Fears about data security, reliability, and unseen costs on the cloud have been largely overblown, says a former CIO.

Beyond asking what happened and when, predictive business analytics can help companies understand why circumstances happen and intelligently gauge what will come next.

In the first of a series of articles examining how organizations can reduce payroll costs, Joanne Sammer looks at recent benchmarking data and the impact of automating the process.

Understanding and monitoring a company's value drivers requires a rolling, nearly real-time approach to planning and forecasting, as opposed to an annual exercise.

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As more companies conduct global business, the need to monitor global risks rises. Neil Henderson, the head of terrorism in Aon Risk Solutions' crisis management team, explained why his firm began tracking political violence this year, in addition to terrorism risks, and why this is notable from a risk management perspective.

Under pressure from press and politicians alike, McKinsey has released the questionnaire, tabulated results, and more information on the methodology of its controversial healthcare survey.

A cherished equation of conservative economic thought -- lower taxes equals higher growth -- took a beating from a couple of sources recently.

As confidence improves and company revenues increase, more CFOs plan to hire highly skilled finance staff.

A movement is underway to get corporate America to return the $1 trillion that some estimate U.S. companies have stashed overseas.

This year's Enterprise 2.0 conference was all about companies creating a network of networks through social media.

While debate rages on spending cuts and tax increases, neither will help avoid a double dip recession or the decline of America, suggests Peter Morici, former Chief Economist at the U.S. International Trade Commission.