CIO Classified
54 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsCandid conversations with leading CIOs.
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Powerful Partnerships That Push CIOs to the Next Level
September 07, 2022 09:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBJust like the role of the CIO has transitioned from a back-office data manager to a business enabler, how CIOs build and maintain internal and external partnerships has also greatly evolved. In this episode, Madlin Sadler, COO of the International Rescue Committee, and Colleen Berube, CIO and SVP of Operations at Zendesk, draw insights from their own collaboration to talk about the many ways partnerships can be powerful—from bringing in new perspectives to providing resources and solutions—a...
Investment Priorities for the Transformative CIO
August 24, 2022 12:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBSpending money is easy when investment opportunities are everywhere, but it’s harder to predict if something is worth the cost. In this episode, IT leaders from the public and private sectors tell us about the times their investments paid off—from new technology to the employee experience. You’ll hear advice from Tim Chester, VP of IT and CIO at the University of Georgia, and Carrie Rasmussen, CIO at Ceridian, on how to keep pace with the increasing demand for digital transformation, and muc...
The Future of Employee Experience: Insights From the World’s Leading CIOs
August 10, 2022 15:00 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBThe competition to attract and retain talent remains fierce, and today’s leading CIOs understand that creating an employee experience model should be just as high of a priority as technology and innovation. In this episode, we’ve compiled advice from CIOs and technology leaders who are creating employee-centric cultures at their companies, and examine strategies used by successful organizations—from VMware to the Boston Red Sox—that keep employees engaged, productive, and happy. --------- ...
How Effective CIOs Build Key Partnerships with Internal Departments with Adam Glick, CISO at SimpliSafe, and Marc Linster, CTO at EDB
July 27, 2022 09:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBKey partnerships between CIOs and their internal departments are evolving rapidly, creating new ways of working and opening up new revenue streams. In this episode, we talk to Adam Glick, CISO at SimpliSafe, and Marc Linster, CTO at EDB, about where they see relationships with CIOs going in the future and ask them their secrets for success when it comes to cloud infrastructure, data security, and more. --------- Quotes “Where you're going to see a big separation between organizations is ...
How CIOs Are Effectively Adapting to New Economic Challenges with Jason Conyard, CIO at VMware, and Ginna Raahauge, EVP & CIO of Digital Transformation at Zayo Group
July 13, 2022 09:00 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBThe impact of today’s economic climate is felt everywhere – even in the CIO’s office. In this episode, we ask two leading CIOs how they save money on IT and talent while still producing results. You’ll hear from Jason Conyard, CIO at VMware, and Ginna Raahauge, EVP & CIO of Digital Transformation at Zayo Group, who discuss how to keep attrition in check and streamline and optimize your organizational costs, plus much more. --------- Quotes “We're seeing interest rate changes. There are co...
How CIOs Can Get the Most out of Artificial Intelligence with Darren Person, Global CIO at The NPD Group, and Max Chan, CIO at Avnet
June 30, 2022 09:00 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBIn this episode, Darren Person, Global CIO at The NPD Group, and Max Chan, CIO at Avnet, share their insights about the use of AI in enterprise industries and reveal how to reap its benefits without breaking the bank. They address knowing when it is time to introduce AI, how to approach boards about it, how to leverage AI to drive employee experience and expand your business, and much more. --------- Quotes “You cannot do AI or machine learning without good data. Don't ever think that AI ...
How To Succeed as the Modern CIO and Retain Employees with Sanjay Macwan, CIO and CISO at Vonage, and Harry Temkin, CIO at DriveWealth
June 15, 2022 09:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBToday’s modern CIO is expected to do much more than just keep the lights on and make sure you can log in to your system. Join Sanjay Macwan, CIO and CISO at Vonage, and Harry Temkin, CIO at DriveWealth, as they discuss their evolving roles before revealing what makes an effective leadership model, including the main drivers behind employee productivity and retention. --------- Quotes “CIOs should obsess about this every day: how do we make sure that our employees and company are able to d...
