It seems there may really be bright spots in the 2011 economy after all. At least, that’s the view from the analyst firm In-Stat, which says that enterprises will have spent about six percent more this year than in 2010 on IT and telecom services, among them the cloud, wireless, wireline voice and data, and business IP and VoIP. More...

In a hot-off the press webinar (“What do CEOs Need Next from Technology and the CIO?”), Gartner asked some provoking questions to assess just how aligned the mindsets of CEOs are with those of their CIOs. These interesting findings shed light on the opportunities for enterprises in the near future. The survey was directed to business leaders, including CEOs, CFOs, COOs, and Chairs. It intentionally excluded CIOs and CTOs. More...

What can CIOs learn from the success of Netflix, Facebook, and Cisco? How did these companies grow from one small idea to the businesses they are today? How do they remain best in class? What is the secret to their success? 

There is no doubt the role IT plays in business today. Here are a few of those secrets of success that one can glean from a few executive interviews I found at GigaOM, NetworkWorld and BusinessWeek. More...

At breakneck speeds, the enterprise world is changing. Consider the technology advances in just one year: new mobile devices and business applications, the social networking phenomena, the explosion of cloud computing, and the evolution of Unified Communications. Let's take a look at a few key business trends and the impact on enterprise IT: More...