Are we approaching peak LLM and do we need to rethink how we use LLMs?

It seems that every week brings a new LLM to the market. At this point, most major vendors have one or more LLMs for enterprises to choose from. With the sheer number of LLMs available today, it can be overwhelming…

Quick take on Hashicorp Infrastructure Cloud and potential sale (UPDATED)

The last 36 hours have been very exciting for Hashicorp. Yesterday, I joined Hashicorp CEO Dave McJannett, the leadership team, employees and customers for the ringing of the Nasdaq opening bell at the Nasdaq Marketsite in Times Square, New York.…

2024 Google Cloud Next Trip Report

Google emphasizes enterprise business outcomes alongside innovation Executive Summary Google’s annual Google Cloud Next event marked an important shift in Google’s focus by their emphasis of business outcomes. Historically, Google has been a highly technical company which has been met…

How do you plan and execute a successful executive event?

I attend executive events all the time. I have led, participated in and helped organize executive events. Most of these are geared toward the CIO (Chief Information Officer) and they happen all the time. There is a long-standing saying that…

CIO In The Know – Starting 2024 with a new focus on technology

January proved to be quite the month for changes in the tech space. Between industry events, acquisitions, tech shifts and cybersecurity breaches, there was no loss of things to keep track of. From a personal perspective, I ended up taking…

CIO In The Know – Starting 2024 with a new focus on technology

Happy New Year! Kicking off the first of this year’s CIO In The Know newsletters talking about The CIO Playbook for 2024. Bottom line: The CIO’s remit is huge! And complicated. Simplification is the key word here. Any conversation in 2023…

IBM’s Strategic Acquisition of StreamSets and webMethods: A CIO Perspective

IBM's recent announcement to acquire StreamSets and webMethods from Software AG for €2.13 billion marks a significant milestone in the enterprise data software landscape. This move is not just a financial transaction; it's a strategic enhancement to IBM's capabilities in application modernization…

Amazon re:Invent Recap – Cloud, AI, Data and more

Amazon just held their annual Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent conference in Las Vegas with more than 50,000 attendees in-person with many more attending online. The conference is so large that it spans the entire Las Vegas strip from the Wynn to Mandalay Bay…