Cynthia Stoddard, SVP and CIO of Netapp

Published: Dec. 28, 2015, 9 a.m.

In this interview, Cynthia Stoddard, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Netapp, discusses World Class IT Principle One, People and Principle Four, IT-Business Partnerships. Some of the topics discussed include: Her organization, Netapp, the significant transformation it is undergoing, and IT’s role in that transformation How her organization uses its own products and the advantages of being a CIO in an organization that serves IT departments The way that she and her team engages with Netapp’s customer base IT’s role in innovation at Netapp The methods used to track and retain excellent IT talent Her career path and areas of commonality between IT departments in different industries The strengths of younger employees of the organization and the talent they bring to the organization Eye on the Trends: Cloud infrastructure, the Digitization of Business