Career Track
How long at the current company?
I have been with BMC Software for last two years.
Most important career influencer:
My experience as a Vice President of Product Management at an
earlier start-up was the most important career influencer.
Decision I wish I could do over:
I did my Master’s research in theoretical Robotics, and
the theoretical aspect of it killed my passion for pursuing a PhD.
I wish I had done it in applied Robotics instead.
Vision
The next big thing for my industry will
be…
Human-devices interaction is changing every day. Devices are
becoming smarter and people are required to consume vast amount of
information. We already see major shifts in the way we interact
socially. This change is going to trickle into enterprises and is
going to shape how we work every day. Cloud computing,
virtualization, crowd sourcing are just some of the early shifts. I
think that the way we make things and create value is going to
change significantly in coming years.
Advice for future CIOs/CTOs
Never say never. No matter how absurd it may seem today you will
have to adapt to changes due to changes in human behavior.
On The Job
Top three initiatives
Cloud computing and becoming a de facto leader in managing clouds
is the important initiative. We are also looking at how social
networking, social media and search is going to change our product
usage. Lastly we are looking at ways to reduce friction by adopting
SaaS.
How I measure IT effectiveness
Effectiveness can be measured in a variety of ways, such as
self-service nature of IT, amount of automation, average time to
fulfill a request. Ultimately an effective IT will be the one that
is almost invisible to the end-user. It should be there when users
need it without being able to distinguish it.
CIO UNPLUGGED
Leisure activities: I play lot of racket sports
(badminton, squash, and tennis). I am also an advanced rated
paraglider pilot with over 1,000 flights. I like going on
paragliding vacations in remote mountains as it forces me to
disconnect from the digital world and helps to clear my mind.
Best book read recently: The Geography of Bliss by
Eric Weiner. This is a story where the author travels around the
world to find out the happiest place to live.
If I weren’t a CIO, I’d be... An Air Force
pilot.
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