Michael Spandau is Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President for Global Information Technology for Fender Musical Instruments and a member of the W. P. Carey School's Department of Information Systems Professional Advisory Board.

When a big software company releases a new product it often comes with the now ubiquitous "version" number: 1.0, 2.0, etc. In the past few years, a second version of the Web has emerged with the moniker Web 2.0.

Given the salience of artificial intelligence for business and society, I have developed a one-day workshop for business leaders to get up to speed on these concepts. “The Future of Work and Digital Innovation” workshop will be held on Feb. 21, 2018, at ASU’s Tempe campus.

Alum Rebecca Brown sealed her female legacy the moment she earned her master’s degree in information management and accepted a leadership position within her company — overseeing IT programs.

Legal or not, companies often view third-party sellers as serious threats to revenue and profits. Associate Professor of Information Systems John Zhang's research shows that’s not always the case.

Research by Professor of Information Systems Sang-Pil Han provides a model for mobile application analytics that helps media buyers know how much and where to spend for optimal ad return on investment.

As the year comes to an end, we recognize computer information systems professionals, professors, and students for their success in business, contributions to others, and hard work.

In the high-tech sector, the hunt for startup companies to purchase is intense. The challenge is how to find these new businesses. To help make finding these startups easier and give analysts a competitive edge, a W. P. Carey professor developed a data-mining tool.

In the context of the central theme of the annual Workshop on Information Technology and Systems — to which I have the privilege of being the program co-chair this year — I want to share my thoughts on how academics and industry are reassessing the future role of intelligence.

In a market of Big Data, Big Data centers, and big costs, W. P. Carey alumnus Clint Poole's innovative DataStation — a scalable, quickly deployable modular data center that can connect directly to the grid for power — may make a big impact on the industry.