IT Executive Roundtable

The March IT Executive Roundtable Dinner was held in Orange County at Karl Strauss Brewery near South Coast Plaza. With 11 attendees the group was the perfect size for the conversational setting we strive for. Several first time attendees joined us, as well as a few treasured regulars of the roundtable.

We started off the evening going around the table and sharing who we are, as well as one thing we are passionate about. A refreshing deviation from the standard "Hi, my name is..." we all know so well. As you may have guessed, it wasn't uncommon in this group for one's passion to be their work. IT people love their IT.

 The chosen topic of discussion according a show of hands was End-Point Confusion; how do we attempt to manage this with the massive explosion of iPhone's, Androids, tablets, etc. And where does it stop?

February's IT Executive Roundtable  Dinner at McCormick & Schmick's had a great turn out. Lots of new faces and some great topics up for discussion made the night a success. On the board for topics were a mix of Cloud Computing (security, budget, reliability, performanct), CIO Strategy (value, alignment and budget), End-Point Confusion (PC, MAC, iPhone, Tablet,etc), and Getting IT done (hire, outsource, train, re-vamp). All were suggestions from this evening's attendees.

By the time we finished mingling and made it around the table with introductions, we hardly had time to cover the list of topics. Instead, with a quick format change-up, we centered our discussion on listening to each individuals particular stand-out concern (with regard to the topics metioned), throwing in tid-bits of insight along the way and welcoming stories of IT blunders from those willing to share.

Attendees Included: