Thornton A. May

Thornton May: IT cost management doesn't mean cost reduction

When CEOs talk about IT cost management, they don't mean they want to spend less on IT. They just want to spend smarter.

Thornton May: Stalking the elusive data scientist

Since it is virtually impossible to find all needed analytical skills resident in the same human being, it might be wise to adopt an 'ensemble' approach to your organization's deficit in those skills. Insider (registration required)

Thornton A. May: Is the future knowable?

Knowing the future is a big part of the new IT skill set. But if you are going to find the future, you have to know where to look for it.

Thornton May: IT's epic challenges

For IT leaders, the two biggest looming challenges are learning to think outrageously and to be brutally honest. Insider (registration required)

Thornton May: IT and the Internet of Things

In an era when any real-world object can be IP-addressable, connectedness will become an important metric.

Thornton A. May: Why the word 'career' has become obsolete

The iconic 'gold watch' career path, in which people stay with the same employers for their entire working lives, has become anachronistic, says Thornton A. May. Today, the most important skill is the ability to acquire new skills. Insider (registration required)

Thornton A. May: Can infosec cure stupid?

The 'stupid' in question involves our living in a technologically complex world where only a tiny fraction of us actually understands how any of this stuff works. Insider (registration required)

Thornton May: 3 questions every CIO must answer

What business is IT in today? What business should it be in tomorrow? What should the 'I' in 'CIO' signify?

Thornton A. May: A year for stories and storytellers

2013 will be the year technologists rediscover storytelling, crafting scenarios of what the future might look like and envisioning worlds that take full advantage of the technology wonders available to us, says futurist Thornton A. May.

Thornton May: Futuring should be job No. 1 for IT

Futuring is not what you do when you are finished with the imagined real work of operations.

Thornton May: 'Future' as a verb

The organizations that will prosper in the future are those led by people who have imagined a future they want to live in.

The Caveman in the Executive Suite

Thornton May's thinking about executive identity has meandered as far back as our hunter-gatherer forebears.

IT Needs to Aspire and Really Make a Difference

IT leaders deploying today's transformational technologies can do so resignedly or aspirationally. Only one approach can really make a difference for the business.

The CIO Enters the Era of Disruption

New C-level positions are being created to perform tasks perceived as not being adequately addressed by incumbent CIOs and CMOs.

What You Need to Know About ECM

ECM matters because information's 'findability' will be a big part of CIO success in the years ahead. Insider (registration required)

Thornton A. May: A New Kind of IT Hero for a New Kind of World

If you don't become the new type of IT leader, all you will lead is the herd that's heading toward the cliff.

Thornton A. May: Sustaining your career during unsettled times

Columnist Thornton A. May sees an evolving world of IT work, where what you did and what you learned isnt the career decision point. These days, what you can do and what value you can create is where the new action is.

Let's Keep the Board of Directors in the Loop

We in IT have thought very little about what boards of directors know about IT, what they should know about IT and what they should do about IT. Insider (registration required)

Managing the Fears That Define the Information Age

One big fear is that the volume of information that must be known is growing far faster than organizations' capacity to know. Insider (registration required)

The Tech Shifts That May Jostle Your 2012 Agenda

Columnist Thornton A. May says IT executives have four critically important technology learning curves in 2012: big data, social media, mobility and the cloud.