The demise of the Canadian University CIO…?
I remember many years ago a colleague joking that CIO stood for “Career is Over”. In those days there was lots of turnover and success did not always translate into longevity in the role. Some...
View ArticleYour mission, should you choose to accept it…..
Suppose you are given an opportunity to present a SWOT about your organization. The audience is an incoming Provost and all their reports, including the Deans. The rules are it has to be a verbal...
View ArticleWanted – faculty whisperer who is highly regarded as a soothsayer and has the...
Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a good CIO? As with most leaders you could list such things as being honest, collaborative, creative and inspiring, or having strong commitment, positive...
View ArticleThe end of an era – change can feel hard
Have you ever been in a situation where something has been around so long that you couldn’t imagine the world without it? Then “someone” makes a decision to take it away and your first reactions are...
View ArticleDon’t take the bait
Many of you will have read the news about the cyber-security event at Calgary. Our thoughts are with the team there who are recovering from a very difficult situation. At this point we really...
View ArticleWhat is that app scraping and what do ‘they’ know about me.
I recently changed out my phone (and OS) and it has me really thinking about what I share and what is being tracked. We hear about this all the time, so I was really surprised about how vulnerable I...
View ArticleCan the Enterprise be agile ‘enough’?
In the role of the CIO I spend a lot of time thinking about what the enterprise should do and what distributed IT should do. There is a balance there that seems like a never ending tug of war, rather...
View ArticleFive Years In
Last week marked 5 years at Queen’s in my role as CIO/AVP. I was very aware that this date was coming, but it still stunned me when the first congratulations came in on LinkedIn. The fact the...
View ArticleWhy are they asking me to change my password now?
As part of our ongoing cyber-security plan we are requiring our community to reset their passwords on a regular (annual) basis. It is going to be interesting to see the response from the community...
View ArticleWhat are students thinking about technology
If you haven’t had a chance to look over the 2016 Students and Technology Research Study, by Educause, it is well worth a look. This is a rich source of insight that is developing into a nice...
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