On top of the cloud : how CIOs leverage new technologies to drive change and build value across the enterprise /
Hunter Muller.
- Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, �2012.
- 1 online resource (xxix, 237 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-223) and index.
ON TOP OF THE CLOUD: How CIOs Leverage New Technologies to Drive Change and Build Value across the Enterprise; CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; A New Business Model; ''Thoughtfully Progressive''; Part I: Transformational Leadership; Chapter 1 The Rising Tide; The CIO as Rock Star; Real Stories from Real IT Leaders; Learning from Listening; More Than Technology; The Real Challenge Is Organizational; Leadership Is Essential; Chapter 2 IT Does Matter; Stay Focused on Delivering Value; Replacing the Perpetual Pendulum; Driving the Innovation Agenda. It's All a Question of Perspective Chapter 3 The Engine of Innovation; Bringing Innovation to the Surface; Incentivizing Innovation; Chapter 4 Finding the Right Balance; Winds of Change; The Third Bucket; The Closer; Outside versus Inside; Articulating the Value of Technology; Chapter 5 The Customer-Focused CIO; Top Line or Bottom Line?; Driving Business Growth; The Rapid Enabler; Own, Rent, or Both?; Multiple Models; Also Consider the User Experience; Chapter 6 To Cloud or Not to Cloud; Fail Fast, Fail Cheap; A Skunk Works in the Cloud; Weaving the Seamless Tapestry; Part II: Driving Change. Chapter 7 In Front of the Firewall Avon Calling; When the Model Fits; Chapter 8 The New Speed of Change; Updating the Mental Model; Innovation under Pressure; The Cloud on Wheels; Campaigning in the Cloud; Part III: Building Value; Chapter 9 Pushing the Envelope; Two Sides of the Same Coin; A Multiplicity of Clouds; Turn of the Tide; Translating ''Speeds and Feeds'' into Cash Flow; Chapter 10 Entering the Cloud; Governance Is Fundamental to Success; Due Diligence; Taking ''No'' Off the Table; Afterword; Meet Our Sources; Recommended Reading; About the Author; About HMG Strategy LLC; Index.
"On Top of the Cloud provides an actionable framework for developing and executing a profitable cloud strategy. The book focuses on nine specific critical areas where success is imperative: (1) Software as a Service (SaaS); (2) Platform as a Service (PaaS); (3) Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS); (4) People (Recruiting, Hiring, Training, Elevating); (5) Process Evolution; (6) Change Management; (7) Governance; (8) Security, (9) Strategic Sourcing. Each of the objectives is thoroughly explained in simple, straightforward language, accompanied by original graphics, charts and illustrations. All of the chapters are fleshed out with real-world stories and revealing anecdotes gathered from the author's exclusive interviews with dozens of colleagues, thought leaders and IT experts from major competitive organizations in markets all over the world"--Provided by publisher.
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