Let’s start with the research: In terms of vendor studies, it doesn’t get much better than IBM’s Institute for Business Value, which recently published a study called “The IT infrastructure conversation.” This was the tweet that made me aware of it:
CIOs – opportunity to add value to the business. #IBVStudy #infrastructurematters #CIO http://t.co/LllEo6mX56 pic.twitter.com/FwRodjdL0a
— Rost Ginevich (@rostginevich) August 7, 2014
If you’re in health-care, this U.S. conference is probably worth a look. Despite the major differences between American and Canadian health-care systems, some of the approaches to IT should translate across the border.
#WorldCongress welcomes #CIO of @MayoClinic, Christopher Ross @CrisJRoss to #WHCC15 #hospital https://t.co/BBmEiOwcRg
— World Health Care Congress (@WHCCevents) August 7, 2014
This ebook looks decent. Covers an area that probably demands further attention from IT leaders:
How Adaptive Sourcing Helps CIOs Innovate @Appirio http://t.co/U74vpUz1Hc #cio #innovation #crowdsourcing #tchat
— Braden (@braden13) August 7, 2014
This was a common-sense but worthy quote I liked:
If you want to build a brilliant Service Desk, hire brilliant people #itsmgoodness #ITIL #ITSM #CIO
— Barclay Rae 🧀 (@barclayrae) August 6, 2014
It was nice to see a Twitter account about CIOs paying homage to the triumphant return of Weird Al:
https://twitter.com/TheRoadToCIO/status/497463067815342080
And for a weekend #longread, this piece from our sister publication was among the most shared pieces about CIOs I saw all week:
Long but good read! The CIO and CMO Perspective on Big Data http://t.co/jSK7onwoN8 via @CIOonline #BigData #CIO #CMO
— Sameer Bhagat (@Sameer_Bhagat) August 7, 2014