Simplifying IT for a Better Digital Transformation with Brian Shield, SVP & CTO at Boston Red Sox and Fenway Sports Management, and David Vidoni, VP of IT at Pegasystems
June 01, 2022 09:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBThe constantly shifting demands of digital users are forcing IT leaders to anticipate the next curveball -- that’s why we talked to Brian Shield, SVP & CTO, Boston Red Sox and Fenway Sports Management, and David Vidoni, VP of IT at Pegasystems, about simplifying their IT departments in order to remain agile. In this episode, Brian & David reveal their secrets to providing a world-class experience that's constantly changing with consumer preferences, plus how they’ve accelerated the digital t...
Defining Data Intensity and How to Apply It with Jay Upchurch, EVP and CIO at SAS, and Oliver Schabenberger, Chief Innovation Officer at SingleStore
May 18, 2022 12:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBData is everywhere, in everything, but how do you know if your company is optimized for a data-driven future? A new term is emerging that might be the best way to tell: data intensity. You’ll hear from Jay Upchurch, EVP and CIO at SAS, and Oliver Schabenberger, Chief Innovation Officer at SingleStore, as they define data intensity, share advice to improve data literacy, and discuss why curiosity is key for innovation, employee retention, and more. --------- Quotes “I think to the traditio...
How Legacy and Young IT Departments Are Staying Agile with Matthieu Houle, VP of IT and Digital Tech at ALDO Group, and Pierre-Luc Bisaillon, CIO at AppDirect
May 04, 2022 09:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBIn this episode, we talk to two executives at the opposite ends of the spectrum: Matthieu Houle, VP of IT and Digital Tech at ALDO Group, a half-century old retailer, and Pierre-Luc Bisaillon, CIO at AppDirect, a cloud-born tech company. Despite coming from different IT landscapes, Matthieu and Pierre-Luc share a similar approach to future-proofing their companies’ IT. You’ll hear insights into staying ahead of the curve, like how to leverage data, prioritize projects, and more. --------- ...
Make Big Data Work For Your Business with Michael Ringman, CIO at TELUS International and Sesh Tirumala, Chief Information & Data Officer at Anaplan
April 20, 2022 09:00 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBIn this episode, Michael Ringman, CIO at TELUS International, and Sesh Tirumala, Chief Information & Data Officer at Anaplan, discuss how they’re ensuring that their organizations are benefiting from strong data management strategies. Plus, they provide their perspectives on dealing with the “SaaS overload”, what they see as the future of the CIO role in cloud-based enterprises, and much more. --------- Quotes “We've got to be able to pull in a large amount of data in ways that our custo...
Helping Employees Thrive in the Hybrid Workplace with Alex Hood, CPO at Asana, and Wendy Pfeiffer, CIO at Nutanix
April 06, 2022 12:00 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBIn this episode, Alex Hood, CPO at Asana, talks with Wendy Pfeiffer, CIO at Nutanix, about new challenges in the hybrid workplace model, and how they can be overcome with effective asynchronous collaboration. They also share advice on adapting to a generation of employees that has grown up with technology, from providing faster problem resolution to equipping digital-native employees with the right tools, and much more. --------- Quotes “Most work actually gets done cross-functionally, so...
Winning the Competition for Tech Talent with Dr. Hank Foley, President and CEO at NYIT and Santhosh Keshavan, EVP and CIO at Voya Financial
March 17, 2022 23:40 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBChanging workforces and new technologies are altering the talent pipeline, but how can companies adapt? In this episode, Dr. Hank Foley, President and CEO of New York Institute of Information Technology, and Santhosh Keshavan, EVP and CIO at Voya Financial, discuss how companies and academic institutions alike can ensure they’re adapting to the workforce of tomorrow, address the pain points of today, and much more. --------- “A cornerstone of today, and for particular the kinds of student...
