Looking back, would you still spend your tech capital the same way? Hindsight can help you plan for your company’s future — as can others’ successes and failures. So read on to sharpen your investing skill set.

• • IT Investment Savvy
  Ben Bradley, BizTech's editor at large, spoke with CEOs across the country who say they pump their biggest technology investments into their biggest business challenges.
• • My Biggest IT Mistake: Too Much Security
  Security is like horsepower. If you don’t have enough, you lose credibility. But too much security, like having a 500 horsepower engine that gets six miles to the gallon, has a cost.
• • A Simple Error Can Create a Big Problem
  Security professionals need to be diligent and avoid mistakes that can lead to a security issue.
• • CEO Interview: Stephen Baird
  Baird & Warner's Stephen Baird reflects on his best and worst technology investments.
• • Taming an Abrasive Boss
  It's possible to tame an unruly boss.
• • Jump Right In
  This approach to technology works if you have a savvy team and a smart strategy.

• • Interview with Jim and Niraj Jain of ICC Enterprises
  CEO Jim Jain and COO Niraj Jain of ICC Enterprises discuss their best and worst IT investments and how important IT has been to the growth of their business.
• • Interview with Gary Slack, CEO of Slack Barshinger
  Gary Slack, CEO of Slack Barshinger, discusses his best and worst IT investments and how he rates himself in terms of his personal technology use.
• • Interview with Al Goldstein, president of CashNetUSA
  Al Goldstein, president of CashNetUSA, discusses his biggest IT mistake, his best IT investment and the best IT advice he's received.