Confirmation Bias & Data Analytics
In what might be the best titled article I've read in a while, Vince Kellen writes about the dangers of confirmation bias (or 'finding what we want to
Foto Friday: Great White Egret with Reflections
I captured this Great White in South Carolina. While I like the setup and photo in of itself, I was intrigued to see the water reflections on the Egret.
Don't Ask if you Can't Act
In a recent Harvard Business Review article titled “Don’t Ask for New Ideas If You’re Not Ready to Act on Them”, Ron Ashkenas provides an example of a
An Agile Business Needs an Agile IT Group
An agile business requires an equally agile IT group. The future of IT depends on transforming into an efficient, nimble part of the business.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
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?
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