No Pain, No GainIT governance requires a rigorous, structured approach to ensure IT’s delivery of value. There are no easy answers. | Keep It SimpleIT governance should be simple, involve business, and apply common sense. It shouldn’t require comprehensive frameworks and complex processes. |
Outsourcing can be an important asset in the firm's arsenal, but it is no panacea, and it must be proactively managed. This very realization is what motivated our interest in an issue entirely dedicated to the client-vendor relationship in the IT outsourcing context.
EA Is Catching Up with RealityEnterprise architecture is finally becoming a mature, mainstream activity in large organizations. This includes controlling complexity and aligning to the business in light of current realities such as outsourcing. |
This month's issue focuses on green IT and its measurement. Our objective is to benchmark current practice and offer tangible guidelines on the measurement of green IT and green IS efforts. Our academic contributor is Brian Donnellan, Professor of IS Innovation at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, and Co-Director of the Innovation Value Institute. Our practicing contributor is Bhuvan Unhelkar, a Cutter Consortium Senior Consultant.
Don’t Go ThereSocial networks in the enterprise are a security threat and an employee productivity sinkhole. Don’t fall into the “me too” trap — the risks are just too great. | They’re Good to GoThe benefits of social networks in the enterprise far outweigh the risks posed by these technologies. Get moving — before your competitors use them to take your market share. |
