EDITOR ’ S NOTE
Welcome to the latest edition of Intelligent CIO North America . This month we lead on the pioneering work done by Deep Sky , a Montreal-based carbon removal project developer , on CO 2 assessment calculations with real-world operational data .
Deep Sky has partnered with Mission Zero Technologies ( MZT ), a trailblazer in high-efficiency Direct Air Capture ( DAC ) technology , to deploy DAC facilities in Canada .
The partners are pitching first-of-a-kind technology capturing 250 tons of CO₂ annually – with the aim to eventually build commercial facilities that capture between 100,000 and one million tons annually .
On p40 , Scott says CIOs need to drive the C-suite to welcome transformative change – identifying five common pitfalls to avoid for any CIO tasked with the daunting challenge of a Digital Transformation project .
Staying with transformation , Deltek CIO Ronda Cilsick , features on p44 outlining the key benefits of cloud solutions for firms still living with legacy .
Kiran Bhageshpur , CTO , Qumulo , is a 30-year veteran of the tech world .
In Get to Know on 79 he recalls the inspiration inherent in the IBM mainframe back in the 90s – the pinnacle of tech advancement at the time .
As the world ’ s first gigaton-scale carbon removal company , Deep Sky will operate a DAC system from Mission Zero Technologies as part of its Alpha Lab test facility .
That ’ s just a sample of what ’ s in store , so enjoy the read .
Have an innovative month , make stuff happen .
The partnership aims to validate the technology for commercial deployment in Canada as part of Deep Sky ’ s mission to develop Canada into a world-leading hub for carbon removal . See how that ’ s working so far on p56 .
Scott Glenn , Partner and Lead of US CIO advisory group , BearingPoint , tells us it ’ s never been a tougher time to be a CIO .
Bill Tanner Editor
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