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In this article, the authors focus on real-time digital data. They have proposed five archetypes related to value-creating initiatives employing real-time data streams including aggregation, efficiency and service and mention value drivers for digital data genesis (DDG) including real-time mass visibility, real-time mass visibility and real-time coordination. They also mention message-orientated middleware (MOM), business process modeling (BPM) and advanced analytics engine.

The article focuses on the survey related to the 2011 information technology (IT) budget and budgeting process. It states that the question of whether to spend money for innovative projects or for the maintenance of technology that already exist for processes and equipment is what challenges IT managers. Several graphs showing the results of the survey are presented including the areas with low spending, initiatives to reduce IT costs, and period of hiring IT staff.

The article focuses on the 2010 information technology (IT) budgeting survey involving 79 organizations from various regions including North America, Europe and the Middle East. It relates on several contributors to the survey such as professor Dennis Adams and Bob Benson of The Beta Group. It says that 46% of the participants revealed that they are hiring in 2010 and only a quarter of them have delayed hiring until 2011. Several bar graphs that show survey results are also presented.

The author focuses on the need to improve services that allow business enterprises to take advantage of the benefits of social networking. He admits that social networks are an essential tool to bring people closer but there is not enough media and blueprint for businesses to experience the practical application of social networks in strengthening their social condition. He suggests the need to establish an application specifically intended for the integration of business and social networks.

The article provides an analysis concerning the survey data and information technology (IT) management issues that are intertwined with forecasting. It outlines the relationship between the forecasting and IT, and examines the role of information systems (IS) professionals in aiding the forecasting function. Moreover, the data indicates that the forecasting function is not centralized and does not have its own place in the organization.

The article presents an analysis on the issue of Cutter Benchmark Review. The issue focuses on innovation, innovation process, its drivers, and its results. The article also presents several graphs on a survey about open innovation. The most evident outcome from the survey is the incomplete awareness on the open innovation brand.

The article reflects on the use of business intelligence. He discusses data obstetrics and the importance of adopting a new methodology in obtaining digital born data. He comments on the adoption of business intelligence tools and the importance of developing different expertise in organizations. He suggests the idea of a company psychic which depends on the quality of business intelligence tools in handling customers.

The article discusses new technology and IT trends. It reports the increasing maturation of virtualization and server consolidation. Stagnation with respect to open source movement is also observed. It also reveals that the pressure on cost cutting and rationalization was lessened that leads to IT shops' innovation. However, the demand for IT talents is increasing that causes competition. Charts showing the IT trends for 2007 are also provided.

The article discusses the survey on strategic information systems (IS) alignment conducted by the "Cutter Benchmark Review". Results of the survey indicates that IS roles includes cost reduction and innovation. Respondents also shows confusion which is attributed to the ill-defined concept of alignment. Further study on the IS alignment that focuses on strategic agility is recommended.

The article presents the positive results of an information technology (IT) budget survey in the U.S. in 2006. The survey shows larger budgets than the respondents who foresee negatively. The areas of decreasing pressure shows strengthening factor with decrease costs of spending of 38% that productivity increases to 30%. Respondents also show that with the pressure on IT departments and a renewed focus on IT innovation have cleared the way for revenue-side consideration.

The article provides an overview of the topics discussed within the issue. The topics include the specific application or information technology trends. It also includes the given characteristics of content management systems (CMS) and many challenges offered by CMS projects reflect those associated with other applications which are characterized by multiple stakeholders and cross-functional users and processes.

The article discusses the findings of a survey of knowledge management (KM) practices. The survey showed that companies claiming to be engaged in KM are taking a conservative approach. Respondents adopt IT that can support KM and serves other purposes like general communication and information sharing. Also, experts agree on the notion that KM success requires full organization commitment and cultural fit.

The article discusses the development of information technology (IT) security in the U. S. First is the technological development and software programs that guides certain set of security and risk management challenges. Another is the issue of regulation in response to growth of computer system as the backbone infrastructure that controls the delivery of services and supports global economy. Finally, the increasing media scrutiny and attention from the public to the issue of computer security.

Presents a survey on the identification of customer data in the participating organizations. Recognition of business value of customer data; Difficulty in implementing a formal strategy; Importance of cost-benefit analysis in the estimation of costs associated with collecting, storing, processing, and distributing its customer data.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including the use of smartphones and mobile applications market by Pierre Berthon, Leyland Pitt and Kirk Plangger, and effective use of mobile information technology (IT) by Maria Lee.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including the significance of open innovation on organizations, process innovation and the evolution of the open innovation phenomenon.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including information technology (IT) budgeting issues, the 2011 IT budgeting survey of "Cutter Benchmark Review" (CBR), and the new challenges concerning IT.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including ideas for application of tablet computers, trends in information technology (IT) and the potentials of post-personal computer (PC) devices.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue including the examination of organizational movement toward service co-creation, the use of customer relationship management (CRM), and the future of customer relationships.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including the management of digital data, sustainable ways to use data, and the implication of data collection, querying, and analysis in technology.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various articles within the issue on topics including strategic Information Technology (IT) planning, effective IT application development, and the relationship of the IT values that affect organizational outcomes.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses various reports published within the issue including one by Dennis Adams on the business forecasts for the information technology (IT) industry, one by Mike Sisco on overview of the IT industry in 2010, and one on a trends in the IT industry.

