Articles on IT

I’ve been writing about agility within the data center and IT group recently. I truly believe the future of IT (and the business) requires that those of

Mark Thiele published a post recently titled "Why we Value IT Incorrectly - Innovation vs Cost Center."  You should go read it. If you don't follow Mark's

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

Converged systems allow organizations to easily scale processing power, storage, and functionality to meet future data center needs.

I received an email this week pointing me to a nice article over on The Enterprisers Project titled "CIO's: Stay Relevant With This Advice From 7 Veteran

Innovators overcome the can'ts Quote: Merely recognizing the can'ts and addressing them in advance can help, but that's not enough.  Doubt and prior

Fulltime IT hiring is in; CIOs who can’t manage change are on the way out Quote: What does this mean for CIOs? According to Lane, the most important trait

On Being Present And Engaged Quote: Catching peoples’ time, capturing their attention is a huge challenge for all of us.  When we finally do, we need to

Leading IT Through Trust and Ownership Quote: I need my entire IT staff to think “outside / in” by learning about and caring about the lives of our

We’ve been living with the “IT Transformation” phrase for quite a while. I remember hearing and reading about how IT groups were ‘transforming’ themselves

Midwest IT Survival » Evolution of Corporate IT and the Future Impact of Cloud Quote: All in all, corporate IT is in constant evolution. The rate of

I just read Tom Catalini's "Everybody Knows IT, But They Still Need Help" where he wrote: People know IT now. But they also need help. That’s not

Innovate on Purpose: Why corporate innovation is so difficult Quote: So tip your hat to the corporate innovator. She's got to overcome a significant

Accelerating human invention with all the computers you’ll ever need — Tech News and Analysis Quote: Cycle Computing CEO Jason Stowe dives deep into the

Unicorn, Shmunicorn: Be a Pegasus | UX Magazine Quote: But who better to take on the product challenges of the future than cream-of-the-crop UX

Customer Journeys: Miles to Go - Highly Competitive - software industry insights Quote: The best outcome of any customer interaction or experience should

Innovate on Purpose: Breaking out of the m (old) for disruptive innovation Quote: When you want truly disruptive innovation, you will need to break the

I've written about the topic "Bring your own Device" (BYOD) in the past but I never really touched on the issue of what BYOD does for IT complexity. Does

Technology is king, so why are so many IT departments playing backseat roles? — Tech News and Analysis Quote: As employees feel increasingly entitled to

Global IT Spend Will Rise 4.1% To $3.8 Trillion In 2013, ‘A Calm Ocean With Turbulent Currents’, With Mobile Driving Growth | TechCrunch Quote: After

This post is brought to you by VMware and their Online Forum 2013 Event One of the best parts about working in the technology field is having the ability

“Steering your car via the gas tank”, when cost trumps strategy Quote: ...the budget is not a strategy, it is not a means of leadership, and it is simply

Know the Difference Between Your Data and Your Metrics - Jeff Bladt and Bob Filbin - Harvard Business Review Quote: In the business world, we talk about

Can evil data scientists fool us all with the world’s best spam? — Tech News and Analysis Quote: Just when you thought spam was under control, a new breed

How well does small business and IT work? Can you run a small business today without an IT staff? Yes...you can.

Strong CIO, C-suite Relationships Drive Growth — CIO Dashboard Quote: Your ability as a CIO to cultivate strong relationships with your C-suite peers is

Placing Strategic Bets in the Face of Uncertainty - Roger Martin - Harvard Business Review Quote: Strategy means making the best possible choices you can

Big Data and Discovery « Inside the Biz with Jill Dyche Quote: The sooner business executives understand the value of knowledge discovery, the more likely

This post sponsored by the Enterprise CIO Forum and HP. John Dodge posted a video over on the Enterprise CIO Forum titled "Enter the chief marketing

Get Responsibility for Data Out of IT - Thomas C. Redman - Harvard Business Review Quote: The larger motivation is to get responsibility for data where it

This post sponsored by the Enterprise CIO Forum and HP. First off...if you aren't familiar with the boogeyman, its the bad person in stories that are

"We want to test bold, new ideas that always work." - Chief Marketing Technologist Quote: Failure is an inherent part of real experimentation. "We have an

You will not snuff out Shadow IT. But by educating and communicating, you can lead your organization's technology initiatives instead of playing catchup.

