CIO Podcast - Episode 52: Data Management with Rob Carey

For the 52nd episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by our very special guest, Rob Carey, Former Deputy DOD CIO and Navy CIO, President of Cloudera Government Solutions as we dive this episode’s topic of government vs commercial healthcare and data management! Carey kicks off the episode by describing his move from being a government CIO to his current role as President at Cloudera. Then, he shares the main lessons he learned as a government CIO. Next, we take a look at commercial healthcare to find the areas that it can learn from government healthcare. With that, we move onto the data management portion of the episode. We start by asking Carey how a CIO should be thinking of the shift from IT infrastructure to data management. Next, he shares the keys to manage data effectively today. Then, we look at the big challenges society is currently facing to see where data can be used as a solution. With how quickly data is evolving, we then take a moment to speculate on what the future of data will look like. Next, we ask for Carey’s insights on how to balance these new and exciting technologies with legacy IT and the operational needs of the organization. And then to wrap it all up, Carey passes along the best advice he’s heard in his career. Here’s a look at the questions and topics we discuss on this episode: Tell us a little about yourself and your move from government CIO to now being at Cloudera. What are some of your main lessons learned as a former government CIO? What are some things that commercial healthcare can learn from government? How should a CIO today be thinking about the shift from IT infrastructure to data management? What are some keys to managing data effectively today? Where are some areas we could better use data to address some of society’s biggest challenges? What’s the future of data look like? How does a CIO balance all of these exciting new technologies with the operational needs of the organization and things like legacy IT? What is the best piece of advice you’ve heard in your career? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the CIO Podcast by Healthcare IT Today. We release a new CIO Podcast every ~2 weeks. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: NOTE: We’ll be updating the links below as the various podcasting platforms approve the new podcast.  Check back soon to be able to subscribe on your favorite podcast application. Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Thanks for listening to the CIO Podcast on Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube.  Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. We’d love to hear what you think of the podcast and if there are other healthcare CIO you’d like to see us have on the program. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post with @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. We appreciate you listening! Listen to the Latest Episodes