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Strategic.

The Magic Boomerang Returns
Like many CIOs, I’m a bit overwhelmed by the hype surrounding Cloud computing. During a recent plane ride back from Asia, I entertained myself by developing a parody of John Lennon’s song ‘Imagine’ that addresses the promise of ‘Cloud’.
Is there life after being a CIO? That was the question posed to me by my good friends at CIO Australia as I return to the world of consulting after my very enjoyable three and a half years at Tennis Australia.
So here we are at the end of the tournament. A few things I have to bring you up to speed on: Firstly, my staff have not forgiven me for my CIO ‘pet project’ with the public WiFi.
Tennis Australia's IT student program provides real-world experience like no other.
Tennis Australia now offers WiFi hotspots at the Australian Open - thanks to a lot of work behind the scenes.
The Australian Open is in full swing. Tennis Australia CIO, Chris Yates, shares his insights from this year's event.
Why IT is more like cycling than tennis.
Our basic mandate: Don’t let the technology get in the way of the tennis.

Chris Yates is the former CIO of Tennis Australia, where he oversaw the IT strategy for organisation and led the IT team for tournaments such as the Australian Open and Davis Cup. He has worked across various industries, including financial services, marketing and advertising.
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What's accidental about my career as a CIO? In the mid ‘90’s I was given the job of re-implementing a failed ERP implementation in a multi-division, nationwide business. I remember the day well. “…we’d like you to stop what you’re doing and, as of next week, take over the management of the IT Division, and re-implement the system that’s just been implemented, in your spare time!”. To that point, I’d only ever been on the receiving end of various enterprise IT Divisions’ services and dictates. The boot was certainly now on my other foot.
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