This issue of Cutter Benchmark Review focuses on a topic of great interest to both information systems (IS) professionals and executives in other areas: strategic information systems alignment. For the purpose of this issue, we define alignment as the fit, or correspondence, between business and information systems strategy.
November 2006
November 2006
More than ever, companies are responsible for ensuring the privacy of the personally identifiable information (PII) in their care. The fact that PII is often in the hands of personnel using powerful mobile computers and storage devices away from corporate facilities only complicates matters. Not surprisingly, information security and privacy incidents are on the rise, along with growing public awareness of them.
In this issue:- Avoiding Privacy Pitfalls
- Gone but Not Forgotten: Protecting PII on Discarded Equipment
- Best Practices in Data Destruction
- Building and Buying Privacy-Aware Applications
- Protecting Personal Information Through Anonymization
- Make Privacy a Strategic Factor — The Why and the How
- Delivering a Strategic Data Protection and Privacy Plan to the Enterprise
October 2006
The frameworks, ideas, data, and guidelines in this issue of CBR will be helpful in your quest to evaluate and possibly implement a service-oriented architecture in your organization.
In this issue:October 2006
Once dismissed as a vacuous Silicon Valley buzzword, Web 2.0 is gradually becoming recognized as an important collection of technologies, business strategies, and social trends. In this issue, we will discuss the technologies and concepts that underlie Web 2.0 — and what they mean for the enterprise.
September 2006
This Cutter Benchmark Review issue investigates the extent of organizations’ adoption of application packages, the reasons for adoption, the benefits expected and the benefits realized, software changes, and any difficulties associated with adoption. (Not a member? Download your complimentary copy of the issue here.)
In this issue:- Does Best Practice Make Perfect? Fitting Off-the-Shelf Applications to Meet Your Needs — Introduction
- User Experiences with the Implementation and Use of Application Package Software
- Application Package Software: The Promise Vs. Reality
- It's a New World ... So Grab Your Old Weapons
- Application Package Software Survey Data