The role of the information technology (IT) department is changing. In simpler times it was the bastion of back-office services like data storage, network operations,
Continue ReadingEarlier this year, as a member of a panel speaking before IT leaders from various industries, I was asked what single, most important piece of
Continue ReadingHow much new value did you provide your organization today? Did you suggest creative ways to go about a common task that resulted in better
Continue ReadingEach of us are painfully aware of the new economic reality in which we find ourselves: national, state, and local government debt is skyrocketing. Simply
Continue ReadingSince it started in late 2006, I’ve been a registered member of Twitter—the popular 140 character-limited microblogging service. However, I’ve only recently started to use
Continue ReadingIn a recent blog I argued that in order to prosper as an IT professional in the new, sobering world of alternative sourcing, new skills
Continue ReadingIt’s likely not lost on many of us that large chunks of the internal information technology (IT) department at businesses are being outsourced. Rather than
Continue ReadingEvery second, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) near Geneva, Switzerland produces 40 terabytes of data. That’s more data than can be currently stored and analyzed.
Continue ReadingIf you’re reading this blog entry then you’ve made an important decision. You’ve decided that among all the different ways you could spend your time,
Continue ReadingOne of my responsibilities as the Director of IT Innovations at PwC is to spend a good deal of time researching and developing insights on
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