"If you need ammunition to spur your action into better action when it comes to a tablet strategy, you can find it here."

-- Gabriele Piccoli, Editor

This is my fifth contribution to CBR, and it was by far the most difficult survey to prepare. Not the survey itself -- the questions that my coauthors and I believe to be interesting and important were obvious to us, and we had no problems harmonizing our thoughts and quickly arriving at a finished product. So what was the struggle? Defining "the tablet."

This is my fifth contribution to CBR, and it was by far the most difficult survey to prepare. Not the survey itself -- the questions that my coauthors and I believe to be interesting and important were obvious to us, and we had no problems harmonizing our thoughts and quickly arriving at a finished product. So what was the struggle? Defining "the tablet."

At the very end of the movie The Terminator, Sarah Conner, future heroine of the human race, fills her car with gas at some "out in the middle of nowhere" service station. She knows how the next decades will roll out for the world; she has seen what lies ahead. As the gas tank fills, a man nearby speaks something in Spanish. Sarah then asks the station attendant, "What did he say?"

At the very end of the movie The Terminator, Sarah Conner, future heroine of the human race, fills her car with gas at some "out in the middle of nowhere" service station. She knows how the next decades will roll out for the world; she has seen what lies ahead. As the gas tank fills, a man nearby speaks something in Spanish. Sarah then asks the station attendant, "What did he say?"

If you follow CBR regularly, you know that we publish several types of issues. Some are completely "out there," addressing trends that are just shaping up on the horizon (e.g., digital data genesis). Other issues are survey-based and focus on established trends that are still surrounded by considerable uncertainty.

If you follow CBR regularly, you know that we publish several types of issues. Some are completely "out there," addressing trends that are just shaping up on the horizon (e.g., digital data genesis). Other issues are survey-based and focus on established trends that are still surrounded by considerable uncertainty.

This survey examined how organizations perceive and are using tablet devices. Sixty-two percent of the 103 respondents come from organizations headquartered or based in North America, 16% from organizations in Australia/Pacific, 11% from organizations in Europe, 3% from organizations in Asia, and the remainder from organizations in other regions.

This survey examined how organizations perceive and are using tablet devices. Sixty-two percent of the 103 respondents come from organizations headquartered or based in North America, 16% from organizations in Australia/Pacific, 11% from organizations in Europe, 3% from organizations in Asia, and the remainder from organizations in other regions.

Social media is increasingly relevant not only to the professional life of your colleagues and employ

Social media is increasingly relevant not only to the professional life of your colleagues and employ

In Part I of this three-part Executive Update series, we began our examination of a recent Cutter survey about reorganization of the IT function. 1 Nearly three-quarters of reporting organization

In Part I of this three-part Executive Update series, we began our examination of a recent Cutter survey about reorganization of the IT function. 1 Nearly three-quarters of reporting organization

In Part I of this three-part Executive Update series, we began our examination of a recent Cutter survey about reorganization of the IT function. 1 Nearly three-quarters of reporting organization

In Part I of this three-part Executive Update series, we began our examination of a recent Cutter survey about reorganization of the IT function. 1 Nearly three-quarters of reporting organization

In Part I of this three-part Executive Update series, we began our examination of a recent Cutter survey about reorganization of the IT function. 1 Nearly three-quarters of reporting organization

IT organizations devote significant attention to delivering the technology and processes that ensure the achievement of business objectives. It's what we do in IT.

IT organizations devote significant attention to delivering the technology and processes that ensure the achievement of business objectives. It's what we do in IT.

IT organizations devote significant attention to delivering the technology and processes that ensure the achievement of business objectives. It's what we do in IT.

IT organizations devote significant attention to delivering the technology and processes that ensure the achievement of business objectives. It's what we do in IT.

IT organizations devote significant attention to delivering the technology and processes that ensure the achievement of business objectives. It's what we do in IT.

Software configuration management (SCM) and build management are misunderstood disciplines. Many organizations have practices in these areas that either hinder productivity or sacrifice too much traceability in the name of improving short-term productivity. SCM and build, when done correctly, can provide a framework that allows a team to develop code quickly. However, it's also possible to establish practices that can hinder your development team.

Software configuration management (SCM) and build management are misunderstood disciplines. Many organizations have practices in these areas that either hinder productivity or sacrifice too much traceability in the name of improving short-term productivity. SCM and build, when done correctly, can provide a framework that allows a team to develop code quickly. However, it's also possible to establish practices that can hinder your development team.