Jay Brodsky, CIO of the Atlantic Media Company

Summary: In this interview, Jay Brodsky discusses principle 4 of World Class IT with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include The unique dynamics of being a CIO at a media company How to structure an IT department responsible for similar sub-divisions with very different needs The way in which the role of CIO must straddle an IT position and a business position and the necessity of IT leaders to work with the business to translate their needs into IT reality The wealth of opportunities and challenges that the internet and social media have presented to a traditional magazine, which has needed to be agile in staying relevant The way in which Atlantic Media has tried to stay in touch with its customers amid a world of Google-filtered searches and other competition The excitement around cloud computing and the possibilities it holds for the future of IT