CEOs increasingly recognize how technology can provide the enterprise with a competitive edge in creating differentiated business models and distinctive customer experiences that can position their companies for future success.
Tony Leng believes that success in a role is dependent on several variables: the ability to handle complexity, knowledge and skill, personality, values, and maturity.
In our conversation, Barbara mentioned the concept of “fearless agility,” which I find fascinating.
In 1990, one-hundred people sat in the shadow of Fisherman’s Wharf to learn from a company with ‘Oil Systems’ in their name how to process real-time industrial telemetry.
Learn all about Googles moves into finance, Amazon's new grocery store, digital sovereignty within Europe, and more!
News of a deal with China to phase out trade tariffs send markets soaring last week.
Let’s start with some conditionals: First, if you focus on indicators, then detection and response can be preventive (think about it).
Top tech news about trade agreement with China, $6.5 B Softbank loss, Xerox looking to acquire HP, and new Echo speaker making waves.
Facing the need to meet heightened customer expectations, C-suite executives need to strengthen their skill sets and technical capabilities to deliver on digital transformation efforts.
I am deeply gratified and impressed by the superlative quality and energy of our HMG Strategy 2019 Stamford CIO Executive Leadership Summit at the Crowne Plaza in Stamford, CT, last week. In addition to record-breaking attendance, we experienced levels of engagement and enthusiasm that are truly amazing. Now is genuinely the best time to be a technology executive, and the summit genuinely reflected a collective feeling of pride and achievement in the current state of our industry.
Trending News on Potential Apple Subscription Model, Lyft Beating Analyst Model, and the Recent Fed Rate Cut
I recently had the extraordinary honor of meeting John W. Thompson, the Chairman of Microsoft, at NPower’s annual fundraising gala at the Grand Hyatt New York.
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) announced that it has awarded the $10 billion JEDI Cloud contract to Microsoft, setting off a flurry of commentary and speculation. Many had expected that Amazon’s AWS would ultimately be given the contract, despite opposition from the White House. But Microsoft, which had been considered a dark horse in the race, emerged as the clear winner.
Trending News on Tesla Surging After Surprise Profits, Amazon Shares Dropping After Earning Miss, Google Claiming Victory in Quantum Computing, and Twitter Shares Sinking After Earnings Miss
Perhaps someone at Google might explain the following: Suppose that a new Gmail account is established with a portion of the user ID seemingly matching some company name. Maybe the new account is Main-Street-Insurance-123@gmail.com, or something like that. If that account suddenly starts blasting out PDF attachments that resemble fake contracts, then why don’t your filters drop the send? (I’ll hum the Jeopardy tune, while you think.)
Today’s technology executive plays a pivotal role in helping his or her organization respond to these forces of change. In essence, they serve as conductors to orchestrate the three pillars of organizational success – people, processes, and technology – and to draw upon their unique view of the enterprise to bring these elements into harmony.
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