![]() Thankfully, the problem also brings its own cure to a point. These changes also sometimes mean re-evaluating fundamental architectural decisions. In my role I need to understand multiple technologies, their relationship to each other, and the value that they all bring to the table. Cloud computing allows for very rapid iteration and innovation, and just when you feel that you have something mastered, it changes. The only thing that keeps me up at night is being able to keep up with the rapid pace of change. ![]() How have disruptive technologies like cloud computing, mobility, big data and the IoT impacted your work as a CTO? Is there anything that keeps you up at night? After all, if I can't see the value in doing things differently, why would I bother? Several of our products have been built to do precisely this, to show the actual value of Office 365 and Yammer networks. If users can't see value immediately, we need to be able to demonstrate the value of a platform in order to overcome this skepticism, or resistance to change. True skepticism prevents us from taking things at face value, and the best answer for it are facts. There's nothing wrong with skepticism, I think its healthy. How do you handle the skeptics/’sticks in the mud’? Can you share any best practices for encouraging end-user adoption? This month’s Tech Community theme is End-User Adoption. I'm quite lucky, in that I get paid to do what I love to do I also get to play a crucial role in marketing, and community outreach. ![]() My role is to provide technical leadership and architecture for both our products and our services. Our tyGraph line of product now makes up well over half of our business. We originally started out as a SharePoint and Business Intelligence services provider, but have been transitioning over the past few years into an ISV. I'm the CTO and co-founder of UnlimitedViz. Tell us a little bit about where you work and your role in the organization: With over 20 years of IT experience, John has been an MVP Office Servers and Services since 2011. We are very excited to introduce this week’s Friday Feature- White! John is CTO and co-founder of UnlimitedViz, a SharePoint and Business Intelligence services provider and ISV. ![]()
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