Business Transformation Requires Transformational Leaders

As the digitization of society continues via the adoption and use of information and communications technology (ICT), the arena where economic, political, and social activities develop will continue to shift toward a low-cost, low-friction digital environment.

A paradox increasingly confronts a number of researchers and analysts: to derive value from data, you need a lot of it. We now have the tools to analyze these large amounts, but few institutions, at least in the private sector, are willing to make it available to others.

If you are a CIO, project manager, or chief architect involved in or contemplating a very large system replacement, you owe it to yourself to read Jerome (Jack) Israel's article in IEEE Computer entitled, " Why Can't the FBI Build a Case Management System?" It is a

In the past few years, business analysis (BA) as a profession has picked up speed. Its popularity has brought about a greater need for training, which occurs in many different formats, suiting varied audiences.

As more traditional enterprises start to move their Hadoop projects into production, they are confronting the big question: How do we ensure data security and compliance in Big Data environments like Hadoop?

While recently raking together a large pile of freshly fallen leaves from the London Plane trees in my yard, it occurred to me that they had a strong connection to the ongoing pitcher risk-reward controversy involving the Washington Nationals baseball team.

I have heard so many CIOs say they just want to be able to walk into the offices of their internal customers -- business-unit VPs and other executives -- and show them exactly the real, fully loaded costs of the systems they are using and the financial consequences of some of the demands they push on IT without full knowledge of costs.

Thinking outside the box is a great approach -- but note how it only works if there is a box!

My "baptism" in programming was based on a discussion scratched on the back of my user's used-up cigarette case.