Information Technology executive that see's technology as a tool, not an end game. Able to take broad view on technology and it's impact to business. Not afraid to push the envelope when it makes sense, does not seek to be bleeding edge for the sake of technology.
I was at a recent event in sunny Orlando, FL. and the Canadian analyst group Info Tech shared their top 5 hot trends/technologies. Do you agree with these top 5, if not what’s yours and why? > Social Media > … Continue reading
Repost Alert This is a re-post from Last Years Blog Idol but I find it still very relevant as the constant over hype of the cloud as some magic bullet for organizations with IT problems just misses the mark as … Continue reading
Background Before the Story Before I share this with you, you have to understand the current background in which this event happened. Canada’s government fell recently upon presentation of their federal budget, that has caused us to have another federal … Continue reading
The first email I viewed this morning on my blackberry was from an old acquaintance, Shane Shick, who once again asked if I was interested in attempting to be any sort of competition to blogging champion from last year, Chris Lau. … Continue reading
United Breaks Guitars – Understanding Social Customer Service I have been on this quest to understand Social Marketing and Business and how the two meet. I had a slight epiphany tonight while re watching the Dave Carroll video, “United … Continue reading
What my kids teach me is the use of a product or service can go beyond what I conceive it to be, therefore I must always keep an open mind. Continue reading
Social What? Social Media, Social Networking, or Social Business as I prefer to call it. The name itself doesn’t really matter but the end goal is clear, for business users the ultimate goal doesn’t change, impact to the bottom line. … Continue reading
This will be my final posting on this journey topic, not because it’s done but because I am now getting into the tree’s of this, what I learn will refine and change, part of that I want to keep private, … Continue reading
Chapter 4 is all about my first lesson on social marketing. When I began this journey I thought there were 2 types of marketing; email and social Reality there are numerous, commonly divided into; Email Marketing (Push) Adword Marketing (Pull) … Continue reading
It has been a while since I posted my last installment in this story, sorry to all that may be following it. In the first installment in this series I introduced the concept and how I was brought into this … Continue reading
In the first instalment in this series I introduced the concept and how I was brought into this evolving role as Marketing Guy. Just for clarity I have not abandoned my role as CIO type, I have added the marketing … Continue reading
From CIO to Marketing Guy! This is a reprint from my own personal blog, this series is a primer that will help you understand a new piece I will be publishing on a CIO’s view on Social Media =================================================== This … Continue reading
My award winning team has been recognized for their work previously in virtualization, server consolidation, and use of open source Linux for over a decade now in the enterprise. We are implementing the next wave of this journey with virtualized servers and storage across the entire data center, these are our observations so far Continue reading
The title for this post came from a speech presented by Steve Rosenthal, Vice President, Gap International, you can read his Bio here. Shifting the Mindset of IT to Cause Transformation in Business While I was at the east coast … Continue reading
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