Name: On Top of the Cloud: How CIOs Leverage New Technologies to Drive Change and Build Value Across the Enterprise: 572
Author: Hunter Muller (Author)
ISBN: 9781118065822

On Top of the Cloud: How CIOs Leverage New Technologies to Drive Change and Build Value Across the Enterprise: 572 book cover

On Top of the Cloud: How CIOs Leverage New Technologies to Drive Change and Build Value Across the Enterprise: 572

Author(s): Hunter Muller (Author)

Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: 6 Jan. 2012
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Print length: 272 pages
ISBN-10: 9781118065822
ISBN-13: 9781118065822

Book Description

Praise for ON TOP OF THE CLOUD

"21st-century CIOs have a dual responsibility: driving down costs and creating new business value. Managing this seeming dichotomy is the domain of top business executives everywhere, and CIOs everywhere are learning to step it up. The original research contained in Hunter's book serves as a practical road map for IT strategy in today's ultra-competitive markets."
―Randy Spratt, EVP, CIO, and CTO, McKesson Corporation

"This is a thoughtfully written book, and the timing is perfect. Hunter really understands the challenges confronting transformational CIOs in today's markets, and he captures the choices they face as they work to create value for their organizations while driving down the costs of doing business in the modern world. The wealth of information contained in this book makes it truly valuable to career IT leaders and future CIOs alike."
―Mark Polansky, Senior Client Partner and Managing Director, Information Technology Center of Expertise, Korn/Ferry International, North America

"The cloud involves more than just technology. It's really more of a new business model. Hunter grasps the central truth about cloud computing, and that's why this is a valuable book. Hunter understands the issues and conveys them in a conversational tone that is truly refreshing."
―Dave Smoley, SVP and CIO, Flextronics International

"You may think this is a book about technology; well it's not. It's a book about leadership, packed with stories about real leaders finding new customers and markets, transforming the way their organizations work, and adding value―with the next generation of technology as the enabler. The cloud holds real potential. Read this book to see how top CIOs are positioning their companies."
―Tony Leng, Managing Director, Diversified Search

"Hunter has the unique ability to distill the best thinking of world-class CIOs into something you can act on. If you are a technology executive trying to find the right balance between generating business value and managing IT costs, this is the right book for you. On Top of the Cloud will be especially useful for transformational CIOs tasked with developing their company's strategies for technology-driven business growth."
―Randy Krotowski, CIO, Global Upstream, Information Technology, Chevron Corporation

Editorial Reviews

Review

"In his book, On Top of the Cloud Muller interviewed top CIOs about the challenges and opportunities of cloud technology, and how they've learned to lead their companies into a cloud-driven future. These transformational CIOs, as Hunter refers to them, are technology leaders, not followers. They function as champions of innovation and continuous improvement, a role that often requires them to be more like a CEO than CIO." (Monster.com, April 2012)

From the Inside Flap

ON TOP OF THE CLOUD

How CIOs Leverage New Technologies to Drive Change and Build Value Across the Enterprise

"If your company depends on data and it's hard to imagine a company that doesn't you need a cloud strategy, today. Maybe 10 or 20 years from now, we'll invent a newer technology that will make the cloud obsolete. That day will come, no doubt. But for now, smart money is betting on the cloud."
Hunter Muller, from On Top of the Cloud

An absolute must-read for every CIO, On Top of the Cloud takes you into the heads of smart, talented, and experienced CIOs who are trying to figure out the best ways to take advantage of the cloud and make it work for their organizations.

Author Hunter Muller reveals how the cloud is changing the way we consume IT, leverage existing infrastructure, and deploy technology to provide essential services that help competitive organizations win new customers and open new markets.

Packed with exclusive, in-depth interviews with top executives who are "in the cloud" at major corporations including IBM, Microsoft, Coca- Cola, Avon, Boeing, Baker Hughes, McKesson, Flextronics, Salesforce.com, VMware, Wells Fargo, and Toyota, On Top of the Cloud explores:

Learning from listening
Why IT does matter
Articulating the value of technology
The customer-focused CIO
Bringing innovation to the surface
Governance and due diligence in the cloud

As the scope of the cloud grows, its value and potential grow as a fundamentally new model for enabling business transformation in rapidly changing markets. If you're a CIO and you aren't tapping into the power of the cloud, you're giving your competitors the upper hand. Discover how your business can harness the benefits of the cloud and boost its bottom line with Hunter Muller's On Top of the Cloud.

From the Back Cover

“If your company depends on data―and it’s hard to imagine a company that doesn’t―you need a cloud strategy, today. Maybe 10 or 20 years from now, we’ll invent a newer technology that will make the cloud obsolete. That day will come, no doubt. But for now, smart money is betting on the cloud.”

―Hunter Muller, from On Top of the Cloud

Packed with exclusive, in-depth interviews with top executives who are “in the cloud” at major corporations including IBM, Microsoft, Coca- Cola, Avon, Boeing, Baker Hughes, McKesson, Flextronics, Salesforce.com, VMware, Wells Fargo, and Toyota, On Top of the Cloud explores:

Learning from listening
Why IT does matter
Articulating the value of technology
The customer-focused CIO
Bringing innovation to the surface
Governance and due diligence in the cloud

As the scope of the cloud grows, its value and potential grow as a fundamentally new model for enabling business transformation in rapidly changing markets. If you’re a CIO and you aren’t tapping into the power of the cloud, you’re giving your competitors the upper hand. Discover how your business can harness the benefits of the cloud and boost its?bottom line with Hunter Muller’s On Top of the Cloud.

About the Author

HUNTER MULLER is the President and CEO of HMG Strategy, LLC, a?leading provider of networking events and professional services to CIOs and senior executives across the IT industry. HMG Strategy, LLC is the producer of world-class events such as the CIO Executive Leadership Series, which provides CIOs and senior executives with opportunities to learn from world-class thought leaders, share knowledge and best practices, and interact with peers and industry leaders representing a wide variety of dynamic markets. Muller has more than twenty years of experience in business strategy consulting with a strong focus on IT organization development, strategy, and business alignment.

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