Managing IT for a Diversified Portfolio of Businesses

Interview by Peter High on how we have created a successful shared technology services in a diversified and decentralized business.

Cloud-first strategy

Nice interview on my cloud-first strategy on IBM THINK Exchange: https://www.think-exchange.com/pacesetters/yuvi-kochar…. Also like the graphic-effects on my picture!

My Interview on CIO Insight

Link to the article: Washington Post CTO Yuvi Kochar Wants Cloud Vendors to Give Him an Exit Strategy

My wide-ranging discussion with Jim Nash touches on where we are with the use of cloud services. We also talked about my strong desire to see the industry deliver more flexibility for us to make from one solution to the next. Integration, Vendor lock-in and security continue to top the list of things I worry about when I look at new SAAS solutions.

Center for CIO Leadership Success Case
I have been a member of the Center for nearly 5 years now. The interview gave me a chance to reflect on my career and the experiences that prepared me for my current role. We discussed my thoughts on how IT needs to continue to evolve as an integral part of business.

Check out the blog post for an overview or read the full article (PDF).

Business drives technology today
My interview in the CIO Insights column of the Silicon India Magazine.

My Interview and upcoming presentation
I was recently interviewed in preparation for the Marcus Evans CIO summit in Dallas. I will be speaking there on: Getting a Grip on the Social Tools for the workplace - Enterprise 2.0.

Cloud Forecast 2015 @ CIO Insight
I was interviewed by Tony Kontzer of CIO Insight for this article. We had a broad discussion about the state of cloud services and how services need to evolve in the areas of management, monitoring, portability and security.

TM Forum Management World Americas - Cloud Summit
I delivered a Summit Keynote at this conference on Nov 9, 2010: Lessons from an Early Cloud Adopter – How the Washington Post Company has Developed its Cloud Strategy

My talk is very well covered in David Carr's blog posting on Forbes.com.

Pic: Fall sunset scene I captured as I walked our dog.

My Podcast
I was recently interviewed by Peter High of Metis Strategy. We covered several topics that are front and center for me. I enjoyed my conversation with Peter a lot. Here is a link to the podcast. We discussed:

• Cloud Computing
  
• Collaboration (Enterprise 2.0) in a decentralized organization
• Leveraging the digital media environment
• Skills IT professionals need for the future
  
• The future of mobile technologies’ impact on media

I checked out a few other interesting podcasts on the Metis website.

On CIO Talk Radio: Does your IT vendor pass the Tough Times Test
First time I was on an Internet Radio talk show - this one hosted by Sanjog Aul. Was on with Michael Hugo. Had an interesting discussion on working with IT vendors, especially in tough economic climate.

You can listen to the audio from this page.