CTC ended last week with an insightful and informative CIO Bootcamp. Thornton May was our fearless leader and he brought along his CIO Posse of Bruce Barnes, Terry Connor and Dr. Rob Rennie for support. The format for the two days was collaborative, with Thornton doing his best futurist provoking to inspire the next generation of CIO’s.
The participants all participated by communicating their experiences in corporate IT. I had a great time, listening and learning from their war stories. The biggest problem these CIO have is dealing with Salesman; I don’t see how you can gain knowledge from a Salesman. Today’s IT infrastructure must be constructed by understanding how all the bits and bytes flow through your systems, no one product can do it for you.
I spend much of my time learning and blogging about new technologies and I’m always looking for an easer way to do everything better, cheaper, and faster. Technology changes, that’s a constant and it exhilarates me!
Hey, collaboration makes us all look good! Thornton now needs to learn more about the power of the Web, he and his Posse should collaborate with SharePoint, blogs or Wikis and help the next generation of CIO’s understand what is required to compete and win with the latest and greatest technology.
Hey surfs up, either you ride the wave or you get swept under.