Dennis Self, CIO of Electronic Arts (EA)

Summary: In this interview, Dennis Self, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Electronic Arts discusses principle one, People, principle two, Infrastructure, and principle four, IT-Business Partnerships, of World Class IT with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: The evolution of the role of IT at Electronic Arts The digital disruption happening in the media and entertainment industry Mobile gaming, social gaming, and the management of gamer communities Risk management and the importance of security within EA How the tech savviness of employees throughout EA affects IT The importance of advanced analytics How the proximity to Silicon Valley influences IT Eye on the trends: Cloud computing, SaaS, virtualization offerings, advanced analytics, collaboration technologies, security and risk management technologies, mobile technologies, the consumerization of IT