After nearly 10 years at JetBlue, where he served as chief digital and technology officer, Eash Sundaram recently took on a new role: operating executive at Tailwind Capital, a private equity firm that focuses on mid-market companies in the business and industrial services markets. I have always loved the “CIO turned private equity executive” career…
In recent times, the phrase “data is the new oil” has become an overused cliché. However, while it has helped create awareness around the value of data, many companies are still struggling to realise the full potential from the data they’re accumulating. Simply collecting data isn’t enough – it needs to be collated, stored and…
Rebecca Thomas, CIO for PwC New Zealand, discusses how she lifted her team’s staff engagement rate to 96%, built a diverse team and a culture that allows people to bring their whole self to work. Thomas says it’s all about enabling the team to “connect to their purpose” and creating “IT jobs that don’t suck.”…
Sovereign cloud is not a new concept. It has just become very topical due to a changing geopolitical landscape and new regulations that affect control of data. To put it briefly, sovereign cloud provides a smart solution for an international battle of digital sovereignty, but let’s dig a little deeper. Behind the move to make clouds…
The process automation, process mining, and integration categories are blurring. Vendors, by making indistinguishable claims about digital transformation and process automation, suggest similar outcomes. However, what differs are their fundamental approaches, which I call the “automation DNA” that dictates customer outcomes. In many cases, the outcomes are limited to efficiency. But the market demands something…
Mariya Burrows wanted to make a career change to software development after taking an introductory course on the topic, but the last thing she wanted to do was take out more student loans. She researched “low-cost options to break into the technology industry,” and when she came across the Ada Developers Academy, she didn’t believe…
Jobs in technology are plentiful, as evidenced by the nearly 388,000 postings in February, according to a report from CompTIA. Such figures fuel the fight for talent, says Vince Kellen, CIO of University of California San Diego, but he has a plan to compete in this job market. Kellen is embracing temporary workers, seeing both…
Connectivity is no longer a luxury. It is as important as power, water, and gas. And like your other utilities, being connected isn’t just about having the service connected. You need it to be ready for peaks in activity as well as the quieter times. Companies rely on fast reliable connectivity wherever and whenever they…
The DDaT Playbook, announced at the end of March, outlines 11 key policy reforms to how government entities should assess, procure, and deliver digital projects and programmes. All central government departments and bodies are expected to follow the guidance on a “comply or explain” basis, with the reforms applicable to all new DDaT programmes and…
Multivendor enterprise IT environments don’t spring up overnight. They tend to evolve over time. Organizations cobble them together by combining sequences of usually unrelated events – everything from acquisitions to investments in best-of-breed components to leadership changes that shift tactics regarding vendor preferences. Where does this leave IT leaders? At times overwhelmed. As IT environments…