IT Strategy

7 ways to embrace shadow IT and win

Shining a light on shadow IT can reveal potentially useful and productive technologies. Here's how to meet employees' hidden needs u2014 reliably and securely.

UK organisations less likely to turn to EU tech workers to plug IT skills gap, CIO 100 suggests

The possibilities and perils of platforms

There is a lot of buzz around the notion of platforms. This article communicates how platforms start with evaluating the organization's operating model to identify areas to expose one's firm as a platform. Once the business vision and imp

SAP Ariba’s platform strategy

A discussion with Barry Padgett, President, SAP Ariba.

Make service excellence part of service management

Organizational leadership must work toward a culture of service excellence.

News UK CTO Christina Scott CIO 100 interview – Data is at the core of News UK strategy

CIOs confident their organisations will be GDPR compliant, 2018 CIO 100 reveals

Why CFOs (and CIOs) are finally embracing cloud ERP

Cloud plus AI could turn enterprise resource planning software into true expert systems.

How to manage IT risk without killing innovation

Success in managing the hidden risks of new initiatives will buy you credibility to invest further in innovation.

How one IT leader measures the business value of IT

In part two of this Q&A series, ICW Groupu2019s vice president of IT discusses the importance of a business and IT alignment and how he measures IT value.