Links for Sunday July 15 2012 covering various topics from IT to Education

Links for June 10 2012 covering all sorts of topics. Check it out.

Change happens...and when it does, you should have your plans in place to move. These plans should then allow you to move fast and move true.

That's the difficult part of working in IT and leading IT. Showing value while also delivering on that value.

Are we setting CIOs and IT groups up for failure by asking too much, or assuming they cannot adapt to deliver what the organization needs?

Denial and lack of alternatives drive people outside IT for solutions. The consumerization of IT is just another name for Shadow IT.

CIOs and IT pros face a choice: keep the lights on or drive new technology initiatives. The role is changing, and now is the time to step up.

Links for Sunday April 1 2012 covering IT, Innovation, culture and more

Links for March 24 2012 covering Marketing, Technology, IT and CIO related stories.

When you hear 'Nobody knows what we do till it breaks,' stop and ask the nearest non-IT person how you can help solve their problems.

Links for Sunday March 18 2012 covering IT, Technology, Marketing and CIO related topics.

It is time to change the default sign of IT from subtraction to addition. Start adding value to the organization and attitudes will follow.

The Danger of Imitation by Kevin Eikenberry Quote: Observe and learn from others who have been where you are going. But don’t lose yourself on that

The Human Marketing Manifesto by Russ Somers on russsomers.com Quote: I am not a lead, I am a person. A human being with human concerns....I was not

To Know, But Not to Understand by Valeria Maltoni on Conversation Agent Quote: We rely, in other words, on a random accumulation of localised knowledge

Happy New Year! You Don’t Live in the World You Were Born Into by Mark Cuban on blog maverick Quote: “If you are looking where everyone else is for the

This post sponsored by the Enterprise CIO Forum and HP. Paul Muller, and HP Blogger published a post on the Enterprise CIO Forum titled Twelve thrilling

IT anti-patterns: reverse behavior lessons from Steve Jobs by Peter Kretzman on CTO/CIO Perspectives Quote: Unfortunately, for every Jobs out there with

I just ran across an interesting research report titled "Doomed from the Start? Why a majority of business and IT teams anticipate their software

This post sponsored by the Enterprise CIO Forum and HP. The 8th Annual CSO Magazine State of the CSO report was released last month - I finally got my

Rethinking Measurement by Jamie Notter Quote: ...rethinking your metrics is probably a GREAT way to start changing some trajectories. Measure different

Your attention please by Jason F on 37signals Quote: The greatest things you make and do are the ones that get your full attention. It’s helpful to take

The IT Reformation and the Splinternet (Part 1), by Frank Johnson | Hub Designs Magazine Quote: Progressive CIOs and thought leaders aren’t clamoring for

Standard & Poor's Downgrade: How Debt Has Defined Human History by David Graeber on Speakeasy - WSJ Quote: Instead of setting up great overarching

I'm starting to see more people talk about the real need for change within  IT groups.  The big analyst/consulting companies (Forester, Garnter, etc) are

Dispel the myth of “lean will not work here” by Jeff Liker on The Lean Edge Quote: In short, every organization is operating in a different environment

I've been writing about The New CIO for a little over 2 years and I still see many of the same issues within IT shops and CIO offices that I saw in 2009.

5 Things CIOs need to know about Google Plus by Tom Catalini Quote: Take a look at Google Plus to get a sense of the future, which seems to be arriving

Why Marketers Should Forget Frameworks & Think Outside the Box by Sarah Goliger on HubSpot Blog Quote: So what’s the takeaway here? Sometimes you need

This post sponsored by the Enterprise CIO Forum and HP. Christian Verstraete, HP's Chief Technologist for the Cloud, wrote a nice piece over on the

I don't think there's anyone out there who would argue that the world of IT has become a complex one. The systems are complex. The processes are complex.

