Strategies and Trends for Information Technology Leaders
I’m sure that the “finger pointing” blame-game approach for determining responsibility dates back well into prehistoric times. Battles between Harry B. Barbarian and Charlie Q. Savage were likely fought because neither would accept blame for a poorly tied rope or poisoned arrows that did not kill the prey quickly enough. It is not hard envisioning…
There are often a few white elephants lurking in the corners of the corporate data center; they need to be addressed. This article looks at how to keep legacy systems from standing in your way to a converged infrastructure. The logical place to start a converged RISC/x86 infrastructure initiative is with the easy stuff: those…
The convergence of economics and technical advances increasingly make telework a necessity instead of a wish-list item for businesses today. It’s my belief that those organizations not using available technology to enable and expand their own virtual work force are leaving a windfall unclaimed. I came to Logicalis from an organization where nearly everyone worked…
Have you ever wished you could predict the future — and be right? What would it be like if you could clearly see critical changes in the months and years ahead, and use those glimpses to shape that future, instead of just letting it unfold by default? Well, you can accurately predict enough of the…
There is a question about the evolving role of the CIO that is making the rounds on the blogs. Essentially the question is this ― What do you consider the role of the CIO to be? Is it focusing on creating value through technology or running an efficient IT shop? From where I sit as…