CA Technologies, the School of Business Administration at Oakland University, Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona and Kelley School of Business at Indiana University announced the top ten finalists for the third annual International Case Competition on the Strategic Value of IT Management.
The competition will be held during CA Technologies user conference, CA World 2011 (November 13-15), in Las Vegas.
The ten finalists are:
• Copenhagen Business School
• Indian School of Business
• Indiana University
• Nanyang Technological University
• Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
• University of British Columbia
• University of Calgary
• University of Cincinnati
• University of South Florida
• Utrecht University
“Participating in this competition enables students to engage with industry early on, and provides a valuable opportunity to confront real-world problems that are similar to what they may face after graduation,” said Connie Smallwood, VP, Innovation and University Programs, CA Technologies. “This year’s regional competitions, conducted in a virtual environment rather than a physical one, closely reflects the way business operates in today’s connected world.”
Prior to arriving at CA World, the student teams will be provided with a case study of a company that is in the throes of change, and evaluate its IT department and infrastructure. During the competition, each team will present their recommendations on how the company can adapt and align technology to better support the changing business environment.
“The competition experience, provided by this industry-academic collaboration, provides significant lessons that will be beneficial to the professional growth of the students and their ability to link IT and its strategic value to business,” said Dr. Ramesh Venkataraman, Professor and Chairman, MS in Information Systems Program, Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.
The winning teams will be announced at a dinner reception and award ceremony on Tuesday, November 15. Cash prizes will be awarded to the teams that place in the top three positions. The first place team will receive $10,000, the second place team will receive $5,000 and the third place team will receive $2,500.
The three-member teams will be provided roundtrip airfare, hotel accommodations and free registration to CA World 2011. They will also have the opportunity to attend sessions, demonstrations and keynotes.
The Latest
In MEAN TIME TO INSIGHT Episode 14, Shamus McGillicuddy, VP of Research, Network Infrastructure and Operations, at EMA discusses hybrid multi-cloud network observability...
While companies adopt AI at a record pace, they also face the challenge of finding a smart and scalable way to manage its rapidly growing costs. This requires balancing the massive possibilities inherent in AI with the need to control cloud costs, aim for long-term profitability and optimize spending ...
Telecommunications is expanding at an unprecedented pace ... But progress brings complexity. As WanAware's 2025 Telecom Observability Benchmark Report reveals, many operators are discovering that modernization requires more than physical build outs and CapEx — it also demands the tools and insights to manage, secure, and optimize this fast-growing infrastructure in real time ...
As businesses increasingly rely on high-performance applications to deliver seamless user experiences, the demand for fast, reliable, and scalable data storage systems has never been greater. Redis — an open-source, in-memory data structure store — has emerged as a popular choice for use cases ranging from caching to real-time analytics. But with great performance comes the need for vigilant monitoring ...
Kubernetes was not initially designed with AI's vast resource variability in mind, and the rapid rise of AI has exposed Kubernetes limitations, particularly when it comes to cost and resource efficiency. Indeed, AI workloads differ from traditional applications in that they require a staggering amount and variety of compute resources, and their consumption is far less consistent than traditional workloads ... Considering the speed of AI innovation, teams cannot afford to be bogged down by these constant infrastructure concerns. A solution is needed ...
AI is the catalyst for significant investment in data teams as enterprises require higher-quality data to power their AI applications, according to the State of Analytics Engineering Report from dbt Labs ...
Misaligned architecture can lead to business consequences, with 93% of respondents reporting negative outcomes such as service disruptions, high operational costs and security challenges ...
A Gartner analyst recently suggested that GenAI tools could create 25% time savings for network operational teams. Where might these time savings come from? How are GenAI tools helping NetOps teams today, and what other tasks might they take on in the future as models continue improving? In general, these savings come from automating or streamlining manual NetOps tasks ...
IT and line-of-business teams are increasingly aligned in their efforts to close the data gap and drive greater collaboration to alleviate IT bottlenecks and offload growing demands on IT teams, according to The 2025 Automation Benchmark Report: Insights from IT Leaders on Enterprise Automation & the Future of AI-Driven Businesses from Jitterbit ...
A large majority (86%) of data management and AI decision makers cite protecting data privacy as a top concern, with 76% of respondents citing ROI on data privacy and AI initiatives across their organization, according to a new Harris Poll from Collibra ...