CIO Magazine: The Future of Information Technology through 2010

Features: 2010 - The Fate of IT

The Future of Jobs and Innovation
Scenario One:
U.S. Stays on Top
Even though some IT jobs will continue to move overseas, by 2010 the United States will still have a sizable population of IT professionals doing high-level work on strategy, implementation and design.

Scenario Two:
Americans Need Not Apply
If we continue to move jobs offshore, the U.S. IT professional could become extinct. BY STEPHANIE OVERBY


The Future of Software
Scenario One:
A Land Where Giants Rule
In 2010, CIOs will find themselves hostage to a few monopolistic vendors that keep software expensive and complex.

Scenario Two:
Open Source Slays Goliath
European and Asian governments will lead the way toward the adoption of open-source software, and American CIOs will happily climb aboard. BY CHRISTOPHER KOCH


The Future Of The CIO
Scenario One:
The Rise of the CIO
By 2010, the road to corporate success will run right through IT.

Scenario Two:
Whatever Happened to the CIO?
The idea that the enterprise needs a top corporate officer to run IT will make as much sense as having a chief executive for the mail room. BY ELANA VARON


The Future of Security
Scenario One:
After the Storm, Reform
In 2010, information security will be much better than it is today. But between then and now, everything will get inconceivably worse.

Scenario Two:
Welcome to the Lockdown
If innovation and privacy have to be sacrificed for the sake of security, so be it. BY SCOTT BERINATO

 

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