IT Strategy

Apple, P&G, Cisco and Wal-Mart Tops Among Global Supply Chains

AMR Research's annual list of the top 25 supply chains names Apple as No. 1 (again). P&G, Cisco and other global manufacturers (Dell) and retailers (Wal-Mart) made the list for supply chain and financial excellence.

When Vendor Research Collides: Whom to Believe?

SAP's Solution Manager product is either an overly complex beast or an IT staffing savior with amazing ROI. The answer depends on whose research you trust.

But how much does it cost? Pricing remains a dark art in IT

CIOs must demand alternative vendor licencing models for virtual environments

Coalition government must handle IT with care to prevent failures

World Cup 2010 will challenge Mahindra Satyam

8 Questions with Infor’s Bruce Richardson

From rock star analyst to chief strategy officer for ERP vendor Infor, Bruce Richardson's had quite a ride this year. He recently gave CIO.com's Thomas Wailgum a peek at what Infor has up its sleeve next.

Five cloud computing startups to watch

CIOs must embrace smart metering in era of cuts

Cloud developers at BizSpark demonstrate the new and old of Microsoft