This is the presentation I gave at the Airline Purchasing & Maintenance Expo at London Olympia on Thursday 5th of May 2011

1. what’s up with aviation IT?

2. paul saunders
from conduce software & conduce consulting

3. questions, comments & arguments
@conduce
paul.saunders@conduce.net

4. an apology…

5. an apology…
i swear once twice a couple of times
IT policy makers given a hard time
remember: its just my opinion
no ninja stars or throwing daggers

6. an apology…
i swear once twice a couple of times
IT policy makers given a hard time
remember: its just my opinion
no ninja stars or throwing daggers

7. so, what is up with
aviation IT?

8. aviation IT
departments
have an
uncertain future…

9. technology & understanding have moved on
technology is a genuine business enabler
aviation IT departments are still internal
vendors who own the “computer problem”

10. massive paradigm shifts in aviation IT
consumer technology is at the bleeding edge
the beginning of the end for traditional IT?

15. 3 genuinely revolutionary
products that have shaped
their market sectors….
…in one decade!

17. “…to organise the world’s information &
make it universally accessible & useful”

18. more than just a search engine
used 300,000 times a second

22. 500 million active users

23. 30 million users in the UK

24. what have these companies
got in common?

25. what have these companies
got in common?

26. what have these companies
got in common?

27. what have these companies
got in common?

28. what have these companies
got in common?

29. what have these companies
got in common?
innovative products for the
consumer market

30. cost benefit analysis…?

31. ..its not rocket science

32. aviation IT departments
have evolved to become
risk minimisers
not business enablers

33. everyone in aviation is experiencing
the same problems

34. overzealous
IT policies are
stifling progress

35. computers are great aren’t they?

36. computers are a portal
for lost productivity &
represent a serious
security risk

37. computers are a portal
for lost productivity &
represent a serious
security risk

38. the excuses:

39. lame excuse #1:
it is widely believed that
unrestricted computer access
adversely affects
employee productivity

40. lame excuse #2:
it is widely believed that
unrestricted computer access
leaves a company
vulnerable to hackers

41. lame excuse #3:
it is widely believed that
unrestricted computer access
can lead to data leaks

42. lame excuse #4:
it is widely believed that
unrestricted computer access
slows a company’s
internet connection

43. productivity

44. productivity killers?

45. collaboration & inspiration?

46. collaboration & inspiration?

47. Percentage of Fortune 100 companies who
block all access to social media sites*
54%
*according to a 2010 Gartner survey

48. Percentage of Fortune 100 companies who
are active on Twitter*
54%
*according to a 2010 Gartner survey

49. hacker attacks

50. hacker attacks
social media is a new and
effective channel for hackers

51. hacker attacks
social media is a new and
effective channel for hackers
true for organisations where
their IT departments don’t know
what they’re doing…..

52. hacker attacks
malware which attacks social
media also affects email and the
rest of the web.
why not block email as well?

53. hacker attacks
malware which attacks social
media also affects email and the
rest of the web.
why not block email as well?

54. data leaks

55. data leaks
NEWS FLASH
blocking social media will not
prevent intellectual property
being compromised

56. slowed internet

57. slowed internet
“if you need more
bandwidth, get some more…
…in the paper age nobody
thought twice about getting
more paper when they ran out!”

58. up to date browsers

59. up to date browsers

60. up to date browsers

61. up to date browsers

62. aviation IT departments need to
be made to understand that…

63. …senseless policies
make users despise
you, and don’t
generate any
business benefits

64. IT resources
are a scarce
commodity

65. you need one of these…
your IT guy

66. your users
…for every 50 of these

67. this guy’s objectives must
be closely aligned with…
your IT guy

68. …the objectives of your business
a metaphor for your business

69. your IT guy

70. your exchange server your IT guy

71. your users
your exchange server your IT guy

72. management
information systems
are great but they
don’t do everything

74. management information systems
wall to wall capability
mission critical robustness
high degree of “stickiness”
cover 90% of requirements

75. management information systems
wall to wall capability
mission critical robustness
high degree of “stickiness”
cover 90% of requirements
remaining 10% causing 90% of problems

76. management information systems
wall to wall capability
mission critical robustness
high degree of “stickiness”
cover 90% of requirements
remaining 10% causing 90% of problems

77. management information systems
wall to wall capability
mission critical robustness
high degree of “stickiness”
cover 90% of requirements
remaining 10% causing 90% of problems

78. everyone wants
ipads but no-one
knows what to
do with them

79. iPad metaphor

80. mature consumer device
class 1 EFB approval
IFE game changer
questionable readiness for aviation
- very few relevant aviation apps
- no interfaces with existing systems

81. no deals to be done with apple
enterprise compatibility issues
iOS behind rivals in some areas
the post pc era is upon us – get used to it

82. is there a
better way?

83. yes there is…

84. on the horizon….
cyclical business trends
- a period of de-centralisation for aviation IT
- facilitated by cloud based services & virtualisation
- outsourcing & department specific solutions
no more working in stealth mode
- more autonomy for aviation IT users
- delegation of specific IT functions to departments
- IT guys will run business systems not develop them

85. if you are running a company that
needs a traditional IT department
in order to meet your market
objectives then wake up now….

86. if you are running a company that
needs a traditional IT department
in order to meet your market
objectives then wake up now….
…you are at a strategic & financial
disadvantage over a competitor
that operates differently.

87. your questions

88. thank you
@conduce
paul.saunders@conduce.net

89. more information…
http://blog.conduce.net
http://aerospace.conduce.net
http://www.slideshare.net/thesaundi
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