August 2007 - Candid CIO

  • The intrapraneurial factor

    I was speaking with Professor Moren Levesque from the University of Waterloo yesterday, who specializes in issues around entrepreneurship. She identified a trend that is beginning to affect enterprises that is related to her area of study, one which CIOs...
  • Communication is key

    Effective communication between IT and other departments within the business has traditionally been a challenge, but as IT increasingly becomes more of a factor in driving more efficiency and better bottom lines, resolving the IT-Business Alignment issue...
  • A new snail mail?

    The IT industry is never short on grandiose claims of what the next big trend is, or what will turn into the next killer app, or which currently scorching technology will soon fall by the wayside. Just about everyday on our IT newswire there seems to...
  • ITIL insights

    Version 3.0 of ITIL has been released, featuring a new emphasis on business-related corporate goals and new aspects that can help senior-level executives understand how their firm's technology and IT practices can improve the bottom line and streamline...