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  • Host: Sanjog Aul
  • Technology is only as good as its execution. On “CIO Talk Radio”, Sanjog Aul interviews CIOs, CTOs, and other decision makers about their insights in dealing with technology. Learn directly from these subject matter experts how to get the best returns out of your investments in IT. Know ahead of time, what problems and challenges you face in executing IT strategies in the real world. If you are a technology manager, consultant, or advisor, you cannot afford to miss out on what today’s technology thought leaders have to say about today's most urgent IT issues.
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Business Transformation Expert IT & Business Transformation: Helper or driv

Tue, Sep 29 Listen
Guest: Russ Bostick Title: EVP Technology and Operations, ConsecoGuest: Paul Gossen Title: Business Transformation ExpertThe harsh new business world of globalized competition, economic contraction, and technological change are forcing businesses everywhere to transform themselves by expanding their boundaries, consolidating their business interests, or reinventing themselves. In what situations is IT the helper, and in which should IT be the leader and driver? How does IT help or lead...

Is 'Walmarting' IT a good idea?

Tue, Sep 29 Listen
Guest: Rich Adduci Title: Chief Information Officer, Boston ScientificGuest: Tony Young Title: Chief Information Officer, InformaticaIT leaders are getting aggressive about innovating and creating top line growth! So, what about optimizing IT product/services procurement and minimizing costs to the nth degree? This should, in theory, maximize profits, right? But what Will we have to give up or compromise on to do this?

What's the "state" of State Cyber Security?

Tue, Sep 29 Listen
Guest: Doug Robinson Title: NASCIO Executive DirectorGuest: Chris Buse Title: Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), State of MinnesotaWhile each state has its own technology issues, they all face similar internal problems related to cyber security. There is also a need to create a secure collaborative cyber environment among all states. What are the common current gaps each state faces with regards to internal cyber security? Are state administrations giving cyber security the kind of...

Managing Risk to Reap the Rewards of New Technology

Wed, Sep 23 Listen
Guest: Tom Clewett Title: VP IT Enterprise Solutions, Exelon CorporationGuest: Urs Fischer, CISA, CPA (Swiss), CIA Title: Lead Developer, ISACA.org's Risk IT frameworkTitle: Vice President and head of IT governance and risk management, SwissLife GroupThe introduction of a new IT technology imposes risks: Political risks to champions within the IT organization; business risks that vary based on how invasive or intrusive are the changes it imposes on business; and financial risks as regards...

Managing Higher Ed Complexity thru IT to deliver!

Wed, Sep 16 Listen
Guest: Dr. Timothy Chester Title: Vice Provost and Chief Information Officer, Pepperdine UniversityGuest: Matthew Jett Hall Title: Associate Vice Chancellor, Information Technology Services Title: Associate Professor of the Practice of Computer Science, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Infrastructure, Vanderbilt UniversityTitle: Chief Information Architect, Infrastructure Vanderbilt UniversityHigher Ed will play an important role in paving the way to a successful...

IT Modernization: Why now? And how?

Wed, Aug 12 Listen
Guest: Gopal Khanna Title: Chief Information Officer, State of MinnesotaGuest: Peter Gapp Title: Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Siemens Canada LimitedWhile most organizations have cut their IT budgets to the bone, IT Modernization is been suggested as a way to optimize value while reducing risk and cost. How exactly do we define IT modernization? What factors make it a compelling strategy? If we are lucky enough to get stakeholders to buy in, how do we go about planning and...

HIM: Handling the human side of BPM

Wed, Aug 12 Listen
Guest: Phil Gilbert Title: President and Chief Technical Officer, LombardiGuest: Howard Smith Title: Chief Technology Officer, CSC, European GroupTitle: Global lead CSC Collective IntelligenceTitle: BPM Author, Co-founder BPMI.orgGuest: Clay Richardson Title: Senior Analyst, Business Process Management, Forrester ResearchHuman Interaction Management (HIM) was created to better handle complex work environments where individuals and workgroups interact in unstructured, ad hoc, or dynamic ways....

Cloud Governance: Is NOW the time?

Wed, Aug 12 Listen
Guest: Dennis Quan Title: Director of Autonomic Computing, IBM Software GroupTitle: Former Chief Technology Officer, IBM's Blue Cloud Initiative High Performance GroupGuest: Rudy Wolfs Title: Chief Customer Service Chief Information Officer, ING DirectCloud computing is being increasingly embraced by the enterprises for even mission critical applications, infrastructure, and operational needs. So, isn't it time that we put an overarching governance model in place, that spans...

The CIO as a successful influence manager

Wed, Aug 5 Listen
Guest: Brian Simmermon Title: Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Subaru of America, Inc.Guest: Gerry McCartney Title: VP of Technology and Chief Information Officer, Purdue UniversityGuest: Kevin Walker Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, American Electric Power CompanyA CIO's success depends on how well he/she influences a variety of internal and external people/teams, and it is particularly difficult to get things done when dealing with a random group of...

Can SPM perform as promised?

