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Effective CIOs are adept at corporate board-level politics. As technology is a central pillar of organisations of all sizes, the CIO has to become a key member of, or senior adviser to, the management board, making key decisions on all aspects of the business and therefore being required to understand all departments, operations and issues that arise. Driving through change management and technology requires board support to ensure success.

Board politics

Latest Board politics news

Sun's open source chief quites in Oracle merger

Sun's chief open source officer, Simon Phipps, has left the company following its acquisition by Oracle, the executive announced in his blog on Tuesday.

Ex-Sun CEO Schwartz tells it like it is on Gates and Jobs

Jonathan Schwartz is starting to share stories about his days at Sun, possibly in preparation for a book.

IBM CEO picks £14.1 million pay package

Sam Palmisano, chairman and CEO of IBM, was awarded a compensation package valued at $21.2 million (£14.1 million) in 2009, according to documents filed today with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Women CIOs show strong leadership on International Women’s Day

11 major organisations in the UK have their IT strategy led by women.

Former-Novell CTO to lead W3C

Filling a position left open since 2008, former Novell CTO Jeffrey Jaffe has taken on the role of chief executive officer for the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium).

Ballmer says Microsoft will beat Google one day

It's not easy being Steve Ballmer. The Microsoft CEO was asked for the umpteenth time Tuesday if his company will ever be number one in search.

New SAP boss opens CEBIT

It was Léo Apotheker whose name appeared on the invitation to the opening ceremony of the Cebit trade show, but his successor, co-CEO Bill McDermott, appeared on stage.

Keep IT out of the boardroom says VMware

VMware is launching a new website to encourage IT managers to look at IT in a new light

HP appoints new head of enterprise services

Hewlett-Packard has shuffled executives, tapping an internal candidate, Tom Iannotti, to run the enterprise services business for the company.

Steve Jobs biography being rumoured

Apple's CEO Steve Jobs may be about to reveal the story of his life, with the publication of an official biography written by a former managing editor of Time magazine.

Board politics in depth

CIO CV: Eachan Fletcher

This sporting life

Sporting Index CIO Eachan Fletcher doesn’t mind admitting a love for technology more...

CIO CV: Eachan Fletcher

Sporting Index CIO Eachan Fletcher doesn’t mind admitting a love for technology

This sporting life

Sporting Index CIO Eachan Fletcher doesn’t under estimate the CTO aspect of his role at one of the web's gambling bellwethers. more...

Sporting Index CIO Eachan Fletcher doesn’t mind admitting a love for technology

Ten board level energy saving and environmental issues CIOs must address

Top tips from the IBM Eco-Efficiency Jam

IBM recently ran a 'Jam' - an online discussion - on environmental sustainability and why it is important for CIOs, CEOs and CFOs to address it. more...

Ten board level energy saving and environmental issues CIOs must address

Book review: Beyond the Boys’ Club

Making sense of the global economy

Books that aim to crack the codes of finance and shatter the glass ceiling. more...

Book review: Beyond the Boys’ Club

Arts Council CIO Owen Powell manages a change in scene and service

A change of art

Arts Council IT director Owen Powell paints a picture of occupational psychology and IT as the canvas for transformation more...

Arts Council CIO Owen Powell manages a change in scene and service

Why the UK’s Victorian canals rely on IT

Liquid assets

British Waterways has helped change the face of the nation’s canal network. Head of ICT Richard Walsh explains the role of technology in the operation of today’s waterways more...

Why the UK’s Victorian canals rely on IT

Adobe CIO draws on secret SaaS

Graphic image

The IT chief of graphics software powerhouse Adobe likes software as a service and sees it eating into traditional ERP implementations more...

Adobe CIO draws on secret SaaS

Foreign and Commonwealth Office CIO Tony Mather on modernising Whitehall

Diplomatic mission

Foreign and Commonwealth Office CIO Tony Mather is modernising his historic corner of Whitehall... but would rather be in Milton Keynes more...

Foreign and Commonwealth Office CIO Tony Mather on modernising Whitehall

8 signs all is not well with your company

Timing is everything when it comes to jumping ship. Here's how to tell if your company's prospects are sinking

Timing is everything when it comes to jumping ship. Here's how to tell if your company's prospects are sinking more...

8 signs all is not well with your company

Book review: How the Mighty Fall

From fallen giants to the next big thing

Failure, rhetoric, futures and instincts are the watchwords of this month’s round-up by Martin Veitch more...

Book review: How the Mighty Fall

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Analysis

IT globalisation: drivers, hurdles, and opportunities

CIOs are increasingly pursuing globalisation, seeking to improve operations across geographic and organisational boundaries. more...

IT globalisation: drivers, hurdles, and opportunities

Opinion

Learning to lead

A decade is a long time but nonetheless a span of time that I can put my arms around, remembering, relating to, and digesting events and developments through the 10 years. more...

Learning to lead

Debate

BPM – the CIO’s smartest idea ever

Mike Gammage of business process management specialists Nimbus describes why he thinks BPM is important for CIOs more...

BPM – the CIO’s smartest idea ever

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