Find the Right Geek

Businesses today need information technology pros who understand how businesses work and grow.

Many businesses even require a dedicated employee to focus full or part time on managing technology. We aren't just talking about some geek who knows how to build his or her own laptop or get the iPhone to run on other systems besides AT&T. They have to think strategically.

Let's look at the areas of responsibility a 21st-century technology czar must handle. Regardless of the size of a company, there are varieties of internal and external technology challenges, for which someone has to take responsibility. ...