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Information Technology

The Right Services in the Right Way

I’ve written a bit about the agile data center lately. I’ve previously defined the agile data center as something that “allows organizations to

Jan 30, 2015 · 3 min read
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Foto Friday

Foto Friday – Great White Egret

I captured this Great White in South Carolina. Captured with Canon 7D Mark II with Canon 400 mm 5.6 L handheld.

Jan 30, 2015 · 1 min read
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Information Technology

Building an Agile IT Group

To compete in the future, CIOs need to build agile teams alongside agile data centers. An agile infrastructure requires agile people to run it.

Jan 29, 2015 · 4 min read
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Data Center

Does your Disaster Recovery Plan Include the Cloud?

In years past, companies have relied on multiple data center locations to act as their main disaster recovery (DR) systems and data in case of disaster.

Jan 28, 2015 · 3 min read
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Big Data

Secrets to Big Data Success?

There's no 'easy' button or 'secret' to success in big data. It takes hard work and listening to the data to let it tell its own story.

Jan 26, 2015 · 2 min read
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Foto Friday

Foto Friday – Juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron

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

Jan 23, 2015 · 1 min read
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The New CIO

Perceptions Matter – CIO's Take Note

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

Jan 21, 2015 · 2 min read
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Featured

The New CIO Revisited

Some say the IT group and CIO are irrelevant. I disagree. The New CIO can make IT more relevant than ever before.

Jan 20, 2015 · 4 min read
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Foto Friday

Foto Friday – Egret Resting

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

Jan 16, 2015 · 1 min read
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Strategy

Are you looking at all aspects of your business to identify cost savings?

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

Jan 15, 2015 · 2 min read
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Featured

Are you a "Supply Chain" CIO or a Strategic CIO?

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

Jan 12, 2015 · 3 min read
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Foto Friday

Foto Friday – Cormorants in the Fog

Cormorants taking off in the fog at Huntington Beach State Park. Captured with a Canon 7D Mark II and Canon 400mm 5.6 L.

Jan 9, 2015 · 1 min read
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Leadership

Fixing the "Malfunctions" of the CIO

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

Jan 8, 2015 · 2 min read
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Doctorate

Using Twitter Sentiment for Market Decisions

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

Jan 6, 2015 · 2 min read
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Foto Friday

Foto Friday – Another Sunrise on Isle of Palms

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.

Jan 2, 2015 · 1 min read