Tag: California Department of Technology

How is Mixed Reality (MR) changing how we see the world?

2017, so far this year we have seen an array of technologies gain steam from Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Big Data and Augmented Reality (AR), these technologies will shape the future and change the way we see the world. In this post, however, the growing trend of Mixed Reality (MR) and its effect on our… Read more How is Mixed Reality (MR) changing how we see the world?

Opening our data – is it worth the risk?

Big data and its analysis is a hot topic, but it is not just reserved for the world’s leading tech companies. Big data is creeping into business all over the world, into the way cities run, and even into the way governments go about their business. The potential uses for analysis of large data sets… Read more Opening our data – is it worth the risk?

Transparency and Innovation in California:

Dr. Daniel Barreto introduced the CIO’s objective in a company by saying that a CIO should “power a competitive business full of opportunities and challenges.” Ambiguity and paradoxical situations are part of the job description as the CIO must balance between Cybersecurity issues, regulation compliances, and transparency. Two separate issues that are hard to associate… Read more Transparency and Innovation in California:

CA Innovation Lab – Why using open innovation and how to enable it?

One of the platforms mentioned by Chris Cruz was the California State Innovation Lab which encourages California State employees to ideate, create, test and collaborate to achieve great innovations (http://www.innovate.ca.gov).  It can be seen as an open innovation approach, although it is limited to employees only. But what are the characteristics of open innovation, why… Read more CA Innovation Lab – Why using open innovation and how to enable it?

California emulating the approach to adopt the industry trends of enterprise world

The discussion from Chris Cruz, Deputy Director & Deputy State CIO of the State of California revealed and validated a government approach to the current emerging enterprise infrastructure in bringing innovation, simplicity and secure access to the end users. DC consolidation initiative This is the global trend now in most of the enterprise world where… Read more California emulating the approach to adopt the industry trends of enterprise world

State Technology Offices Follow the Fed's Example

Chris Cruz, Deputy Director & Deputy State CIO of the State of California presented the goal of consolidation of the State’s thirty-four data centers down to three or four.  Mr. Cruz noted this as an opportunity to address inefficiencies in the IT structure of the various State agencies and provide standardization.  The State of California… Read more State Technology Offices Follow the Fed's Example

California's Tech Strategy Mirrors that of Large Enterprises

Chris Cruz’s discussion about the decisions being made by the state of California reminds me of the data strategy currently being pursued by large enterprises.  A key IT strategy for large enterprises currently involves gathering data already being generated, cleaning it up until it is useful, and then analyzing it to support decision-making. Cruz referred… Read more California's Tech Strategy Mirrors that of Large Enterprises

So Similar Yet So Different: CA State IT Infrastructure vs. a Fast-Growing For-Profit Company

Chris Cruz, Chief Deputy Director of the California Department of Technology (CDT) and Deputy State Chief Information Officer (CIO), provided insight on sample initiatives he is currently leading. I was delighted to hear about the change he is driving and some of the innovative ways he is engaging with the public. IT Architecture: Simplicity by… Read more So Similar Yet So Different: CA State IT Infrastructure vs. a Fast-Growing For-Profit Company