Recapping last week’s Realcomm Events, my biggest takeaway was the amount of movement we’re FINALLY seeing in leveraging AI across the CRE sector. As a co-chair of the BuildingsAI portion of the event, I was already setup to push the AI agenda but I was truly amazed at how far the industry has come inContinue reading “There is Finally Progress in Leveraging AI in CRE”
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The Commercial Real Estate Industry Needs to do More in Leveraging Machine Learning
Machine learning and other cognitive computing technologies remain the hot, disruptive solutions marketed and touted by every software company out there, as the amount of money coming into AI-related startups continues to outpace other segments. However, the resulting “hype” has created a lot of unfortunate noise about machine learning’s value, and some commercial real estateContinue reading “The Commercial Real Estate Industry Needs to do More in Leveraging Machine Learning”
How Leveraging the Cloud Can Enhance Your Security Risk Profile
It’s a given that cloud adoption is growing heavily, but I continue to hear how security is a concern or roadblock for some. Yes, the ever increasing stories of cyber attacks have ensured security remains a top priority for CIO’s, as it should be, but I’m always amazed at how security in the cloud is looked uponContinue reading “How Leveraging the Cloud Can Enhance Your Security Risk Profile”
Yes – IT is Still Relevant
We had a great discussion recently on the topic “Is IT still relevant”, where I was joined with Tim Crawford, Mark Thiele and Bob Egan on a Google Hangout and Twitter chat (#CIOitk), and a few themes came out that I think are worth highlighting: The Consumerization of IT has changed our expectations of enterprise systems, andContinue reading “Yes – IT is Still Relevant”
The Next Gen CIO’s are Leading Today
I had an opportunity to speak about The Next Generation CIO at the Constellation Connected Enterprise conference a few weeks back, and the topic brought to light the theme of what really makes a CIO an effective business leader both today and in the future. In my view, the skills required for the next generationContinue reading “The Next Gen CIO’s are Leading Today”
Cloud’s Biggest Benefit is Agility and Adding Business Value
Between the recent IT conferences and some interesting twitter chats, I continue to hear discussions on the top cloud benefits. Cost savings in particular has come up a few times. But, is cost savings really a top cloud benefit? Using the cloud is really about agility and adding business value. It allows IT organizations toContinue reading “Cloud’s Biggest Benefit is Agility and Adding Business Value”
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