We know that technology is becoming part of the fabric of every business. A successful company integrates technology into their core business, making it a irreplaceable component of how it goes to market. In this discussion we’ll break down the maturity levels of each company and how technology changes the way it engages its customers. […]
Read more "Product Development Maturity Curve"What shape does IT Service Management take in a modern DevOps world? For your IT department, they might not even know to ask the question. They likely are stuck thinking of ITSM as ITIL and IT as a centralized function delivered to the business. How does IT Service Management evolve as IT, or tech, becomes […]
Read more "6 Levels of Maturing ITSM for a DevOps World"We’ve heard the story… five people wearing blindfolds walk up to an Elephant. Each interprets what they feel and experiences a part of the entirety of the elephant. “It’s a tree trunk!”… “it’s a rope”… “it’s a hose”… only when combined together do they arrive at the conclusion of what they are looking at. Most […]
Read more "Is Purview the Picture of the Elephant?"The final habit of inspiring tech leaders may be the most important… to be an Agent of People. The best tech leaders lead human first. They create organizations that individuals and teams want to be part of. They create engaged, talented, and inspiring workplaces. They make people the best versions of themselves. There is no […]
Read more "7 Habits of Inspiring Tech Leaders: (7) Agent of People"Most IT leaders know that IT costs run around 3% of revenue for an average company. The legacy CIO will see their job as keeping the IT costs around that number. But… did you know that technology investment is actually INCREASING year over year? The reason it isn’t visible in the “3%” is that technology […]
Read more "7 Habits of Inspiring Tech Leaders: (6) Agent of Investment"Loved this session on Ask the Expert. Myself, Lwin Maung (another Microsoft MVP), Chris Blackburn, Swami Venkatesh, and Brandon Hartman had a session to take questions on the modern environment, Azure, cloud, and M365. Love the questions, great discussion, and a great honor to be among these interesting and intelligent gentlemen. Swami certainly wins “best […]
Read more "Azure: Ask the Expert"To kick off 2022 and to follow-up on a blog of the same name, I started the year with a video on planning for your 2022 success. In this video I talk about all the tremendous opportunities for business engagement in 2022 leveraging technology to drive your company forward. I talk about disruption, structure, and […]
Read more "Planning for 2022 Success: Live Edition"In moments of transition often weak leaders freeze, unable to move or act until those around them move. The weak leader is unable to gather the team to move forward through the malaise and is challenged to reflect, think, and act. In contrast, the effective leader is able to use moments of transition to accomplish […]
Read more "Top Tech Leadership Priorities for 2022"You have unfortunately downloaded your GitHub repo to a directory in your OneDrive synced files haven’t you? It’s synchronizing everything twice! Didn’t anyone tell you that OneDrive wasn’t supposed to be used for source code? Don’t worry. This one is actually pretty easy to fix. Close GitHub desktop and any applications currently accessing the code […]
Read more "Moving GitHub Desktop Repo Local Directory"In this session with Launch we took the previous work on AI for Earth and Wildlife AI and built out a Power App around the AI platform. The team from Launch built out a fantastic PowerApp, leveraging the great work done by Microsoft’s AI for Earth, as well as help from Anthony Escabedo, Megan Stoffel, […]
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Nathan Lasnoski 