CIO Talk Network Podcast

Philanthropic organizations across the globe all have a single goal; we want to work together to make the world a better place. The cause could be ending world hunger, poverty, disease or lack of education, but the intention is the same. The trouble lies in organizing all of those different parties who can help contribute money, resources and services onto that one unified vision. So how are NGOs...

Threats to your enterprise have as much chance to come from around the globe as they do across the hall. This much is obvious to the savvy CISO. Your organization may have governance policies in place along with proper education on privacy and security within your organization, but is it possible that investment dollars are not entirely going where they belong? To what extent are organizations ove...

The world in which we operate moves so quickly that it's ill-advised for a leader to devote an organization's undivided attention on one thing or one direction for too long. So in an effort to be nimble and flexible to changing conditions, a leader will make evolving commitments to many markets, funding or technology. But wouldn't doing so put added stress on people within the organization scrambl...

Even in our modern workplace, we're still having discussions about gaps in our BYOD security policies or that many companies don't even have one in place. If you listen to many blogs or vendor white papers, employees are utilizing workarounds, executives are being careless and many organizations are still living in the stone age. Aren't we just peddling fear at this point? What do we have to do to...

BYOD has wide appeal for employees who value the convenience and ease of using their own devices. Businesses recognize that by allowing BYOD, their employess are able to be as productive as possible. However, the variety and number of personal devices being brought into the enterprise network is a potential security threat and a huge headache for IT departments. What can any company do to securely...

Many qualities define an effective manager, and many people can do the job. But in a day and age where the expectation is not the productivity you can deliver but the value you can generate, those who will become the true leaders of an organization are the ones who can make a real impact. So how do you groom a tactician built on process and productivity into a strategist who lives and breathes ide...

As retailers aggressively grow and evolve to fight the threat of digital disruption, one equally prevalent threat is an actual security risk. Retailers need to be able to provide a secure customer experience in order to drive competitive advantage and differentiation, and that means protecting the organization at the store front and the back end. As new forms of payment, mobility and online touch...

In today's security landscape, cases of cyber espionage and advanced persistent threats (APTs) have rendered many traditional cyber security practices and vendor software completely ineffective. Big Data has shown potential in providing deeper insights into these sophisticated attacks, but CISOs need to be able to be proactive, they need to understand the threats of APTs and their impact on the en...

The idea behind Digital Disruption is not just an ongoing threat to how business will operate but a mega-trend that will dictate the future of how business operates in virtually every industry. If digital disruption will affect not just communication and worker skills but also consumption, competition and plain market forces, how is the business evolving and making this disruption an opportunity?...

The movie industry is at a crossroads. Record box office numbers are coming in with each summer blockbuster and the major Hollywood movie studios are posting stock market highs, but attendance is uncontrollably dropping as movie theaters lose audiences to television and on-demand streaming. Online services are seeing success using Big Data as a means to better understand their users. How can Big D...

In the same way that new security measures can help organizations better enable Big Data, utilizing Big Data can help improve and transform enterprise security practices on the whole. If we think about security in the context of Big Data, the proper utilization of data can help organizations achieve better insights and become more predictive and proactive in their security measures overall. So wha...

Big Data in its early stages has opened up a world of new opportunities for businesses to derive value. And yet the unexpected consequence of that opportunity is that all the new insight that is now available to you is also available to those looking to do harm. This new data that is not secured in the same way as the rest of your organization could provide hackers deeper insight into when you are...

What if our organization's users had the ability to innovate products, services, customer touch points, customer satisfaction and processes with minimal cost, risk and hand-holding from upper management? Is it possible? To some extent it's already been done, but it's arguably happened by accident. What kind of framework or platform would we need to provide our employees with this autonomous capabi...

Today's students are struggling with high admission costs, a tough job market and poor graduation rates in an education system that's failing them. Education reform is currently on the table, but while online courses and new software might be a next step, they're not the transformative force the industry needs. Big Data on the other hand is designed to be personal, predictive and analytical. Not o...

A business is NOT just in business to make money. Executives can fall back on the long standing tenants of capitalism and answer only to shareholders and Wall Street, but in the reality we should live in, a business has an obligation to its customers, to its employees and to the world in which it lives. In a volatile economy and shaky job market, thinking about long term benefits to the country an...

For an organization juggling multiple priorities at any moment, leaders need to make quick, yet reasoned decisions. It's imperative that anyone within the organization voice their concerns in a timely, candid fashion. Having that shared, collective wisdom amongst your staff can help your organization move ahead with comfortable assurance in their decisions. So how do we foster an organizational cu...

The retail industry has been aggressive in their e-commerce efforts and reaching customers on multiple touch points, both online and in the brick and mortar locations. But as consumers increasingly demand the ability to use all channels, be it in-store with a customer service rep, online, through mobile, on TV or in a catalog, retail can use omni-channel strategies to realize the full potential of...

With increasing customer demands and an entirely different market landscape brought about by numerous touch points and ways to interact, banks can no longer expect to earn customer loyalty simply by providing new perks and services. Banks need to be seen as human, relatable, reliable and trusting. But doing so is a big task, and it involves meeting consumers on multiple levels, adopting new mobile...

Technology has enabled exponentially larger percentages of workers within organizations to telecommute from home and from abroad, and many companies have seen the benefit of this workplace transformation. But technology alone will not help make that transition. What are the challenges to making your virtual enterprise effective? How do you determine what roles can realistically be performed virtua...

IT and Marketing are being brought together based on technology, but if these two departments want to produce value at the appropriate speed at which each can deliver, the partnership between the CIO and CMO can no longer be peripheral. What will a shared agenda that spans brand awareness and technology look like? What are the challenges to improving customer experience, how will the CMO and CIO w...

Consumers have latched on to the idea of mobile banking as quickly as the financial services industry has rolled out mobile options. But there are so many creative solutions in the marketplace, we're now juggling how to implement and solve the problems facing these new technologies while still looking toward the future. What are financial services technology leaders doing to build a strong foundat...

The contrast between an enterprise with a high level of organizational trust and one with a lack thereof could mean a world of difference in productivity and overall success. How as a leader do you go above and beyond to work to build an exemplary model of trust between employees, leaders, groups and departments? What are the steps that must be taken in order to build organizational trust and a he...

The idea behind telemedicine has well-publicized benefits to improving healthcare delivery, but part of the reason behind its slow adoption has been that the term itself has broadened to include video conferencing, store and forward technology and remote monitoring. And as healthcare mobility solutions grow, the definition is further blurring the lines on how to address remote treatment. So how ca...

There are constant opportunities and threats that have the potential to change the way a business operates, however little or great their impact. Businesses need the capability to handle complex, interconnected and unpredictable events. Organizations must quickly set up, detect, and analyze the information they need to ensure the action they take is timely and relevant. Have we mastered the art of...

As data and data management have rapidly become drivers of potential business value, discussions over the need for a Chief Data Officer to champion data strategy have been pervasive. But let's assume the need is prevalent; how will this person realistically make a valuable input in the enterprise? What should be the CDO's end goal, and how does a CDO make sure that in the first year on the job, th...