We act as a catalyst for your organisation in achieving its maximum potential, primarily through:
- IT advisory and consulting services, and- Mentoring and coaching of your key IT staff and managers.
Having a deep understanding of the people, commercial, strategic, and operational realities of running complex modern businesses where a critical success factor is the effective use of Information Technology, allows us to get to the heart of the matter quickly, delivering exceptional results with clarity, integrity and guaranteed vendor independence.
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RLA CIO Mentor Program Upgrade
The RLA CIO Mentor Program has been refined and extended to include a 4th Program, that being the Mentor Maintenance Program
This program builds on the ongoing relationship between Rob Livingstone and the participant, and guarantees access to Rob on an as needed basis, in the role of an independent, confidential and trusted advisor.
Generally, a prerequisite for participation in this program is that participants should have completed one of the 3 preceding programs. This program is available to pre-qualified participants and is available in either 3 or 6 month blocks.
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Presented at CIO Strategy Summit 2012: Cloud: Fuelling a Crisis of Confidence in Corporate IT?
Rob Livingstone delivered the presentation at the CIO Strategy Summit, at the Melbourne Park Hyatt on the 17th Feb
Rob discussed the issues surrounding the fact that Cloud is fundamentally reshaping the IT – Business engagement model. It’s like gravity. Everyone knows it’s there, cannot really explain it, and has a pervasive influence!
Many Cloud computing evangelists believe that the conventional enterprise IT service delivery model is dead and almost buried. The new ‘IT democracy spring’ is being fueled by influences such as the ready access to user friendly public Cloud applications, perceptions of low cost and speed of deployment.
On the other hand, the reality is that the vast majority of well-run enterprise IT departments were never really dictatorships, and were never comfortable being branded as such. Nevertheless many observers feel that enterprise IT is under siege, with the skies slowly filling with ‘as-a-service’ vendors circling high above, ready to make the most of the opportunities.
Feel free to watch the slideshow here
Public Cloud Masterclass completed
Rob completed the public masterclass at the Rydges Hotel, Sydney on the 30th entitled ‘The Cloud Assessment Framework’.
Participants from Thailand and Indonesia flew out to attend this workshop, as did a number from interstate. The focus of this comprehensive business focused, non technical workshop was to cover off all the key aspects of the implementation of cloud in all its flavours, including public, private, hybrid and community cloud. A preview of the course can be found here
Attendee recommendations can be found here
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Don’t think Cloud Computing Reference Architecture is important? Think again
13th February 20125 Key Questions
If your organisation (i) is considering transitioning, (ii) is in the process of implementing. or (iii) has already implemented a public Cloud system, here are a few key questions to consider:
- How certain are you that your overall assessment and implementation process will deliver the result you and your organisation are looking for?
- How certain are you that the overall process by which you are planning to transition your business from your current state to your planned future state is rigorous enough, and appropriate for your type
Business driving the transformation of Enterprise IT: Are you ready for it?
16th December 2011Cloud computing in all its forms is dramatically changing the way IT services can be delivered to businesses and consumers alike. This in turn has the potential to influence IT departments and hence your own IT career. For the first time, business users are able to have a choice amongst a variety of public cloud IT services, without always needing to engage with their internal IT departments. If your IT organisation cannot deliver in a manner that meets the business users’ expectations in a timely and cost-effective way, the business … Read more