Wed, Jul 22 Listen
Guest: David Smoley Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Flextronics International (Singapore)Guest: Jane Barrett Title: Research Director, AMR ResearchSuppliers are a constant source of concern. At any time, something that affects *their performance* could arise to jeopardize *our business interests*. Even more terrifying is the worry that they may get too lax about working with us to comply with government mandates. Supplier Performance Management (SPM), has been...

Can a CIO lead from the middle?

Wed, Jul 8 Listen
Guest: Neil Jarvis Title: Vice President and Chief Information Officer, AAA NCNUGuest: Damon Anderson Title: Chief Information Officer, State of Pennsylvania - Conservation and Natural Resources (PA-DCNR)CIOs need to build networks, exert influence up and down the hierarchy, problem-solve, communicate effectively, and deliver, in order to keep the wheels of the IT organization moving in the same direction as the business and deliver results. Unfortunately many CIOs endowed with these...

The Y-Factor: Is IT ready? Are CIOs ready?

Wed, Jul 1 Listen
Guest: Timothy Kasbe Title: SVP and Chief Information Officer, Sears Holding CorporationGuest: John Gillispie Title: COO, Iowa's Information Technology Enterprise OfficeTitle: CIO, State of IowaTitle: Former President of NASCIOThey are highly mobile and demand constant connectivity. They desire personalization and choice in whatever they do. They work to live, not live to work. They don't like being paged at 2 am. They change their jobs very quickly. Who are they? We're talking about Gen-Y...

Here’s $19 Billion, now make healthcare IT work!

Wed, Jun 24 Listen
Guest: Tim Zoph Title: Senior Vice President, administration and Chief Information Officer, Northwestern Memorial HospitalIT budgets in Healthcare have always been too meager. Finally there's more money! But while IT leaders in healthcare now have a whopping $19 Billion reward, they face the equally daunting task of computerizing medical records. The problem of updating medical records to digital has been a chronic issue for years. In addition to money, what exactly does IT leadership need...

Running IT Like a Teenager

Wed, Jun 17 Listen
Guest: Ron Thieme, Ph.D. Title: Vice President and Chief Information Officer, AIT LaboratoriesGuest: Michael L Capone Title: Corporate Vice President and CIO, Automatic Data Processing, Inc.Like a teenager, as IT professionals, we are also wrestling with internal turmoil, and want to do things differently, defying the norm. Our overzealousness and thinking outside of the box attitude is often taken for immaturity. Can we really compete and innovate in this new world by being mature and...

Bargain Hunting in IT Outsourcing: What are the savings?

Wed, Jun 10 Listen
Guest: Ahmed Mahmoud Title: Chief Information Officer, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)Guest: Michael F. Corbett Title: Chairman, International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP)Organizations talk about offshore outsourcing being a strategic initiative, but what is the driver? It takes time and patience for an investment in India to deliver real results, but just as that investment is starting to pay off, companies are beginning to eye China. Why? Is it because macro economic...

Dare a CIO show sensitivity in Tough Times?

Wed, Jun 3 Listen
Guest: Larry Bonfante Title: Chief Information Officer, the United States Tennis AssociationGuest: Chad Kirkpatrick Title: State CIO and Director of GITA, State of ArizonaWith the global economic downturn and increasing competition, corporate focus is on IT to deliver results! Dare a CIO be sensitive or touchy-feely, or do tough times demand a tough-nosed productivity centric number cruncher, who delivers at any cost?

Improving the IT planning process

Wed, May 27 Listen
Guest: Nicholas R. Colisto Title: Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Hovnanian EnterprisesGuest: John Conley Title: Deputy CIO, Governor's Office of Information Technology, State of ColoradoThe state of our IT, short or long term, is a direct reflection of how well we've planned. Our hindsight is only as good as the plans we made the previous year and the end results. So, how should we plan? Do we plan based on empirical data? What about using creativity or projections? How well...

Are All Your IT Applications Truly Strategic?

Wed, May 13 Listen
Guest: Brendan O'Malley Title: Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Tasty Baking CompanyGuest: Mark Griesbaum Title: EVP, Chief Information Officer for Cardean Learning GroupOver the years, organizations build any number of IT applications to get work done. They then keep those same applications limping along, year after year. Would there be any value to identifying which ones are truly strategic and then focusing on investing resources in them, while outsourcing the rest? How about...

Negotiate and Lead: Mantra for IT Leaders

Wed, May 6 Listen
Guest: Rich Gius Title: VP and CIO, Atmos EnergyGuest: Eric Dirst Title: Senior Vice President and CIO, DeVry Inc.Today, IT spending can represent up to fifty percent of annual corporate capital expenditures. Not all CIO's are blessed with procurement departments and savvy buyers who know the technology well enough. So, a CIO needs to step in. How well are today's CIO's using their expertise to get the best value for their IT dollars?

Getting New Business from Current Customers

Wed, Apr 29 Listen
Guest: Donald F. Martin Title: Vice President and CIO, Armstrong World IndustriesGuest: Merv Tarde Title: VP, Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Title: Vice President of Facilities and Property Management, Interstate Battery System of America, Inc.Lately, new customers are hard to come by. What about focusing our attention on our current customers and getting more (and maybe additional) business from them? What would it take to get our current customers to use us more? Can...

