As we enter the next decade, I thought I would take a slightly unconventional approach to the top eight issues facing CIOs. CIOs are in a unique position to lead their company into new opportunities, and technology is at the…
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Unpacking the IBM Red Hat Conundrum
IBM just closed the massive $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat and is about to announce their first quarter of earnings post-close. Beyond the fact that IBM overpaid for Red Hat, now it must produce to make up the gap.…
HPE paints a fresh vision that addresses the enterprise demand
HPE invited me to join them for the HPE Open House at their new headquarters in San Jose. During the two-day event, the HPE leadership team shared their perspective on enterprise challenges and their vision to address the changing demand.…
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Five things critical to the future of SAP and their co-CEOs
Just a few days ago, SAP announced earnings and a significant change to their CEO leadership. After a good run leading SAP, Bill McDermott is stepping down to make way for Jennifer Morgan and Christian Klein to take co-CEO roles.…
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Charting the path forward for VMware
VMware has long served as a key partner for enterprises. For roughly two decades, their VM-based technology and management tools served as a solid base to support enterprise applications. Over the past decade, the enterprise applications have shifted in new…
Is it time to move beyond the concept of digital transformation?
One of the hottest terms in both technology and business is digital transformation. Executive teams across the world are clamoring at the term as a success model for business success. The downside is that most are failing to see the…
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Top 10 CIO Trends for 2019
As we get ready to close out 2018 and look toward 2019, there are a number of items that will take top focus for the CIO. In 2019, the list moves away from just a technology focus. CIOs are looking…
The CIO Ternion Concept Drives Digital Transformation
Organizations are looking at Digital Transformation to bring significant change to their business. The intended outcome is to modernize and refocus the efforts of the IT organization and portfolio to drive greater business success. Unfortunately, organizations are finding very mixed…
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Throwing more people at the problem no longer works
Technology is hard. Change is hard. And business requirements are changing faster than ever. Yet, as IT professionals, we sit in the nexus of these three things. Our lives are sophisticated, complicated and mixed with a strange inertia that drives…
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Three ways GDPR will continue to present a major risk to enterprises and humanity
Plenty of articles have already been written about the challenges facing enterprises with regards to the recent General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Even so, there are three key aspects that enterprises have not considered, let alone addressed. Before digging into…
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