Filling The Cybersecurity Skills Gap with Samir Sherif, CISO of Imperva, and Yonatan Eldar, CTO of Apiiro
March 02, 2022 10:00 - 43 minutes - 40 MBDevelopers are now responsible for implementing digital security policies in software, but few understand the fundamentals of cybersecurity. In this episode, Samir Sherif, CISO of Imperva, and Yonatan Eldar, CTO of Apiiro discuss ways to bridge the gap between security and development, as well as share best practices for cloud security and much more. --------- “I think the talent that we're going to see evolving sooner than later is more technologists becoming better risk professionals, be...
Design a Resilient Cloud Strategy with Ravi Naik, EVP and CIO at Seagate, and Milind Wagle, CIO at Equinix
February 23, 2022 09:00 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBRavi Naik, EVP and CIO at Seagate, and Milind Wagle, CIO at Equinix, discuss the CIO’s role in enabling business strategy, the future of multi-cloud infrastructure, and share valuable insights and best practices for a successful cloud migration, and much more. --------- “IT is like oxygen - it's expected to always be there. If you take oxygen out, you know what happens. That's really how I view information technology of today. The future is where technology is ubiquitous. It is easy to use...
Create a Great Employee Experience with Prasad Ramakrishnan, CIO and SVP of IT at Freshworks, and Carter Busse, CIO at Workato
February 10, 2022 11:00 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBPrasad Ramakrishnan, CIO and SVP of IT at Freshworks, and Carter Busse, CIO at Workato, discuss how IT Leaders can play a vital role in the employee experience, getting ahead of pain points, their secrets to security and automation, and much more. --------- “We get employees involved in the decision making process. We want them to have a say in terms of which tool they like, which vendor and features they like …We believe that the technology out there is now like a utility. Everybody has a...
The Back-to-Basics Guide to the Future of Work with Jim Chilton, CIO at Cengage Group, and Rob Lee, CTO at Pure Storage
January 19, 2022 22:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBJim Chilton, CIO at Cengage Group, and Rob Lee, CTO at Pure Storage discuss overcoming obstacles during a digital transformation, building infrastructure with ransomware in mind, and staying secure while scaling up quickly, and much more. --------- “Over the last couple of decades, you've heard the CIO, or even the CTO, considered to be the CEO's mechanic or plumber… The reality is that technology is the enabler for nearly every company on the planet today – that means that the mechanic an...
How IT Can Lead the Future of the Employee Experience with Johan Dowdy, Global Head of IT at Asana, and Apratim (AP) Purakayastha, Group CTO at Skillsoft and SumTotal
January 12, 2022 15:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBJohan Dowdy, Global Head of IT at Asana, and AP Purakayastha, Group CTO at Skillsoft and SumTotal, analyze the always-evolving job description of an IT leader, before sharing valuable insights on improving employee experience as well as engagement, and much more. --------- “There's the adage that the customer is always right, and that's very much as true today as it was 10 years ago. Now, that wasn't always the perception of folks in IT… but that is the north star of all great IT organiza...
Driving Insurance into the Digital Future with Shivani Govil, Chief Product Officer, CCC Intelligent Solutions, and Seth Rachlin, Executive Vice President, Capgemini
January 05, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBShivani Govil, Chief Product Officer at CCC Intelligent Solutions, and Seth Rachlin, Executive Vice President at Capgemini, discuss the ways digital technology is transforming the insurance industry, share advice on balancing internal innovation with external stability, and much more. --------- “At the end, it's about streamlining towards the outcomes that you're trying to deliver. It's very important that as we think about this need for digital transformation, it's not an isolation of, ‘O...
Avoiding a False Sense of Cybersecurity with Michael Oberlaender, CISO at LogMeIn, and Wayne Sadin, Board IT Advisor at Via Group Partners
December 22, 2021 10:00 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBMichael Oberlaender, CISO at LogMeIn, and Wayne Sadin, a Board IT Advisor at Via Group Partners, talk about today’s biggest threats in cybersecurity, risk management responsibility, preparing for a sophisticated digital world, and much more. --------- “Cybersecurity is not going away. You cannot ignore it, shortcut it, or under fund it, and the moment you do that - you pay the price later. What has changed is the sophistication on the attacker’s side, and response and preparation needs to ...
