CIO Consigliere

As a consigliere, I am accustomed to providing counsel and advice to others.  But when I need to look for answers or insights into situations,...

This is the second installment in our series on software mega-vendor business practices and the potential implications to the user community.  In our first post,...

“Beware; for I am fearless and therefore powerful.”  Mary Shelley, Frankenstein. Over the last few years I have heard more clients express concerns on market...

As the consigliere, I am honored whenever people seek my advice as they are placing a great deal of trust in me. It is a...

Many years ago when I was a young Consiglieri in training, I decided on law school as my path to career advancement. As I had...

I just took the whole Consigliere family on a nice vacation, and during my travels I was struck by all the little add-on costs and...

A few weeks ago, I told you about the many ways that golf and IT sourcing are similar. And the more I think about it...

CIO Consigliere here. A few weeks back I told you about how I love mob movies. One of the things I enjoy as much as...

It probably won’t surprise you that the Consigliere loves mob movies, and The Godfather series in particular. Sure, they’re powerful and intensely dramatic stories about honor,...

Hi. I’m the CIO Consigliere. I’ve been in the business for a lot of years, more than 20 if you must know. Every one of...