This month's installment of Cutter Benchmark Review takes an in-depth look at one of the critical issues that typically emerges in our yearly series on IT budgets and the budgeting process: IT governance, which we define as the process of identifying responsibilities and implementing decision-making tools and structures for appropriate oversight of the management and use of IT resources.
September 2009
September 2009
Semantic Enterprise Today
The Semantic Web offers us a compelling architectural framework upon which to build next-generation, Internet-ready applications within the enterprise. Now is the time to embrace the possibilities.
In this issue:- The Rise of the Semantic Enterprise
- When Semantic Enterprise Means Rethinking Everything
- Understanding and Adopting Semantic Web Technology
- Leveraging the Semantic Web for Data Integration
- Accruing Business Value Through the Adoption of Semantic Web Technologies
- Intranet Architecture for the Semantic Enterprise
August 2009
This month's installment of Cutter Benchmark Review is the fourth in our yearly series on IT budgets and the budgeting process.
In this issue:- IT Budgeting in 2009: Weathering the Storm by Taking a Long-Term View — Opening Statement
- IT Budgeting in a Recession: Making Lemonade
- The Connection Between IT Financial Management and the Business Value of IT
- IT Budgeting in 2009: IT May Be Faring Better than Others in the Storm
- IT Budgeting Survey Data
August 2009
CUTTER IT JOURNAL VOL. 22, NO. 8
Privacy and Security Are Birds of a Different Feather
Privacy is a legal issue and should be addressed separately from security, which is an IT area.
In this issue:- The Convergence of Information Security, Privacy, and Compliance: Part II -- Opening Statement
- Getting Their Act Together: A Retailer Takes a Cross-Organizational Approach to Information Security and Privacy Compliance
- From Sticks to Carrots: Creating Business Incentives for Security and Privacy Programs
- Security and Privacy Convergence: A Global Governance Perspective
- Securing the Information Border: An SDLC Approach to Security and Privacy Protection
- In Search of Low-Hanging Fruit: Improving Security and Privacy with Penetration Testing
July 2009
Humans have always had a love-hate relationship with technology in general and IT in particular. We like the potential that it offers in terms of productivity, research, improved quality of life, more responsive service, and its general association with progress. But at the same time we fear the risks of depersonalization, deskilling, and job loss associated with IT, and we react negatively — just like modern-day Luddites.
In this issue:- Personal Productivity and IT: The Never-Ending Love-Hate Relationship
- Looking at Personal Productivity Tools and Systems
- From the Cone of Silence to the Two-Minute Rule: Productivity Solutions for Information Overload
- Personal Productivity and IT: Make a Plan and Stick with It
- Personal Productivity and IT Survey Data

