Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2014

Recently I’ve been having a very hard time talking to students, executives, and business leaders about information technology. In too many companies, IT leaders, relegated to their cost centers, are subordinate to other C-level executives. With the cloud, business units can take responsibility for their own technology.

CIO 11

CIO Information Technology Forrester Technology 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2015

If the world is to become ever more efficient and reach global climate goals, internet power will need to play its part. Leading companies are learning that sourcing renewable energy for data centers is a low-cost way to demonstrate commitment to global climate goals while adding reliability and predictability to energy consumption.

Energy 8

Energy Globalization Hedge Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2013

For the past several years we have watched with increasing dismay at the increasing chasm between information technology (IT) groups and their business counterparts. Further, the pace of technological change and the demands to do more with the data grow exponentially and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

Information Technology 8

Information Technology Technology Cost Center Constraint 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Without the breathing room to invest in new equipment and technologies, smaller manufacturers may be up to 40% less productive than large companies—a gap so sizable that it drags down the entire sector’s performance. manufacturers do source from domestic suppliers, they tend to regard them purely as a cost center.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain McKinsey Incentives Bottom-up 8

HR Digest

JANUARY 5, 2022

Bosch firmly believes that research is not an end in itself – a never-ending race to develop new technologies – but rather something that makes a tangible contribution to improving the quality of people’s lives. The goal of this group is to bring awareness, resources, and support to those impacted by a disability.

Human Resources 52

Human Resources Education Resources Innovation 52

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Driving Financial Goals. One of the most popular misconceptions about security is that it’s destined to be a cost center and it survives on executive generosity (or paranoia). This isn’t the case. Effective security investments and strategic planning can improve a company’s bottom line.

Team 8

Team P&L Engineering Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Who at your company will be put in charge of turning buildings operations from a cost center to a revenue center? Furthermore, many of these managers are focused more on productivity and safety goals than energy savings, nor are they allocated budgets to acquire new energy-saving systems even when paybacks would be compelling.

Energy 8

Energy Resources Information Technology Cost Center 8