It’s official. IT professionals are ready to break free of the subsidiary role they’ve traditionally held – but after years of being bossed around, it may be difficult for them to determine their path to autonomy. Once established, it can be hard to change an expected role, but if IT wants to change the way…
For any Infrastructure Strategy to be successful, it is critical that enterprise architecture reviews of any system on the core systems roadmap, are done carefully, and strategically. A well-designed enterprise infrastructure strategy will include a solid roadmap of the core systems needed to achieve the company’s business goals as well as how each system should…
I recently spent weeks cleaning out my basement – dusting, mopping and scrubbing my way to cleanliness and organization. Although I basked in the order and “newness” of the area as well as the satisfaction of getting the job done, I knew that it was going to get dirty and cluttered again – probably sooner…
Here are two words that have been completely misunderstood and misused: They are “Digital” and “Transformation.” You may also know these two words when put together as “Digital Transformation.” What’s also interesting is that if you ask any Chief Digital Officer what their job is, they will tell you that it has almost nothing to…
When Amazon starts an initiative to re-train 100,000 people across their organization, you should be paying attention. This isn’t some sort of PR display by Amazon, either. This is based on something they know quite a bit about: The cloud is disrupting how companies implement new technologies and transforming the talent needed to support these…
I’ll be the first to admit, creating a data-driven culture within an organization is easier said than done. When done properly, yes, companies can use data to make better decisions with proper insights. But, the question is, why do companies not live up to the expectations they set for themselves when it comes to data…
You’ve built a plan to deliver a new modern application interface to better serve your business. Due diligence has been performed, ROI calculated, and technology and business leadership teams both agree that this enhancement is well overdue. In a pre-cloud world, the next steps were fairly trivial: select a front-end programming framework, get to work…