In its early incarnations, IT outsourcing was synonymous with the transfer of data-processing operations. It was simple to segregate and outsource data processing -- its hardware, software, and people resources were easily quantified, priced, and bundled.

In its early incarnations, IT outsourcing was synonymous with the transfer of data-processing operations. It was simple to segregate and outsource data processing -- its hardware, software, and people resources were easily quantified, priced, and bundled.

This Executive Report explores the circumstances that make outsourcing a viable and sensible option for an IT organization.

This Executive Report explores the circumstances that make outsourcing a viable and sensible option for an IT organization.

So, you've decided to outsource that new e-project because you don't have the skills to develop it internally? Sounds great. You need results quickly and you don't have time to retrain the current team nor embark on a lengthy recruiting process. Therefore, you contract with the hottest new Web development company with a pretty good idea of what you want and plans for a highly iterative approach.

So, you've decided to outsource that new e-project because you don't have the skills to develop it internally? Sounds great. You need results quickly and you don't have time to retrain the current team nor embark on a lengthy recruiting process. Therefore, you contract with the hottest new Web development company with a pretty good idea of what you want and plans for a highly iterative approach.

Run for the hills!

Run for the hills!

Those who make, apply, and support information technology cannot adequately respond to the pace of technology change.

Those who make, apply, and support information technology cannot adequately respond to the pace of technology change.

If we have virtual corporations operating over the Internet, they will be using software.

If we have virtual corporations operating over the Internet, they will be using software.

Work is changing. The classic definition of work is radically shifting. We all know it; we can taste it and feel it in many experiences of our daily life. Think of a department store in the '50s and '60s.

Work is changing. The classic definition of work is radically shifting. We all know it; we can taste it and feel it in many experiences of our daily life. Think of a department store in the '50s and '60s.

At the beginning of every decade, it's customary to peer into the future and make bold predictions about the likely developments in virtually every aspect of human endeavor.

At the beginning of every decade, it's customary to peer into the future and make bold predictions about the likely developments in virtually every aspect of human endeavor.

Today, there are very few five-year development projects.

Today, there are very few five-year development projects.

Software Development

Data quality is a major problem in all large organizations and will become one of the major issues facing IT management in the 21st century.

Software Development

Data quality is a major problem in all large organizations and will become one of the major issues facing IT management in the 21st century.

This update comes straight from the e-business trenches: Cutter Consortium recently conducted an e-business survey of 134 companies from around the world. Complete results are contained in the written report, entitled e-Business: Trends, Strategies, and Technologies . Selected findings from the report are presented below.

If I was going to give a new corporate architect one phrase to help him or her think creatively about the next several years, that phrase would be "hand-held wireless digital devices." I've purposely used a rather vague p