Thomas Wailgum

Articles by Thomas Wailgum

SaaS ERP has buzz, but who are the real players?

SaaS ERP options are expanding, says Aberdeen VP of research development and ERP expert Cindy Jutras. Here are the nine vendors listed in her recent report.

OnStar CIO’s career success is no accident

Jeff Liedel seems to be equally at home in a data center or on the floor of the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show, where OnStar announced a mobile app for the iPhone, iPod Touch, Blackberry Storm and Motorola Droid

M&A Mistake: Too Many CIOs Arrive Late to the Dance

With a few exceptions, CIOs are still playing the part of Cinderella at the M&A ball, relegated to mop-up duties, writes analyst George Lawrie. And IT's presence typically vanishes like Cinderella's pumpkin

Why Watching ‘Lost’ Is Like Managing ERP

In honor of Lost (the final season kicked off Tuesday), here's how watching the show is just like managing ERP systems. (Warning: If you haven't watched through season 5, there might be some spoilers in here.)

Are Oracle and SAP too big for their own good?

The battle and competition in the enterprise software market between SAP and Oracle has fast become one of the hottest rivalries in high-tech.

Smartphones: Office shackle or work-life balance tool?

Tech-savvy information workers want to be connected to (yet untethered from) the office even more. Many are even ready, willing and able to foot all or part of the bill to gain access to corporate e-mail and documents

The truth about CIO tenure

CIOs' reputations took a hit after the dotcom implosion. But there's data to show that this year they are faring remarkably well in terms of career longevity

IT management in 2010: Complex, costly and confounding

The cluttered and ever-expanding technological jungle that IT ecosystems now resemble seems, in many respects, to be much harder and more expensive to manage than it did a decade ago, when CIOs and their staffs were fresh off their Y2K victory celebrations (remember that?)

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