Cloud Adoption: Which Workloads Do You Put Where?
In my post last month on Thought Feast, I talked about the struggle organisations seem to be having with Cloud adoption. It was then very timely that, on 10th June, I was at the Forrester event in...
View ArticleRecharging IT
Summer is always a great time to step back, take stock, and recharge both personally and professionally. It is no different for an IT organization. Following EMC World in Las Vegas and during the...
View ArticleIT Leaders Want More than Just Product Specs
The Gartner Data Center Conference opened this morning and over the next three days, I’ll get to know a number of EMC customers better, learning about where their IT operations are heading over the...
View ArticleDelivering ROI Through Storage Transformation and the Cloud
Throughout 2013, I met with hundreds of CIOs across the globe. Not only are these conversations one of the most enjoyable parts of my job, but they are also important to directing internal investment...
View ArticleThree Trends Define the Next Generation of Business Partner Programs
As I look out at the industry from my role as head of channel sales, I’m more convinced than ever that the trends we saw in 2013 will have a profound effect on business partner programs long into the...
View ArticleLeaving Las Vegas
With wheels up and the neon lights of Las Vegas behind me, I reflected on two days spent with nearly 80 global CIOs at EMC’s fourth annual CIO Summit. Whether in our panel discussions, collaborative...
View ArticleToday’s CIO Agenda
Last week, I attended Evanta’s CIO Executive Summit in New York, where I spent time with CIOs from some of the largest enterprises in business. This is an exciting time to be a CIO, and a risky one,...
View ArticleDigitization at Top of CIO Priority Lists
Over the last three decades in this industry, I’ve seen many impressively disruptive waves of technology, but I have never witnessed as many waves hitting simultaneously as we are seeing today. While...
View ArticleIs Traditional IT Still Relevant?
Traditionally, IT organizations have provided infrastructure and basic support to the business as a monopoly. We used to think of (and deliver) projects in ERP terms with complex, multiyear...
View Article6 Ways IT Responsibilities Are Evolving
As business continues to shift the expectations and types of demands it is placing on IT, our technology, roles and responsibilities evolve in equal measure. Whether you are a CIO creating IT strategy...
View ArticleWhat Comes Next in the Infrastructure?
In the digital economy, the race to deliver superior customer experience has disrupted entire industries, some even overnight. From transportation, to healthcare, to retail, the power to reshape...
View ArticleOn the Road to Software Transformation
Across the globe, CIOs are facing common challenges heading into 2016. The list includes shrinking IT budgets; countless new technologies and platforms; finding the right talent and leadership; and...
View ArticleThe State of IT Transformation: An Analysis of EMC and VMware Customers
Today, EMC releases the State of IT Transformation – the results of an analysis of more than 660 Transformation Workshops we’ve conducted with CIOs and their direct reports. These global organizations...
View ArticleAdvice for CIOs: Be Bold and Get out of the Way
Jeremy Burton gives advice to CIOs on how best to enable their teams to drive digital and IT Transformation in an interview with John Gallant at Agenda 16 on March 22, 2016. The post Advice for CIOs:...
View ArticleGet Out of Reverse Today!
Legacy IT is not able to cope with today’s digitalization – transformation is required. But who should handle the related redesign and rebuild tasks? You, the IT leader, of course. And you should start...
View ArticleDoes Business History Repeat Itself?
During my academic days, one of my fields of study was Business History. If the mantra of regular historians is “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” the maxim of business...
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Recap: CIO Summit 2012
While a little worn and a little hoarse from yet another action-packed EMC World, I can’t help but reflect on my numerous engaging and enlightening conversations with EMC customers. For instance, EMC’s...
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5 Key Behaviors for a Successful Digital Transformation
For the senior IT manager looking to stay ahead of digital transformation trends, the scope of responsibilities have dramatically changed from just a few years ago. For a successful digital...
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Are You Ready to Be a ‘Win-ologist’?
With technology developments happening at the speed of light – everything and everyone connected, anywhere and anytime – CEOs need to be extremely flexible. They need to react immediately to changing...
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Can CFO/CIO Frictions Torpedo IT Transformation Goals?
Most enterprises aren’t just talking IT Transformation anymore – they are placing big bets and big money on modernizing IT infrastructures. None of this is technology for technology’s sake — senior...
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