4 steps to shift from outputs to outcomes

Many organizations mistake busyness for progress. Without clear metrics to track and communicate business impact, project teams often focus on completing tasks without fully understanding how their work contributes to broader business goals.  A CIO of a global company — let’s call him David — faced this exact issue. He took over project management from…

CIO50 Australia: Team of the Year 2024 finalists

The finalists for the Team of the Year categories in this year’s CIO50 Australia have been announced. Part of Foundry’s global CIO awards program, the awards recognise IT teams that exemplify excellence in specific areas. These categories include the Culture award, acknowledging teams that foster a positive and innovative work culture; the Customer Value award,…

Redcentric: Providing enterprises with an ultra-wide portfolio that covers the full infrastructure spectrum

Darren Adcock, product manager at Redcentric responsible for the company’s privately owned Infrastructure-as-a-Service offering, the Redcentric Cloud, has strong beliefs about what differentiates a cloud vendor from a cloud partner. His views are shaped by more than two decades of experience overseeing mission-critical IT systems, first in the financial services industry, and today in service…

Excellence Lies in the Details

As Tom Landry, the Dallas Cowboys legendary coach said, “Do your job and do it better than it’s ever been done before.” He could have been talking about the current state of IT leadership. Foundry’s 23rd annual State of the CIO survey found that leading change has become a clear mandate as organizations prepare for…

Applied Materials automates warehouse ops as AI accelerates chip demand

Applied Materials has modernized its warehouse distribution operations just in time to serve the rapidly transforming semiconductor industry for the AI era. Beginning in June 2022, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company’s worldwide operation team went live with its new 725,000-square-foot Logistic Service Center (LSC) in Austin, Texas, which houses a network of robots, RFID technology,…