Welcome Information Technology Group Pre-Conference Meeting (2:00pm – 5:00pm) Church Benefits Association Annual Meeting “Clergy Financial Health” – Atlanta, GA November 29, 2005
Purpose The purpose of the IT Group is to leverage our business and technology experience and knowledge to better support the missions of our organizations. This session is a forum for sharing ideas and information pertaining to current initiatives, discussing and evaluating technological trends and innovations that can add value, and soliciting outside experience to further augment our knowledge in new and emerging technologies relevant to our operations.
Our Agenda PRIMARY Introductions Introductions Recap 2005 Group Activities: Recap 2005 Group Activities: * Spring Mtg at YMCA/NYC Our CBA Conference Role: Our CBA Conference Role: * Updated Deliverables: (Major Initiatives, Survey) * No Breakout Session Hurricanes Update Hurricanes Update Collaborative BCP/DR Collaborative BCP/DR Our Spring Meeting at: Gartner Midrange Enterprise Summit, Hollywood, FL April 10-12, 2006 Our Spring Meeting at: Gartner Midrange Enterprise Summit, Hollywood, FL April 10-12, 2006 SECONDARY Collaborative Ideas Collaborative Ideas Individual Updates Individual Updates Gartner Trends Thru 2010 Gartner Trends Thru 2010 CIO Top Issues & Concerns CIO Top Issues & Concerns New Technologies New Technologies Capital Projects Capital Projects 2006 Budget Plans 2006 Budget Plans
GARTNER BUSINESS & IT TRENDS THROUGH Consumerism of Technology 2. IT Virtualization/Autonomic Computing 3. A Wireless World 4. Real-Time Infrastructure (OnDemand computing) 5. Software as a Service (web services) 6. There is Always a Next “Big Thing”
CIO’s TOP ISSUES & CONCERNS 1. Applications Integration 2. Systems Complexity 3. ERP Software Upgrades 4. Applications/Systems Scalability 5. Employee Mobility 6. Information Protection 7. Regulatory Compliance 8. Finish Software Upgrades (Domino/QuickPlace) 9. Finish New Software Installations (SSO, TW)