Tag Archives: Infrastructure Roadmap

Lockdown: Protecting the Corporate Network, article in CIO Insight

Peter High conducts a Q&A for CIO Insight on Infrastructure best practices
CTO David Fike discusses security issues at Marsh & McLennan, a $12B professional services company, including automation, the policing aspect of security and the importance of tracking metrics.

Top Ten Technology Articles and Interviews of 2012, article in Forbes

A reflection on technology thought leadership in 2012.
Peter High summarizes top ten articles and interviews on technology thought leadership for 2012

Forbes CIO-plus Series: Chris Scalet, Merck

Former EVP of Global Services and Chief Information Officer- leading global business processes change
As the former EVP of Global Services and Chief Information of Merk, Chris Scalet oversaw the centralizing of IT, Human Resources, Finance, procurement, supply chain, and enterprise services, but the devil was in the details.

Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst Opens Up, article in Forbes

Open Source- more than a business model, it is a culture driven by the CEO.
For his Forbes Technovation Column, Peter High talks about how Red Hat’s CEO, Jim Whitehurst, fosters the open source business model and culture form the top.

Forbes CIO-plus Series: Randy Spratt, McKesson

Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer- not the same roles, but equally important
As part of the Forbes Technovation Column, this CIO-plus Series interview with Randy Spratt, Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer of McKesson, reveals how the dual technology-centric roles require different skills.

Five IT Lesson from the London 2012 Olympics, article in Forbes

Gerry Pennell, CIO of the London 2012 Olympic Games, shares five important leadership lessons with Peter High
It was hard not to sense the presence, and importance, of technology in this year’s Olympic Games. In the second article of his “Technovation” column for Forbes, Peter High captures five lessons from the leader that enabled it all.

World Class IT in a Services World, Peter High interviewed in Smart Enterprize Magazine

Peter High speaks with Smart Enterprise Magazine, an exchange of peer strategies and resources for IT Executives
With Everything as a Service, CIOS need a new recipe for success

Should the CIO Run HR, Too?, article in CIO Insight

Peter High writes an article for CIO Insight on Ameristar Casino’s dual SVP of IT and HR
Rarely have IT and HR been led by the same individual. But similarities between these departments, combined with the need to think creatively about each, has caused some progressive companies to consider this combined role. Sheleen Quish is, perhaps, the most prominent example of this. After leading IT departments at Unitrin and U.S. Can, among other companies, she joined Ameristar Casinos as CIO in early 2007 and soon took added responsibility for the HR department. Here’s what she learned about managing this dual role.

Federated Cloud Strategies: What CIOs Need to Know, article in CIO.com

Peter High comments on federated cloud strategies in a CIO.com article
As cloud computing adoption skyrockets and business functions increasingly look to external cloud providers to provision IT services, CIOs need to consider federated cloud strategies to integrate and manage this mixed bag of cloud computing environments.

The New CIO’s First Steps

A New CIO’s First Four Steps When Taking on His Position

Duane Anderson took on his first CIO role in mid-2009 when he joined ad agency Marquette Group and its sister agency USMotivation. His first steps? Focus on defining the present and future state of IT and strengthen governance in his organization.