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It turns out that diversity is a good thing. Image Credit: Public Relations Society of America. Perhaps more than any other executive in the company, CIOs have long known that having a diverse workforce is a good thing. Now research is starting to back them up. MORE
Is there a situation where a CIO would choose to not deploy robots? Image Credit: dangthephong. Let’s face it, the robots are taking over. All people with the CIO job are aware of the advances that have been made in robotic technology over the past few years. MORE
The goal for a CIO is to increase IT department diversity Image Credit: Ikhlasul Amal. With a little luck, we’ve all gotten the message by now: having a more diverse IT department makes for a better IT department. MORE
The new workplace was just made for hackers Image Credit: Rakka. Every CIO understands that the pandemic was a major disruption to their business and the importance of information technology. Their workplaces went from being filled with people to being deserted. MORE
CIOs need to find ways to get an inherited IT department’s operations on track Image Credit: Web Master. As CIOs, some jobs are tougher than others. One of the most demanding is when you find yourself taking on a troubled IT department. This isn’t a job for the faint of heart. MORE
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
The growth of AI is being limited by the lack of talent Image Credit: Mike MacKenzie. The person with the CIO job understands that the future belongs to artificial intelligence (AI). MORE
The pandemic has the ability to create good CIOs out of bad ones Image Credit: CafeCredit.com. So would you say that you are a good CIO or a bad CIO? If, somewhat oddly, you answered that you are a bad CIO, I may have some good news for you. MORE
Asking the correct questions is what you need to do get the right job Image Credit: Noelia. As CIOs we will eventually go looking for our next CIO job. When we do this, we need to be prepared to answer plenty of questions on various technology, business and personal topics. MORE
CIOs want to find ways to be successful Image Credit: GotCredit. Just think of all of the things that the person with the CIO job has to stay on top of: the explosive growth of cloud computing, the continued rise in business-managed IT spend, and incredible leaps in data analytics and automation. MORE
Innovation efforts can fail if CIOs don’t step in and guide them Image Credit: Fuzzy Gerdes. As the CIO of your company, you have been given the job of leading innovation at the firm so that it can realize the importance of information technology. MORE
CIOs are forgetting about their employee experience. Image Credit: Sjoerd Wijn. Right now every CIO seems to be talking about the customer experience (CX). What CIOs have been told is that if you don’t get customer experience right, you may leave yourself vulnerable to competitors who do. MORE
CIOs need to take steps to improve worker’s digital literacy Image Credit: ladislau.girona. As a CIO you are facing a number of different, difficult challenges. They are all important; however, one may be more important than all of the others: finding and keeping qualified technical people. MORE
CIOs need a bring-your-own-device plan to attract more millennials Image Credit: IAB UK. CIOs who think that BYOD (bring-your-own-device) is a fad that is starting to fade away are wrong. MORE
Maxx is not shifting to e-commerce. Image Credit: JJBers. Over the past few years there has been a revolution been going on in retail. MORE
Image Credit: Peter Reed. Every CIO starts out a year with a clear set of goal: things that we want to get done because of the importance of information technology. However, and this year has been no exception, things have a habit of changing on us. MORE
Stadiums are preparing to test face scanning technologies Image Credit: Andy Mangold. As CIOs who understand the importance of information technology, we know that we always have to be ready to deal with the next wave of technology. MORE
CIOs have to deal with the fact that people are attached to how they create passwords Image Credit: Christiaan Colen. If you take a look at the long list of things that a modern CIO is responsible for, securing the company’s network is right there at the top. MORE
Where are the weaknesses of mobile phones and what can CIOs do about it? Image Credit: David Dennis. As the person with the CIO job, you realize just how important mobile phones are to your company. MORE
CIOs need to understand how to make use of new business intelligence tools Image Credit: deepak pal. MORE
The challenge of making connections when you can’t meet face to face Image Credit: Dean Shareski. Although we like to think of the CIO job as being a technology job where we spend our time trying to communicate the importance of information technology, there is a lot of human contact required. MORE
Wells Fargo has aging systems Image Credit: Mike Mozart. Wells Fargo is a bank. A very big bank. Being the person with the CIO job at a big bank is never an easy task. MORE
CIOs have to deal with users who are creating software to solve business problems Image Credit: Randy Merrill. MORE
Volkswagen’s electric car’s launch has been delayed due to software problems Image Credit: Rutger van der Maar. Being a CIO is not an easy job and if you have the CIO job at a major automotive manufacturer, it is even harder. MORE
Norsk Hydro wants to find ways to keep its industrial equipment secure Image Credit: Axel Drainville. As the people with the CIO job, we are all aware that security is a big deal at our companies. MORE
Users need help in logging in and staying logged in Image Credit: GotCredit. Let’s face it, if there is one thing that nobody in the IT department likes to do each day it is log into their computer / app / smart phone. MORE
Shopping mall CIOs want to know more about their customers Image Credit: Kal Omari. So if you were the CIO for a shopping mall, what would you want to know? You’d want to know that all of your servers and networking gear was secure. MORE
Image Credit: roxyfletcher_r04. As the person with the CIO job, one of your many tasks is to find ways to make sure that the people that your company has hired choose to stick around. MORE
