The near-term future of the CIO looks a lot different from today. Here are a few things you should be doing right now to get ready for some significant changes. ECF editorial director Bill Laberis interviews former Canadian Pacific Railroad CIO Heather Campbell, now president of BasicallyIT.

IT became this company's best friend as it sought to transform itself for competitive advantage by leveraging all the information it produced -- and its operations produced plenty, according to former Canadian Pacific Railroad CIO Heather Campbell. ECF editorial director Bill Laberis conducts the interview.

Retired CIO and ECF Council member Joel Dobbs advises frustrated marketing execs to cut the cord with IT - forever. He said as much in his blog post "Mr. No, CIO." Enterprise CIO Forum community manager John Dodge (left) conducts the interview.Follow John Dodge on Twitter.

All some CIOs can say is "No, " according to Pabst Brewing Co. CIO Ben Haines. That has forced users especially in marketing and sales to circumvent IT. Enterprise CIO Forum John Dodge (left) conducts the interview.Follow me on Twitter.

Paul Muller (@xthestreams) interviews Andy Smith, VP of Application Hosting Services for McKesson, about transitioning from a legacy infrastructure to a next-generation solution.Some highlights from their conversation include the following:• The drivers to update the McKesson data center were a desire for improved efficiency, lower costs and better transparency between McKesson and their customers• McKesson looked at the infrastructures of their competitors and updated theirs to compete and surpass them

Paul Muller (@xthestreams) interviews Jakob Kaad from Accenture Denmark about IT strategy. 

How much risk should a CIO take? How many projects should they oversee and encourage? Is there a happy medium in the CIO role? ECF community manager John Dodge tries to answer these tough questions in this video.Follow John Dodge on Twitter.

The CIO role is changing dramatically, but Enterprise CIO Forum community manager John Dodge argues that there's an enduring role for them in the enterprise.Follow John Dodge on Twitter.

Predictions abound for what the future role of the CIO will look like. But are we just setting them up for failure? Enterprise CIO Forum editorial director Bill Laberis.

Despite Herculean efforts to blend almost seamlessly into the business environment, IT is still perceived by business executives largely as a cost center and service provider -- according to CIOs. Enterprise CIO Forum editorial director Bill Laberis...

Cloudtweaks blogger Sourya Biswas reviews the basics of HP's converged cloud. Enterprise CIO Forum community manager John Dodge moderates. 

All of the best and brightest in business have one thing in common, and that is multiple failures. How they reacted to them is what separated them from the crowd. Enterprise CIO Forum editorial director Bill Laberis

HP chief cloud technologist Christian Verstraete contends one size cloud does not fit all. So he explains how CIOs can implement a "managed" or "converged" clouds that looks like a public cloud, but have the security and manageability of a private cloud. In the end, clouds are "managed in a consistent manner." And it's all transparent to end user who can move from cloud to cloud without ever being aware of it.     

Enterprise CIO Forum community manager John Dodge argues that CIOs are just plain losers when it comes to social media. And that has to change.Follow him on Twitter.

CIO Publisher Emeritus Gary Beach continues his interview with AMD Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer Michael Wolfe. Wolfe is a recipient of the Enterprise CIO Forum's Transformational CIO Award. Part II of IIICome to our converged cloud Twitter chat on the following Thursdays: April 19 and 26, May 3, 10 and 17. They run from 1-2 EDT. Use the hashtag #convcloud. Send me (jdodge@idgenterprise.com) your questions in advance...or ask in the chat. See you there. 

MIT reports a study by three researchers that ties IT spending to the bottom line. Enterprise CIO Forum community manager analyzes the report.Follow John Dodge on Twitter.

This LinkedIn question -- what is your biggest challenge for the CIO in a word -- has proven enormously popular. Enterprise CIO Community Manager John Dodge explains why.Follow john Dodge on Twitter.

Week in Review for March 29 looks at Government efforts in cyber security and the use of domestic drones. We also examine why CIOs are reluctant to report cyber fraud and where the best locations for IT jobs are with startups.Follow me on Twitter.

If driving out excess IT costs still ranks high on your to-do list, you are probably barking up the wrong tree. Enterprise CIO Forum editorial director Bill Laberis...

Last week, an exec said a lot of nasty things about Goldman Sachs in a New York Times OpEd piece. Enterprise CIO Forum community manager John Dodge explains what CIOs can learn from this.Follow me on Twitter.

Data from two key IDG studies points at a potentially significant uptick in spending on public cloud by enterprise-class organizations. Enterprise CIO Forum editorial director Bill Laberis...

NASA moves out its last mainframe as it makes way for outsourcing and cloud computing. And tablet users find it hard to kick the notebook habit. Enterprise CIO Forum community manager John Dodge explains in Week-in-Review for March 9.Follow me on Twitter.

n the enterprise today strategy and structure are intimately related and interdependent. Structure holds the existing strategy in place. Want to change strategy? Change structure first, advises Enterprise CIO Forum editorial director Bill Laberis.