
Digital transformation: CIO / CMO and the crisis of confidence
A few years ago, Gartner analysts predicted, “by 2017, the CMO will spend more on IT than the CIO.” As you can see from the opening slide on their presentation (registration required) about the topic, Gartner trumpeted this prediction loudly: Although Gartner phrased its prediction to gain attention, the detailed explanatory presentation offers vague and rather inconclusive data to support the core […]

Business sees value in the Cloud; yet security remains a concern
I spoke with Avanade CTO Tyson Hartman on Friday, ahead of the company’s publication of results from their Cloud Computing survey this morning. This study, conducted for Avanade by Kelton Research, interviewed 502 senior executives in seventeen countries. It found that 65% of those surveyed internationally (and 80% in the US) believe Cloud Computing to […]