Vendor Rationalization: Modernizing a 150-Year-Old Data Model with Jim Chilton, CIO at Cengage

Jim Chilton (Cengage CIO, former Dassault Systemes CIO) shares stories about going from night-school student to five-time CIO, updating a 150 year-old data model, what technologies he thinks need to exist, and more.

• Jim’s personal investment in non-traditional learning (0:55)
• Apprenti and the value of mentorship (2:27)
• How many is too many vendors? (11:07)
• To rationalize, or not to rationalize? (14:00)
• Updating a 150 year old data model (21:22)
• What goes into a strong founding team? (24:02)
• What's the most needed technology? (26:18)