The article presents the author's insights regarding the social media trend. The author states that social networks, like Facebook Inc., YouTube LLC, and Twitter, have become a part of the daily language. He says that both young and adults already use social media to share information, connect, and shop. Meanwhile, the author mentions that businessmen are less familiar on the particular ways of using social media as a tool in moving their organizations forward.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the author discusses an article on Kanban systems by Laurie Williams, a brief profile of Masa Maeda and his contributions on the association between the Kanban approach and quality, success, and the development process.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue including the examination of the powerful trend toward further integration of technology into everyday productivity and the creative process of the innovative generation, the ways in integrating individuals into organizations to the benefit of all involved, and insights into the next generation of technology users.

The article offers the author's insights on the significance of budget process in information technology (IT) and business professionals. The author states that part of the organizations' budget process was limiting the reduction of IT shop because they view that IT assets and knowledge are difficult to rebuild. Associate professor Dennis Adams of the University of Houston views that economic recovery entails the need to change how IT do business and not just focus of managing cost.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Katia Passerini on principles for safeguarding privacy on mobile devices, one by Lanse LaVoy on smartphones as the ultimate mobile computing device, and another on "Please Rob Me" that help secure mobile platforms.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses electronic-learning, an article on information systems by Aurelio Ravarini, and an article on the evolution of work in the age of networks by Gianni Maria.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue such as the article on the purpose of reality in the reporting of project management and in decision making by Jo Ellen Moore and the article on clear vision and purpose, prioritization, candid conversations, and emergence by David Spann.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue including one by Joe Feller on the evolution of Web 2.0 and one by Mark Choate on the trenches of business.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses an article on the classification of four common methods in operating information technology (IT) during downtime by Dorothy Leidner and the three main recessions from within the function of IT by Tom Murphy.

The article presents the author's insights on the January 2010 issue of "Cutter Benchmark Review." The author mentions that the topics for this month are related to information technology (IT) trends like the ways on how to run an information technology (IT) shop. He cites the contributions and efforts of the team as they provide the necessary information to the readers. Moreover, he hopes that the topics in this issue will provide the essential knowledge to the readers.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses an article on the various gaps in reverse logistics by Kathryn Brohman, and the insights and statistics related to reverse logistics processes by Eileen Brown.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses an article on the overview of the domain of outsourcing and state of the art of research in its area, a brief history of the outsourcing practice, and modern approaches to information technology (IT) outsourcing.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses an article on green information technology (IT) and its measurement by Brian Donnellan and the principal challenges to green IT measurement by Bhuvan Unhelkar.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including the beginning of information technology (IT) alignment and its relation to organizational IT by Dennis Adams and IT governance practice and IT industry perspective for 2009 by Bob Benson and Tom Bugnitz.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses the article "The Way Around," by Dennis A. Adams that focuses on information technology (IT) budgeting.

The article discusses various topics published within the issue, including one by Joe Feller on how to manage the troubled relationship in information technology and one by Jared Goralnick on tangible approaches to end the threats to productivity and time management.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Geneviéve Bassellier and Ronald Cenfetelli on the development and deployment of information technology (IT) enabled services and one by Bob Furniss on IT service management.

The article discusses various topics published within the issue, including one on the integration of social networking into the business, one on the advantages of social networking and technology-mediated community building and one on the four elements of social networking infrastructure.

The article introduces various topics published within the issue including one by Aurelio Ravarini and Luca Mari on the brief history of computing science trends and another one by Jeff Kaplan on the difficulties on the concepts of cloud computing and Software as a Service (SaaS).

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Katia Passerini on mobile platforms and one by Bhuvan Unhelker on software development process and mobile technology.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Claudio Vitari on the concept of digital data genesis capability and another by David Caruso on the role of the information technology (IT) in manufacturing operations during financial crisis and pressure.

A preface for "Cutter Benchmark Review," volume 9, no. 1 is presented.

The article focuses on the use of information technology (IT) as an enabler of customer service and service delivery in the U.S. It is found that there is an increase of customer services through IT-enabled means and personnel. The author claims that this proliferation of customer data that is natively digital enables strategies that were simply not feasible before. He further speculates that the trend of IT-enabled customer service will never recede.

A preface for the November 2008 issue of "Cutter Benchmark Review" is presented.

The article discusses various articles published within the issue, including one by Jo Ellen and Mary Sue on staff management, and another by Tim Stone on information technology (IT) workers.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue including one by Eleanor Loiacono on the measurement of web site quality and another by Martin Bauer on the industrial strength of web sites.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including the strategic role of the internet strategy (IS) function and issues of innovation, and the role of the information technology (IT) group in the planning process.

The article discusses various reports published within the July 2008 issue of the "Cutter Benchmark Review," including one by Dennis Adams on the trends of budgeting for information technology and another by Bob Benson and Tom Bugnitz on how the governance challenges of information technology reflect on the budgeting process.