Box CIO Ben Haines on cloud vendor selection, talent, next-gen IT

May 27, 2014 Off By David
Object Storage

Grazed from ZDNet.  Author: Larry Dignan.

Ben Haines has been chief information officer of Box for a year and is on the front lines of figuring out multiple business technology trends such as cloud computing, recruiting the next-generation of IT talent and operating at the speed of business.

It’s also worth noting that Haines is responsible for corporate applications at Box so he doesn’t touch datacenters and building out the technical operations required to support the company’s products and services. "And that’s fine with me," says Haines…


We caught up with Haines to talk talent, slowing development down to go faster and building an IT foundation so Box can be a larger enterprise. Here’s a look at the highlights of the conversation and key takeaways from Haines’ first year…

Read more from the source @ http://www.zdnet.com/box-cio-ben-haines-on-cloud-vendor-selection-talent-next-gen-it-7000029822/