There are times when a Canadian company will lose (or quietly dismiss) its CIO for some reason, and I wait to hear about the replacement. Sometimes, there is no replacement, and someone with a slightly different title seems to take on the IT leadership responsibilities. It sometimes makes you wonder whether certain organizations decide they can no longer afford — or really need — a CIO.

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