The Digital Revolution of ‘Old School’ Industries with Adam Rasner, VP of Technology Operations at AutoNation and Claire Hough, CTO at Carbon Health
December 01, 2021 10:00 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBAdam Rasner, VP of Technology Operations at AutoNation, and Claire Hough, CTO at Carbon Health, discuss their experiences as Tech Leaders in historically analog-first industries, building infrastructure for the digital native customer, prioritizing the employee experience, and much more. --------- “If we're going to roll out all this new technology and innovation, we could have the best ideas, the best solutions, but if it's not robust, and if it's not resilient, and we don't have a good ...
The Secrets to a Productive Workforce with Brian Peterson, Co-Founder and CTO, Dialpad and Olivia Rose, CISO and VP of IT & Security, Amplitude
November 24, 2021 10:00 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBBrian Peterson, Co-Founder and CTO of Dialpad and Olivia Rose, CISO and VP of IT & Security of Amplitude, talk about increasing productivity, security in remote work, advice for going public, and much more. --------- “We're never going back to regular work. No one's ever going back—it's too hard to go in reverse.” - Brian Peterson “As a company, security equals trust. Without trust, you don't have customers, stakeholders, or shareholders.” - Olivia Rose --------- Time Stamps * (6:44) T...
How to Create a Culture of Security with Mike Kelly, CIO, Red Hat, and George Gerchow, CSO, Sumo Logic
October 13, 2021 09:00 - 51 minutes - 47 MBMike Kelly, CIO of Red Hat, and George Gerchow, Chief Security Officer at Sumo Logic, talk about how to build a culture of security and foster innovation in a secure environment, and why CIOs play a critical role in creating the employee experience. --------- “Security is one of those things you can't compromise on. It's just too important.” - Mike Kelly “To be a security leader today you have to have three fundamental skill sets: 1) knowledge of the business, 2) technical breadth, and 3)...
The Secrets to Digital Transformation with Mark Settle, Seven-time CIO and Author, and Viral Bajaria, Co-Founder and CTO, 6sense
September 29, 2021 09:00 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBMark Settle, Seven-time CIO and Author, and Viral Bajaria, Co-Founder and CTO, 6sense, talk about what’s going on in the startup scene, the different facets of digital transformation, mistakes to avoid when scaling your company, and much more. --------- “At the executive level, you can't rest on your laurels because the criteria that are going to be used to measure your success change over time.” - Mark Settle “If you're vulnerable with your employees, and you accept your mistakes and fau...
Season 3 Trailer
September 22, 2021 09:00 - 1 minute - 1.8 MBWhat is coming on season 3 of CIO Classified? In this episode, we give you a sneak peek.
Navigating the New Normal: Advice From the World’s Leading CIOs
September 10, 2021 09:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBIn the Season 2 finale, we’ve put together the best advice we’ve received for CIOs trying to figure out how to navigate a post-covid work environment. Several of our most prominent CIO guests share how to lead the new hybrid workforce and how the role of CIO is changing because of it. You won’t want to miss it! We’ll see you soon for Season 3! --------- “The hybrid worker requires radical flexibility, so we have to build that into everything that we do. And not just in technology, but int...
How to be AI-First with Paul Meller, Global Head of Engineering, EY and Ash Fontana, Author
September 08, 2021 09:00 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MBPaul Meller, Global Head of Engineering at EY, and Ash Fontana, Author of “The AI-First Company”, discuss the current and future state of AI, what role AI should be playing in your company, how to set yourself up for success when it comes to AI, and much more. --------- “Part of the cultural change is how do you get people that haven't had to use data before to be open to using data and embrace data in their decisions that they're making? And then to have them take suggestions from AI and ...
