Battle of the CDOs

IT Strategy Digest Content from TechTarget's global network for CIOs and IT Leaders | August 13, 2014 NEWS Chief digital officer vs. chief data officer: Who will win the day? Nicole Laskowski, Senior News Writer Will the chief digital officer outlive the chief data officer? Where should data experts draw the line in the sand on data quality? The Data Mill reports. (SearchCIO.com) Advertisement NEWS   Four pillars of PayPal's 'big bang' Agile transformation PayPal's technology VP Kirsten Wolberg describes her company's move to Agile that changed the way 510 cross-functional teams work. Included in the budget: $2 million to change out the furniture. (SearchCIO.com) Sound Off: Does your IT software development methodology have a formal "customer-driven innovation" component?   REPLY TO THE AUTHOR     How PayPal rallied a 4,000-strong move to Agile PayPal's move to an Agile methodology was built on four pillars, took seven months and changed the way 4,000 IT and product people did their jobs. (SearchCIO.com) Sound Off: What pointers do you have for getting a large group to adopt Agile?   REPLY TO THE AUTHOR     Two-speed IT marries agile and waterfall development At John Deere, two-speed IT enables agile and waterfall development approaches to live side by side, SearchCIO reports live from the Gartner Catalyst Conference in San Diego. (SearchCIO.com) Sound Off: Does the term 'two-speed IT' resonate with you? Why or why not?   REPLY TO THE AUTHOR     Use Russian hackers to demand better security The hijack of 1.2 billion passwords got the world's attention this week. CIOs struggling to enforce security should take advantage of it. Also, Walgreens' CFO is replaced and its CIO takes on two IT shops. (SearchCIO.com) Sound Off: Is your security budget increasing in 2015? Give us the details.   REPLY TO THE AUTHOR   EXPERT ADVICE   GRC platforms assist regulatory compliance strategy integration GRC platforms have become a common solution in organizations' quest to integrate compliance and business strategy. Learn how one bank reaped the risk management benefits. (SearchCompliance.com)   AT&T CIO: Customer relations will be 80% digital by 2020 Thaddeus Arroyo, AT&T CIO, outlines a 'bold' digital-first strategy for internal employees and the company's external customers. (SearchCIO.com)   CIO Decisions Ezine: The Evolution of the Hybrid Cloud The hybridized cloud was once regarded as a short-term bridge between on-premises computing in the enterprise and the untested landscape of the public cloud. That's no longer the case. (SearchCIO.com)   McGraw Hill Financial's hybrid cloud journey: Lessons learned At the Gartner Catalyst Conference, McGraw Hill Financial's journey to the hybrid cloud resonated with attendees and provided some valuable advice. (SearchCIO.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from IT Strategy Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget CIO and IT Management Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2014 TechTarget. All rights reserved.