PREFACE

It is said that "You are who you are with." I have had the great fortune to meet and learn from many smart people around the world—all with different experiences. I feel extremely thankful for the mentoring and guidance I have received and am enjoying giving back as much as I can. This book covers many of the lessons I have learned over the past years helping organizations use technology solutions to increase their agility in their business sector. The experience combined a lot of using the latest technologies with airplane and conference room conversations in far-flung places. I've had the opportunity to watch companies evolve from basic users of information technology to dynamic forces leading their industries by unlocking knowledge and potential.

This book is particularly aimed at:

  • Business leaders who want to understand how technology can help them be fundamentally more successful and how they can evaluate and prioritize IT projects based on business impact.

  • CIOs who are challenged with running an efficient and effective IT organization that empowers core businesses.

  • IT leaders who want to move from being a cost center to a business driver and who want to articulate the current and potential value of their work and infrastructure to the business.

  • Anybody who wants to become a leader in an organizations by tapping into the power of an optimized IT infrastructure.

Why is a company like Microsoft so interested in helping customers realize their potential? Why would a software ...

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