Estée Lauder CIO Michael Smith on driving simplicity

Michael W. Smith is a consummate business-first, cross-functional leader. Known for his leadership at big brand companies including Nike and Mylan, he currently serves as CIO of The Estée Lauder Companies, a Fortune 213 company that operates in 150 countries and generates roughly $17B in revenue. Michael is also well-known for the work he’s done…

6 ways to streamline IT vendor onboarding

CIOs are no strangers to lengthy, convoluted approvals processes. Every time they want to bring on a new IT vendor, they must go through multiple levels of approval: procurement, legal, compliance, and more. It might take anywhere from three to six months to onboard a new IT vendor, and during that time, the clock is…

Increase Revenue by Increasing Your Network Visibility

Everyone’s online. You may be reading this while working from home (WFH). Students are learning from home. E-commerce is booming. Even medical diagnosis is increasingly conducted remotely… This insatiable demand for connectivity extends beyond the four walls of the data center.  The Internet is the new enterprise network now. That’s uncomfortable reading for network operations…

Fujitsu: Providing the Cloud Services and Solutions Resilient and Adaptable Teams Need

The tenth largest IT service provider in the world, Fujitsu’s more than 124,000 employees can be found on the leading edge of digital transformation in virtually every industry. These include the automotive, financial services, health care, law enforcement, manufacturing, and retail sectors. It is also found in efforts to accelerate environmental, social, and governance efforts.…

CIO Leadership Live with Toby Granwal, Global CIO at Fonterra

Fonterra’s Global CIO Toby Granwal on transforming the dairy co-op giant’s operating model, getting enterprise leadership mindsets embedded in the culture and why the organisation is looking to do fewer, bigger things. Watch this episode: #id62c5f0747a388 .jw-wrapper::before { content: “Toby Granwal, Global CIO at Fonterra” !important; } CIO Leadership Live Read More from This…

Data lakehouses give enterprises analytics edge

For enterprises looking to wrest the most value from their data, especially in real-time, the “data lakehouse” concept is starting to catch on. The idea behind the data lakehouse is to merge together the best of what data lakes and data warehouses have to offer, says Gartner analyst Adam Ronthal. Data warehouses, for their part,…