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• The Grill: NFL CIO uses analytics to improve player safety

  Michelle McKenna-Doyle, CIO for the National Football League, is driving innovation with analytics, using sensors to track players on the field and monitoring player health and safety with lab analysis of helmets.

• Struggling companies turn to business-savvy IT pros to boost the bottom line

  Economic woes have pushed companies of all sizes to shake up data center hiring, development and other processes to better align IT and business operations.

• The Grill: James Turnbull driving change in healthcare IT

  Jim Turnbull, CIO at University of Utah Health Care, says mobile technology as the next big opportunity for getting patients more involved in managing their healthcare.

• Wanted: IT staffers with vertical industry chops

  Fast-changing business processes, tight deadlines, customization demands and ever-growing regulations are complicating day-to-day operations. What's needed now is 'IT-plus' -- a combination of technical skills and business knowledge, plus deep industry expertise.

• The Grill: Laura Pettit Rusick

  Working as an interim 'retained' CIO for multiple clients, Laura Pettit Rusick leads IT departments at various small and midsize companies, and that experience gives her insight into the technology challenges and opportunities that exist in a wide swath of U.S. businesses. Insider (registration required)

• IT's new assignment: Generate revenue

  As tech infiltrates every corner of the business, it's only natural that some IT departments are producing revenue-generating products and services.

• The Grill: Chris Curran on 'The Year of the CIO'

  PricewaterhouseCoopers principal Chris Curran says CIOs must be ready to harness the power of a slew of technologies if they want to say competitive. Here Curran offers insight into his vision for IT through 2013 and beyond.

• Sandberg's book prompts discussion on dearth of women in IT

  Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's belief that the women's revolution has 'stalled' and that 'men still run the world' may hold true in IT.

• IT workers to management: NOW can we telecommute?

  IT is one of the last corporate functions to embrace telecommuting. It turns out the last remaining barriers are more cultural than technical.

• Oracle faces 'dilemma' with its Fusion Applications

  Oracle spent years developing its next-generation Fusion Applications and finally put them into general availability nearly a year-and-a-half ago, but some new evidence suggests that it's been less than successful at enticing customers to move up.

• Ready, set, compete: The benefits of IT innovation

  Welcome to 2013. As IT budgets loosen up and new projects get queued up, IT is learning to quickly tap into creative ideas for competitive advantage in a cutthroat marketplace.

• The Grill: Maridan Harris, VP of IT at Philips North America

  Maridan Harris, vice president of IT at Philips North America, shares her ideas on how to build teams that enjoy work as much as she does.

• New year, new you: The IT manager's revitalization guide

  Before diving into what's sure to be another rollercoaster year in IT, take a moment to retool your personal and professional priorities with some of our most insightful tech management articles.

• Analyst, SAP dispute over reported support discounts reveals murky picture

  SAP and a financial analyst are at loggerheads over a recent report by the analyst, which said that a handful of customers had received substantial discounts on their software maintenance renewals.

• Microsoft's Sinofsky, by the numbers

  Microsoft is best known for Windows, and or the past six years, Steven Sinofsky has been best known as the man behind Windows. Even the numbers tell a story.