THOMAS WAILGUM

As a senior editor, I write in-depth features that probe macroeconomic and business topics that challenge today's executives and the IT community; shorter articles that analyze current business and technology trends; personality-driven Q&As that ask questions our readers want to see answered; lively and opinionated columns that strive to stir discussions in our online readership; and interactive pieces that use online media tools, such as slide shows, to grab readers' attention and deliver entertaining content.

These are the topic areas I'm following now:

-Enterprise applications (ERP, CRM, SCM, BI)

-Data management (MDM) and real-time data challenges

-Software as a service and how companies are deciding between on-premise vs. on-demand

-Oracle vs. SAP vs. Everybody Else

-Transformational IT stories that have financially impacted businesses

-Sports, technology and business

-The role business analysts play in software development

A look at some of my most popular and favorite articles on CIO.com include: "How Wal-Mart Lost Its Technology Edge," "How to Be a Supremely Productive Person: A Chat With John Halamka," "Ten IT Urban Legends Exposed," and "IT at the Department of Defense: Adding Insult to Injury."

I've written other investigative articles and profiles of executives at Toyota, Starbucks, the New York City Police Department, UPS and ESPN.

Supply Chain Data on Holiday 2009 Hotties: Zhu Zhu Pet 'Hot,' Hannah Montana 'Not'

New supply-chain import data analyzed by Panjiva, as well its new Trends product, shows who's hot and who's not this holiday gift-giving season. Watch out kiddos: Coal imports are on the rise!

The Future of ERP, Part II

Clouds, SaaS, Enterprise 2.0, Modules, Analytics, Enhancements, Fusion, Business ByDesign, Leo, Larry -- Oh My! In CIO.com's continuing analysis of the ERP market, we look at the future of ERP: Companies struggling to make sense of all their enterprise information, the rush to uncover ERP and BI analytics data, and the supervendors' future.

The Future of ERP

Clouds, SaaS, Enterprise 2.0, Modules, Analytics, Enhancements, Fusion, Business ByDesign, Leo, Larry -- Oh My! In CIO.com's continuing analysis of the ERP market, we look at the future of ERP: What's at stake, who are the contenders, and what is and isn't likely to happen in 2010 and beyond.

Working at Home for the Holidays: A Wi-Fi, H1N1 and Family Survival Guide

CIO.com's ultimate guide to surviving the 2009 holiday season: How to visit family and reconnect with old friends and still get done all that work while out of the office.

ERP Investments Still Top the List for Corporate IT Spending

Forrester Research survey data shows that more than two-thirds of companies are still investing in their ERP systems--despite the recession, upgrade costs and maintenance fee complaints.

Inside ERP Budgets: Slicing and Dicing the Corporate Pie

AMR Research survey data shows how companies are spending their ERP operating budget dollars and why many are struggling to achieve the right mix.

Nintendo Wii Left Out in the Cold This Holiday Season

Nintendo's charmed status as the holiday gift that defied even the recession seems to be ending. Should Nintendo's supply chain planners have seen this coming?

5 Questions with NetSuite's CFO

A high-tech CFO who makes sales calls? It's all in a day's work for NetSuite CFO Jim McGeever. Here's his take on how SaaS is beating big vendor FUD, the Larry Ellison effect, and the future of business apps.

More Jobs Vanish: IT's Gains Are Real People's Losses

Improved IT means many jobs cut in this recession have been cut forever, some job hunters are now learning. While long-sought efficiency improvements have arrived, not everyone is celebrating.

Oracle vs. SAP: Battle of the Fall 2009 Balance Sheets

A head-to-head examination of how the two software giants were able to increase net income during a global recession in which revenues plunged.

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