June Drewry is a former CIO of Chubb, an advisor to the APC and the director of the nationwide Regional Leadership Forums. The Advanced Practices Council is an elite think tank of senior IT executives who direct customized, independent research on subjects they choose. The Regional Leadership Forums are an intensive, ten-month leadership development program focused on creating authentic highly-engaged leaders.
In the never-ending battle of ‘build’ versus ‘buy,’ IT may have evolved to the point where the cheaper option is always ‘buy.’ But is it just another form of outsourcing?