Profile of Jim Ditmore
News & Commentary Posts: 15
Jim Ditmore recently completed 5+ years in Europe as COO, leading IT and Operations for Danske Banke. He has worked in IT for more than 30 years and enabled technology to become a competitive advantage at both large and medium shops. You can read more of Jim's views on IT at Recipes for IT.
Articles by Jim Ditmore
11/7/2019
Lessons learned from migrating a major bank's entire application portfolio to the cloud.
4/9/2014
BlackBerry is just an early victim in the platform wars. The likes of Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook will disrupt established product players in enterprises, homes, and cars.
1/7/2014
Security, mobility, data-based decision-making, flash storage, and IT hiring must rise in importance.
11/20/2013
When my furnace guy treats me the way a tech-savvy enterprise would, I know the world has changed.
10/28/2013
Obamacare's website problems can teach us a lot about large-scale project management and execution.
9/12/2013
Some companies anticipated replacing up to 90% of their PCs with VDI alternatives. Then tablets changed the equation.
3/8/2013
The cloud, mobile and big data movements put a premium on speed and innovation, not just efficiency and security.
12/20/2012
It's time to reflect, give thanks, recharge and come out of the gate swinging in 2013.
9/24/2012
Apple's iPhone 5 makes design advances, but here's how vendors could make smartphones even more useful.
9/20/2012
In a tight job market, CIOs and other tech employers need to rethink their recruiting, training, and retention practices.
7/13/2012
IT doesn't compare to a security guard force or a legal staff. It's part of your core intellectual property.
5/17/2012
Every IT pro, no matter how senior, must always be in learning mode, but especially in a lackluster economy.
2/29/2012
It's time to move beyond the latest agility and innovation fads and institute substantive approaches. Here's how IT can get involved.
2/13/2012
Tablets won't just be a niche. They'll be the dominant knowledge worker platform, so IT will have to start thinking Web and tablet apps first.
1/24/2012
CIOs and IT leaders should take a first 90 days mindset to start the year on the right track. Define a clear vision, get connected, and inspect.