CIO Talk Network Podcast

The role of CTO is often undermined in an organization where the CIO is the leader. What value does a CTO bring to an organization and how can the CIO leverage a CTO's contribution to carry out his/her job effectively? Guest: Dr. Juan Esteva, Chief Technology Officer, DTE Energy Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/juan-esteva/ More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/...

IT Portfolio Management is far beyond a one time effort. Ongoing efforts related to measuring results and using feedback for continuous improvement is critical. Guest 1: Todd Walter, Chief Technical Officer, R&D, Teradata (a division of NCR) Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/todd-walter/ Guest 2: Mark Jeffery, Associate Professor of Technology, Center for Research on Technology...

With IT is becoming a key driver for business, the role of CIO is changing as well. While a CIO could be enjoying the limelight, the increased accountability and related challenges are equally daunting. Guest: Darwin John, Ex-CIO, FBI Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/darwin-john/ More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/the-changing-role-of-a-cio/ More on CXO: http...

While we are all riding the technology wave, have we ever stopped and considered the possibility of overestimating what technology can do for us? Playing devil's advocate can definitely help us get a reality check. Guest 1: Nick Carr, Writer and Speaker, Renowned Business Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/nick-carr/ Guest 2: Mark Jeffery, Associate Professor of Technology, Cent...

The service resolution management (SRM) wave is all about giving better serve customers. How different is it from CRM? What new opportunities and challenges does it bring for software vendors and end customers? Guest: Alan Hubbard, Executive Vice President, R&D, KANA Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/alan-hubbard/ More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/the-service...

Agility in an enterprise is defined as an ability to adapt to changes in business environment with minimal disruption of existing processes and in minimal time. Can IT help build an Agile Enterprise? Guest: Michael Schrage, Advisor, CIO Magazine Columnist, and Researcher, MIT Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/michael-schrage/ More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com...

Successful IT Portfolio management requires risk management, program and project level supervision as well as IT Governance. What role can and should the technology leadership play in these areas? Guest 1: Joseph Norton, Ex-CTO, McDonalds Corporation Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/joseph-norton/ Guest 2: Mark Jeffery, Associate Professor of Technology, Center for Research on...

Is the technology evolution actually helping individuals and businesses? Where is this continuous pursuit of technology going to lead us? Guest 1: Esther Dyson, Editor-At-Large, CNET Networks Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/esther-dyson/ More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/technology-evolution-and-management-a-perspective/ More on Leadership: https://www.ciot...

Today, almost every aspect of business processing is carried out over enterprise network. Due to limitations on available bandwidth, there is a constant tussle about which process/data gets priority over others. Are the available network traffic management solutions able to help deal with the related challenges?

RFID promises anytime anywhere tracking of inventory at the warehouse and in transit. There is a steep price tag attached to it and has its own related integration challenges. Is it for everyone? Guest 1: Robert B. Cornick, Vice President/Leadership Manager, RFID, Zebra Technologies Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/robert-cornick/ Guest 2: Jon Fieldman, Chief Information Offic...

In the last decade the role of enterprise security has evolved from a departmental function to a well funded and closely watched strategic function. What are factors involved in this evolution and is there a tangible benefit to this move towards acute focus on security? Guest: Bruce Schneier, Author, Renowned Security Technologist Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/bruce-schneie...

The mandates related to RFID in supply chain industry has spawned many initiatives and products that claim to tackle this beast. What is a vendor's perspective of the challenges that RFID is claiming to tackle and how are they architecting solutions to meet them? Guest 1: Mark Fralick, Vice President, R&D, Red Prairie Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/mark-fralick/ Guest 2: Ste...

Consumers and Businesses alike, SPAM and SPIM (where even during Instant Messaging, unsolicited messages popup) is causing a lot of nuisance and resulting in financial losses for businesses. Will we ever get a handle on them? Guest 1: John J. Higginson, CTO, Wheels Inc. Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/john-higginson/ Guest 2: David Perry, Global Director of Education, Trend M...

