The CIO Role – From Tech Manager to IT Services Broker

Recently I was asked to define the role of a CIO in medium-sized businesses so I thought I would share my thoughts and research on the topic. There are many definitions of the CIO’s role. Traditionally the CIO role is defined as managing technology for the business and managing how information is utilized. Views vary whether the role is best served by a business person or a technologist. In fact, the role of CIO...

Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) Strategies for Medium-Sized Business

 Short URL to this post: http://goo.gl/E0kiL Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) is here and will only increase its presence in medium-sized businesses. iPhone users store company information, including files and emails, in their personal iCloud account. Staff utilize Dropbox and Evernote to manage confidential business information, notes and files. We should only expect continued growth of this trend and our best approach...

Are you ready for BYOC? – Bring Your Own Cloud

Short link to this post: http://goo.gl/q4KGj A not so subtle undertone of CES 2013 was the expanding presence of the cloud, smartphone and tablet apps that connect consumer products with online user data and services. IT organizations of mid-sized businesses are already familiar with consumer devices, apps and cloud services, including smartphones, tablets, Dropbox, Google apps, SugarSync, Evernote, iCloud,...

CES 2013 – Day 2 Highlights

Day 2 at CES was just as exciting and exhausting, filled with too many products, innovations and ideas to mention. Here are a few highlights. Sharp IGZO smartphone display Sharp demonstrated IGZO, underlying display technology present in Sharp smartphones and to-be-commercial monitor offerings. Bringing improved performance, lower power consumption, and 10 point touch interface technology, what I found most...

CES 2013 – Day 1 Highlights

I’m on my second annual visit to CES in Las Vegas. While it’s nearly impossible to see everything, there are products, technologies and companies I wanted to seek out, and along with others I came across while cruising the show floor. Here are a few of the highlights from my first day. Ubuntu Phone OS On my list to seek out, Canonical Ltd was a high priority visit. The Ubuntu phone demo didn’t...