It’s easy to picture the stereotypical IT department. It’s filled with computers, servers and tech tools, and the only sounds are the clacking of keyboards and sporadic digitized beeps. It’s a quiet environment where staff are a little nerdy, but supposed geniuses. Oh, and they’re all men. Gina Ehrlich’s department at AHEAD does not look […]
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Gregory J. Turner – MTM Technologies
When it comes to cyberdefense in that perpetual war between the white and black hats of info-tech, there’s no Great Wall of China. So reminds Gregory J. Turner, the CIO and senior vice president of services for IT seller and solutions provider MTM Technologies in Stamford, Connecticut. Even if there were, he explains, it would […]
Getting info-tech in tune
Music City USA knows all about singer-songwriter Keith Urban, but when it comes to bringing technology solutions to the greater Nashville area to address the needs of residents and visitors, there is a man named Keith Durbin who is worth hearing. Largely because he, too, is a listener. Chief information officer and director of IT […]
Gleaner Life Insurance Society
Football and baseball may be the first and second great American pastimes; the third may be coming up with sports analogies for them. Enter Arell Chapman to explain how this relates to the world of information technology. “I’m not on the field playing often,” quips the vice president of information technology at Gleaner Life Insurance […]
Gary Eppinger – Carnival Corporation
Imagine picking up Las Vegas and moving it to London, all while keeping the Vegas nightlife, retail and hospitality running smoothly. That’s essentially what cruise ships do every day. Now imagine keeping all of the information that flows through Vegas—personal records, credit card info, health records—safe in that metaphorical transit. Cruise ships do that, too. […]
Gregg Martin – Arnot Health
For years the emergency department staff at Arnot Health, a New York-based health care system, wanted an emergency department information system (EDIS). For years, Arnot’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) Gregg Martin said “no” to this. It might seem counterintuitive that a CIO would deny users a new technology, but Martin knows that technology is worthless […]
