The Future of the Hybrid Cloud

By Matt Hogstrom, Distinguished Engineer The concept of devices all over the planet being able to access data no matter where it resides is at the core of modern computing. That’s why organizations keep their critical information in multiple environments, including private clouds, on-premises, and on the public cloud. Given this reality, the key for…

Feeding America turns to data to feed the hungry

More than 38 million people in the United States, including 12 million children, are facing hunger despite the country producing more than enough food to feed everyone. One organization, Feeding America, the country’s largest domestic hunger relief organization, is turning to information technology to help, having hired three years ago its first IT chief to…

Building new value into cloud licensing

The cloud has become ubiquitous to work in New Zealand. Research from MIT Technology Review shows that New Zealand ranks 14th in world for its cloud ecosystem, based on factors such as technology, regulations, and the cloud skills within the nation. New Zealand is, therefore, considered a highly digital-orientated economy, and those companies that have…

CIO Leadership Live with Sam Pickles, Chief Technology Officer at Red Shield

RedShield Chief Technology Officer Sam Pickles on being mindful of power struggles when changing legacy systems, keeping stakeholders engaged along the way, and why continuous learning is vital at every stage of your career. Watch this episode: #id62d458d254446 .jw-wrapper::before { content: “Sam Pickles, Chief Technology Officer at Red Shield” !important; } CIO Leadership Live …

The Role of Network as a Service (NaaS) in Supporting Business Agility through an Asset-Lite Model

By: Amrita Shergill, Account Manager, NaaS and Ecosystem Sales COVID-19’s disruption of traditional business models has paved the way for long overdue business operational changes. Declining revenues, along with the burden of growing fixed cost during Covid, induced lockdowns and eroded margins. Due to these tough conditions, organizations required working capital to keep the lights…

DTN’s CTO on combining IT systems after a merger

DTN is more than just a weather forecaster: It also offers decision-support services to companies in agriculture, energy, commodities, and the finance industry. Its weather-related services can be as simple as helping utilities predict short-term demand for energy, or as complex as advising maritime transporters on routing ocean-going cargo ships around developing storms. Over the…

Vendor management: The key to productive partnerships

What is vendor management? Vendor management helps organizations take third-party vendor relationships from a passive business transaction to a proactive collaborative partnership. While working with IT vendors can help ease the burden on IT, it also raises concerns, especially around data, risk, and security. A sound IT vendor management strategy can help organizations determine which…