Outsourcing is the quest to offload either commodity or very specialized activities, so that staff can focus on work that truly adds value to the business. (Ezine - September 1, 2008)

Craig Lee is CIO of Honolulu-based American Savings Bank (ASB), Hawaii's third-largest financial institution with $6.7 billion in assets. (Journal Article - December 1, 2007)

For years, midmarket CIOs have eyed with envy larger companies' embrace of Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, technology. After all, VoIP can be a good way to cut costs and add flexibility to telephony. (Journal Article - December 1, 2007)

Rows of flashing slot machines buzz throughout Viejas Enterprises' tribal casino. An outdoor arena erupts with light and sound as entertainers such as country singer Randy Travis and comedian Bill Cosby take the stage. (Journal Article - November 1, 2007)

In the two and a half years we have been publishing CIO Decisions, we've seen a lot of change. We've watched some of you weather a merger or acquisition, a job change, a tech overhaul, new executive leadership, project failures and more. (Journal Article - November 1, 2007)

Korbel CIO Robert Barnes has brought 21st century IT to a 19th century company, fixing an errant ERP project and BI system in the process. (Journal Article - October 1, 2007)

A new CIO brings process and the latest IT to Canada's largest electrical distributor. (Journal Article - October 1, 2007)

Vendor management offices are just one way to ensure an organization's effective use of outside resources. CIOs share their best tactics. (Journal Article - October 1, 2007)

How an island-based hotelier caught up with the industry, drove out cost and continues to expand globally with IT. (Journal Article - September 1, 2007)

At a recent gathering for CIOs, John Hofmeister, the president of Shell Oil Co., surprised the group when he noted that just 10 years ago the oil giant had no enterprise CIO. (Journal Article - September 1, 2007)

Many of you like nothing more than a good metric. A statistic that tells you what your peers are doing, a benchmark that gives you something to consider when mapping out your strategy. (Journal Article - August 1, 2007)

The Nevada Cancer Institute learns it takes more than a dream budget to build a world-class medical center. (Journal Article - August 1, 2007)

Many of you have reason to feel pretty good about your career. In the face of senior-executive apathy and fish butt-tight budgets, you've managed to assemble highly competent teams and run professional IT shops. (Journal Article - August 1, 2007)

After years of lean technology investment, Jenny Craig desperately needed a new network to get in shape for company expansion. (Journal Article - July 1, 2007)

These 25 leaders are shaping business strategy at their companies with smart technology decisions. Meet our 2007 Midmarket IT award winners. (Journal Article - July 1, 2007)

No one likes being audited. But in today's heavily regulated environment, even midmarket CIOs better roll out the red carpet. (Journal Article - July 1, 2007)

Celebrating Midmarket IT Success. (Journal Article - July 1, 2007)

It isn't just about the money. Enjoying your job involves so much more: challenge, respect, engagement, camaraderie. (Journal Article - June 1, 2007)

Strategy. Earnings. One leads to the next, as this year's survey shows. The bigger your company, the more time you spend on strategy and the more you earn. (Journal Article - June 1, 2007)

When employee work styles or poor soft skills imperil performance, you gotta do something: rehab or reject. (Journal Article - May 1, 2007)

When the CIO at the Forzani Group left, the CEO decided to try the job on for size. (Journal Article - May 1, 2007)

Great CIOs are not just good at change; they are masters of it. Great CIOs anticipate and drive change. (Journal Article - May 1, 2007)

"Visibility": Now, there's a term you haven't heard lately. I'm kidding, of course; these days it's all we in the IT field hear about. (Journal Article - May 1, 2007)

Count CIOs among the powerful women who will rise to the highest posts in their careers in 2007. Here are some who have already made it. (Journal Article - April 1, 2007)

In a European history class at the University of California, Berkeley, a professor shows his students a portrait of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V on horseback, suited up for battle. (Journal Article - March 1, 2007)