After the virus fades, factories are going to need more data Image Credit: Cathy. MORE
CIOs have a new challenge that they have to deal with. Image Credit: Quinn Dombrowski. Nobody ever said that being the person in the CIO position is an easy job for anyone to have. However, lately it sure seems as though it is becoming even more difficult. MORE
IT and business need to work together Image Credit: ccbarr. CIOs need to ask themselves why should the business and IT collaborate? Perhaps a better question is why wouldn’t they collaborate? MORE
Image Credit: Debra Roby. If you’ve been watching TV or reading a newspaper (online) lately, you’ve probably started to see all of the 5G wireless network ads that the major service providers have been running. It sure looks like when 5G arrives, the world is going to change. MORE
AI is the future of IT technology and cars will have it first Image Credit: Nikke Lindqvist. As the person with the CIO job we are responsible for staying on top of all of the cool new technologies that are rapidly developing because of the importance of information technology. MORE
Company web sites have to be made easier for colorblind users. Image Credit: Bryan McDonald. As the CIO, you have the responsibility to make sure that the company’s technology is made available to everyone. This can be fairly easy to do when you are considering the needs of your workers. MORE
The robots are coming, will the CIO be ready? Image Credit: Jonathan Pearson. Guess what? A brand new technology is on the horizon and as the company’s CIO, you are going to be the person who is going to have to implement it. MORE
The Covid-19 virus means the workplace will never be the same. Image Credit: guccio@????. The person with the CIO job realizes that someday the Covid-19 pandemic will release its grip on our lives and we will return to the workplace. MORE
What are the steps that it takes to become CIO? Image Credit: Matthew Hurst. The CIO job is the one that everyone in the IT department eventually wants to get. It can be a real challenge to line up an interview for this position and even more of a challenge to get selected for it. MORE
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JANUARY 5, 2022
Image Credit: roxyfletcher_r04. As the person with the CIO job, one of your many tasks is to find ways to make sure that the people that your company has hired choose to stick around.
The Accidental Successful CIO
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Stadiums are preparing to test face scanning technologies Image Credit: Andy Mangold. As CIOs who understand the importance of information technology, we know that we always have to be ready to deal with the next wave of technology.
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The Accidental Successful CIO
JANUARY 12, 2022
AI is the future of IT technology and cars will have it first Image Credit: Nikke Lindqvist. As the person with the CIO job we are responsible for staying on top of all of the cool new technologies that are rapidly developing because of the importance of information technology.
The Accidental Successful CIO
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
It turns out that diversity is a good thing. Image Credit: Public Relations Society of America. Perhaps more than any other executive in the company, CIOs have long known that having a diverse workforce is a good thing. Now research is starting to back them up.
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OCTOBER 27, 2021
Company web sites have to be made easier for colorblind users. Image Credit: Bryan McDonald. As the CIO, you have the responsibility to make sure that the company’s technology is made available to everyone. This can be fairly easy to do when you are considering the needs of your workers.
The Accidental Successful CIO
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
CIOs have to deal with the fact that people are attached to how they create passwords Image Credit: Christiaan Colen. If you take a look at the long list of things that a modern CIO is responsible for, securing the company’s network is right there at the top.
The Accidental Successful CIO
AUGUST 11, 2021
IT and business need to work together Image Credit: ccbarr. CIOs need to ask themselves why should the business and IT collaborate? Perhaps a better question is why wouldn’t they collaborate?
The Accidental Successful CIO
JULY 28, 2021
Asking the correct questions is what you need to do get the right job Image Credit: Noelia. As CIOs we will eventually go looking for our next CIO job. When we do this, we need to be prepared to answer plenty of questions on various technology, business and personal topics.
The Accidental Successful CIO
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
The growth of AI is being limited by the lack of talent Image Credit: Mike MacKenzie. The person with the CIO job understands that the future belongs to artificial intelligence (AI).
The Accidental Successful CIO
JULY 14, 2021
CIOs have to deal with users who are creating software to solve business problems Image Credit: Randy Merrill.
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JUNE 9, 2021
CIOs are forgetting about their employee experience. Image Credit: Sjoerd Wijn. Right now every CIO seems to be talking about the customer experience (CX). What CIOs have been told is that if you don’t get customer experience right, you may leave yourself vulnerable to competitors who do.
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The Accidental Successful CIO
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Image Credit: Debra Roby. If you’ve been watching TV or reading a newspaper (online) lately, you’ve probably started to see all of the 5G wireless network ads that the major service providers have been running. It sure looks like when 5G arrives, the world is going to change.
The Accidental Successful CIO
OCTOBER 20, 2021
The challenge of making connections when you can’t meet face to face Image Credit: Dean Shareski. Although we like to think of the CIO job as being a technology job where we spend our time trying to communicate the importance of information technology, there is a lot of human contact required.
