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Technology Trends, 2010 ed.: Leading CTOs and CIOs on Staying Abreast of Trends, Increasing Productivity, and Greening IT (Inside the Minds)
Technology Trends 2010 ed Leading CTOs and CIOs on Staying Abreast of Trends Increasing Productivity and Greening IT - Inside the Minds Author:Multiple Authors Technology Trends provides an authoritative, insider's perspective on identifying, assessing, and harnessing the power of today s most important trends in IT. Featuring CTOs and CIOs representing some of the top companies in the nation, this book provides best practices for staying ahead of the competition by keeping on top of industry changes, ... more »separating fact from fiction, and differentiating worthwhile trends from hype. This book explains how to discern between a leading-edge and a bleeding-edge trend and whether or not your company should be the first to adopt it. From hiring top talent to communicating changes to non-technical staff, these authors outline the critical role employees play in implementing trends and posturing for success. In addition, these experts discuss trends related to outsourcing, security, and mobile technologies, along with tips for evaluating a trend s bottom-line impact. Highlighting the importance of encouraging sustainability in IT, this book delves into the latest and greatest green technology trends, and how you should be utilizing them. The different niches presented and the breadth of perspectives represented enable readers to get inside some of the leading technology minds of today, as these insiders offer up their thoughts around the keys to choosing which trends your company should leverage in order to support the sophisticated, strategic IT plan that will help raise your company far above the rest. Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world's most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book. Chapters Include: 1. Karl D. Triebes, Senior Vice President, Product Development and Chief Technical Officer, F5 Networks Inc.
2. Greg Davidson, Vice President, Marketing and Chief Information Officer, Active Aero Group
3. Roy Truett, Chief Information Officer, USANA Health Sciences Inc.
4. Deb Bauman, Chief Information Officer, Sun Country Airlines
5. Charles Cape, Ph.D., Division Chief Information Officer, Global Freight Management and Logistics Division, OHL
6. W. Jerome Oberlton, Vice President, Technology and Chief Information Officer, Mannatech Inc.
7. Russell Clarkson, Chief Information Officer, Matrix Business Technologies
8. Steven C. Burrell, Vice President, Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, Georgia Southern University
9. Tracy E. Cleeton, Director, Information Technology, Saga Communications Inc.
10. Robert Dolin, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Echelon Corporation
11. Fred Damiano, Chief Information Officer, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
12. Filippo Passerini, President, Global Business Services, and Chief Information Officer, The Procter & Gamble Company
13. Joel Edwards, Director, Information Technology Services, Winstead PC« less