We Have to Do WHAT? How Maritz Transformed IT Services to Become a Trusted Business Partner By: Gerry Imhoff Gerry Imhoff, CIO and Senior VP of IT Services at Maritz shares his team’s transformation from an internally-focused, captive IT shared service to a trusted business partner. This fun and informative piece highlights both missteps and …
Let’s be honest, we've all been caught off-guard in our lives when disruptive change happens. Each time, like many of us, after the fact you likely kick yourself for not being better prepared – "I should have done this or that to avoid the negative impact or benefit from the reward." I've been there myself and I …
The Calgary Chapter Board of the CIO Association of Canada has elected John Vince, Director, Enterprise Architecture & Enablement, for Shaw Communications as its new President, effective immediately. Regarding his appointment, Vince says “I am thrilled and honored to lead our Chapter in a time where business and technology are converging and technology leaders are …
As CIOs, we know the value of not only embracing but driving a digital economy. It is encouraging to see the new Federal budget putting some emphasis on innovation spending. Avery Shenfeld, chief economist at CIBC, said the government can only do so much to prepare for the digital economy; education systems and the private …
Part 2: Embrace an Innovation-focused Culture When it comes to disruption and the introduction of disruptive practices in a particular market, we should keep in mind what renowned Canadian communication and media theorist Marshal McLuhan said in 1964 about the heavy reliance of newspapers on classified ads and stock-market quotes. McLuhan said that “should an …
CIOCAN Announces a Specialty Division for Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) For Immediate Release TORONTO, ON., March 20, 2017 – The Board of Directors of the CIO Association of Canada is pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached with representatives of the Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) community that will foster collaboration and …
It is important to celebrate the success of organizations that have embraced digital transformation to fundamentally change the way they do business. Success breeds success and by learning from the organizations are successfully navigating the digital transformation journey that others will be inspired to begin their own voyage of discovery. Deadline for Nominations: April …
THANK YOU!!! The evening of February 28th, the Edmonton Chapter was pleased to host John Davis, retired U.S. Army Major General and VP and Chief Security Officer of Palo Alto Networks. Nearly 50 participants had the opportunity to hear CSO Davis’s information security journey, spanning the high-stakes worlds of the US military environment to private …
Part 1: Start by Accepting that Disruption will Happen! It is well-known that incumbents in any industry seldom feel the impact of an early-stage disruption on their core business for many years or even decades. This is even truer for those industries that are heavily regulated, as regulation creates a barrier to new entrants. Hence, …
Getting Lost is Easy! Part 2 Digital Transformation – Mobile, Cloud, them Things, and that really Big Data We’ve all heard that the Internet of Things (IoT) and data analytics are essential to future success of organizations. Almost every day, like me, I am sure you’re bombarded with a new event on the topic. Having spent …
We have all been well aware of UBER’s impact on the taxi industry here in Calgary, and how the taxi sector was ill-prepared to deal with the changes brought about by digital technologies (smart phones, google maps, PayPal, cloud computing). They are catching up but not before losing market share and significant company and license …
Tesla – Driving Digital Transformation & Disrupting the Ecosystem Part 1 As organizations explore digital transformation (DX) and determine business value considering the buzz around Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data, it is essential to remember that DX is more than just a technology overhaul, DX is a journey that can transform business models, processes, …