THOMAS WAILGUM

As a senior editor, I write in-depth features that probe macroeconomic and business topics that challenge today's executives and the IT community; shorter articles that analyze current business and technology trends; personality-driven Q&As that ask questions our readers want to see answered; lively and opinionated columns that strive to stir discussions in our online readership; and interactive pieces that use online media tools, such as slide shows, to grab readers' attention and deliver entertaining content.

These are the topic areas I'm following now:

-Enterprise applications (ERP, CRM, SCM, BI)

-Data management (MDM) and real-time data challenges

-Software as a service and how companies are deciding between on-premise vs. on-demand

-Oracle vs. SAP vs. Everybody Else

-Transformational IT stories that have financially impacted businesses

-Sports, technology and business

-The role business analysts play in software development

A look at some of my most popular and favorite articles on CIO.com include: "How Wal-Mart Lost Its Technology Edge," "How to Be a Supremely Productive Person: A Chat With John Halamka," "Ten IT Urban Legends Exposed," and "IT at the Department of Defense: Adding Insult to Injury."

I've written other investigative articles and profiles of executives at Toyota, Starbucks, the New York City Police Department, UPS and ESPN.

The Worst U.S. Cities to Work in IT

IT workers have their choice of many great U.S. cities for work and play (Atlanta, Chicago, Seattle), but what are the cities that you probably should avoid? Here's a very unscientific, highly subjective and unapologetically snarky list of our least favorite U.S. tech job locales.

Supply Chain U.: AMR Rates Top Colleges for Supply Chain Studies

What do companies want college grads to understand about supply chain management? More than what the U.S.'s best university programs now provide, new research shows.

SAP CTO Vishal Sikka on Innovation, Cloud Computing and Business ByDesign's Future

SAP's first-ever CTO talks about setting the application strategy for the ERP vendor, why Business ByDesign isn't for every company, and how SAP has been in "the cloud" for years.

CIO Survey: Glimpses of Stabilization Amid Dark IT Budget Forecasts

Results from our exclusive CIO survey show that the percentage of CIOs planning to increase their IT spending shrunk to its lowest level in a year. However, IT budgets show signs of stabilization after more than a year of budget cuts and layoffs.

5 Facts About ERP That You May Not Know

Whether you're upgrading your ERP system or deploying one for the first time, it pays to understand today's ERP software landscape.

Sales Calls without PowerPoint: Why High-Tech Sales Gurus Go Low-Tech

The new low-tech trend in high-tech sales? Salespeople at Software AG, Borland and Symantec are ditching PowerPoint and engaging with customers using a whiteboard and markers. Here's a look at Software AG's strategy.

What Customers Want from ERP Vendors on Software Pricing

A Forrester Research report lists three big things that CIOs and IT professionals want from enterprise software vendors now: choice, value and predictability. It also examines how vendors are and are not helping their customers get through the recession.

Inside the Mysterious World of Tech CEO Succession Planning

Software arch-rivals SAP and Oracle take starkly different approaches to CEO succession planning, as do 'frenemies' Microsoft and Apple. Who's right? Customers and analysts say more information on who will be steering the ship is better.

Supply Chain Reality: Much Risk Tied Up in Shrinking Pool of Suppliers

Today's companies have better supply chain apps than ever before -- but they also face bigger risks. Many large enterprises use the same, small pool of supplier companies, so the ripples from one recession-related sinkage can spread far and wide.

Apple, Dell, Procter & Gamble Tops Among Global Supply Chains

AMR Research's annual list of the top 25 supply chains names Apple as No. 1 (again). Dell, P&G, IBM, Cisco and other global manufacturers and retailers made the list for supply chain and financial excellence.

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