Why does the sun never set on legacy applications? by Jim Harris on OCDQ - Obsessive-Compulsive Data Quality (OCDQ) Quote: The simple reason most legacy

I heard a pretty good story recently.  It goes something like this: A new CIO joins the company. He's not completely new to the organization but he is new

I've been reading a lot of new blogs lately. Not really sure what I've been looking for, but I feel like something is missing. I feel like I've been

Because You Matter by Danny Brown on Social Media Marketing Blog Quote: We spend so much time wondering how we can be like someone else. How we can have

Culture Trumps Strategy, Every Time by Nilofer Merchant on The Conversation - Harvard Business Review Quote: After working on strategy for 20 years, I can

It is all about The Customer by Neil Pearce Quote: Too often we in the IT department are seen as being out of touch by other people within the business

I've spent the few weeks working on my taxes. Fun Fun, right? It's actually not too bad to be honest...our tax situation isn't too terribly convoluted but

A System for Speaking IT Truths to CEOs - Robert Plant on the Harvard Business Review Quote: One of the protocols that's used for teaching medical

There's been some excellent content and discussions recently about reinventing IT.  Mark McDonald at Gartner has been talking / writing about the subject

A Four Step Process for Evaluating Risks in Social Business by Jacob Morgan on CloudAve Quote: I just finished reading “The New Supply Chain Agenda,” by

A few weeks ago, I was asked by the folks over at InfoBOOM to provide my predictions for 2011 for technology, business and IT. After receiving that

This was originally posted on InfoBoom.  Reposting here for my regular readers. I recently wrote a post titled Social - A Culture, not a tool that

Why customer experience innovation matters now by Jeffrey Phillips on Innovate on Purpose Quote: ...firms that improve the customer experience, not just

5 Things to Know Before Buying Marketing Automation by Carlos Hidalgo on MarketingProfs Daily Fix Blog Quote: If you are thinking of automating your

Passion. What type of emotion is evoked when you read it or hear that word? What do you think of when you think of passion? Do you think about your job?

A few weeks ago I wrote about The diminishing role of IT and the CIO.  That post struck a nerve with quite a few readers so I wanted to expand on the

I love peanut butter and jelly.  What a great idea to put those to food items together on a piece of bread. Have you ever thought about how much the

I'm a bit slow on my reading lately....so bear with me as I catch up. Just read through the 2010 State of the CIO Survey published by CIO.com. A few

Why Social Media Purists Won’t Last by Jason Falls on Social Media Explorer Reliability vs. Validity by Mark Howell on Strategy Central The Led Zeppelin

The High Priests of IT - And the Heretics by Cory Doctorow on HarvardBusiness.org Thank you, Jack Welch by Mike Neiss on The Tom Peters Weblog Innovation,

Are you looking to improve your IT skills? Are you a business leader looking to make your IT organization more effective? If so, take a look at Simon

Inspiration Without Action is Wasted Time by C.C. Chapman on Reality Bitchslap IT Doesn't Have To Be Annoying by Mike Schaffner on Beyond Blinking Lights

The Business of IT Blog has an article titled "3 Secrets That Oil Companies Use To Run A Great IT Department" that has some interesting insight from

The Cutter Consortium blog has an interesting post titled "IT Trends and Antitrends for 2009".   Some interesting items listed...I've reproduced

Mike Schaffner posted two great blog posts about Marketing IT....or rather the Un-Marketing of IT. Mike starts the topic with this comment (which I

I found this book last weekend at the local Half-Price Books and thought I'd give it a read. This well known book, and its author Nicholas Carr, has been

Diamond Consultants released the results of their Digital IQ Survey recently (download the full survey here) that provides some very interesting (and

Read an interesting article on GigaOm yesterday titled "Google’s Infrastructure is its Strategic Advantage" (go read it if you haven't). This post, and