What do IT executives do?

Question

who can tell me what they do?

Answer 1

IT stands for informational technology. In a company that usually means data processing, storage, and development. The manager in a large company is often at the executive level because information is so important to a company.

Answer 2

I am an IT Executive in a public company, and the majority of my duties include:

- Managing the network and support staff
- Determining the scope and resources to assign to technology projects
- Managing IT Projects
- Developing the IT Budget
- Determining strategic IT objectives for the company
- Presenting technology and process solutions to executive managemnt
- Maintaining compliance with SEC standards and regulations (specifically Sarbanes-Oxley compliance)

Answer 3

Information Technology -- Develop and manage information systems that support a business or organization. "IT embodies the hardware, software, algorithms, databases, tactics, and man-machine interfaces used to create, capture, organize, modify, store, protect, access, and distribute information for ultimate use by people."
Depending on what your co. does, you may need to know/perform some of the following:
* Artificial Intelligence -- Develop computers that simulate human learning and reasoning ability.
* Computer Design and Engineering -- Design new computer circuits, microchips, and other electronic components.
* Computer Architecture -- Design new computer instruction sets, and combine electronic or optical components to provide powerful but cost-effective computing.
* Software Engineering -- Develop methods for the production of software systems on time, within budget, and with few or no defects.
* Computer Theory -- Investigate the fundamental theories of how computers solve problems, and apply the results to other areas of computer science.
* Operating Systems and Networks -- Develop the basic software computers use to supervise themselves or to communicate with other computers.
* Software Applications -- Apply computer science and technology to solving problems outside the computer field-in education or medicine, for example.
* Support

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Answer 4

Hardware & Software management. Strategic Planning. Infastructure planning. Budget. Network management.

Answer 5

Honestly...

the same thing as ALL executives.

Nothing, other then to make decsions.