Quote of the Week/Number of the Week
“Women often use a lot of qualifiers...“maybe,” “I think we should,” “we might” – which can make you less persuasive.” – Itumeleng Makgati, Executive Partner- Information Management, Sasol
$4.2 billion
Global 5G network infrastructure revenue expected by 2020, according to Gartner.
"Pulling existing technology into our systems so we don't have to re-invent it delivers powerful results." – Jim Morrison, Senior Vice President, Solution Development Organization, Allscripts
“I find that in technology men are more conflict-averse than women.” – Robin Abrams, Director, HCL Technologies
“Don’t look for a mentor who is the same as you, because all you’ll do is violently agree with each other.” – Tina Sands, CIO, Cadent Gas
70%
The number of financial executives planning to invest in new technology to meet financial reporting requirements, according to KPMG survey.
“Disrupting yourself is less risky than waiting to be disrupted.”- Ramesh Sundaresan, VP & Division CIO, Ryder System
“The idea of shadow IT is obsolete. There is no longer a boundary between what is and what isn’t related to IT.” – Denis Zerr, SVP, Information Technologies & Services, CHI
“One of my key roles is to build the right teams and provide them with the air cover that allows us to experiment, fail fast, flourish, and continue to learn.” – Stuart Page, Director of Systems and Product, BBC
“Agile isn’t a magic formula for success. For best results, you should adapt the ritual to your environment.” – Akshay Sharma, Senior Director, IT-Web Technologies, Western Digital
“Leadership is about helping others to find the potential in themselves, and then removing the roadblocks that get in the way of helping them to develop that promise, because that’s really what is going to drive results and growth for a company” – Titina Ott Adams, Senior VP, Customer Operations, HM Health Solutions, a division of Highmark Health