THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Technology

“The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers.” - Sydney J. Harris

TOPIC OF THE DAY

The CIO as Corporate Psychic

Every day on my way to work I pass a store offering psychic readings, and I'm often tempted to stop in and ask what lies ahead in the tech world. Is the "cloud" just a passing phase? Will "social analytics" tools prove to be reliable? Will they integrate with current Business Intelligence systems? What impact will terahertz frequencies have on communication technologies?

Those are the kinds of questions that CIOs get all the time. Chief information officers are expected to see deeply into the future and generate IT predictions that companies can build their strategies around. Most CIOs don't like being cast in the role of corporate psychic, but there's nothing they can do about it. So here's some advice on how to make the best of this role and do a better job of seeing the future.

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