CIO Interviews
Conversations with the industry’s brightest
Altair Global Relocation
Choosing a Platform to Build On with Kelly Tepera and Jason Beaudreau of Altair Global Relocation
"Selecting and utilizing Microsoft technology has insulated Altair from limited technical resources."
Bassett Healthcare
IT: The Final Frontier with Ken Deans of Bassett Healthcare
"Regulations change annually. It's a constant challenge to keep up and make sure that your algorithms and toolsets are operating so that you're compliant."
Biomet, Inc.
Betting your Business on Products and Partners with Jeff Coulter of Biomet, Inc.
"From my experience in almost 20 years in the IT outsourcing industry, I don't see a lot of companies running mission critical environments on Linux..."
Clark County, Nevada
The Business of Government IT with Laura Fucci of Clark County, Nevada
"We're working on processes more than anything else, using ITIL as a model to optimize the business of IT and better support the delivery of government services."
JetBlue Airways
Your Data Center Doesn't Need a Bigger, Faster Boat Anchor with Charles "Duffy" Mees of JetBlue Airways
"I think that Linux is more prone to tweaking and tailoring than typical Windows environments, and that has a direct impact on reliability. Linux guys tend to have their own tool sets and scripts that they use, so it's easy to get inconsistency from server to server."
Level Up! Games
How to Level Up in IT with Christoper Syling of Level Up! Games
"Given the skill set of the general population here in the Philippines, it's safer to stay on the Microsoft platform because you can easily get well-trained people who are able to use the tools."
Midas
"We've noticed that after we've done our research, when we stick with a Microsoft product it's easier to maintain than others.... And finding people who are experts in those other platforms is getting a little more difficult."
Modec
IT for the 24/7 CIO with Ed Flavin of Modec
"We pay a little bit more for our technology, but we gain that back through being more focused and efficient because we have fewer problems."
Old Second National Bank
Moving Away from a Mixed World with Dave O'Brien and Dan Pollack of Old Second National Bank
"A mixed world is becoming more difficult to support, not only from the standpoint of integrating new applications, but also having the resources to manage it."
Rayovac
Reliability vs. 'The Great Idea' with Rick Dempsey of Rayovac
"Too often I've had the experience of trying to help a startup get going and buying solutions based on price, only to be disappointed by the company not being there later on."
State of Illinois
Thinking Inside the Box with Tony Daniels of State of Illinois
"We don't have the time or resources to expend on what could be construed as 'science projects' from a business perspective."
Swiss International Air Lines
Questions & Answers--No More Fire Drills with Frank Meyer of Swiss International Air Lines
"It's all been about bringing costs down to acceptable levels wherever we can. That's not just a challenge for us in IT."