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OpportunITy to Make a Difference OpportunITy to Make a Difference
Cover Story by Larry Lange
With so many companies rethinking their business models, CIOs now enjoy a unique opportunity to demonstrate the business value of IT like never before. IT leaders like Marty Sunde and David Guzman of Acxiom (above) are doing just that. They are reshaping the competitive playing field and offsetting the economy's effects by uncovering areas where IT can achieve new levels of efficiency.
PLUS: A CIO's Action Plan for OpportunITy
Case Study: How the U.K.'s Largest Retailer Keeps Growing How the U.K.'s Largest Retailer Keeps Growing
Case Study by Jennifer Zaino
Tesco plans to add 100 stores this year, thanks in part to its unique approach to standardizing IT.
CIO Roundtable: Agility Rules Agility Rules
CIO Roundtable by Bob Violino
How can CIOs help their organizations maintain market agility while controlling costs? IT leaders from Embarq, Pacific Coast Companies and Forbes share their best practices.
Smart Practices: Social Networking Connects Business Social Networking Connects Business
Smart Practices by Karen J. Bannan
Facebook, LinkedIn, even Twitter and Yammer are finding their way into corporate settings. For CIOs, that's a challenge — and an opportunity.
Special Report: Going Lean Going Lean
Special Report by Leon Erlanger
Lean, an approach originally created to identify and remove waste in manufacturing, is now being adopted by IT organizations.
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Seize the OpportunITy
Peter Krass, editor of Smart Enterprise Magazine Editor in Chief
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Editor's Perspective
Opportunity in this economy? Believe it. Also, we introduce several new and exciting editorial sections. More >>
Columns
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
What does it take to persuade a CFO to fund an IT project these days? Think simple, fast and strategic, says Nancy Cooper, Executive VP and CFO at CA.

SMART BUSINESS
Aligning IT with the business is only the starting point, says consultant, lecturer and author Peter Hinssen.

SMART EXCHANGE
The mainframe is back. In fact, it's more compelling than ever.

CAREER SMARTS
Don't just manage, lead. So urges marketing executive and bestselling author Seth Godin. In an interview, he explains how and why CIOs should transform their IT organizations into tight-knit tribes.

Departments
SMART TRENDS
Reducing redundancy with PPM ... Obama's IT stimulus allotment ... CIOs' new source for IT and business books.

TECH CHATTER
Business-Driven Automation
The goal of IT automation is more than simply staff efficiency and cost reductions. Instead, at its most mature, business-driven automation is a strategic cornerstone that supports IT's relevance and responsiveness to the business by increasing agility, service quality and control.

WORLD WATCH
German IT leaders taking the green view ... The U.K. economy's silver lining ... How an Australian state plans to centralize IT services.

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
A Pound of Prevention
New IT-powered solutions promise to improve employees' health and lower corporate healthcare costs. Key to the new approach: more preventive medicine.

SMART SOLUTIONS
A Better Balancing Act
A new portfolio-management solution offers CIOs a proactive way to evaluate potential IT investments against corporate goals.

Faster Time to Value
Today, CIOs who can deliver measurable IT value in weeks and months, not years, will prosper. These best practices can help.

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