Changing the way we talk about the Cloud
"Cloud is cheap, fast and easy! Did we mention fast?!" "No hardware required!" "Why build what someone has already built?" Marketing pitches for cloud solutions sometimes run to hyperbole, creating a communications challenge for IT leaders.
Clinical faculty: Research and teaching that bridges theory, practice and policy
The mission of the professional school within a research university is a complex mission, and fulfilling the mission requires a diverse faculty team. Clinical faculty work in the area where theory meets and crosses over with business practice, processes and policies.
Innovators: A professor's idea goes to market
The Innovators series profiles a special group of graduates: our Ph.D. alumni. Dawn Gregg (Ph.D. 2000) is on the faculty of the University of Colorado Denver Business School. There she teaches, conducts research and runs the Bard Center for Entrepreneurship as its interim director.
Through an IT lens: Professor Raghu Santanam
The mile markers in an academic career include the first post -- as assistant professor -- when scholars prove their research and teaching mettle. If successful, they are awarded tenure and the accompanying "associate professor" title.
Spotlight on information systems
Spring is the time to celebrate the achievements of the academic year!
Innovators: Marcus Rothenberger sees the practical side of research
Marcus Rothenberger (W. P. Carey MBA '94, Ph.D.
Outstanding Graduating Senior: Brady Emerson is off to his next challenge
Department Chairman Michael Goul says this about Brady Emerson: "You give him a challenge and he meets it head-on, but at the same time, he'll be on the lookout for an additional opportunity.
Student entrepreneurs take new knowledge to market
ASU students are known nationally for their get-up-and-go and go-out-and-get it attitudes toward entrepreneurialism, but the Department of Information Systems is particularly prolific in producing students who have launched their own businesses. KnowIT samples three this month.
Google's egalitarian culture: Education evangelist preaches the gospel of creativity
Jaime Casap, "Education Evangelist" at Google, was the featured speaker recently at the IT Leadership Seminar hosted by the Department of Information Systems for students in the Master of Science in Information Management (MSIM).
Rainmaker: Jim Lloyd brings IT depth to finance
A Rainmaker is someone who makes something happen: at his company, in his career, in his community. The Rainmaker series showcases Department of Information Systems alumni who are catalysts of growth and change.