Record Bank is the product of a series of mergers and acquisitions. This initially left the IT department with an extremely heterogeneous situation. Five years ago, CIO Louis Mahy started from scratch with developing a new central IT environment. From the very beginning, he made a point of maintaining a clear vision: IT needs to be a business enabler in order to allow the bank to offer financial services via various channels. Mahy provides the IT support based on a SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) and via the cloud. Read more
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People & vision
Monday October 10th, 2011From zero to hero
Louis Mahy (CIO Record Bank) develops new IT environment
People & vision
Friday June 10th, 2011Where are the boundaries of privacy?
Prof. Jos Dumortier: the honor system is better than control and repression
New communication channels increase the risk of data security incidents. But should you, therefore, completely ban the use of smartphones and tablets and block access to Facebook and LinkedIn? Probably not. Encouraging the honor system works better than control and repression, says Jos Dumortier, professor of ICT law at K.U.Leuven. He also thinks it is useful to make employees aware of the new obligations that accompany the use of this media. In many cases, it remains a difficult balancing act between the interests of the company and the privacy of the employee. Read more
People & vision
Wednesday March 9th, 2011“Let’s bring business and ICT together”
Els Blaton (AXA): no traditional role for ICT
At AXA, Els Blaton is no longer the CIO but the Head of IT & Business Transformation. There’s a good reason for the name change. The rapid evolution of the ICT world in combination with the changing needs of consumers is forcing banks to undergo a major transformation. AXA is responding by continuing to reinvent itself as a services company. “We have to develop new business models that respond to these changes in society,” Blaton noted. “The ICT division will continue to exist, but it will no longer be self-contained. Now, more than ever, we need to bring business and ICT together.” Read more
People & vision
Thursday October 7th, 2010Fast results strengthen confidence in ICT (and vice versa)
Daniel Lebeau (GSK Biologicals): keep it simple
In the past ten years, Daniel Lebeau has been responsible for the ICT reorganization at GSK Biologicals. While he watched the PC fleet grow from 2,000 to 12,000 units, he replaced 250 applications with a company-wide SAP system. He attributes the success of his approach to avoiding interfaces and complexity in general and to putting the available assets to optimal use. Read more
People & vision
Monday June 14th, 2010“How to handle technology and mobility, that is the biggest challenge.”
Danielle Jacobs, BELTUG
The demand for mobility has thoroughly changed our vision of ICT and the role of the CIO. “What is striking there is that the technology is no longer the biggest challenge,” asserts Danielle Jacobs, general manager of BELTUG, the Belgian independent ICT user group. “It’s a question of finding the right way to integrate the new communication tools into the business processes.” Read more
Network & IT Services
Monday April 26th, 2010Network-centric ICT: some reactions
Network-centric ICT Forum, 1 April, Groot-Bijgaarden
The Network-centric ICT Forum was a success event. More than 300 peers from leading companies, IT partners and Belgacom exchanged their newest ideas and thoughts on ICT. Some reactions:
People & vision
Wednesday January 20th, 2010The challenges of the CIO of the Year
Interview with Christiaan De Backer, CIO of TomTom
A business that relies completely on technology is going to place high demands on the underlying IT-layer. This layer is the prime responsibility of Christiaan De Backer, CIO of TomTom. Data News voted him CIO of the Year. What kind of challenges is Christiaan De Backer up against? Read more
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