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Jonathan Feldman
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Stop Being A Hated IT Overlord
June 14, 2013 09:00 AM Recent research suggests that only 30% of workers are fully engaged in their job. We can't fix corporate dysfunction until we break down bureaucracy and do right by our employees.
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NSA Dragnet Debacle: What It Means To IT
June 07, 2013 01:42 PM PRISM shows companies can't assume their data is safe in the hands of commercial providers.
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Government IT Can't Pass The Buck On Open Data
May 31, 2013 09:06 AM Improving the way government shares data will make it more efficient -- if IT commits to getting that work done.
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So You Want To Be A CIO? 4 Tips
May 20, 2013 09:06 AM If you have C-suite aspirations, consider these four pieces of advice from the school of hard knocks.
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SF Giants CIO: Quit Bellyaching, Start Leading
May 09, 2013 10:43 AM San Francisco Giants' CIO Bill Schlough gives winning advice to InformationWeek CIO Summit attendees at Interop. If your CEO doesn't "get" IT value, lead by example, he says.
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What IT Staffs Want More Than Salary
May 08, 2013 12:42 PM The 5 job factors that matter most to IT executives have nothing to do with compensation. Are you ready to deliver?
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Why IT Spending Is Stuck In A Vicious Circle
May 06, 2013 08:00 AM Respondents to our IT Spending Priorities Survey say they're playing catch-up.
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How IT Can Stay Relevant
April 22, 2013 09:06 AM Leaders and staffers alike had better stay focused on helping out, no matter what that looks like.
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Geek Physique: Why IT Managers Must Get Fit
April 15, 2013 09:06 AM Our 2013 IT Salary Survey shows most employers don't care that much about your fitness. But you should, if you want to do your job better.
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IT Apocalypse Demands Courage
April 05, 2013 09:06 AM IT as you know it is not long for this world. Take these small steps to move out of the fearful realm of problems and into the realm of solutions.
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Monitoring Vs. Spying: Are Employers Going Too Far?
March 18, 2013 01:00 PM The email brouhaha that erupted at Harvard recently did not meet my definition of spying. If your company monitors, do it with reasonable cause.
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Moving Legacy Apps To The Cloud
March 13, 2013 08:00 AM Can you run that old ERP system on AWS? Yes, and it just may save you money.
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IT Age Discrimination: You're Not The Dinosaur
March 12, 2013 10:25 AM In our discussion of IT ageism, many IT pros say they feel caught in a hiring trap. Don't wait for some big, slow and stupid organization to snap you up.
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IT Age Discrimination Or Employee Inertia?
March 06, 2013 09:06 AM There is bona fide ageism and there is failure to learn new skills in a constantly changing field. Let's not confuse the two.
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Evernote Breach: What It Means To Enterprise IT
March 04, 2013 09:24 AM Cloud naysayers will insist that this incident shows why we should never use the cloud. Give me a break.
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4 IT Leadership Failures That Make Employees Leave
February 25, 2013 10:40 AM When it comes to creating IT job satisfaction, it's not what CIOs and other IT leaders say. It's what they do.
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3 Ways That IT Still Fails Itself
February 11, 2013 12:10 PM Sometimes we in IT act as our own worst enemy. IT leaders must study these mistakes with brutal honesty.
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BlackBerry's New Enterprise Candy Won't Tempt CIOs
January 31, 2013 11:57 AM The company formerly known as RIM can't just copy the same things Apple and Google did to steal the top spot.
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Startup Culture And Innovation, Defended
January 28, 2013 10:23 AM Pointing to startup failures is a lame excuse for clinging to the status quo and mediocrity in an IT organization.
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We Must Run Government IT Like A Startup
January 22, 2013 08:36 AM Government 2.0 is about more than social media. It requires throwing out outdated processes and adopting new models of success.
Bio
Jonathan Feldman is Chief Information Officer for the City of Asheville, NC, where he encourages innovation through better business technology and process. Asheville is a rapidly growing and popular city; it has been named a Fodor top travel destination, and is the site of many new breweries, including New Belgium's east coast expansion. During Jonathan's leadership, the City has been recognized nationally and internationally (including the International Economic Development Council New Media, NATOA Community Broadband, and the GMIS Best Practices awards) for improving services to citizens and reducing expenses through IT innovation.
Jonathan's business innovation training and experience includes an MS from Georgia Tech's business school and 20+ years of business technology practice with a diverse group of customers: government, military, law enforcement, financial services and healthcare. As a business technology consultant, he worked with dozens of public- and private-sector organizations, helping them understand business benefits, risks, governance, process changes, and policies that go with new technologies. He has brought startup ideas to large organizations, and works in the community as an organizer & mentor to help startups succeed. His work with Asheville's startup and open data scenes have been featured by GovTech.com and the National League of Cities.
Jonathan is a popular public speaker and InformationWeek columnist on the topics of leadership, innovation, IT people skills, and running large organizations "like a startup." Learn more about Jonathan at about.me/jonathanfeldman.
By The Numbers
Base: 417 respondents at organizations using or planning to deploy data analytics, BI or statistical analysis software
Data: InformationWeek 2013 Analytics, Business Intelligence and Information Management Survey of 541 business technology professionals, October 2012
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