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James Schorr

Sr. Director, Cloud Platform at GCI General Communication, Inc.

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Do you trust the data & reports from the big analysts?

Strategy & Architecture

Yes

Sometimes

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What do you trust more and are implementing today - Multi-factor authentication or single-sign on ?

Identity & Access Management (IAM)

Multi-factor authentication

Single-sign on

Both

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Are you happy with what your company provides for Career Development?

Yes

Meh

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How long could your company sustain a completely remote workforce?

People & Leadership Process Management News

1-3 months

Less than 6 months

Between 6 and 12 months

Longer than 12 months

We can't have a completely remote workforce

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Will you ever truly go "all-in" on cloud?

People & Leadership Strategy & Architecture Cloud+13 more

Yes, and it will be public cloud

Yes, hybrid

No, we'll always have something on-premise

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Thinking about the next few months ahead, which of the following IT topics are you most interested in?

Strategy & Architecture People & Leadership Process Management+2 more

Managing a distributed workforce in flux (i.e. remote, office, hybrid)

Making IT services more customized for employees (i.e. delivering customized digital work environments for employees)

Getting control of Shadow IT

Assessing employee wellbeing (i.e. using IT tools to gauge employee stress, gather sentiment data, etc.)

Managing digital transformation projects (i.e. rolling out new software w/ remote workers)

Using proactive incident management techniques (i.e. eliminating tickets and calls into your help desk)

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How often do you check your Spam folder?

Applications & Platforms Customer Engagement Customer Relationship Management (CRM)+1 more

Once a day

Once every few days

Once a week

Once a month

Once a year

Never

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What is your total Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud spend per year?

Cloud Infrastructure Strategy & Architecture+3 more

Under $1m

$1m-$10m

$11m-$50m

$51m-$100m

$100m+

I do not use cloud computing services.

Other (please share below!)

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What is the most effective frequency for 1-on-1 meetings with direct reports?

People & Leadership Strategy & Architecture Cloud+15 more

Once a week

Once every 2 weeks

Once a month

Adhoc

What 1-on-1?

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Do you agree that all VPNs should come with a kill switch?

Governance, Risk & Compliance Security & GRC Security Operations Center (SOC)+7 more

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

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In your experience, what are the most difficult-to-quantify forms of technical debt? Examples of tech debt that were hard to identify in your system, times it was tough to measure it, etc.

Engineering Strategy & Architecture Risk Management

James SchorrSr. Director, Cloud Platform at GCI General Communication, Inc. in Telecommunication3 months ago

The most difficult parts have been the pieces that make up a solution. Examples: java installations, .net installation, apache installations etc. Essentially, software that is required by an application to run. There is ...read more