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Ford’s high-tech business transformation, fueled by cloud

CIO Business Intelligence

One need only look within Ford’s executive ranks to see the technology talent driving its digital future: Doug Field, Ford’s chief electric vehicle (EV) and digital systems officer, and Rob Bedicheck, executive director of platform architecture, were both recruited from Apple.

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How 3 Digital Champions Tackle Real-Time Data Challenges

CIO Business Intelligence

By Thomas Been, DataStax Building data-driven, high-growth businesses takes a certain kind of roll-up-your-sleeves, determined, and smart builder who understands the importance of building a unified, foundational data architecture. Digital Transformation, IT Leadership We call these people Digital Champions.

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Five-Pillar Framework to Develop the Platform Business

Future of CIO

Here are five essential pillars to build a solid framework for developing a powerful platform business. Architecture and process: The enterprise consists of an amalgam of socio-systems, techno-systems, bio-systems, and Econo-systems. People-centricity is actually the very purpose of running a platform business.

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Thrive with Digital, Accelerating Intelligence for Electric Power

CIO Business Intelligence

Digital transformation involves changes in production relations (consciousness, organization, and talent), leaps in productivity (computing, transmission, and digital capabilities), and three-dimensional innovation (architectures, models, and ecosystems). Powerful transmission is the guarantee Transmission is the key to communications.

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CIO’s D&B (Depth & Breadth) of Influence Matrix

Future of CIO

Act as a business executive or an IT manager., etc, command-control leading style is no longer effective to make business transformation at today’s 3D (physical, virtual, mental) working environment, and conventional IQ & EQ may also not be sufficient enough to deliver high impact leadership influence.

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Three Tips for CIO as Chief Innovation Officer

Future of CIO

The issue many IT departments have is they think innovation is implementing the latest and greatest technology rather than using advances in technology or existing technology differently to provide innovative solutions for business now and in the future. Instead, channel the energy, enthusiasm, and ideas. Follow us at: @Pearl_Zhu.

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Colocation: A Crucial Pillar for Building a Data-First Organization

CIO Business Intelligence

Lots of attention is being paid to how hybrid IT or multicloud fits into data-first business transformation, yet plenty of companies count colocation facilities as an important pillar of their IT landscape. This includes embracing colocation to address the challenges of global coverage and edge capacity.