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Top Story - Gartner Identifies 10 Key Steps to a Business-Driven Sourcing Strategy

Organizations that follow a formal process to develop a business-driven sourcing strategy are more likely to achieve expected cost, performance and business outcomes, and take advantage of opportunities for innovation and low-cost IT from outsourcing, according to Gartner, Inc.

Article - Let the Business Drive IT Strategy

Some CIOs are better than others at executing an IT strategy. Their secret: a simple plan that helps business leaders make the right technology decisions.

 

Article - The Strategy Acid Test

Never approach strategy making as a purely analytical exercise.

Article - Log in for a New Strategy

Social Media Understanding customers and their context is crucial for developing a successful online strategy, Gartner has said.

Top Story - Why You Don't Need A Cloud Computing Strategy

You must view cloud computing as part of a complete IT strategy, argues Peder Ulander, CMO of Cloud.com. He shares five guidelines to use as you identify the right areas for cloud adoption your business.

Sponsored Whitepaper - Device Management and Security Affect Business Strategy

Sybase commissioned Forrester Consulting to assess the importance of mobile device management and, in particular, mobile security and the associated issues that keep CXOs up at night. They found answers to how IT can provide better mobility support to its anytime, anywhere workers despite a proliferation of increasingly diverse mobile devices.

Source: Sybase

Case Study - MSM's Digital Content Transfer Strategy

How broadcasting company MSM’s digital content transfer strategy saved it over a crore a year.

Top Story - Avaya Preps One-Box Data-Center Strategy

Avaya is prepping to launch its one-box data-center strategy early in October -- the VSP 9000 switch -- as a counter to Cisco's more comprehensive approach.

Article - Staying Ahead With Strategy: Simplification through IT

Experimental solutions would command significant weight in the overall business strategy.  Devising a competitive strategy might sound complex, but with creativity and innovation, CIOs can simplify the process and help their business grow.

Top Story - Security one of the Biggest Challenges to Social Business Strategy

Untapped data. Inability to scale. Dismal adoption. Overspending. Gaping security holes. These are some of the most common challenges—and often sources of failure—that enterprises encounter following a social solution deployment, according to a new report by Forrester Research.