Strategies and Trends for Information Technology Leaders
The CIO’s job is not an easy one: equal parts IT innovation salesman; global project manager knitting together the wares of multiple suppliers into a coherent, reliable and cost-effective technology strategy; and prognosticator on the success or failure of major vendors in an industry where repeated waves of change regularly swamp unwary incumbents. Just consider…
As a speaker at many technology events, it’s always fun to see the reaction the phrase “information governance” elicits — I’ve seen everything from eye rolls to head nods. “Easy for you to say — try and implement it!” said one particularly feisty individual. “Yeah, we are still trying to figure it out,” grumbles another….
IT asset management (ITAM) as a business practice was long thought to fall solely under the technical side of the organization; with little to no regard for standard business practices and disciplines. IT was, and still is, foreign territory to executive management and therefore immature compared to other business practices―lacking executive buy-in and having no…