Does your IT vendor pass the Tough Times Test?

Wed, Apr 22 Listen
Guest: Yuvi Kochar Title: CTO and VP of Technology, The Washington PostGuest: Mike Hugos Title: CIO at Large, Center for Systems Innovation [c4si]A Friend in need is a friend indeed. In a severe economic downturn, everyone is affected. What do you look for from your vendors, to signal their willingness to work with you to help you successfully weather the downturn? For the most part, how have your vendors successfully or not-so successfully adjusted to your IT's changed needs and wants?

Structuring ECR vs. Slash and Burn!

Wed, Apr 15 Listen
Guest: Marti Menacho Title: SVP and CIO, JDS UniphaseGuest: Robert Fort Title: CIO , Virgin Entertainment Group, North AmericaEveryone is trying to get a handle on costs, but an indiscriminate slash and burn of assets can reduce productivity and profitability. Cost cutting needs to be more precise. Could IT help capture costs as well as the impact of cuts in those costs, in a more organized and transparent way, to avoid such overkill? What are the ways that IT can help structure Enterprise...

Getting a Handle on User Driven Innovation

Wed, Apr 8 Listen
Guest: John J. Sviokla Title: Vice Chairman, Global Managing Director of Innovation and Research, Diamond Management Technology ConsultantsTitle: Former professor, Harvard Business SchoolGuest: Dr. George O. Strawn Title: Chief Information Officer of the National Science FoundationIn the past, RD built products and designed services to be cheaper and cheaper. Today however, competition is driven by knowledge vs. price. Instead of selling what we produce, we need to produce what sells. User...

Leveraging Social Networks for Results

Wed, Apr 1 Listen
Guest: Robert J. Vitello Title: Chief Information Officer (Deputy Commissioner for Planning and Technology) for the New York State Department of LaborGuest: Zeus Kerravala Title: Senior Vice President, Yankee GroupGuest: Pieter Schoehuijs Title: VP and Chief Information Officer, Church DwightAll workers have networks of colleagues, both outside as well as inside the organization. To access all ideas available in both networks, what is the best way to introduce social networking into business...

The Lean M&A for Lean Times

Wed, Mar 25 Listen
Guest: Alex Cullen Title: Vice President and Research Director, Forrester ResearchGuest: John W. Lambeth Title: SVP and CIO, Erickson Retirement CommunitiesWhen facing a tough global economic downturn, companies may merge for greater competitive and synergistic strength. In good times, when growth is the prime reason for an MA, budgets for the integration can be generous, but what happens in lean times, when money is hard to come by, and every penny must be justified to corporate...

Is IT a culprit or cure for "Revenue Leakage"?

Wed, Mar 18 Listen
Guest: Dr. Claudio F. Abreu Title: President and CEO, Bayer Business and Technology Services (BBTS) LLCTitle: Head of Global Information Technology OperationsTitle: Head of Bayer Business Services NA RegionIT boosts productivity to make more money. IT allows efficiencies that save money. IT innovation creates topline growth. However, could IT cause revenue leakage? If so, under what circumstances? And what about IT creating the necessary plug for a revenue leakage?

Demand Management: Justifying the ROI

Wed, Mar 11 Listen
Guest: Ashwin Ragan Title: Former CIO, Wal-MartGuest: Tim Payne Title: Research Director, Gartner, Inc.Guest: Simon Ellis Title: Practice Director, Supply Chain Strategies, IDC.Guest: Larry Lapide, Ph.DTitle: Research Director, Demand Management Solutions GroupTitle: Director, Demand Management, MIT Center for Transportation LogisticsDemand management promises the next generation of supply chain forecasting, however it can be a complex initiative involving a cascade of changes in jobs,...

Is IT insourcing becoming the "IN" thing?

Wed, Mar 4 Listen
Guest: John Stevenson Title: Past president, SIMTitle: Former CIO, Sharp Electronics CorporationGuest: Ashvin Vellody Title: Senior VP, Yankee GroupThe global economic slump has prodded IT leaders into considering new ways to become self-reliant. Coveted outsourcing destinations are more expensive then they used to be. The IT talent pool has been overfished. And, the dream of an idea economy where corporations keep the elite idea generation in-house and outsource the grunt work, has had its...

UC: As simple as it sounds?

Wed, Feb 25 Listen
Guest: Joe Burton Title: CTO, CiscoGuest: Steve Pickett Title: CIO, Penske Corporation.Title: Past President, SIM International Today's new competitive world of work is global, more connected, and always on! Unified communication (UC) is the newly proposed tool for bringing all communications together. Are these solutions ready to deliver as promised? Are organizations ready to embrace them?

Becoming the Sensei of an IT Dojo

Wed, Feb 18 Listen
Guest: Bruce Carver Title: CIO of Cummins, Inc.Guest: Tom Pyke Title: CIO, US Department of EnergyComparing IT with martial arts is not far fetched. Think of it this way... Each member of an IT crew should be an agile thinker, have team spirit, and should be able to courageously fight IT's daily battles. However, whether the team member is leadership, mid-management, or an operational member, everyone enters the IT dojo with their own strengths in terms of background, personality,...

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