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The cloud has become an omnipresent part of the enterprise technological landscape. As I continue my research into how companies are moving to the cloud, I always enjoy speaking experts who can provide unique insight into what make these transitions tricky, and what can make them successful. As part of this research, I spoke recently […]

May 23, 2018

Recently, I spoke with Stephen Orban, a General Manager at Amazon Web Services and author of the new book, Ahead in the Cloud. Orban’s book is a fascinating look from someone with extensive insider knowledge about how companies can make the most of their transition to the cloud. As I’ve written before, I see tremendous […]

May 23, 2018

CIOs need to be sophisticated about both saving money and about finding new ways to amplify the value of their investments in software. Third party enterprise software support is changing to meet more of those needs. The world of third party support started as a way to reduce the flow of cash to the original […]

May 22, 2018

[vc_row][vc_column skip_html=”yes”][text_block] The Gist of the Mission The bad news is that 100 percent cybersecurity is unattainable. The best we can do in the realm of cybersecurity is to build a portfolio of mechanisms that deliver the maximum protection of what is most important to us for the least amount of money and effort. Portfolio […]

May 3, 2018

The Gist of This Mission In the mid-1880s, Paul Morphy changed the current thinking about chess which focused on finding good combinations of moves, and instead pointed out that it was good positions that lead to good combinations. Because of his brilliance and insight, he is considered the first modern chess player. Having observed the […]

March 9, 2018

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Speaking

Dan Woods brings the context of more than 25 years of experience in technology and journalism to his speaking engagements. Having interviewed more than 1,000 technology experts and authored more than 20 books, Dan adapts his vision of making technology work to virtually any context.

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If you are facing a thorny IT problem, Dan Woods can probably solve it. Dan’s background as a CTO and his 25 years in the technology industry enable him to create new technology architectures and debug organizational problems while allowing everyone to be heard.