João-Pierre Ruth

2 weeks ago | informationweek.com | João-Pierre Ruth

As IT leadership wrangles with data governance and policies, can operations glean useful information without stepping on a few toes? What makes data actionable and real for an organization? Many enterprises capture data as part of their operations and activity but taking that information to another usable level can be a challenge. There may be security concerns, privacy regulations to adhere to, conflicting requirements among stakeholders within the organization.

3 weeks ago | informationweek.com | João-Pierre Ruth

Guiding future CIOs to eventually take the reins has evolved with the increasing depth of technology, says Michael Zastrocky, executive director of the Leadership Board for CIOs in Higher Education. Where will future CIOs come from? The importance of CIOs continues to escalate as organizations increasingly tie their operations to IT infrastructure, data, AI, and other technology.

3 weeks ago | informationweek.com | João-Pierre Ruth

Josh Mason, CTO of RecordPoint, and Katie Klein, vice president of marketing for Comcast Business, discuss paths forward for introducing new tech to legacy ops. After an organization settles into its operations, with a solid understanding of its tasks and needs, there might be a mindset of “If ain’t broke, don't fix it” when it comes technology. At least, this might be the case until a new platform or solution emerges that promises to revolutionize an aspect of the business.

1 month ago | informationweek.com | João-Pierre Ruth

The layers of tech and data used by an institution such as Franciscan Health, a 12-hospital system in Indiana that also has a presence in suburban Chicago, can need a bit of decluttering for sake of efficiency. The path to sort out data and other aspects of observability led the health system to observability platform Pantomath.

1 month ago | informationweek.com | João-Pierre Ruth

A desire for consistency in how AI performs, and with the results it delivers, is shared among many companies and their customers, says Babak Hodjat, CTO of AI for Cognizant. Delivering such consistency may require internal and external effort to mature the technology. Hodjat’s experience with AI runs from the early days of his career, through the development of natural language technology found in Apple’s Siri digital assistant, to his current role at Cognizant.