All successful CIOs know how to instruct, motivate, energize, and even excite their teams. Yet only a relative handful of IT leaders can truly be described as inspirational figures, capable of leading their teams to goals that collegues at other enterprises can only dream about. CIOs who are purposefully positive and responsible, with a focus…
The PGA of America is building a world-class resort with multiple golf courses and retail shops near Dallas, due to be complete next year. That’s just one major drive under way by the nonprofit golf association, which is also delivering myriad tournaments and events, special services, and classes to its 28,000 members, a roster including…
The Modern enterprise needs to use tools that are secure, easy to access and maintain while supporting complex functions in a fast-moving business environment. One stand out need driving much attention is the need to provide secure modern working to users accompanied by a high quality user experience. These two opposing forces typically create a…
La pandémie a provoqué de brusques et irréversibles changements dans les modes, habitudes et lieux de travail – entraînant une demande proportionnelle de nouveaux postes et compétences. Bien entendu, la technologie est toujours au cœur du changement, notamment dans les domaines du numérique, de la cybersécurité et de l’analyse des données. Selon un rapport de…
The pandemic has caused abrupt upheaval and irreversible changes to working patterns, habits and locations, resulting in a proportionate demand for new roles and skills to accommodate the new paradigm. Of course, tech is always central to change, especially where digital skills, cybersecurity and data analytics are concerned, and according to a report from KPMG…
Veteran technology executive Glenn Archer speaks to CIO Australia’s editor-in-chief, Byron Connolly, about the reasons why digital transformation projects across Australian government agencies are continuing to underdeliver, the failure of agencies to collaborate and integrate their systems, as well as an over-reliance on big consulting firms. He also discusses why trust in government IT and its…
While researchers examined the pandemic in relation to how companies managed to keep afloat in such an unprecedented situation, auditors assessed the increased data vulnerability, lack of data compliance, and costs incurred by such events. As businesses were forced to adapt new styles of working and adapt technologies, they struggled to meet security compliance standards…
When Kevin Rhode took the role of CIO of Arizona-based District Medical Group (DMG) in May 2020, he faced his share of challenges. Not only was it the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the nonprofit integrated medical group practice had just purchased five primary care clinics that had to be integrated into the existing…
Serving in a board advisory role is an increasingly important experience along the career trajectory of the modern CIO. It can expand your exposure to different businesses and a diverse set of leaders and give you an opportunity to expand your critical-thinking skills. “The personal and professional networking from joining a board is tremendous. It…
Construction logistics have traditionally been complicated, intensive, and error-prone and, until recently, there was little indication that this was going to change. Ordering can be maddening, delivery points are often overloaded, and larger construction companies average 150,000 receipts annually. Processing those receipts has long been a challenge in itself. Many older systems required each delivery…