In February and March of this year, Cutter Consortium conducted a survey asking 152 organizations worldwide a variety of questions pertaining to their use of data warehousing and BI. The goal was to uncover corporate application development issues and trends, as well as to discern how companies are applying real-time BI technology to new applications and domains.

In February and March of this year, Cutter Consortium conducted a survey asking 152 organizations worldwide a variety of questions pertaining to their use of data warehousing and BI. The goal was to uncover corporate application development issues and trends, as well as to discern how companies are applying real-time BI technology to new applications and domains.

Is project portfolio management a passing fad? Or a smart idea whose time has come?

Although IT professionals have every right to be skeptical of the latest overhyped trend, don't discount project portfolio management. Far from a passing fad, the concept has existed for some time, in various incarnations.

Is project portfolio management a passing fad? Or a smart idea whose time has come?

Although IT professionals have every right to be skeptical of the latest overhyped trend, don't discount project portfolio management. Far from a passing fad, the concept has existed for some time, in various incarnations.

You're responsible for managing the 40,000 user accounts and 53,500 computers for your company. It's 9 am on Monday. Do you know where your users' computers are? Do you have any idea what software and applications are running?

You're responsible for managing the 40,000 user accounts and 53,500 computers for your company. It's 9 am on Monday. Do you know where your users' computers are? Do you have any idea what software and applications are running?

These three terms constantly blur together in organizations without a common risk lexicon. As such, we sometimes find ourselves using them interchangeably when, in fact, they are not synonyms. These terms represent three completely different types of project concerns (oh, great, a new term -- concern!) and are managed differently.

These three terms constantly blur together in organizations without a common risk lexicon. As such, we sometimes find ourselves using them interchangeably when, in fact, they are not synonyms. These terms represent three completely different types of project concerns (oh, great, a new term -- concern!) and are managed differently.

These three terms constantly blur together in organizations without a common risk lexicon. As such, we sometimes find ourselves using them interchangeably when, in fact, they are not synonyms. These terms represent three completely different types of project concerns (oh, great, a new term -- concern!) and are managed differently.

These three terms constantly blur together in organizations without a common risk lexicon. As such, we sometimes find ourselves using them interchangeably when, in fact, they are not synonyms. These terms represent three completely different types of project concerns (oh, great, a new term -- concern!) and are managed differently.

In every facet of life, the question of who you can trust surfaces -- though the answer often eludes us. In the information security game, we try to create mechanisms to help us answer this question, and our reputation as well as professional pride are tied up with getting it right. But is that possible?