David Carey

For many CIOs, the idea of transforming the business through a synergistic marriage of IT and the lines of business is like a Leaf fan's dreams of winning the Stanley Cup - great to imagine but not happening in this lifetime.

If Sam Spade were around today and opted to make his living in information technology, chances are he'd find a home in IT asset management. It's the sort of job that can use the talents of a good gumshoe.

CIO Canada: Have your discussions with other CIOs given you a feeling for who is now using Web services?

For a large financial institution such as BMO Financial Group (formerly Bank of Montreal), getting "within two or three bucks of it" is not only intolerable from an accounting standpoint, it's also a nonstarter when it comes to purchasing.

Greg Georgeff has tackled the thorny issues of privacy and security from both sides of the fence

What CIO hasn

An Interview With Dell CIO Randall Mott

Global companies have their own special challenges when it comes to developing applications.