Join Us Now When the world changed in March, CIOs and IT teams that had previously positioned their organizations for remote work were commended for their ability to keep the business operating. Now, as companies expect to be operating remotely for the foreseeable future, CIOs, CTOs and IT teams need to take a long-term view of […]
Join Us Now The past couple of hours have generated some amazing news from the technology sector: Oracle has beaten Microsoft to win a deal with ByteDance that will enable it to partner with TikTok in the U.S. The news is a shock for Microsoft, which had partnered with Walmart to create a potential deal with TikTok. According to CNBC, however, Walmart […]
Join Us Now Tech Stocks Recover From Sell-Off After a rough start to the week, markets appear stronger and are trending upwards. “U.S. stock futures clawed back their earlier losses and traded higher on Thursday as tech shares continued their rebound following a torrid three-day sell-off,” write Fred Imbert and Jesse Pound of CNBC. “Apple shares were […]
Join Us Now As the criminal charges against former Uber CISO, Joe Sullivan, hit mainstream media, there is, understandably, a sense of outrage among the security community, with some voices defending the position of CISO and some siding with the prosecution, based on the published details of the case. I’ve seen the barrage of social media posts decrying why it’s unfair for Sullivan to potentially be facing jail […]
Join Us Now When the COVID-19 pandemic precipitated a global lockdown in March, many believed that remote work was a temporary solution. But with almost five months behind us and an uncertain future ahead, it is clear that the nature of work, and the role of technology executives, has changed dramatically. As digital workflows, resilience […]
Join Us Now Zoom Shares Soaring as Corporate Accounts Climb Zoom is zooming, and there’s no mystery around its spectacular success. Unquestionably, Zoom has provided a practical solution that is necessary for these difficult times.“Zoom’s (ZM) revenue surged more than 350% in the second quarter, and profits rocketed by nearly 10 times as much, as companies signed up […]
Join Us Now Writing this year’s Labor Day newsletter, I feel an overwhelming sense of gratitude. I know the past six months have been extremely difficult. Despite the hardships and dislocation we’ve all experienced, I find myself reflecting on the strength and resilience of our friends, families and organizations. I feel especially grateful for the […]
Join Us Now A century ago, a German speech scientist named Ludimar Hermann got his hands on an Edison phonograph and began to study acoustic phenomena he called formants. Half a century later, researchers from Bell Labs used these formants – which (in case you were wondering) are the spectral maximums that result from vocal […]
Join Us Now Salesforce Replaces Exxon in Dow Jones Industrial Average In another clear indication of the rising economic strength of the technology sector, Salesforce will replace Exxon in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. “Exxon is now losing money for the first time in decades. Its long track record of raising the dividend is in doubt. Exxon is the poster child for […]
Join Us Now Nationwide conversations surrounding racial equality have exploded in the past several months, rightfully defining diversity as essential business practice. As leaders, technology executives are responsible for building a foundation of diversity and inclusion that allows employees equal opportunity for growth, collaboration, and innovation. Still, many executives have cited shortcomings with existing Diversity […]
Join Us Now Last month, we launched the HMG Marketplace, a digital version of our original and highly successful model for bringing together the brightest technology leaders and the top technology providers The HMG Marketplace enables top-tier technology leaders to quickly and effectively find the right vendors and solutions that meet their needs without breaking their budgets. We built […]
Join Us Now Back in mid-March I was at my gym talking to one of the other regulars about the impending office shutdowns. Her company’s previous work from home policy was…No. Every time she or anyone at the company had to work from home, for a snow day or an appliance repair, for instance, the request had […]
Join Us Now Tesla Shares Soar in Advance of Split Shares of Tesla have skyrocketed since company announced its stock split last week. “Shares cracked the $2,000 barrier Thursday and, of course, are rising again on Friday,” writes Al Root of Barron’s. “What’s going on? We’ll admit it: We don’t know. There is the stock split […]
Join Us Now When the pressure is on and you’re looking for the right technology to deal with a specific problem, chances are that you want to speak directly with a high-level executive at a peer-vetted vendor organization, and not with a sales rep pitching a generic solution. Last month, we launched the HMG Marketplace, a […]
Join Us Now Fourteen years ago, I successfully launched HMG Strategy, a customer-focused business that brought together top-tier technology leaders, A-list vendors and world-class executive recruiters to share their ideas, acquire new knowledge and network professionally with their peers. Our HMG Strategy CIO & CISO Executive Leadership Summits changed the game, raising the bar and […]
