On Top of the Cloud - How Cios Leverage New Technologies to Drive Change Build Value

Informationen zum Autor HUNTER MULLER is the President and CEO of HMG Strategy, LLC, a leading provider of networking events and professional services to CIOs and senior executives across the IT industry. HMG Strategy, LLC is the producer of world-class events such as the CIO Executive Leadership Series, which provides CIOs and senior executives with opportunities to learn from world-class thought leaders, share knowledge and best practices, and interact with peers and industry leaders representing a wide variety of dynamic markets. Muller has more than twenty years of experience in business strategy consulting with a strong focus on IT organization development, strategy, and business alignment. Klappentext Praise for On Top of the Cloud"21st-century CIOs have a dual responsibility: driving down costs and creating new business value. Managing this seeming dichotomy is the domain of top business executives everywhere, and CIOs everywhere are learning to step it up. The original research contained in Hunter's book serves as a practical road map for IT strategy in today's ultra-competitive markets."--Randy Spratt, EVP, CIO, and CTO, McKesson Corporation"This is a thoughtfully written book, and the timing is perfect. Hunter really understands the challenges confronting transformational CIOs in today's markets, and he captures the choices they face as they work to create value for their organizations while driving down the costs of doing business in the modern world. The wealth of information contained in this book makes it truly valuable to career IT leaders and future CIOs alike."--Mark Polansky, Senior Client Partner and Managing Director, Information Technology Center of Expertise, Korn/Ferry International, North America"The cloud involves more than just technology. It's really more of a new business model. Hunter grasps the central truth about cloud computing, and that's why this is a valuable book. Hunter understands the issues and conveys them in a conversational tone that is truly refreshing."--Dave Smoley, SVP and CIO, Flextronics International"You may think this is a book about technology; well it's not. It's a book about leadership, packed with stories about real leaders finding new customers and markets, transforming the way their organizations work, and adding value--with the next generation of technology as the enabler. The cloud holds real potential. Read this book to see how top CIOs are positioning their companies."--Tony Leng, Managing Director, Diversified Search"Hunter has the unique ability to distill the best thinking of world-class CIOs into something you can act on. If you are a technology executive trying to find the right balance between generating business value and managing IT costs, this is the right book for you. On Top of the Cloud will be especially useful for transformational CIOs tasked with developing their company's strategies for technology-driven business growth."--Randy Krotowski, CIO, Global Upstream, Information Technology, Chevron Corporation Zusammenfassung Suitable for transformational CIOs tasked with developing their company's strategies for technology-driven business growth, this title captures the choices they face as they work to create value for their organizations while driving down the costs of doing business in the modern world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword xi Preface xv Acknowledgments xxiii Introduction xxv A New Business Model xxvii ''Thoughtfully Progressive'' xxviii Part I: Transformational Leadership 1 Chapter 1 The Rising Tide 3 The CIO as Rock Star 6 Real Stories from Real IT Leaders 7 Learning from Listening 8 More Than Technology 9 The Real Challenge Is Organizational 9 Leadership Is Essential 12 Chapter 2 IT Does Matter 17 Stay Focused on Delivering Value 20 Repla...

List of contents

Foreword xi
 
Preface xv
 
Acknowledgments xxiii
 
Introduction xxv
 
A New Business Model xxvii
 
''Thoughtfully Progressive'' xxviii
 
Part I: Transformational Leadership 1
 
Chapter 1 The Rising Tide 3
 
The CIO as Rock Star 6
 
Real Stories from Real IT Leaders 7
 
Learning from Listening 8
 
More Than Technology 9
 
The Real Challenge Is Organizational 9
 
Leadership Is Essential 12
 
Chapter 2 IT Does Matter 17
 
Stay Focused on Delivering Value 20
 
Replacing the Perpetual Pendulum 22
 
Driving the Innovation Agenda 24
 
It's All a Question of Perspective 28
 
Chapter 3 The Engine of Innovation 31
 
Bringing Innovation to the Surface 36
 
Incentivizing Innovation 39
 
Chapter 4 Finding the Right Balance 45
 
Winds of Change 49
 
The Third Bucket 51
 
The Closer 53
 
Outside versus Inside 55
 
Articulating the Value of Technology 57
 
Chapter 5 The Customer-Focused CIO 61
 
Top Line or Bottom Line? 65
 
Driving Business Growth 66
 
The Rapid Enabler 68
 
Own, Rent, or Both? 72
 
Multiple Models 75
 
Also Consider the User Experience 76
 
Chapter 6 To Cloud or Not to Cloud 79
 
Fail Fast, Fail Cheap 83
 
A Skunk Works in the Cloud 85
 
Weaving the Seamless Tapestry 87
 
Part II: Driving Change 91
 
Chapter 7 In Front of the Firewall 93
 
Avon Calling 100
 
When the Model Fits 103
 
Chapter 8 The New Speed of Change 107
 
Updating the Mental Model 115
 
Innovation under Pressure 119
 
The Cloud on Wheels 121
 
Campaigning in the Cloud 122
 
Part III: Building Value 127
 
Chapter 9 Pushing the Envelope 129
 
Two Sides of the Same Coin 138
 
A Multiplicity of Clouds 142
 
Turn of the Tide 146
 
Translating ''Speeds and Feeds'' into Cash Flow 152
 
Chapter 10 Entering the Cloud 155
 
Governance Is Fundamental to Success 161
 
Due Diligence 163
 
Taking ''No'' Off the Table 173
 
Afterword 179
 
Meet Our Sources 189
 
Recommended Reading 221
 
About the Author 225
 
About HMG Strategy LLC 227
 
Index 229

Report

"In his book, On Top of the Cloud Muller interviewed top CIOs about the challenges and opportunities of cloud technology, and how they ve learned to lead their companies into a cloud-driven future. These transformational CIOs, as Hunter refers to them, are technology leaders, not followers. They function as champions of innovation and continuous improvement, a role that often requires them to be more like a CEO than CIO." (Monster.com, April 2012)

Product details

• Authors: MULLER, H Muller, Hunter Muller, Muller Hunter
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2012
• EAN: 9781118065822
• ISBN: 978-1-118-06582-2
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Wiley CIO; Wiley CIO
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; Wirtschaft, Business & management, Wirtschaft u. Management, Spezialthemen Wirtschaft u. Management, Business & Management Special Topics, Computer networking and communications