
Chief Information Officer, HUDSON VALLEY BANK
Member of the Technology Council
Howard Bruck is Chief Information Officer at Hudson Valley Bank, a commercial bank. He has over 25 years of experience in the information technology sector. He specializes in financial services technology, outsourcing, hosting, databases, ERP, CRM, BI and enterprise systems. He has been associated with Oracle, EDS, ATT, HP, SUN and SAP. He has published articles on information technology management and financial services systems. Previously, Mr. Bruck was the Vice President of Equitable; Managing Director of Technology at the New York Stock Exchange; and the Director of International IT at PepsiCo. Mr. Bruck is a Director of FW chapter of Society of Information Management and a member of IBM Mid-Market Advisory Council. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Management at the Fordham Graduate Business School. (This is me - Update Profile)
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Bank Tech Companies - who will be left standing?
September 29, 2009
Mergers: Conflicts Becoming A Core Reality | www.banktechnews.com
7,000 US banks and credit unions represents a lot of customers for the banking technology companies. While banks may be hurting, their technology needs only increases. With so many recent mergers are there too few providers left? Who has the advantage banks or the providers?
Dell/Perot, HP/EDS what's the difference?
September 21, 2009
Dell to buy Perot Systems for $3.9 billion | money.cnn.com
Dell, buying into the notion that hardware is now a commodity and they have already optimized that business, believes they need to diversify. So they buy a large business/technology consulting firm. Do they now bring any more value to the Perot business?
Interesting niche software solutions find ways to sell even in this environment
September 16, 2009
SuccessFactors: Small cap, big plans | money.cnn.com
While core infrastructure, telecom, and enterprise system maintenance revenues have been relatively stable even in this market, discretionary tech spending is challenged.However, tech buying is strong with a few interesting technology solutions that can provide tangible short term benefits.
Missing the boat - deduplication is only one piece of the puzzle
July 27, 2009
EMC outlines where Data Domain will fit | blogs.zdnet.com
The hype around Data Domain that brought it $2.1 Billion, over-emphasized the role of deduplication. The technology is nice, but it is neither unique nor complete.
Desktop virtualization as no-brainer, nearly there
May 13, 2008
Desktop Virtualization Drives Security, Not Just Dollar Savings | www.informationweek.com
Desktop virtualization has always been an enticing proposition, but it was never able to overcome the practical limitations, and more importantly never gained acceptance from the user base. However, the proliferation and acceptance of browser based applications, proliferation of high capacity networks; improved technology, concerns for security, and the need for cost efficiencies will ultimately lead to wide-spread acceptance and massive deployments.
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| TMT Council Members in Member Programs | 16437 |
| Technology Council Members in Member Programs | 8640 |
| Experts in the Leisure & Lodging Council | 4887 |
| Experts in the Automotive Council | 3422 |
| Business Process Outsourcing Experts | 1415 |
Howard Bruck has not participated in any GLG Live Meetings.