The CIO And CFO Disconnect

Forbes.com (Aug 26 2009) Cloud Computing , Servers

1. How to get both executives on the same page. The common language of business is money. However, CIOs often talk in terms of technology while CFOs talk in terms of cash. No wonder organizational conflict is growing as IT spends ever increasing amounts of money on data center construction. McKinsey's Will Forrest and I have identified IT's need for dramatically increased financial analytical capability in our Revolutionizing Data Center Efficiency Report. What we found is that forensic accounting is often required to capture IT's true data center costs, which are often spread out across the enterprise. The following table is the result of capturing all data center facility costs and converting these costs to a per server basis. The table's results are counter to common assumptions! (Read Full Article)

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