The Scoop with Mark Jones on MISaustralia.com
Summary: The Scoop is a weekly podcast from The Australian Financial Review's MIS magazine. Host Mark Jones and guests analyse the business of technology and management, interviewing leaders from Australia and across the globe.
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Podcasts:
Business intelligence should fuel business growth. But without accurate data or flexible software, it will fail to deliver. Joining The Scoop to talk about BI's future, mobile support and cloud computing is by Peter Gill, general manager of corporate performance management, Technology One; and Professor Longbing Cao, School of Software, University of Technology, Sydney. [audio only]
Consumer-led innovation is changing the shape of business computing. The future of technology is on display at a retail store, not your office. So does that mean employees now run the IT department? How are CIOs and business leaders responding? Joining The Scoop is Michael Kirby-Lewis, director of IT, University of New South Wales; and Steve Prentice, VP and Gartner Fellow, Gartner. [audio only]
The Scoop is back for another year, and it's time to review the 2011 CIO Agenda. Joining us is Communities NSW CIO David Kennedy and Sydney Opera House CIO Emily Richmond-Jones. We discuss outsourcing, mobile devices, free email, and yes, that visit by Oprah Winfrey. [audio only]
Senate approval of Telstra's structural separation finally paves the way for significant telecommunications reform. So how will a Telstra operate after the split? And does this mean there's no going back for the NBN? The Scoop is joined by two analysts to analyse the issues: BuddeComm managing director Paul Budde and Ovum research director David Kennedy. [audio only]
One phrase describes the smartphone and tablet computer era: "There's an app for that." The mobile application economy is booming, and it's reshaping how we think about corporate applications. Joining The Scoop to unpack the future is Peter Nikoletatos, CIO Curtin University; and David Keane, CEO, Big Tin Can. [audio only]
Power just isn't power when technology's involved. Smart grids promise new levels of energy efficiency, but it's a question of how, and when? The Scoop is joined by George Maltabarow, managing director, Energy Australia; and Professor David Hill, school of electrical and information engineering, University of Sydney. [audio only]
Some chief information officers can no longer dictate what computers they give Gen Y, and it's sparking wider changes in corporate culture. The Scoop host Mark Jones is joined by Gen Y CIO, Mike Knapp, Shoes of Prey and Phile Morle, founder at start-up incubator Pollenizer.
What's the point of technology research if it doesn't make money? It's a vexed question in Australian ICT circles, and one debated during the NSW Pearcey Enterpreneur of the Year Awards at NSW Parliament House. Joining The Scoop on stage is a group of six influential entrepreneurs, investors and researchers. [audio only]
Microsoft has launched its make-or-break Windows Phone 7 operating system with handsets available this week. Does it have what it takes to battle the dominance of Apple, Android and BlackBerry? Joining The Scoop is Brady Jacobsen, general manager digital, Australia Post; and Robin Simpson, research director at Gartner. [audio only]
Mark Jones is joined by futurist Mark Pesce and devices Vodafone general manager Ross Parker to discuss the death of the desktop PC and what we are leaving behind.
Fiona Balfour, former chief information officer at Qantas and Telstra, is one of the country's most season's technology executives. In part 2 of an in-depth conversation with The Scoop, she discusses NBN economics, ehealth, and the future of CIOs. [audio only]
Few CIOs rarely talk about failure. But the fact is people and technologies fail. So how can we turn failure into success? The Scoop is joined by Terry Robson, broadcaster and author of Failure Is An Option: How Setbacks Breed Success; and Pete Swan, managing director at project management company PM Partners Group.
Fiona Balfour earned her CIO stripes at Qantas for 15 years where she managed a $4 billion ICT budget. She was also CIO at Telstra before embarking on a new career in consulting. Ms Balfour joined The Scoop for a rare in-depth interview. [audio only]
Labor's return to power has cemented the NBN's future, but plenty of details remain a mystery. Joining The Scoop to talk about what's next for NBN is Rosemary Sinclair, managing director, ATUG, and Jason Ashton, CEO, BigAir. [audio only]
Australia's sprawling retail sector is discovering the power of combining real-time analytics with social media and mobile technology. Joining The Scoop host Mark Jones to discuss the future of retail is Dennis Lewis, CIO, 7-Eleven; Chris Meakins, CTO, Salmat; and Hung LeHong, retail IT analyst, Gartner. [audio]
