As everyone knows, the Internet's body of knowledge is growing at a
tremendous rate. I recently read that there are now over 100 million web
pages accessible to the busy executive. One challenge has been the
harnessing of this information into competitive advantage.
While as purely cut-and-paste approach to Web content will no produce a
world-class IT function, leveraging that content on a regular basis can
greatly expand an organization's capability. In fact it is becoming a
necessity for corporate and career survival.
In the accompanying chart I have identified a variety of best practice web
sites that address a variety of critical issues facing all CIOs and IT
managers. Next column we'll focus on Web sites that provide useful
information on: 1) electronic commerce initiatives; 2) the need for
effective IT security in this increasingly connected world; and 3) Year 2000
initiatives.
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