| Great Debate: Should IT Professionals Manage All Technology in the Business? | |
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Tuesday, 08 April 2008
09:15 AM-10:15 AM | |
Moderator: John Mahoney
Panelists: Jorge Lopez, Diane Morello, Kristian Steenstrup, Colleen M. Young
Location: Breakers IJ
Session Type: Track Session
Tracks: MT1, BRITL | Job Roles: CIOs & Other Senior IT Leaders, Security & Risk Management
Vertical Industries: Healthcare, Manufacturing, Financial Services, Energy & Utilities |
Typical IT is transactional, uses a relational database, manages performance information or meets regulatory requirements. Typical OT (operational technology) is event-driven, frequently real-time and runs business assets that control production or delivery. Consumerization of IT is bringing personal devices, systems and communities to every enterprise, home and street. IT is usually managed by IT professionals, OT is usually managed by engineers and business professionals and consumer devices are managed by everyone and nobody. Add to this the impact of changing markets, new delivery models, powerful consumer communities and the digital native generation and you have a situation ripe for major change. So this debate provocatively examines the big question: Should IT professionals manage all the technology in the business or is it OK for some of it (perhaps most) to be managed by engineers, clinicians, graphic artists, accountants, sales people or their teenage kids? |
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