Honest thinking about technology decisions. — Page 24

I captured this Juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron (I think...ID check?) at the Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet. Captured with Canon 7D Mark II with

CIO Magazine has released their "2015 State of the CIO" report.  I look forward to this report every year as it provides some great insight into the minds

I’ve heard some people say that the IT group (and the CIO) are irrelevant in today’s world. I disagree. The New CIO can make IT and the CIO role more relevant than ever before.

I captured this Egret in Murrells Inlet SC. Captured with Canon 7D Mark II with Canon 400mm 5.6 L handheld.

I just read "Businesses prefer to cut in-house costs than challenge providers of outsourced services, survey finds" and just had to write a bit about the

Do you want to be a supply chain CIO focused on operations or a Strategic CIO focus on adding business value?

I went out to Huntington Beach State Park this morning...it was extremely foggy but I got the opportunity to take a few interesting photos. These cormorants taking off in the fog turned out nicely. Captured with a Canon 7D Mark II with Canon 400mm 5.6 L.

I just read "The Four Malfunctions of a CIO" by Joe Scherrer and wanted to expand a but on what Joe writes about.   Before I do that, let me share the

This is a repost from TradeTheSentiment.com In October 2014, I successfully defended my dissertation titled "Analysis of Twitter Messages for Sentiment

This is another sunrise on Isle of Palms taken on our trip in November.  Captured with Canon 7D Mark II and Canon 17-40 L handheld.

Big Data and data analytics is no longer just about the about the size or type of data but about how fast that data can be converted from bits and bytes into useful information for the business.

Building the Agile Data Center requires new thinking and a new approaches found in Software Defined Data Center technologies.

One of the books that I use in my various consulting projects and academic work is titled "The Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making" by Scott Plous.

I took this at Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah Georgia. Captured with Canon 7D Mark II and Canon 17-40 L.

The role of IT and the CIO is changing from what it used to be. Companies no longer want a 'controller' of information and technology....they want a leader who can help them understand and use technology to deliver value and help innovate. Companies want someone to help demystify IT.