CIO Wisdom II: More Best Practices

Introduction

It is nearly impossible to put a value on corporate data. Some would say it is invaluable. Compliance, at least in the realm of information technology, has much to do with how that data is stored and accessed. The amount of data an organization holds and the role of this information has only increased the complexity of IT within the organization. How do you ensure that only those who are supposed to use that data see it while at the same time make it easier for those with permission to get their jobs done? You must intelligently manage this data in order to comply with the thousands of regulations that control how companies store and access their data. In this sense the CIO's job has become more complicated with every new scandal ...