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PUTTING INNOVATION TO WORK

IT Governance and Portfolio Management
We need a set of governance mechanisms that will bring IT issues to the top and put the IT-business dialogue together in a different way. Read Story
by F. Warren McFarlanF

Which Quadrant Is Your Organization In?

IT Leadership for a Network Era
In an era when firms have many networks, business and IT strategies can no longer be firm-centric. Read Story by N. Venkatraman

HOT TECHNOLOGIES
Utility ComputingUtility Computing: What’s Behind the Buzz?
What is utility computing? IT outsourcing in a new wrapper? A glittering future that isn’t here yet? Something else?
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by Rick Tuss, Kennan Flanagan, and Tim Dooley

Grid Computing Gets More Commercial. Less Expensive, Too
Scientists aren’t the only ones who buy grid computing services. Some big companies are doing it, too. Here’s why.
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by Rick Tuss, Kennan Flanagan, and John Rawlins

Results-Driven Computing Grid Solution Overview
This CSC white paper looks at what grid computing is, what it could be, and what's preventing companies from making the most of it.
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Warren McFarlan

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In Blue Ocean Strategy, W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne advance the thinking on business strategy with clear prose and an engaging style.
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 Energy Companies Get a Dial Tone — Wherever They Are

Head office engineers and geology staff get critical data quickly — whether from offshore oil rigs, remote mines, or the middle of the desert. by Beth Mallino
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Information security is now the chief concern of CFOs, according to the latest Technology Issues for Financial Executives survey.
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Having trouble managing several initiatives at once? Set up a project management office.
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