January 5, 2009: Bill McCorey, VP of Global Infrastructure of IBM
Among other topics, Bill discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy
- Global trends in IT infrastructure
- How to create an infrastructure roadmap
- The need to retire old systems as you upgrade and consolidate
- Thinking creatively to increase IT’s efficiency and value contribution to the business
- Some of IT’s challenges at a company that works around the clock across the globe
Bill McCorey’s Biography
Bill is the Vice President of Global Infrastructure at IBM, and in that role, he is responsible for the IT Infrastructure focused on strategy, execution, and delivering the most value for the lowest cost model.
Prior to joining IBM, Bill spent 17 years at Circuit City, where he eventually became Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer in October 2006. In 2003, Bill was selected as one of Computerworld’s Premier 100 IT Leaders.
Bill graduated from West Virginia State College with a degree in Accounting and has 32 years of experience in Information Technology.
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