Top Sports CIOs Provide Lessons For IT Operations In All Industries
SiliconANGLE , Friday, July 21,2023
Earlier this month I attended the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Seattle, home of the Mariners. As part of my activities there, I moderated a sports CIO summit hosted by Extreme Networks Inc., MLB's official Wi-Fi solution provider, at Lumen Field, home of the Seattle Seahawks.
This was a great venue because the team has been a leader in technology innovation since Chip Suttles joined the team as its chief information officer. Lumen was the first NFL venue to open a food and beverage store powered by Amazon's 'Just Walk Out' solution. In attendance were about 30 CIOs, primarily MLB, but the audience also included attendees from the National Hockey League, the National Football League and the hospitality industry. The topics of conversation varied from staffing to digital transformation to global supply chain issues. Many of the 'lessons learned' applied more broadly to other industries.