation leader, innovation management, IT business services, IT spending

For those who haven’t seen the recent Gartner CEO survey, CIOs come across in it as the Rodney Dangerfields of the C-suite. Not a person ever likely to occupy a CEO position, in the eyes of the CEO. Not the...

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February 13, 2012  10:55 PM

No honor-student bumper stickers for Steve Jobs



Posted by: Karen Goulart
CIO, Cloud computing, cloud security concerns, Compliance, Data privacy, IT and business alignment, IT spending, Oracle, Steve Jobs, women in IT

Top o’ the week to you. We're as laden with interesting Web tidbits as Adele is with Grammy awards today. Without further fanfare, here are six stories from around the Internet, the leadoff one a reminder that rising to the top doesn't always have to start with being at the head of the...

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August 12, 2010  5:46 PM

Gartner downgrades 2010 IT spending — what’s in your wallet?



Posted by: Linda Tucci
IT spending

Gartner Inc. downgraded its forecast for 2010 IT spending worldwide, and now pegs growth at 2.9% rather than the 4.1% growth it forecast earlier this year. Spending numbers for the U.S. market are even more modest: The...

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