Earlier Instant Messaging (IM) had a stigma attached to it that it is for fun only. Now it has become part of enterprise communication. Blogging is facing the same skepticism and is not being adopted by businesses thus undermining its true potential. Lets listen to John to understand what Blogging truly has to offer and what potential challenges need to be addressed before it will be embraced by b...

Two independent teams working on their respective department level projects to build the SAME application. Sounds familiar? This arises from decentralized IT decision making. How chronic is this problem? Do we fix it or just invest an IT portfolio management solution to deal with it? Guest 1: Mark Jeffery, Associate Professor of Technology, Center for Research on Technology and Innovation, Kellogg...

Due to the dynamic business environment, corresponding IT needs change as well. What does it take to exploit the technology innovations, preserve existing IT investments, and Re-engineer to produce a world class IT organization. Lets listen to Kevin and learn about the related processes, challenges, and rewards. Guest: Kevin Vasconi, CIO, Polk Global Automotive & President, RLP Technologies Guest...

Organization invest heavily on business continuity. However, like any insurance, there is no residual value offered. Is it possible to eat the cake and have it too? Lets listen to Joe to learn how an organization can creatively invest its precious dollars to reap the benefits of Business Continuity and still are left with an extended, real-time, and on demand infrastructure. Guest: Joe Rickard, CT...

IT Management of retail industry requires a constant balancing act between always up POS (point of sale) systems while helping back-office operations run smoothly to ensure overall consumer experience. Lets listen to Jef to learn about the unique challenges faced and corresponding strategies implemented to effectively address them. Guest: John E. (Jef) Fite, Jr., Senior VP & CIO, Family Christian...

Over dependence on outside consultants and weak in-house IT staff acts as a double-edged sword that could prove disastrous for an IT organization. Lets listen to Jim to learn about what it takes to remove such inefficiencies and help streamline IT organization resulting in better productivity and reduced costs. Guest: Jim Honerkamp, CIO, The Hillman Group Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/...

Companies are making significant investments in Web Services for seamless interaction, internally, as well as, with outside organizations. In some cases, in fact, it almost seems like Web Services is considered a 'cure-all'! However, are there any strings attached? Let us listen to Sinisa and sift hype from reality. Guest: Sinisa Zimek, Director — Standards Strategy, BPMi.org Guest Bio: https://ww...

Business Process Management (BPM) solutions have been emerging in the technology marketplace. We have been handling, tracking, and monitoring business processes using technology solutions since last couple of decades. Lets listen to Mike, Phil, and Sinisa to learn more about the unique capabilities of such solutions and get clarity on myths related to this new wave. Guest 1: Mike Hugos, CIO, Large...

After Internet bubble burst, the once over hyped term eCommerce almost became a stigma. Companies are leveraging it but is it being fully exploited yet? Lets listen to Sunil to learn about how eCommerce can be used to gain competitive advantage in this Global economy. Guest: Sunil Arora, VP — Global eCommerce Strategy, Anixter, Inc. Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/sunil-arora...

In an industry such as Transportation and Logistics, where the level of human intervention is high, achieving operational efficiency is a challenge and a moving target. Lets listen to Jon to learn about the related challenges and how IT comes to rescue. Guest: Jon Fieldman, Chief Information Officer, DSC Logistics Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/jon-fieldman/ More on this Epi...

In the given competitive landscape, the very existence of an automotive parts supplier depends on how they work with every shrinking margins while still maintaining quality of its products and efficiency of delivery. Lets listen to Perry about leveraging IT for achieving the nearly impossible goals. Guest: Perry Lipe, Senior VP and Chief Information Officer, ArvinMeritor, Inc. Guest Bio: https://w...

A lot goes on behind the scenes while we enjoy basic amenities like electricity, gas, and water. Lets listen to Lynne to learn about the part IT plays in managing production, delivery, and support related business processes for the Utilities Industry. Guest: Lynne Ellyn, Senior VP and CIO, DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE) Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/lynne-ellyn/ More on this Episod...