The Accidental Successful CIO
MAY 19, 2021
The robots are coming, will the CIO be ready? Image Credit: Jonathan Pearson. Guess what? A brand new technology is on the horizon and as the company’s CIO, you are going to be the person who is going to have to implement it.
The Accidental Successful CIO
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Volkswagen’s electric car’s launch has been delayed due to software problems Image Credit: Rutger van der Maar. Being a CIO is not an easy job and if you have the CIO job at a major automotive manufacturer, it is even harder.
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The Accidental Successful CIO
MAY 5, 2021
CIOs need to take steps to improve worker’s digital literacy Image Credit: ladislau.girona. As a CIO you are facing a number of different, difficult challenges. They are all important; however, one may be more important than all of the others: finding and keeping qualified technical people.
The Accidental Successful CIO
APRIL 14, 2021
CIOs want to find ways to be successful Image Credit: GotCredit. Just think of all of the things that the person with the CIO job has to stay on top of: the explosive growth of cloud computing, the continued rise in business-managed IT spend, and incredible leaps in data analytics and automation.
The Accidental Successful CIO
DECEMBER 8, 2021
Maxx is not shifting to e-commerce. Image Credit: JJBers. Over the past few years there has been a revolution been going on in retail.
The Accidental Successful CIO
AUGUST 25, 2021
Shopping mall CIOs want to know more about their customers Image Credit: Kal Omari. So if you were the CIO for a shopping mall, what would you want to know? You’d want to know that all of your servers and networking gear was secure.
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NOVEMBER 10, 2021
The Covid-19 virus means the workplace will never be the same. Image Credit: guccio@????. The person with the CIO job realizes that someday the Covid-19 pandemic will release its grip on our lives and we will return to the workplace.
The Accidental Successful CIO
OCTOBER 6, 2021
After the virus fades, factories are going to need more data Image Credit: Cathy.
The Accidental Successful CIO
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
CIOs have a new challenge that they have to deal with. Image Credit: Quinn Dombrowski. Nobody ever said that being the person in the CIO position is an easy job for anyone to have. However, lately it sure seems as though it is becoming even more difficult.
The Accidental Successful CIO
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
The pandemic has the ability to create good CIOs out of bad ones Image Credit: CafeCredit.com. So would you say that you are a good CIO or a bad CIO? If, somewhat oddly, you answered that you are a bad CIO, I may have some good news for you.
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FEBRUARY 17, 2021
Where are the weaknesses of mobile phones and what can CIOs do about it? Image Credit: David Dennis. As the person with the CIO job, you realize just how important mobile phones are to your company.
The Accidental Successful CIO
MARCH 10, 2021
Norsk Hydro wants to find ways to keep its industrial equipment secure Image Credit: Axel Drainville. As the people with the CIO job, we are all aware that security is a big deal at our companies.
The Accidental Successful CIO
JANUARY 6, 2021
Image Credit: Peter Reed. Every CIO starts out a year with a clear set of goal: things that we want to get done because of the importance of information technology. However, and this year has been no exception, things have a habit of changing on us.
The Accidental Successful CIO
MARCH 17, 2021
CIOs need a bring-your-own-device plan to attract more millennials Image Credit: IAB UK. CIOs who think that BYOD (bring-your-own-device) is a fad that is starting to fade away are wrong.
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FEBRUARY 10, 2021
What are the steps that it takes to become CIO? Image Credit: Matthew Hurst. The CIO job is the one that everyone in the IT department eventually wants to get. It can be a real challenge to line up an interview for this position and even more of a challenge to get selected for it.
The Accidental Successful CIO
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Wells Fargo has aging systems Image Credit: Mike Mozart. Wells Fargo is a bank. A very big bank. Being the person with the CIO job at a big bank is never an easy task.
The Accidental Successful CIO
MAY 12, 2021
CIOs need to understand how to make use of new business intelligence tools Image Credit: deepak pal.
The Accidental Successful CIO
JUNE 23, 2021
The new workplace was just made for hackers Image Credit: Rakka. Every CIO understands that the pandemic was a major disruption to their business and the importance of information technology. Their workplaces went from being filled with people to being deserted.
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SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Users need help in logging in and staying logged in Image Credit: GotCredit. Let’s face it, if there is one thing that nobody in the IT department likes to do each day it is log into their computer / app / smart phone.
The Accidental Successful CIO
MAY 26, 2021
CIOs need to find ways to get an inherited IT department’s operations on track Image Credit: Web Master. As CIOs, some jobs are tougher than others. One of the most demanding is when you find yourself taking on a troubled IT department. This isn’t a job for the faint of heart.
The Accidental Successful CIO
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
Is there a situation where a CIO would choose to not deploy robots? Image Credit: dangthephong. Let’s face it, the robots are taking over. All people with the CIO job are aware of the advances that have been made in robotic technology over the past few years.
The Accidental Successful CIO
AUGUST 4, 2021
Innovation efforts can fail if CIOs don’t step in and guide them Image Credit: Fuzzy Gerdes. As the CIO of your company, you have been given the job of leading innovation at the firm so that it can realize the importance of information technology.
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