In this episode, I’m joined by CIO Jay Ferro. Jay serves as the Chief Information Officer for Quikrete and previously served as CIO for a number of other companies including Earthlink, American Cancer Society and AIG. The transformational CIO is…
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In this episode, I’m joined by CIO and author Jag Randhawa. Jag currently serves as the Vice President of Information Technology and E-Commerce at CAMICO Mutual Insurance. Jag is also the author of the book “The Bright Idea Box”. Innovation…
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Amazon continues to drive forward with innovation at a blistering pace. At their annual re:Invent confab, Amazon announced dozens of products to an audience of over 30,000 attendees. There are plenty of newsworthy posts outlining the specific announcements including…
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While 2016 is quickly coming to a close, it offers plenty to reflect on. For the CIO, IT organizations and leaders who work with technology, 2016 offered a glimpse into the future and the cadence in which it takes. We…
For years now, different communications solutions have come and gone. Just about every major enterprise player has had a solution at one time or another. Looking back, we started with relatively primitive solutions to communicate between coworkers. Then came email.…
Read More Understanding the Communications Conundrum: What is the goal?
A recent post on changing the language of IT is getting quite a bit of attention among CIOs. Continuing the theme around changing the language and culture of IT, we shift gears to the mindset of projects and products. For…
Over the past few years, I have outlined my thoughts for the upcoming year. You can read those from past years here: Cloud Predictions for 2013 (12/14/12) CIO Predictions for 2014 (12/20/13) 5 things a CIO wishes for this holiday…
The subject of IT relevance is a hotly contested subject. According to Forrester, 41% of business decision-makers believe that IT is an impediment to accelerating business success. In a recent Twitter chat, the participants addressed their thoughts on the relevance…
Read More #CIOitk: Is IT still relevant? The conversation is heating up!
Over the course of a career, employees may take part in one or two acquisitions. Over the course of my career, I was part of the core team for more than a dozen acquisitions and mergers. Gaining access to such…
Read More Acquisitions are key for enterprise providers, but strategies are killing innovation
For those that follow my writing, this post may have a familiar ring to it. Unfortunately, there is a reason I’m writing about this yet again as the point still eludes many. The curious case of Acme Inc Take a…
