CTOvision
SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
The Verizon only DROID MAXX is quite a nice device, but their insistence on selling it for $299 (on contract) gives me pause. This logjam makes it impossible to feel comfortable suggesting any device purchases, maybe except the 16 GB Nexus 4 (now on sale for $250 without contract ). The iPhone 5C is going to be a budget iPhone.
Chief Seattle Greek Blog
NOVEMBER 25, 2010
This week Chief Technology Officer Bill Schrier has a LOT for which to be thankful. This year of the Great Recession they have faced terrible choices with budget shortfalls of $67 million in Seattle. But we have a sustainable budget and services going into 2011. But I also have a few turkeys to carve.
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mrc's Cup of Joe Blog
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
Lesson #1: Cybersecurity needs a larger portion of your IT budget (and focus). In 2017, the number of cyber-incidents DOUBLED,” says Robert Douglas, President of PlanetMagpie IT Consulting. Dedicate more of your IT budget to cybersecurity. As another example, the WannaCry ransomware targeted unpatched Windows PCs.
Chief Seattle Greek Blog
JUNE 28, 2009
I am writing about my biggest failure as CTO, hoping there is a lesson here for others. In 2005-2006 we tried to partially consolidate information technology in the City of Seattle. Yet in “good” budget times, when jobs can be preserved, the support from elected and appointed officials is less compelling.
Vox
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Rebellion has also won several million dollars of military contracts from the Pentagon, the start of what some observers think will be a gusher of government dollars. The startup proclaimed to rebel against the entrenched government bureaucracy and, by extension, the military-industrial complex, in order to advance new technologies.
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