CEO Perspectives: The Catch 22 of IT Cost Management

Article discusses three recent trends in managing IT within companies:
1. A move from isolating IT spending from overall business process costs.
2. Some companies are viewing IT cost management on a different basis than simply controlling the growth in absolute spending.
3. Companies are seeking to dramatically reduce the cycle time before benefits start to be realized.

Ray Ozzie

Founder, Groove Networks, a company trying to use peer-to-peer technology to allow workers in different companies to collaborate on projects in a private, secure, virtual shared space.

If home is where the network is, who pays?

Ever since the Internet entered the popular culture, futurists and technophiles have been telling the world that the new medium would transform homes into information-rich hubs of activity.

The Skinny on E-Services Vendors (.pdf)

Chart from InformationWeek special on E-Services breaks down how customers ranked their E-services vendors in the following categories:
– Knowledge of Networking
– Partnerships with Vendors
– Strategic Business Advice
– Industry Expertise
– Pricing and Value
– Reliability of Service
– Service-Level Agreements
– Programming Expertise
– Vendor Reputation
– Commerce and Brand Expertise
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Technology, Talent, And Tolerance

The nation’s leading high-tech centers are places where people from virtually any background can settle and make things happen.

KnowledgeStorm

The term ‘business technology’ sums up Knowledge Storm. The site offers a means by which technology buyers might fulfil their business requirements with solutions offered by technology providers. Site visitors may either drill down through a directory of business subject areas or conduct keyword searches to arrive at software, white papers and reports that have been developed or researched to provide insight into a specific … [ Read more ]

Steve Kirsch

Founder, Infoseek

IT Radar (TechRepublic)

This eMarket for IT Services allows you to:
– Find qualified local IT consulting firms in minutes
– Send Projects and staffing request to the best-suited firms
– Save time and money, and make better outsourcing decisions

Search by solution area or use one of their pre-defined searches. Further narrow your search results by selecting your market area.

Marc Andreessen

E-Procurement Is Not Electronic Purchasing

This Technology Note covering the e-procurement is presented in two parts. The first part covers: 1. The Promise of E-Procurement; 2. E-Procurement Myths and Reality; 3. Preparing for an E-Procurement Initiative. The second part covers: 4. E-Procurement Architecture; 5. Selecting an E-Procurement Partner(s); 6. Implementing E-Procurement.
(see Part II at: Content: Article | Authors: C. Sabean, D. Geller, J. Dowling | Source: TechnologyEvaluation.com | Subject: IT / Technology / E-Business | Industry: Information Technology

ebizQ

ebizQ.net is the portal to a network of sites that include news, features, on-line community forums, research, analysis, white papers, events and vendor information focused on e-business integration technologies and business issues. ebizQ.net is a dynamic resource for business and IT professionals responsible for implementing e-business solutions in their organizations. Sites include b2b.ebizQ.net (B2B and e-commerce integration), eai.ebizQ.net (Enterprise Application Integration and infrastructure), e-serv.ebizQ.net (application … [ Read more ]

Kim Polese

one of the masterminds behind Java and the founder, Chairman and until recently CEO of Marimba

Editor’s Note: this is an archived copy of the interview b/c the original tnbt.com site is now dead; so, some links may not work…

Looking for new methods to manage an IT project? Grab a hammer

This article looks at the management approach used in two different types of projects:
An IT project for an automotive parts manufacturer and a construction project for the same automotive parts manufacturer. The author argues that there are real-world tactics from the construction side that can be applied to the management of an internal IT project and that by comparing these projects, it’s clear … [ Read more ]

Eric Schmidt

Novell CEO

Tom Leighton

Akamai co-founder & Chief Scientist, and MIT math professor