CIO staff

CIOs (Chief Information Officer) are senior executives responsible for all aspects of their companies' information technology and systems. They direct the use of IT to support the company's goals.

Rick Devenuti has one of the most high-profile IT jobs on the planet.

Companies will continue to spend on security during the next three years, according to a recent report from IDC (a sister company to CIO's publisher). While many IT sectors expect lackluster growth, the security segment is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 25 percent from 2001 to 2006.

Even if you're not planning on going into the job market, be prepared for it, says Beverly Lieberman, president of IT recruiting firm Halbrecht Lieberman Associates Inc. in Stamford, Conn. Otherwise you could find a comeback very hard.

The now familiar TERABYTE is 1,024 gigabytes, equivalent to all the X-ray films in a large technological hospital;