Convergence — business, technology and the people who make it all work

What is a Data Scientist? I know I am not one…

Below is a lovely infographic of what it takes to be a data scientist. I can say that I have plenty of the domain knowledge, soft skills and a good amount of communication skills, but bayesian inference — please.

Always behind the Curve

You just think that you and your company are so behind everyone else.

Behind in technology or unable to get the most out of the technology you have in place.

Management Style

When I first moved into a leadership role, my style was inclusionary to a point. That point was when I felt decision was taking too long. Well that is how I would rationalize it.

To Cloud or not to Cloud

Don’t be silly of course — you must head to the cloud.

Well, yes, we should head to the cloud, but carefully, cautiously and when we are ready.

No — leap now.

Well, when I was a CIO — yada, yada

Last time I was a CIO was 5 years ago. Dwelling today on how I would go about prioritizing and selecting solutions I see some pretty startling changes.

My process 5 years ago would have been -

• internet search on the…

My Top Book Recommendations — 2016

I read 2–3 books a month. These are what stay on my shelf — actual books I buy to keep on my shelf — yes I killed a tree or two for these.

No particular order of priority.