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Kevin Price commented on the post, Reading Question: BYOD, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Thanks for the story Saqib. Across large enterprises, Android is practically non-existent from both corporate owned and BYOD programs. A lot of IT departments will argue that Android is not as secure or less secure than other mobile OS. In my opinion you can achieve a sufficient amount of security using iOS< Windows, or Android. Rather, in my…[Read more]
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Kevin Price commented on the post, Weekly Question #8: Complete by November 2, 2017, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
I have had the opportunity in my 14 years at Verizon to interact with dozens of IT departments, CIOs, CTOs, VPs, directors, and managers. I have witnessed the consumerization of IT, fueled by the advancements in mobile computing and wireless network innovation, fundamentally change how IT departments operate. As described in the article, IT has…[Read more]
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Kevin Price commented on the post, Weekly Question #8: Complete by November 2, 2017, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Cloud is shared computing resources. Before cloud, every business relied on having their dedicated computer power in their own data centers (servers, etc.). The “cloud” is a data center that many people and/or businesses share – leveraging fast connectivity via the Internet for access. Rather than owning and operating its own data center, a…[Read more]
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Kevin Price commented on the post, Weekly Question #8: Complete by November 2, 2017, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Of the four Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offerings from AWS, the most important are its cloud compute (EC2) and storage (S3). The other services are database (SimpleDB) queue (SQS). Amazon’s compute and storage offerings have fueled major growth in recent years within the technology sector. It can be argued that cloud computing is one of…[Read more]
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Kevin Price commented on the post, Reading Question: Systems Thinking, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Belichick and the Patriots and the San Antonio Spurs are excellent examples of systems thinking in sports – the sum of the parts is better (and more important) than any one individual. You could argue that both teams have been lead by first ballot HOFs (Brady and Duncan) and that’s the reason for their continued success over the past 15 years.…[Read more]
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Kevin Price commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen Process Assessment, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Thank you for sharing Paul. It only takes one mix up to ensure that a set of policies will be enforced to ensure it doesn’t happen again! Certainly this could be an outcome from the current VWoA case. Since the SAP project didn’t get the funding, possibly there are changes in the existing process that takes into consideration global projects…[Read more]
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Kevin Price commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen – Critical Unfunded Project, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Thank you for the counterpoint Joel. When I was writing my comment my thought was Matulovic was going to Germany and not taking a “No” for an answer when seeking the SAP project funding. My thought if he has that mentality, backs up his argument, and wins the battle then he really comes off as a hero in his new role and to his VWoA peers. Smart…[Read more]
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Kevin Price commented on the post, Reading Question: IT Investments, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Great points Elaine – these are some of the major drawbacks to outsourcing IT. In order to draw on the economies of scale in the model, companies that provide IT services as a function to other companies will try to take on as many customers and possible with the minimal amount of staff needed to service these customers. Problems arise when an…[Read more]
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Kevin Price commented on the post, Reading Question: Business Models, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
I currently work in the Enterprise division at Verizon. Specifically, my division (or business name) is Verizon Enterprise Solutions. Verizon recently reorganized into three divisions: Operations, Product, Staff Functions. Further, the Operations division is sub-divided into three operating units – each with a distinct customer segment to be…[Read more]
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Kevin Price commented on the post, Reading Question: Systems Thinking, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
A manufacturing facility can be viewed as systems thinking. Manufacturing facilities are comprised of complex, interconnected parts. There is supply chain, feeding raw materials into the manufacturing process. There is the actual manufacturing process – depending on the type of product it can go through many different variations and processes…[Read more]
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Kevin Price commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen Process Assessment, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Thanks for sharing Paul. It’s interesting, to me, how organizations differ in their structure and decision-making process. It sounds like VWoA tried to use the same people/groups to separate enterprise projects from business unit project. Depending on one’s ties to a particular project or business unit, projects could, possibly, be artificially…[Read more]
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Kevin Price commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen – Advice for Matulovic, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Great points Ron – no matter what he decides, he cannot/will not be able to fund all projects. Better to stick to his principles – and the process he implemented. There are always going to be ELT and business unit leaders upset with the decisions on which projects to fund, as you mention. Matulovic has to be diplomatic and try to rally people…[Read more]
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Kevin Price commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen – Advice for Matulovic, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
It is noted throughout the case that since 1992 the IT function in the VWoA has been outsourced, then internalized, and changed often – to varying degrees of success or capability. It seems apparent that Matulovic’s appointment to the CIO post at VWoA is about bringing order to the chaos – not specifically about IT and/or technology. As someone…[Read more]
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Kevin Price commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen – Critical Unfunded Project, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
It’s noted in the case that the new process ‘poorly served’ the SAP implementation project. I’ll argue that while this is true, the new project selection process did serve the proper purpose – to select the IT projects for the coming year that would best serve the NRG initiatives of VWoA. This is evident by the fact that the anger over the…[Read more]
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Kevin Price commented on the post, Reading Question: Security and Fraud, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Kelly I also have ‘Ask 4 ID’ on the back of all my cards and I find that I get asked for ID about half the time. I wish it was 100% time. I do not believe retailers are holding their employees accountable for ensuring the person using the card is who they say they are. Second, I NEVER use my debit card in a point of sale system. My debit card…[Read more]
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Kevin Price commented on the post, Case Question: When Hackers Turn to Blackmail, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Since the hospital is dealing with criminals, there is no guarantee that paying the ransom is actually going to get the system back under hospital control. The hospital could pay and the hackers could (and probably will) ask for more. The hospital should not pay the ransom. This has nothing to do with taking a stand against hackers – it’s a…[Read more]
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Kevin Price commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Excellent point Joel, that Sunnyvale didn’t bother to reach out to the FBI or other government agency. This is similar to the lack of communication Sony has with the government in the immediate wake of their recent breach. This is an excellent real life example of our case…[Read more]
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Kevin Price commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Great point on the password authentication Kumar – as mentioned in the other case, humans are still the weakest link in the security chain. Our brains are not able to handle the myriad of password and usernames required in our ever increasing-in-complexity work and personal lives. Hence many tend to use very weak and/or predictable passwords.…[Read more]
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Kevin Price commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
What is most glaring in this case is not that the attack happened but rather that Jacob does not have, first and foremost, and Paul, for not enforcing/requiring, a contingency plan. A seasoned IT professional and hospital CEO should at least be aware of the possibility, even remote, that this was a real threat and an action plan should have been…[Read more]
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Kevin Price commented on the post, Happy Birthday SNL // the typists from the Carol Burnett show, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
I used Uber this morning to get from my home in Ambler to the airport. I would have gone with the less expensive UberX, but there were no cars available at 5:00 AM. I booked a Black Car which turned out to be an Chevy Suburban SUV – which was fine by me since the roads were quite slick. I do love the convenience of the platform – as you mention…[Read more]
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