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Posts Tagged ‘ information technology ’

Announcing: The CTOvision.com Technology Titan List

September 25, 2009
Announcing: The CTOvision.com Technology Titan List

I’ve long sought to track disruptive IT on the CTOvision.com site, and have featured several firms on the CTOvision.com Disruptive IT list.  A new feature on the site is the CTOvision.com Technology Titan List, where I’ll more closely track the activities of the Information Technology firms with the largest market cap.  This is the...
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Something Wonderful in the Tech Community

September 17, 2009
Something Wonderful in the Tech Community

I’ve just received word that Dawn Meyerriecks, one of the great’s of American technology, has just returned to federal service. Dawn has delivered real capability into some of the nation’s largest, most complex enterprises. And she has built communities of technologist as she did that, giving many of us someone to look up to...
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What is Cloud Computing: I’m forming up on the NIST view

July 28, 2009
What is Cloud Computing: I’m forming up on the NIST view

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Information Technology Laboratory is working on a definition of cloud computing (version 14 of their working draft is on their site and is looking great).  Like other NIST efforts they have taken a collaborative/collegial approach in building this definition.  You can find the full definition at...
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Request your support for the Roosevelt Scholars Act of 2009

June 12, 2009
Request your support for the Roosevelt Scholars Act of 2009

At this critically complex time in history the challenges government face are only increasing in importance.   Which leads to a thesis:  never before in our history has our nation relied so much on our public servants– and our need for great thinkers/leaders/doers will only increase in the future.  Therefore, we should do everything...
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Responding Strategically to Cyber Attacks

March 23, 2009
Responding Strategically to Cyber Attacks

The last 12 months has seen a significant amount of progress in our nation’s awareness of cyber threats and in our collective actions to address the security of our IT systems.  However, a huge amount of work remains to be done. In a cyber context, the situation is a little like the one Winston...
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Video for the Enterprise CTO

March 9, 2009

I enjoy learning from and interacting with great CTO teachers face to face, which is why direct meetings are an incredibly important part of life.  But that model does not scale well.  There is no way any human can begin to schedule enough time/meetings/conferences/interactions to tap into all the great teachers there. Social media...
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Vivek Kundra: The Alpha CTO

February 3, 2009
Vivek Kundra: The Alpha CTO

Every CTO I know has heard of Vivek Kundra, CTO of the District of Columbia.  We have all been following his accomplishments in transforming the technology program in DC and have watched in excitement as more and more capabilities have been rolled out to serve the city and its citizens. We have followed reports...
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Vint Cerf of Google and Bob Gourley of CTOvision.com on CIO Talk Radio

January 26, 2009

On Wednesday 28 Jan 2009 at 10am Eastern I’ll be on CIO Talk Radio with one of the stars of the global technology community, Vint Cerf. The topic we will be discussing is cloud computing and the next technology revolution in the US.  Vint is fantastically qualified to discuss this topic, and I’m honored...
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OMB on CIOs: Some context for the enterprise CTO

October 26, 2008

On 21 October, Mr. Clay Johnson of OMB signed out a memorandum for the heads of all executive departments and agencies in the US government.  Check it out here: Download 20081023-omb-cio-memo.pdf (0.0K) This is a great read and a positive move.  It provides an emphasis on the information technology management structure and governance framework. ...
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Vision for the Enterprise CTO: Lessons from DNI Vision 2015

July 24, 2008
Vision for the Enterprise CTO: Lessons from DNI Vision 2015

This note provides two lessons and a comment for enterprise chief technology officers that comes out of a new vision document from the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). The DNI, Mike McConnell, just released Vision 2015, a vision for a globally networked and integrated intelligence enterprise.   This vision is for far more than just...
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