{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"OTAVA","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.otava.com","title":"2013 Midwest Technology Leaders Keynote: Competencies of the New CIO","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"A3V9LE7ePY\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/2013-midwest-technology-leaders-keynote-competencies-of-the-new-cio\/\">2013 Midwest Technology Leaders Keynote: Competencies of the New CIO<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/2013-midwest-technology-leaders-keynote-competencies-of-the-new-cio\/embed\/#?secret=A3V9LE7ePY\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;2013 Midwest Technology Leaders Keynote: Competencies of the New CIO&#8221; &#8212; OTAVA\" data-secret=\"A3V9LE7ePY\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.otava.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Michigan data center operator Online Tech is exhibiting a range of secure hosting solutions for mission critical applications, including cloud hosting, colocation, managed servers, compliant hosting and disaster recovery, at the Midwest Technology Leaders 2013 symposium for IT executives and CIOs held in Detroit, Michigan. Here&#8217;s a liveblog of one of the featured keynotes: Keynote: Competencies of the New CIO Speaker: Larry Bonfante- CIO, United States Tennis Association (USTA) CIOs today must be more than a provider of technology and services. They must be able to engage with the consumer, board members and senior executives as business executives and thought leaders themselves. Most CIOs have grown up in the IT realm, they know how to leverage that IT to help business, but the third leg (missing leg) is \u201chuman dynamics.\u201d Today\u2019s CIOs need strong relationship management and marketing skills, which are qualities that don\u2019t always come easily to a CIO. Being the CIO of an organization today is a front-facing role and not just sharing IT knowledge. People should be passionate about the organizations they work for. How many employees take their \u201csouls\u201d off and hang them at the door and put it on when they leave the office? We...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2013-Midwest-Tech-Leaders.png"}