Passing the CIO Torch with Yousuf Khan, Partner, Ridge Ventures and Cathy Southwick, CIO, Pure Storage
August 03, 2021 09:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBYousuf Khan, Partner at Ridge Ventures, and Cathy Southwick, CIO of Pure Storage share how they handled the transition from Cathy taking over the role of CIO from Yousuf. They discuss the secrets to making a transition successful, how to maintain a positive relationship with your predecessor, advice for CIOs to be more effective earlier in their role, and much more. --------- “Take some time to reflect on your previous role and ask yourself: Are there things in my previous role that I woul...
The Brains Behind Headless CMS with Paolo Negri, Co-founder and CTO, Contentful and Martin Paton, CTO, Kin + Carta Europe
May 26, 2021 09:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBPaolo Negri, Co-founder and CTO of Contentful, and Martin Paton, CTO of Kin + Carta Europe, discuss the importance of no-code and low-code tools, the benefits of headless CMS, the future of digital experiences, and much more. Key Takeaways Implementing no code and low code tools empowers users. Going headless will make your employees’ lives easier and workflows more productive. The more agile you can make your content the more effective it will be. Key Quotes “As soon as the lifecyc...
How Communication Leads to Hypergrowth with Alex Hood, Chief Product Officer, Asana, and Abhinav Asthana, Co-founder and CEO, Postman
April 21, 2021 09:00 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBKey Takeaways The best companies prioritize using the best software tools. Create communication flows that build your company’s culture and community. Having an advanced tech stack signals to your employees and potential hires that you are both forward-thinking and open to new ideas. Key Quotes “If you're going to adopt something horizontally, look for something where the internal champions are from a broad set of different teams that have to work cross-functionally by nature.” - Alex ...
Building Diverse Teams with Rathi Murthy, CTO, Verizon Media, and Leyla Seka, Partner, Operator Collective
April 14, 2021 09:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBKey Takeaways The more diverse your teams the better your products and services will be. Women, especially women of color, have been disproportionally affected by the pandemic. Prioritize bringing more women into tech and leadership positions. Engineers are critical to the corporate ecosystem. Be sure to give them support to be creative and innovative. Key Quotes "There's huge value in bringing diversity around the table. Diversity not just in gender or race, but points of view and dive...
Revolutionizing Remote Work with Gary Sorrentino, Global Deputy CIO, Zoom, and Charles Bonomo, Global CIO, MSC Industrial Supply
April 07, 2021 09:00 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBKey Takeaways Remote work looks different for each employee. Ask them what would make them feel comfortable. Ensure your employees take care of their mental health while working from home to avoid burnout. Make sure leadership is ready to adapt to remote work, and not just the workers below them. They need to lead by example. Key Quotes “The hybrid worker requires radical flexibility.” - Gary "Don't assume everyone is comfortable coming back to the office. Make sure you're listening to...
How to Become a Board Member with Diana McKenzie, previous CIO, Workday and Yousuf Khan, Partner, Ridge Ventures
March 31, 2021 09:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBKey Takeaways CIOs provide a unique and invaluable perspective for boards. CIOs need to be bold and seek out board seat opportunities. Even the most accomplished CIOs can't just wait for the right opportunities to find them. Manage your board portfolio in a realistic and exciting way that makes you excited to get to work. Key Quotes “As a CIO, we see everything. We are the people that are between the people trying to do their job and their ability to get their job done. We see everythin...
The Future of Cybersecurity with Fleming Shi, CTO, Barracuda and Raffael Marty, previous Chief Research and Intelligence Officer, Forcepoint
March 24, 2021 06:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBKey Takeaways You need to proactively analyze your systems and data to ensure they are secure. Make sure your employees networks are protected at home during remote work. Do not rely too heavily on black boxes. Key Quotes “Remote work has opened more windows and doors for the bad guys. And they'll just have a field day if we're not careful.” - Fleming "As the CIO, every single project you have needs to have a security component to it, period." - Raffy "Make sure high quality data a...
