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When I write about CIO’s taking an increased business-oriented stance in their jobs, I sometimes forget that without a team of people who are both willing and able to do that, their ability to get out of the data center and into the board room is drastically hampered. I work with a company from time to time …

This isn’t my first blog post to ponder this question (“Dear Mr. CIO…”), and I’m sure it won’t be the last. I experienced something this past week that has me thinking about the answer from a new perspective. I’ll begin by stating that I have aspired to be a CIO since the start of my …

My last blog post I rambled on about the Private Cloud and how I think it can be beneficial to IT. When I start thinking about Public Clouds, though, my forecast doesn’t look so positive. I will start by saying all applications and organizations are not equal. I think there are many applications that are …

Marketing is a great thing, but sometimes it just goes too far.  All of this "cloud" talk is a prime example. The discussion around cloud reminds me of the proverbial spring/summer activity of laying in the yard as kids and watching the clouds go by, calling out what it is you think this or that …