Posts by: Leo de Sousa

A Whole New World

Marhaba!  This is my first post from my new home at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.  I have been here for 10 days and am finally feeling like a human being again.  The +11 hour time difference…

A Case for an EA Approach

I was on a walk with my wife and our dog the other day and our conversation led to some of the problems we encounter at work.  My wife is a Registered Nurse at a large acute care hospital.  She has an…

Reflecting on Management

Five years ago today, I moved from being a senior staff member (Enterprise Architect)  to the Manager, Business Application Services and Enterprise Architecture at BCIT.  Over the past few weeks, I met with many colleagues and friends that I work with for…

Twenty Years and Counting

Today, I celebrate 20 years of service at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. When I joined BCIT on August 31, 1992, I was in my late 20′s. I had been married for 4 years and we had a baby girl who…

My New Adventure

Last week, I accepted a 2 year contract as the Director of Information Technology at the American University of Sharjah in the Emirate of Sharjah  in the United Arab Emirates.  Sharjah is one of seven emirates that are federated together to form the United…

Higher Ed CIO Challenges 3 – Cloud Computing Services

The third Higher Education CIO challenge focuses on cloud computing services. These offerings allow higher education CIOs to radically re-think their enterprise architectures.  “In the 2011 CIO agenda, 64% of higher education CIOs expected to move more than 50% of their infrastructures…

Higher Ed CIO Challenges 2 – Consumerization of IT

This is the second of a three part series on Challenges for Higher Education CIOs – Consumerization of IT. The particular focus of this challenge is the rise of mobile computing commonly known as “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD).  This trend is…

Challenges for Higher Education CIOs

This is the introductory post describing three challenges for higher education Chief Information Officers. Higher education is evolving and adapting which presents challenges to the traditional approaches to IT service delivery.  This section explores three challenges facing Higher Education CIOs: Globalization of…

Social Media Guidelines – part 3

This is part three of my Social Media Guideline series and the final post in the series. Social media is becoming a mainstay in how we engage and collaborate with our colleagues, peers and customers.  With the introduction of social media tools…

Social Media Guidelines – part 2

This is part two of my Social Media Guideline series. Social media is becoming a mainstay in how we engage and collaborate with our colleagues, peers and customers.  With the introduction of social media tools into our businesses, there is a need…

Social Media Guidelines – part 1

Social media is becoming a mainstay in how we engage and collaborate with our colleagues, peers and customers.  With the introduction of social media tools into our businesses, there is a need to develop some guidelines and polices.  I am working on…
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