IT and business disconnect

Nearly a quarter of businesses around the world do not determine their IT resource requirements on business priorities, according to new research, says VNUNet.

A survey of 749 C-level executives commissioned by the non-profit IT Governance Institute revealed that 60% of organisations are convinced their business is getting a lot of value out of IT activities.

At the top of the list of benefits are better customer relations, cheaper risk management and higher product leadership.

The IT Policy Compliance Group has announced the availability of its 2008 annual research report titled "IT Governance, Risk and Compliance - Improving business results and mitigating financial risk," says CNNMoney

Primary benchmark research conducted by the IT Policy Compliance Group shows the way to improve business results and reduce financial risk, loss and expense is to increase or enhance the competencies, practices and capabilities governing the use and disposition of IT resources.

The report, which incorporates responses from more than 2 600 global organisations, measures the impact that improvements to data protection, regulatory compliance and IT service level resiliency have had on business results, including customer satisfaction, customer retention, revenue, expenses and profits.

The Planet, the world's largest privately held dedicated hosting company, hosted the Houston Techxans quarterly CIO speakers' forum at its world headquarters in Houston, says Top Hosts.

The event - titled "IT Compliance and Risk Management: Bridging the Gap on GRC" - featured leaders who provided advice and counsel from their own experiences in developing compliance frameworks for their organisations.

"Compliance continues to frame discussions inside every organisation, whether publicly traded or privately held," said Steve Kahan, VP of marketing and product management with The Planet.