Stories by Mary K. Pratt

Tech workers stress over skills gap

Dean Haddock has seen how highly skilled IT workers can be sidelined: He has witnessed more than one colleague develop deep skills in an IT specialty, only to be displaced -- in a flash -- when a new technology comes along.

Written by Mary K. Pratt10 April 12 00:22

Melissa P. Dodd

Melissa P. Dodd speaks passionately about children and the importance of their education. That's not surprising, considering Dodd has a master's degree in education from Harvard University. Dodd opted not to teach, however, and instead chose to support teachers and students through technology. She worked as an educational technology administrator at Tufts University before moving in 2003 to the Boston Public Schools, which serve some 56,000 students. There she started as a technology strategic planner before becoming deputy CIO in 2006 and then CIO in October 2010. Here she shares her ideas on running a large school system's IT department.

Written by Mary K. Pratt09 April 12 23:43

Mojgan Lefebvre

Mojgan Lefebvre stepped into the senior vice president and CIO job at Liberty Mutual Commercial Markets in July 2010. It was her third stint as a CIO since 2004. She held the top IT posts at BioMerieux from 2007 to 2010 and at Teletech Holdings from 2004 to 2007. Her experience as an IT executive, coupled with the skills she has gained in business-side positions such as company founder and CEO, has given her insights into what it takes for executives to manage their careers. In fact, she recently spoke on that topic at an event sponsored by Women in Technology International. Here she shares her views on running a successful IT shop and managing one's career.

Written by Mary K. Pratt13 March 12 00:55

Premier 100 IT Leader profile: Michael Del Priore

Michael Del Priore's team spent the past 18 months developing and implementing a global ERP system and data warehouse that supports 95% of the operations at his company, Church & Dwight.

Written by Mary K. Pratt28 Feb. 12 04:58

Premier 100 IT Leader Profile: Jimmy Z. Wang

Jimmy Z. Wang, vice president and CIO at Teva Pharmaceuticals-Americas, says all his decisions carry risk -- it's the nature of IT -- but he has strategies to manage it. One way is to rely on others, he says. "I gather with my direct reports to tell me what they think, what challenges or risks they see that I don't."

Written by Mary K. Pratt28 Feb. 12 04:19

Do you need a cyberumbrella?

If your company were hit with a cyberattack today, would it be able to foot the bill? The entire bill, including costs from regulatory fines, potential lawsuits, damage to your organizations' brand, and hardware and software repair, recovery and protection?

Written by Mary K. Pratt24 Jan. 12 03:12

The Grill: John A. Benanti and Donald Stanton

Fire trucks remain the iconic image of any fire department, but firefighters -- like all other workers -- are relying on more technology than that to be effective on the job. Certainly, IT will never replace water hoses when it comes to dousing a blaze, but computers are increasingly being deployed on the scene, too. That's certainly the case at the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), one of the largest fire departments in the world. Here, Deputy Commissioner of Technology and Support Services John A. Benanti and Assistant Commissioner Donald Stanton talk about how technology fits into the operations at FDNY.

Written by Mary K. Pratt24 Jan. 12 02:05

Cyber insurance offers IT peace of mind -- or maybe not

If your company were hit with a cyber attack today, would it be able to foot the bill? The entire bill, including costs from regulatory fines, potential lawsuits, damage to your organization's brand, and hardware and software repair, recovery and protection?

Written by Mary K. Pratt14 Jan. 12 02:53

How to get the most out of IT conferences

Justin F. Bastin attends just a few conferences a year, but he still manages to parlay these occasional events into crucial <a href="%20http://www.cio.com/article/696781/Sustaining_Your_Career_During_Unsettled_Times">career-building</a> sessions.

Written by Mary K. Pratt13 Jan. 12 01:48

The Grill: Indranil Ganguly

Indranil "Neal" Ganguly, vice president and CIO at CentraState Healthcare System in Freehold, N.J., says he and his colleagues in healthcare IT have an opportunity to make a real difference. CIOs and their teams have a strong grasp of what benefits technology can bring to the medical field, he says, and they should help shape healthcare policy. Ganguly is helping to do just that, serving in leadership roles with various trade associations. The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) last fall recognized his contributions by presenting him with its State Advocacy Award.

Written by Mary K. Pratt10 Jan. 12 02:32

Up-and-coming tech jobs -- and how to land one

Forecasts for IT hiring are almost universally predicting that and business analysts will be in demand in 2012, but what about cloud transformation officers?

Written by Mary K. Pratt04 Jan. 12 03:32
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