Creating Frictionless IT with Arvind KC, VP of Engineering, Google and Prakash Kota, CIO, Autodesk
March 17, 2021 09:00 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBKey Takeaways Having an excellent employee experience is the first step to having a great customer experience. You need proactive support. Don’t wait for a user to come to you with a problem. Figure out what’s best to build versus buy. Key Quotes “If you get the best talent in and you get bad tools, then there is no way you're going to be successful.” - KC "Start with the business problem and business value that you're creating and who is the beneficiary. Then work backwards to see w...
Making IT a Competitive Differentiator with Srini Tanikella, Vice President of IT at SMART Global Holdings and Vipin Arora, previous Head of IT at Hilmar Cheese Company
March 03, 2021 10:00 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBKey Takeaways Having a fear of failure inhibits innovation. Ask your employees how you can best fit their IT needs, because some employees will be too shy to ask for help or assistance for more seemingly basic questions. Be proactive in approaching your users—don’t wait for them to come to you. Key Quotes “People who are playing a role of a CIO now are more business-centric and less technology-centric.” - Vipin "The CIO may not be the most technical talent in the company. What's very i...
The Secret Advantage of Goal Setting with Sasha Siddhartha, Co-founder and CTO of Thrive Market and Nick Rockwell, Senior VP of Engineering and Infrastructure at Fastly
February 24, 2021 10:00 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBKey Takeaways The path to growth is through excellent consumer experiences. In order to effectively solve business problems you need to work cross-functionally. Goal setting is key to creating successful business practices and achieving great outcomes. Key Quotes "Not every problem requires a technology solution. I think there are many cases where you can leverage processes or people in a thoughtful way to solve a lot of problems versus necessarily having to invest in a technology solut...
How to Drive User Adoption with Uzi Dvir, Global CIO of WalkMe and Hitendra Mishra, VP of Information Technology at Stitch Fix
January 27, 2021 10:00 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBUzi Dvir, Global CIO of WalkMe and Hitendra Mishra, VP Information Technology at Stitch Fix, discuss how digital adoption impacts all of us. They also dig into how to collaborate while working remotely, and how they’re applying AI to push their companies forward. Key Takeaways Digital adoption is a key part of any industry. Make sure you’re investing in onboarding so that your employees can feel confident starting out. The more your company incorporates AI into your day-to-day, the more ...
The Power of Mentorship with Alvina Antar, CIO of Okta, and Sharon Mandell, SVP/CIO of Juniper Networks
January 20, 2021 07:00 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBAlvina Antar, CIO of Okta and Sharon Mandell, SVP Chief Information Officer of Juniper Networks, discuss the importance of mentorship on the road to becoming a CIO. They also unpack how a strong network of industry peers can help you not only do your best work but help you decide what work is worth focusing on. Key Takeaways There's a common misconception that your company or your product's value hits its peak once your customer gets it up and running. The true value is in longevity, flex...
Taking the Friction Out of Remote Work with John Stecher and Anisha Vaswani
January 14, 2021 16:53 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBKey Takeaways Your team doesn't have the time or patience to hunt for the resources they need to do their work. CTOs and CIOs have tremendous power to build more robust, essential knowledge hubs to help their teams find the information they're looking for, or document a newly minted process. Prioritizing projects is an art. CIOs have to learn how to weigh one project's impact against another's while juggling the work they have in-flight. Agile workflows help teams prioritize and move swift...
Season 1 Recap
January 06, 2021 15:21 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBEvery week, we sit down with CIOs from some of the world’s top companies to uncover the strategies that have been fundamental to their skyrocketing success. In each episode, we ask our guests which three areas of investment are so important, that they consider them uncuttable budget items. Tune into this episode to hear the budget items our CIO guests couldn’t live without! Key Takeaways Your employees are key. Investing in the people in your IT department, in both compensation and traini...
