Chris Curran

PwC’s CIO/CMO Roundtable with Geoffrey Moore

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Guest Post by Ted Shelton On a recent evening in Silicon Valley, PwC hosted the well-known author Geoffrey Moore and 15 CIOs and CMOs from some of the leading Bay Area global technology firms. Over dinner Geoffrey led a spirited conversation on the new challenges that CIOs and CMOs are facing – rapid expansion of digital tools and techniques as a part of marketing activities; blending of marketing with other functional areas such as customer […]

4 Steps to Big Data Lite

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Every time I breathe the words Big Data to a group of business and technology executives I brace myself for a barrage of questions…. How is it different? What’s our business case? Where will we source the data scientists to drive deeper insights? How do we acquire the technology to process mountains of information at a rapid-fire rate? The silent question lurking underneath them all: What if we fail? I’m not discouraged by their doubt. […]

Telework Talk is Too Extreme

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The news that two major technology companies are summoning their teleworkers back to the office revealed people hold strong opinions about where employees should work and why. I’m hearing a lot of all or nothing thinking behind the telework talk. Some contend that corralling employees into one location is critical to create a culture that breeds innovation. It’s why some companies invest millions of dollars in fostering “fun” work environments that cater to the professional […]

Strong CIO, C-suite Relationships Drive Growth

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Your ability as a CIO to cultivate strong relationships with your C-suite peers is paramount to your professional success in an environment where IT is expected to generate revenue and enhance the customer experience. But more than your career longevity is on the line. The profitability of your company is at stake. As part of our 5th Annual Digital IQ survey, we asked more than 1,100 business and technology executives from 12 countries to rate […]

Wearables and Pervasive Computing: A 2013 Trend to Consider

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It’s difficult as a CIO to gauge whether or not to add the latest technology to your portfolio. You don’t want to chase a fad without business value or get left behind. Balancing your technology portfolio is a delicate dance that involves making the right investments at the right times for the right reasons. Today, PwC released its list of 2013 Top 10 Technology Trends for Business. I suspect that many CIOs will see Pervasive […]

2013: The Year of the CIO

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CIOs stand at a crossroads as we head into 2013. Many of them have a choice to make. They can retreat to the back-office or reach out to business units and began to partner with them on customer-facing innovation and revenue generation. Many CIOs I know will choose to breakout of the IT department mindset – or already have. However, they have a lot of changes to make to cultivate the relationships and acquire the […]

Fantasy Football as a Metaphor for Big Data

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I was at a conference last week and one of the organizers asked the crowd of about 100 CIOs if they are working on a Big Data project. Only about 10 percent raised their hands. Why is the adoption rate so low? One major barrier in the adoption of Big Data is understanding how the Big Data concepts can be applied to each corporation. As I thought about the changes made to the ways we […]

The Next Power Pairing: CIO and HRO

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Guest post by Amaresh Tripathy and Zack Capozzi Many CIOs haven’t given much thought to the human resources department, but maybe they should. Here’s why: Talent management deficits are derailing CEO plans. In the PwC 2012 global CEO survey, one in four CEOs said, because of talent challenges, they couldn’t pursue a market opportunity or had to cancel or delay a strategic initiative. Moreover, one in three CEOs is concerned that skill shortages will impact […]

How the CIO can Sleuth Mobile Systems

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Guest Post by David Nardoni The responsibility of conducting mobile forensic investigations in the workplace should fall in the lap of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Unfortunately, 58% of organizations do not have a CISO, according to our recent Global State of Information Security Survey of 9,300 senior executives. Often the CIO is tasked with leading efforts to collect evidence when foul play is suspected. Fetching data from mobile devices is fraught with challenges […]

Embracing Ignorance and Failure to Innovate

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What drives scientists to venture unflinchingly into the unknown without any guarantee of discovering the next big breakthrough that will generate headlines? Ignorance, according to Stuart Firestein, author of a compelling book, Ignorance: How It Drives Science. Firestein reveals that “ignorance propels scientific discovery” and asks the provocative question: “What if we cultivated ignorance instead of fearing it?” Even more stunning is that he says the most predictable thing about predictions is how often they […]

Survey: Data Breaches Driving Customers Away

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Guest post by Mark Lobel According to our new Global State of Information Security Survey 2013, data breaches are driving customers away from businesses around the world. In conjunction with CIO Magazine and CSO Magazine, we recently surveyed 9,300 c-Suite executives, vice presidents and directors of IT & information security from 128 countries. 52% of executives confessed they have lost customers as a result of inadequate information security. I can’t think of a more compelling […]

Survey: What Global CEOs Want from Technology

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We recently peered into the minds of CEOs with operations in Asia Pacific to explore their priorities and pain points as part of this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. The over 370 business leaders who responded to PwC’s 2012 APEC CEO Survey are hungry to harness the growth potential of the region. We asked them where technology and innovation are most needed in their organizations to solve problems and seize opportunities. Following are the […]