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FEBRUARY 2009
Web 2.0 tools present .
NOVEMBER 2008
The demand for data center capacity worldwide has led to a sharp rise in IT costs and a steady increase in carbon emissions. A new efficiency metric provides companies with a clear yardstick for measuring progress.
OCTOBER 2008
Information and communications technologies will become a major source of greenhouse gas emissions but can abate far more of them.
SEPTEMBER 2008
Looking to slash your IT investments? Consider the possibility that targeted ones might generate savings and revenues exceeding what you could save through cost cutting.
JUNE 2008
The creation of knowledge, products, and services by online communities of companies and consumers is still in its earliest stages. Who knows where it will lead?
As the information storage needs of many large enterprises grow and become more complex, IT executives must have better policies to guide their efforts.
DECEMBER 2007
Eight emerging trends are transforming many markets and businesses. Executives should learn to shape the outcome rather than just react to it.
JULY 2007
McKinsey research shows that the IT investments of banks are most fruitful when they match technology strategy with business strategy, implement systems in a disciplined way, and balance value creation with increased IT capabilities.
JUNE 2007
A new delivery method is shaking the software industry’s foundations. Traditional vendors should take heed.
JULY 2008
JANUARY 2008
The year 2009 will be challenging for CIOs. Here’s how to play your hand.
DECEMBER 2008
Many IT organizations will reduce their spending in 2009. A strong management focus can mitigate the pain—and create opportunities.
Senior corporate leaders and tech executives want IT to better serve business strategy, but current performance still falls short, our third annual survey reveals.
APRIL 2009
All hands on dek!
Businesses are beginning to embrace the economics of carbon reduction. Here's how.
Amory Lovins argues that market forces, not regulation, will play the key role in promoting more efficient energy consumption.
NOVEMBER 2007
Executives place the environment and climate change in a class of their own when evaluating the impact of societal issues on shareholder value. They also indicate that companies are getting a little better at managing sociopolitical issues and understanding what the public wants.
MAY 2008
China faces major challenges to becoming a global giant in the offshoring and outsourcing of services.
AUGUST 2007
The success of online participatory media—video-sharing sites and corporate wikis alike—depends on the quality contributions of a small core of enthusiasts.
MAY 2007
IT executives say that they are now helping to shape business strategy but need to improve their ability to tap innovation.
Companies are using more Web 2.0 tools and technologies than they were last year, sometimes for more complex business purposes, according to McKinsey’s second annual survey on Web 2.0. Companies that are satisfied with their use of these tools are starting to see changes throughout the enterprise.
McKinsey's Business Technology Office publishes a print collection several times a year. The most recent edition includes these articles.
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