Kim S. Nash

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It can be hard to define in advance every type of report you want to run using cloud-based data, and integrating with on-premise BI systems

At about the same time Herbalife was seeing this increase in transaction volume, it implemented a global Oracle ERP system and expanded the use of data analytics and business intelligence, as well as the use of video for sales and promotions

By combining the capabilities of the Web, cloud computing, analytics and tiny intelligent sensors, CIOs can help create wholly new products and services connected to networks and to each other

Matson Navigation established an enterprise architecture group in 2004. One of its biggest contributions to date has been to spread respect for the company's architecture and applications standards

Rather than disintegrating into a battle or delaying projects while a US$4 billion deal shook out, the combined IT team of a publishing firm created a project approval processes that, two years later, ensures that IT work is aligned with business goals

Discretionary pay has plummeted and turnover has been on the rise among U.S. CIOs, according to recent research. Find out how the compensation data relates to baseball

Don't look for any Canadian names, but our sister publication's annual ranking shows how the wealthiest senior IT executives are facing amid the global recession