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IRobot CIO talks SaaS, strategies for cutting costs and Twitter

DATE: 22 Apr 2009


IRobot CIO Jay Leader is similar to many other midmarket CIOs who are evaluating emerging technologies, such as Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing and Twitter. But as CIO of a company that serves both consumer and military customers, Leader also faces some unique challenges in his IT department.

In part one of this exclusive video interview, Leader weighs in on emerging technologies, SaaS, strategies for cutting costs and the expectations and realities of being a midmarket CIO today.

Read the full transcript and find more in part two of the interview, "IRobot CIO dishes on virtualization, disaster recovery and compliance."

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