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Mr. CIO Meets the Interns
My company has started a new program to get our interns oriented to process and provide relevant information about various departments. It is called “Jumpstart”. The goal is to give all our interns a...
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ReBoot – Happy Birthday Mr. CIO
I will be celebrating a major milestone in my life tomorrow-my 40th birthday. Too be honest I don’t feel 40 even though some say I look 50. I think it is my premature gray hair which runs in my family....
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ReBoot – I am a Movie Junkie
The 2012 summer movie schedule is starting to line up and like most summers I look forward to going to the movies even though I have a pretty good home theater system. I think I get a little of the...
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5 Things Every CIO Should Know…
As CIO, you should … Know when to try harder and when to walk away. (Being CIO means there will be days you will fail. It is part a part of the job.) Know who you can trust, who you can’t. (Politics...
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ReBoot – The CIO
Filed under: Life and Technology, Random Thoughts, Technology Review Tagged: what I actually do
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ReBoot – Making a Switch to FiOS
I have been a customer of Cablevision for over 11 years. I am one of those people that when I like something I usually stay with it forever. I have been having problems over the last year with both my...
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ReBoot – The Humbled CIO
I have been remised in writing the last few weeks for a couple of reasons. First – Work has just gotten really busy and there have been a few issues that required me to put in extra hours. In my old...
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The CIO Paradox – A Book Review
I don’t often read books about IT leadership because I find that most try to fit business principles into technology and vice versa. The square peg into a round hole dilemma. So when Martha Heller...
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Struggles With The Cloud
A few years back we outsourced our server backups to a vendor’s private cloud. It made sense at the time and was cost efficient based on our current data growth. As time marched forward and business...
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Staying Above the Fray
The other day I was talking to someone outside my line about an IT issue and how best to address. During the course of the conversation the topic turned from business to gossip and then into an attack...
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Systems Objective Scorecard
During the course of managing an IT department, it is important for IT management to understand areas of risks. There are standard best practices that can be engaged to score your...
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ReBoot – My Camera Is Bigger Than Yours…
I have always been curious about what makes the Average Joe go out and buy the most expensive digital camera on the market and all the accessories that go with it. We have been to a few family...
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A Project Score Card
We have started the process of looking at a variety of ERP systems that will fit our business. In evaluating the functionality of each system we ran into the problem that for the most part each system...
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ReBoot – The Trouble is Between the Keyboard and Chair
I have been in information technology for more than 15 years now; to this day I am still amazed by some of the issues end users call helpdesk about. Here are some real world examples: 1. User – “I...
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ReBoot – Babies, Evil Eyes, and Charms
My wife and I recently welcomed a son into our lives. It’s great having a new life in our home. As we settle into life with him, we are learning a lot about him and ourselves. I am not a believer in...
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50/50 Employee
Do you have an employee that does some things really well but other things horrible? I call such employees 50/50. Question, is it worth keeping such an employee on staff? Do employees like this provide...
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What’s In a Name? Plenty if you think about it…
Like all parents my wife and I had the very lengthy discussions on what to name our son when we found out he was a boy. This was a very arduous task both opposing opinions and armies. So we had to...
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Mid-Year Staff Performance Reviews
July is our mid-year review. It is an important time to make sure employees are tracking their goals. I am reviewing my staff in 4 areas. 1. Corporate Goals: Are they meeting the mission of the...
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So You Want To Be A CIO?
A friend on mine sent this to me as he looks for a CIO role. Thought it was interesting enough to post: 1.Describe your experience in the development, implementation and administration of operating...
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8 hours vs 8 hours Plus – When Is Enough Enough?
How much is enough? Are you productive during your 8 hours? Some organizations expect you to put in more than 8 hours. Not really for anything else but to show your dedication to working 12 plus hours...
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