Tony Encinias, 2014 Honoree

- Title
- CIO, Governor's Office of Administration
- Employer
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- Location
- Harrisburg, Pa.
- A task you've delegated this year:
- The responsibility of IT procurement and requests for proposals for computing services to Terry Shuchart, our deputy CIO.
- Coolest current project:
- We are engaged in an RFP process for a new data center service model. This strategy will position the state to offer platform as a service in a basic private cloud environment.
- Boldest IT prediction:
- In five years, there will be no desktop computers or phones, and all work will be done via mobile devices, tablets and so on.
- How do you evaluate emerging technologies?
- Even emerging technologies need to be vetted for a proven business value and must fit with the overall IT strategic direction.