Posts Tagged ‘CIO’

Intel’s Laptop Strategy, featuring Diane Bryant and John Mahvi

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

In 1997, Intel IT made a strategic decision to move to laptops based on facts, but also a gut instinct. Hear Intel CIO Diane Bryant and Intel PC fleet manager John Mahvi explain how that that decision helped Intel lower costs, raise productivity, reduce energy and even provide some unexpected benefits. (more…)

Replacing Micro-Management with Macro-Leadership

Monday, March 30th, 2009

By Niel Nickolaisen provided by the CIO Leadership Network.

Last week, I had a fascinating conversation with the vice president of software development for a large technology company. The focus of our discussion was good and bad leadership styles.
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The Ghost of Christmas Future, Part II

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

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By Arthur Lessard and provided by the CIO Leadership Network.

In my last column we were drifting in our holiday bliss, looking forward 25 years to how we will protect ourselves in a digital world. We have a world in which we and our proxies must have some strong, and preferably standardized, way of authenticating ourselves for everything from purchases to work. We need to bridge the gap between the heavy authentication security vendors will want and the transparency that users will need.

So how does it happen?
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The Ghost of Christmas Future: Identity Management in 2033

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

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By Arthur Lessard and provided by the CIO Leadership Network.

It’s 7:30am on Friday morning. Your PDA wakes you with the latest Bach/Mozart/U2 synth medley it bought for you from the classics server off the web overnight; you’re fairly pleased with the purchase, since you didn’t even know the synthers were playing with that arrangement again. The “housething” system turns up the wall screen and flips on your favorite news channel. (more…)

Maximizing IT Value by Using High-End Processors

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

Experience an IT@Intel white paper in a whole new way — with video, sound and animation! Hear Intel CIO Diane Bryant talke about Intel’s savings that come about from standardizing on higher-end processors. See comparison tables come to life with animations. But most importantly, get the details on our analysis that demonstrates that higher-end processors significantly enhance server performance for a minimal increase in total cost of ownership. (more…)

Intel CIO on the Nature of Security Threats

Monday, February 16th, 2009

Intel CIO Diane Bryant answers New York Times’ columnist Matt Richtel’s question.
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How Intel IT is Dealing with the Economy

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

Intel CIO Diane Bryant answers the question posed by New York Times Columnist Matt Richtel.
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Intel CIO on The Strategic Value of Intel IT

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

Intel CIO Diane Bryant discusses how Intel IT works to be a strategic partner:

  • Deliver business solutions that support Intel’s strategy in driving our business goals
  • Help our business groups define, develop and deliver new products and platforms that address specific challenges for IT
  • Share best known practices from Intel IT with the industry

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Can I Ever Co-Exist With Generation Next? (Part Two)

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

From The Practical CIO by Niel Nickolaisen provided by the CIO Leadership Network.

In my last column, I explained how I put together three focus groups of “Gen Next” employees. My goal was to better understand what they expected from their jobs, as well as what they expected from their leaders. The responses they gave were insightful and, at times, surprising. They also tended to fall into three general categories:
• What I need from my leaders.
• How I expect to interact.
• What I want from my employer. (more…)

The Value Influence

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

To hear Ramon Baez, Kimberly-Clark’s CIO, tell it, the key to IT value has as much to do with inspiration and influencing as it does with technology. (more…)