IT departments must adopt the process-optimization practices and productivity increases they've enabled in other parts of the business.

James Collins, author of Built to Last, discusses his research into companies that went from good to great (admittedly a small sample size) in this interview with InformationWeek.

Discusses the motivations of high-tech entrepreneurs and profiles four small companies, all privately owned and launched by IT professionals, that show that not all startups live or die with the fortunes of the stock markets.

Tomorrow's IT leaders will have to be part general, part maestro, and part evangelist