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  • Enterprise agility through adaptive leadership

    Jim Highsmith is somewhat of a luminary in Agile circles. The co-author of the Agile Manifesto, which guides the Agile project management philosophy, is in Australia for the Thoughworks Live conference, which focuses on helping large enterprise be lean and innovative.

    Written by Georgina Swan • 02 Feb. 12 11:45

  • Decision on world’s largest radio telescope imminent

    Next month, the Australasian SKA Consortium is likely to find out whether Australia and New Zealand will host the Square Kilometre Array — the world’s biggest radio telescope.

    Written by Georgina Swan • 12 Jan. 12 13:50

  • Rohan Davidson, CIO Rio Tinto Iron Ore

    As CIO of Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore group Rohan Davidson plays a critical role in overseeing the IT requirements of the operations the mining company owns and manages across North America and Australia. In Western Australia’s Pilbarra region alone, for example, Rio Tinto operates a network of 14 mines, three shipping terminals and the largest privately owned heavy freight railway in Australia, which spans 1400 kilometres.

    Written by Matt Rodgers • 09 Dec. 11 07:00

  • Rohan Davidson, CIO Rio Tinto Iron Ore

    As CIO of Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore group Rohan Davidson plays a critical role in overseeing the IT requirements of the operations the mining company owns and manages across North America and Australia. In Western Australia’s Pilbarra region alone, for example, Rio Tinto operates a network of 14 mines, three shipping terminals and the largest privately owned heavy freight railway in Australia, which spans 1400 kilometres.

    Written by Matt Rodgers • 08 Dec. 11 14:17

  • CIO's to watch: Parmalat's Barry Wiech

    With its extra screen space, it makes sense for an avid Angry Birds gamer to choose a tablet. But Parmalat chief information officer — and Angry Birds player — Barry Wiech still favours the game on an iPhone; its portability allows him to carry it around in his pocket. It is this practicality that Wiech also applies to his role.

    Written by Diana Nguyen • 04 Nov. 11 12:01

  • CIOs to watch: McGrath's Tod O’Dell

    Tod O’Dell worked his way up from the help desk to service delivery and management of the development team at McGrath Estate Agents.

    Written by Lisa Banks • 03 Nov. 11 09:41

  • CIOs to watch: ME Bank's Kathryn Hawkins

    Kathryn Hawkins is not a gadget person but she does have a soft spot for the Nintendo Wii and its fitness games. That’s because after working at not-for-profit organisation, Masonic Homes, and seeing how the Wii improved the physical and emotional wellbeing of aged residents, she decided to install a console at home.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 31 Oct. 11 09:46

  • CIOs to watch: Cochlear Australia's Mark Salmon

    Australian CIO talks about their industry, career and favourite smartphone

    Written by Chloe Herrick • 28 Oct. 11 15:42

  • How effective leaders can make principled decisions

    In your new book, The Leader's Checklist, you suggest leaders make a list of principles to review when making decisions. How does a checklist help a CIO, who has probably been leading a long time?

    Written by Kim S. Nash • 29 Sept. 11 08:56

  • Cloud computing and governance in the digital age - Part 3

    During the Saleforce.com Dreamforce event in San Francisco, CEO Marc Benioff sat down with some of the leaders in the industry to talk about Cloud computing and governance in the digital age. The panelincluded former US federal government chief information officer, Vivek Kundra, the vice-president of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes, and Burberry chief executive officer, Angela Ahrendts.

    Written by Georgina Swan • 07 Sept. 11 12:14

  • Security and Google Apps

    An indepth discussion about patching, Cloud computing and how Google deals with security incidents

    Written by Georgina Swan • 22 Aug. 11 22:36
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    NBN Co CIO: The IT leadership strategy of Australia’s new telco - Part 2

    NBN Co’s tasks are split between network construction and business-as-usual telecommunications, and few of the company’s employees could map out the same 20-year careers at the company that often herald the same position at Telstra. They share much of the history, however; many of the staff hired so far herald from chief executive, Mike Quigley’s own alma mater — Alcatel-Lucent — as well as a range of Australian and international telcos.

    Written by James Hutchinson • 16 Aug. 11 08:00

  • NBN Co CIO: The IT leadership strategy of Australia’s new telco - Part 1

    NBN Co has a head start that would leave many telcos green with envy. Armed with $27 billion in government funding, and at least $9 billion from debt markets, the two-yearold National Broadband Network wholesaler has the resources and backing that could catapult it ahead many of its decadesold equivalents. That’s not to say the challenge before the organisation isn’t any less daunting; within the decade NBN Co is set to change broadband in Australia. The monopoly wholesaler is bound by carefully worded legislation to provide equal access to many of those it will compete with on a shiny fibre-to-the-home network, and satellite and wireless offshoots. Best of all, the company is starting with a clean slate.

    Written by James Hutchinson • 15 Aug. 11 11:04

  • The dangers of 'groupthink'

    Nigel Cameron has a question. Several questions actually. As the chief executive officer of the Center for Policy on Emerging Technologies (C-PET), Washington DC’s independent think tank on science and technology policy, his role is to ask questions to which nobody yet has the answers.

    Written by Georgina Swan • 12 Aug. 11 14:39

  • The grill: Barbara Koster

    Barbara Koster, CIO of Prudential Financial, oversees 1,700 IT employees and formulates policies, establishes standards and architectures, and develops guidelines and management practices for the financial services giant. She also manages the company's global networks and data centers and other technology infrastructure.

    Written by Lucas Mearian • 09 Aug. 11 01:21

  • CIOs can use the Cloud to become more strategic: Amazon Web Services

    When Amazon Web Services (AWS) chief technology officer, Werner Vogels, joined the organisation in 2004, the focus was very much on servicing customers in a retail environment. The concept of commercially available, robust, scalable infrastructure was just that — a concept. The organisation was working big name retailers such as Marks & Spencer and Target but it was the online retailer’s own operations that drove the technology agenda. Amazon Web Services was really borne out of the business requirements of its retail operations.

    Written by Georgina Swan • 15 July 11 17:27

  • Defence ICT: The right recruits

    Defence CIO, Greg Farr, talks about the need for greater professionalism and the role of certification when the stakes are high

    Written by Deanne McIntosh • 07 July 11 10:16

  • Amplify innovation for business change

    AMP will hold its annual Amplify innovation event this week and IT leaders will exchange crowdsourced ideas with the rank and file. CIO, Lee Barnett, spoke with CIO about how IT and business can benefit from all variety of industries.

    Written by Rodney Gedda • 06 June 11 15:30

  • Kerry O'Brien on his interview with Tony Abbott and broadband

    I’m Georgina Swan, editor of CIO and tonight we’re on Fort Denison in Sydney, at a HP/CIO networking event. Earlier, I spoke to Kerry O’Brien

    Written by Georgina Swan • 30 May 11 16:27

  • An expert among experts: Gartner CIO and senior vice-president

    It may be a blessing as much as a curse, but Hrelic faces much the same challenges as his peers in non-IT literate workplaces

    Written by Rodney Gedda • 23 April 11 09:00
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