Season 2 Trailer
December 15, 2020 21:16 - 1 minute - 1.64 MBWhat is coming on season 2 of CIO Classified? On this episode, we give you a sneak peek.
Building for the Future of MultiCloud
November 18, 2020 09:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBKey Takeaways The age of the untrained employees having to double as IT staff is over. The IT roadblocks of the past have been paved over by more end-user-friendly systems that dedicated IT staff can use to run complex information architectures seamlessly. CIOs can't afford to work with blinders on. Staying plugged into your industry's ecosystem, and in lock step with industry experts is absolutely critical to make sure you're thinking ahead and making the right decisions for your company...
CIOs Take Center Stage with George Llado and Phil Fasano
November 11, 2020 10:00 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBGeorge Llado, SVP & CIO at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, and Phil Fasano, CEO of Gigster, discuss the essential role CIOs play at this moment, and trace their influence in digital transformation. As two heralded CIOs, George and Phil share the lessons they've learned in their careers and look at the future of the CIO. Key Takeaways CIOs need literal and figurative investment from the executive team of their company in order to be able to drive digital innovation. Investing in the future can giv...
Why Security is A Pillar of Company Culture
October 28, 2020 06:00 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBKey Takeaways Security and productivity shouldn’t be at odds with each other. Teams need to build security into their architecture intelligently so security standards are embedded in the way teams work, not added on as an afterthought. The best CTOs, CIOs, and CEOs craft their businesses processes with security in mind. If you’re building with blinders on, just focusing on eliminating all risk, you can end up putting up barriers to your business processes. It’s becoming more common for ne...
How CIOs Moved from the Back Office to Leading Business Transformation
October 21, 2020 17:33 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBRobert Dixon, Former CIO of PepsiCo, and Rick Rioboli, EVP and CIO of Comcast Cable, both remember when the role of the CIO was relegated to the back office. Now, CIOs are leading critical business initiatives as more and more companies go through digital transformations. On this episode of CIO Classified, they discuss how to be successful as a CIO and build with customers in mind. Key Takeaways In the early days of the role, CIOs did more order-taking than business transformation. Now, th...
Meet the Hosts of CIO Confidential
October 14, 2020 06:00 - 33 minutes - 31 MBKey Takeaways Even when you're working remote, you can still stay connected to your community. Whether it's sending out a weekly email to your peers, joining a group chat with your colleagues, or checking in on Twitter — you can stay close to the folks you'd normally see at the office or in-between talks at a conference. Building smart, well-rounded teams can seem daunting. Companies that focus too narrowly on the process of hiring, rather than the people they're hiring, can stru...
Meet the Hosts of CIO Classified
October 14, 2020 06:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBKey Takeaways Even when you're working remote, you can still stay connected to your community. Whether it's sending out a weekly email to your peers, joining a group chat with your colleagues, or checking in on Twitter — you can stay close to the folks you'd normally see at the office or in-between talks at a conference. Building smart, well-rounded teams can seem daunting. Companies that focus too narrowly on the process of hiring, rather than the people they're hiring, can struggle to bu...
Building at The Intersection of Social Skills and Security Infrastructure
October 07, 2020 06:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBKey Takeaways What we view as "soft skills" or "social skills" are really catalytic skills that drive connections between coworkers, forge alliances between departments, and make teams more productive. CIOs have to build infrastructure to support those skills. The idea of building a secure perimeter around a physical location is fading in the age of remote work. Instead, CIOs are focused on securing their infrastructure to keep valuable information protected whether an employee is working ...
Managing Tech Debt and Building Scalable Systems
September 30, 2020 06:00 - 45 minutes - 42 MBKey Takeaways The role of the CIO is intertwined with the role of the CTO. To build efficient processes, you have to have the right tech stack in place in addition to the right systems for leveraging that tech stack. Tech debt piles up when you're moving too fast. When a project's finish line is in sight, don't sprint to it and gloss over dependencies that could bog down your engineering organization for years to come. Be smart, not impatient. Design information systems for your users to ...