Friday
Jul082011
Why CIOs Are Important

For many start-up companies information technology is a necessary overhead expense—and that's it. The thought of adding a Chief Information Officer (CIO) to the company's management team is the farthest thing from their minds; why would they need someone to head an Information Technology (IT) group when their needs are so minimal? But today's CIO is more than just the functional head of the IT organization. He or she is a professional who specializes in the management of information, a specialty growing in importance.