The best CTOs of 2010 [Video]

For many in IT, 2009 was a nuclear winter, with resources stripped away as companies struggled to survive. Yet many were tasked with using IT to increase the company’s efficiency, enter the few new growth markets, or fix a fundamental problem that threatened the company’s ability to stay in business.

Some technology leaders rose to the challenge, despite the lack of resources. That’s a common situation for many of this year’s InfoWorld CTO 25 Award winners. One even became CEO as a result.

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Of course, not every company was in make-or-break mode, and several CTO 25 winners demonstrated the value of innovation in technology and management in any economy.

So, without further ado, here are the 2010 InfoWorld CTO 25 winners, in alphabetical order. You can read what each …