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Cengage Group CTO Jim Chilton on the P&L difference

CIO Business Intelligence

Jim Chilton is an award-winning CIO who serves as the chief technology officer of Cengage Group, an innovative disruptor in the edtech space. As a business and technology executive, Chilton leverages his unique experiences to drive innovation and optimize technology throughout the company.

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What is a CTO? The exec who sets tech strategy

CIO Business Intelligence

What is a CTO? The chief technology officer (CTO) is the senior executive who focuses on the technological requirements, opportunities, and challenges within an organization. What does a CTO do? What does a CTO do? Years ago, the CTO most often led the infrastructure function.

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AI, Google Docs, and the messiness of innovation, with Microsoft Deputy CTO Sam Schillace

GeekWire

Sam Schillace, a Microsoft Deputy CTO, author of the new book, No Prize for Pessimism. Microsoft Images) This week on the GeekWire Podcast, our guest is Sam Schillace , a deputy CTO at Microsoft and author of the new book, No Prize for Pessimism, the first title from Microsoft’s new publishing imprint , 8080 Books.

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SAP restructures board to emphasize AI-first, suite-first strategy

CIO Business Intelligence

In the future, Steinhuser will head the newly created Strategy & Operations board group and, in this position, will continue to drive the implementation of SAPs strategy and simplify company processes. Before joining SAP, Steinhuser worked at Boston Consulting Group. SAP introduced a new CTO and two new chief revenue officers.

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Tech Moves: Microsoft CVP leads new ‘Trusted Technology Group’; MicroVision adds CTO

GeekWire

LinkedIn Photo) Microsoft’s Teresa Hutson has taken the role of corporate vice president for the company’s newly created Trusted Technology Group. But we must build it — and all technology — so that it is both useful and trusted,” Hutson said on LinkedIn. Teresa Hutson. ” Christy Marble.

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RIP (finally) to the blockchain hype

CIO Business Intelligence

The excitement has faded so much that the IT analyst firm may not release another hype cycle chart for blockchain, says Adrian Leow, vice president in Gartners applications and software engineering leaders group. A recent criticism of blockchain comes from Jim Fowler, CTO at insurance carrier Nationwide.

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Tech Moves: iSpot’s new CTO; VMWare exec returns to Microsoft; Expedia CFO to resign

GeekWire

Nipun Dureja, chief technology officer for iSpot. iSpot Photo) — Nipun Dureja is now chief technology officer for iSpot , a Bellevue, Wash., Julie Whalen, chief financial officer of Expedia Group, is resigning from her role. 17 of next year.

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