Published: July 20, 2015, 9 a.m.
In this interview, Jim Dubois, CIO of Microsoft, discusses World Class IT principle one, People, principle two, Infrastructure, and principle four, IT & Business Partnerships, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include:
- His role and how he prepared for his role as an interim CIO
- How he drove progress during his initial time as CIO
- How he ensured that IT was on the same page with business units from a strategic standpoint
- The changes that are reflected in the way IT now does its work
- As CIO he acts as an initial customer to his organization, and how he can lend an empathetic ear to other customers of Microsoft
- Some of the ways that the IT organization is able to work across multiple levels of the organization
- The strategic roadmap for the future at Microsoft (including the ongoing integration with Nokia, as well as the move to a subscription basis for major Microsoft products)
- Advice on how to move from an interim CIO to a full time fit for the position
- Balancing innovation and security with his background as Chief Information Security Officer for Microsoft
- Eye on the Trends: Big Data, Machine learning, BYOD capabilities, Digitization
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