February, 2007

This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with leading professionals. In this blog series, we talk with Celso Mello , a leading IT leader. I had the pleasure meeting Celso at the CIO and IT Executive Summit in Montreal. Thank you and Enjoy! Stephen Ibaraki, FCIPS , I.S.P. , MVP ______________________________ Celso Mello: CIO, Chubb Security Systems shares tips about: Infrastructure...

You're in a meeting and it's going well. The team is brain storming for a solution to a critical problem and the ideas are flying. You get back to your desk, meaning to review your notes and start on some action items but the phone rings. You get off the phone and someone stops by your office. Then it's into another meeting. By the time you're able to go over your notes, a few days have passed and...

I always feel invigorated or should I say jazzed when I talk with MVPs since they have so much passion for their work and serving communities. You saw this in my interview with Arthur Entlich . They also bring a special deep insight into technologies, services, and processes—in fact this is one of the reasons they are MVPs. There’s that motto: behind every great event or person, there’s the underlying...

This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with leading professionals. In this blog series, we talk with Celso Mello , a leading IT leader. I had the pleasure meeting Celso at the CIO and IT Executive Summit in Montreal. Thank you and Enjoy! Stephen Ibaraki, FCIPS , I.S.P. , MVP ______________________________ Celso Mello: CIO, Chubb Security Systems shares tips about: MPLS,...

This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with leading professionals. In this blog interview, I talk with Dr. Danny Sands , an internationally recognized lecturer, consultant, and thought leader in the area of clinical computing and patient and clinician empowerment through the use of computer technology. Thank you and Enjoy! Stephen Ibaraki, FCIPS , I.S.P. , MVP ______________________________...

Martin brings a unique perspective on the industry and those transitioning to leadership roles in business. Martin will share his insights every month in the IT Managers Connection. I invite you to post your comments here or send me an e-mail at sibaraki@cips.ca . Enjoy! Stephen Ibaraki, FCIPS , I.S.P. , MVP To listen to the interview, click on this MP3 file link Interview Time...

I’m back at home base (Vancouver) from the IT Executive Alignment Tour . I just finished Edmonton and Calgary and next week, I’m off to Quebec City, Montreal, and Ottawa. I’m taking the Industry View of IT as an Strategic Asset. To be strategic, IT must be aligned with Business Strategy, Goals, and Objectives and an integral part of the business planning process. Research proves that businesses must...

I recently attended a one day conference in Waterloo, Ontario, called CIO/07 put on by Communitech . The sessions covered a number of different topics, but throughout it all I kept hearing words and phrases such as breaking down silos , collaboration , and working horizontally . No, working horizontally doesn't mean lying down on the job (I can just imagine my husband getting all excited about being...

This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with leading professionals. In this blog series, we continue our talk with Professor Hideyuki Nakashima: President Future University – Hakodate; the internationally renowned computer scientist, inspirational visionary and top-ranked leader. To find out more about Dr. Nakashima, go to the first blog in this series. I had the pleasure...

This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with leading professionals. In this blog series, we continue our talk with Professor Hideyuki Nakashima: President Future University – Hakodate; the internationally renowned computer scientist, inspirational visionary and top-ranked leader. To find out more about Dr. Nakashima, go to the first blog in this series. I had the pleasure of...

This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with leading professionals. In this blog series, we continue our talk with Professor Hideyuki Nakashima: President Future University – Hakodate; the internationally renowned computer scientist, inspirational visionary and top-ranked leader. To find out more about Dr. Nakashima, go to the first blog in this series. I had the pleasure of...

Graham Jones (Vancouver, President of VANTUG) In Part 1 I highlighted the importance of “relationships” with employees. In Part 2 I will relate some of my personal experiences. Two management “old chestnuts” are “open door policy” and “management by walking about”. The most important part here is that you had better mean it or it will seriously rebound on you. I once worked for someone who had an...

This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with leading professionals. In this blog series, we continue our talk with Professor Hideyuki Nakashima: President Future University – Hakodate; the internationally renowned computer scientist, inspirational visionary and top-ranked leader. If you haven’t looked at Dr. Nakashima’s background, go to the first blog in this series. I had...

Graham Jones (Vancouver, President of VANTUG) Recently I found myself contemplating accomplishments, failures ((:-) and past experiences with friends, superiors, peers and subordinates. This all ultimately defines who we become. As managers we largely accomplish “tasks” through others. Each year I usually take a little time to reflect on what I have learned over the past year. People are a constant...

This month in the IT Manager Podcast series I talk to Bill Buxton from Microsoft Research, Bryan Rusche from Microsoft Canada, and Evan Zaleschuk from MTS Allstream about unified communications and whether it will change the way Canadians work. For more information on the series, check out http://www.microsoft.com/canada/technet/itmanager/podcast/ The interview is available in both mp3 and wma...

I have worked and taught as an IT Pro and as a Developer. I appreciate both areas for IT practitioners. This one caught my attention since it is a special awards program for Developers. Enjoy! Stephen Ibaraki MSDN Code Awards is a program targeted to the Professional Developer. It’s a special community awards program that recognizes contributions of Developers & Development teams for their...

This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with leading professionals. In this blog series, we continue our talk with Professor Hideyuki Nakashima: President Future University – Hakodate; the internationally renowned computer scientist, inspirational visionary and top-ranked leader. To find out more about Dr. Nakashima, go to the first blog in this series . I had the pleasure of...

This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with leading professionals. In this blog series, we talk with Professor Hideyuki Nakashima: President Future University – Hakodate; the internationally renowned computer scientist, inspirational visionary and top-ranked leader. I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Nakashima at the invitation-only international large society summit where CIPS...

This week I’m in Seattle, at an internal Microsoft conference called TechReady. If I hadn’t already felt like I was drinking through a fire hose, I certainly do now! It’s a Mecca of technical presentations, hands-on labs and web casts on everything from architecting IT solutions to developing applications to deploying and monitoring systems, plus everything in between. However, one of the best things...

My daughter-in-law asked me if I could completely rebuild and upgrade the website for her law practice. Wishing for her to make lots of money to help take best care of my grandchildren, I agreed :). This was to involve something of a makeover to improve what had originally been rather poor use of HTML in the page design (typically complex and overuse of tables) and to add secure on-line completion...

Is IT a cost centre or strategic asset? As an IT leader, you need to align your organization's IT infrastructure with its business objectives. At the upcoming Microsoft IT Executive ALIGNMENT'07 TOUR , you'll gain further insight into how to meet this need—and how Microsoft-based® technologies can help you gain competitive advantage while helping to streamline your IT infrastructure. In three...