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Tech News Recap for the Week of 02/27/2017

Were you busy this week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 02/27/2017!

Microsoft prepares to roll out an update for Windows 10. A year after Jasper acquisition, Cisco expands the platform. A deeper look into Azure public cloud offerings. Cisco warns of Netflow appliance vulnerability. Five winning plays for digital transformation. Malware continues to become more sophisticated and more tops news this week you may have missed!

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Tech News Recap for the Week of 02/20/2017

Were you busy this week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 02/20/2017!

Over 90% of healthcare companies experienced data breach within past 2 years. Microsoft adds Kubernetes on Azure. Why ransomware is a big problem for small & medium businesses. Fuel faster application delivery with Cisco Hybrid Cloud. CIOs and the Life Sciences Industry: defining the IT roadmap. New Cisco VNF hardware, perimeter virtualization. Developing Cloud Native Applications with Cisco and more tops news this week you may have missed!

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Featured, IT Management, Life sciences

CIOs and the Life Sciences Industry Part 2: Defining the IT Roadmap

Part Two of the blog series, click here for a link to Part One

Step 1: Defining the Core Capabilities

As noted in the last entry, an organization’s core capability can be viewed as those things an organization does particularly well to drive meaningful business results. Examples can range from talent management, lean manufacturing, customer care, research or product design. For pharmaceuticals, some specific examples could be pipeline management, study design, regulatory management including submissions, responses, and related matters, as well as drug discovery.

If you do not already have an organizational capability map, you need to begin by meeting with each business area. From those discussions, you can collaboratively develop a capabilities list for that area.

That list will need to be filtered and sorted into priority order. The output from this, as well as discussions with other areas, will then need to be consolidated into a single list. One example for a fictional manufacturer might look as follows:

For the strategic capabilities, additional detail is required. For the example above, a detail for Manufacturing might appear as follows:

Step 2: Assessing the Gap

At this point, we need to map the capabilities, in this case for Manufacturing to the IT systems which provide enablement. Gaps are also identified. A simplified view of this mapping looks as follows:

At the conclusion of this step, you should have a list of the capabilities for each (key) business area and any associated gaps.  This information will be critical as we move into the next steps of the process.

Although it is important to prioritize at each phase, the most important prioritization occurs during the consolidation rollout for the whole organization. Many factors may drive that process and will be discussed in the next entry.

In the next entry, we will discuss Steps 3 and 4: the process of consolidation and prioritization across the organization.

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By Clint Gilliam, Virtual CIO, GreenPages Technology Solutions

 

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Tech News Recap for the Week of 02/13/2017

Were you busy this week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 02/13/2017!

Azure’s Managed Disks are a huge win for cloud deployment and it gives more flexibility to support changing workloads. CIOs, Priorities, and the Life Sciences Industry. Safeguarding your cloud resources with Azure security services. VMware DaaS goes hybrid with Horizon Cloud. Cisco and Pure Storage announce data storage solution, and more tops news this week you may have missed!

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CIOs, Priorities, and the Life Sciences Industry

As an IT executive, this is the period in which my inbox is inundated with e-mails about CIO priorities for the new year. Many of these articles are insightful and can provoke some interesting and thoughtful discussions. Nevertheless, their one-size-fits-all approach can limit their usefulness.

Companies, like snowflakes, are unique. In this case, uniqueness is driven by many factors including:

  • Industry
  • Sub-Industry Focus
  • Development state (startup, growth, downsizing)
  • Operating status (pending sale, M&A, legal complications, etc.)
  • Access to capital
  • Talent base

Each of these factors can shift priorities, and collectively their impacts can be substantial.

Consequently, I view these yearly priority articles as generalized recommendations that may or may not be relevant in my circumstance. To be sure, the often contained points have great value, but as the old adage goes, your “mileage may vary.”

In recognition of these facts, I am going to take a different approach. Here, the focus will be on the Pharmaceuticals (Life Sciences) industry.screen-shot-2017-02-08-at-11-05-28-am

Within this broad area, there can still be hundreds of variations. Examples include “Big Pharma” versus “Specialty Pharma,” Brand-Name versus Generic, start-up versus established, vertically integrated versus virtual (partner) structured. You get the idea; there are lots of snowflakes.

So how does one develop a list of priorities given the blizzard of snowflakes filling the environment? The answer is to focus on the basics and frame the discussion around the classic paradigm of People-Process-Technology-Strategy. The goal will be to illuminate some fundamental drivers that have high applicability for Life Science companies.

Depending on your organization’s particular state, you might need to begin by identifying your organization’s key capabilities. Here capabilities are defined as the things an organization does particularly well driving meaningful business results. Examples can range from talent management, lean manufacturing, customer care, research, or product design. For pharmaceutical companies, some specific examples could be pipeline management, study design, regulatory management including submissions, responses, and related matters, and drug discovery.screen-shot-2017-02-08-at-11-05-43-am

The ability to understand and enumerate an organization’s core capabilities is essential both in general and for IT. It provides a clear and aligned roadmap for the organization, helping it understand what are critical investments and where they have gaps.

Ideally, the end result can be a roadmap which allows for well-timed and scoped investments throughout the organization. IT can leverage this map to support the business with agile IT solutions aligned to the business needs. Additional benefits include minimizing re-work and a clearer picture for future investment needs.

A five-step approach is outlined here for advancing this process.

The key steps are:

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The next entry will focus on Step One and Two in this process.

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By Clint Gilliam, Virtual CIO, GreenPages Technology Solutions

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Tech News Recap for the Week of 02/06/17

Were you busy this week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 02/06/2017!

The cloud continues to rise, and fast. A cloud alliance between VMware and AWS takes shape. Microsoft adds Cisco as an Integrated System for Azure Stack. 7 cyber security trends for 2017. InterContinental Hotels Group admits data breach. The SDDC market is expected to approach $140 billion by 2022 and more tops news this week you may have missed!

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Tech News Recap for the Week of 01/23/2017

Were you busy this week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 01/23/2017!

Why cloud is crucial for development. Microsoft Azure Functions locks in on serverless computing. Storage predictions for 2017, hyper-converged to push forward, and get NVMe. Cisco grabs AppDynamics with $3.7 Billion Acquisition. Virtualization predictions for 2017. 10 new AWS cloud services you never expected and more tops news this week you may have missed!

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Tech News Recap for the Week of 01/16/2017

Were you busy this week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 01/16/2017!

The rapid evolution in virtualization arena. Cybersecurity trends to watch for in 2017. 5 things to come for the hyper-converged infrastructure. What’s new with Windows 10. HPE gets serious about hyper-converged storage with SimpliVity buy and more tops news this week you may have missed!

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Tech News Recap for the Week of 01/09/2017

Were you busy this week? Here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 01/09/2017!

How the public cloud can reduce the stress and expense of your on-premise IT. Citrix enhances Microsoft Azure Partnership, as well as automating VDI on Hyper-Converged Infrastructure. Users to get Windows 10 desktops on Azure option later this quarter. How SDN can help unify wired and wireless campus networks. 3 no-brainer uses for the public cloud. LA College hit by ransomware, forced to pay $28,000 to unlock files and more tops news this week you may have missed!

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The Wireless Market in 2017 (Part 3)

In the third and final video of a three-part series, Network & Security Solutions Architect, Dan Allen, discusses wireless solutions and topologies, trends in the market and what to think about when starting your wireless project. To view part 1 of the series, click here. To view part 2 of the series, click here.

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