IT Management

2008 CIO 100 Awards: The Judges

This year's CIO 100 applications were each reviewed by two members of our judging panel

How We Chose the 2008 CIO 100

Our method for selecting this year's winners

Open Source is Entering the Enterprise Mainstream, Survey Shows

The statistics from a CIO.com survey make it clear: Open-source solutions are becoming more commonplace in corporate IT, if not precisely mundane. The study also identifies where the friction is in business open-source adoption, and which application

How Dow Chemical Keeps Its IT Costs Low

Mack Murrell, Dow Chemical's vice president of information technology, says scale and standardization are key to keeping IT spending in check while maintaining high quality service.

Cost Cutting Tips: It Takes Money to Save Money

If you're cutting costs to improve your bottom-line revenue, don't. Spending money can position your company for long-term cost reduction. Read on for these and other tips on how CIOs are spending during an economic downturn.

Why SAP’s Customers Don’t Know Enough About the Enterprise Software Giant

Companies did $15 billion worth of business with SAP in 2007. And yet, once the contracts are signed, says AMR Research's Jim Shepherd, everyone seems to forget about SAP.

Where Programming Meets American Idol

Companies that need custom application development can use TopCoder's contests to get the best quality code npossible, regardless of geography.

Why You Need To Plan for Innovation Today

Jeff Hutchinson, Groupe Danone's CIO for North America, created an innovation team to explore technologies that are key to the future of the business

Fund Your Network the Right Way

One day (maybe now) you're going to upgrade the wiring in your office building or install Wi-Fi. But don't ask users to pay for it. Ask them for a loan, instead. n

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