Thomas Dewar - "What Is the Data and Information Strategy for Cloud-Based Applications Today?"
Thomas Dewar, Chief Information Officer at Acupath Laboratories Inc., explores the intersection of cloud, data, and resiliency. He explains how sustainable IT relies on simplicity, user empathy, and data structures that make AI both trustworthy and valuable. His insights connect succession planning, redundancy, and business alignment into a blueprint for lasting digital transformation.
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EPISODE: Thomas Dewar Chief Information Officer @ Acupath Laboratories Inc. What Is the Data and Information Strategy for Cloud-Based Applications Today? Episode 25
What’s Inside [3:47] Introduction to Thomas Dewar [30:24] Full Podcast Episode [3:02] Episode Highlights [2:32] Future-Proofing: The CIO's Guide to Succession and Sustainability [1:38] Managing Changes Through Critical Plan Implementation [1:52] Safeguarding Patient Health Outcomes Through Application Prioritization [3:52] Building Healthcare AI Through Robust Data Foundations [4:53] Understanding and Learning Critical Data Before Creating Systems [1:28] Integrating User Understanding with System Design [4:37] Embracing Resiliency and Efficiency Through Cloud Migration [1:32] Ensuring Network Resilience in a Cloud-Based World [1:18] Understanding the Business to Build Better IT Systems [0:37] Short - Building Healthcare AI Through Robust Data Foundations [0:49] Short - Embracing Resiliency and Efficiency Through Cloud Migration
EPISODE: A Podcast with Thomas Dewar Thomas Dewar, Chief Information Officer at Acupath Laboratories Inc., explores the intersection of cloud, data, and resiliency. He explains how sustainable IT relies on simplicity, user empathy, and data structures that make AI both trustworthy and valuable. His insights connect succession planning, redundancy, and business alignment into a blueprint for lasting digital transformation.
Full Episode “We rebuilt the entire company infrastructure as a web-based application in Azure so that it’s always available, it’s always there, and they can use it at any given point in time.”
5 (3:02) Episode Highlights
(2:32) Future-Proofing: The CIO's Guide to Succession and Sustainability “You can't control what happens after you leave, but you can control what happens before you do. You try your best to make sure you put things in place that will sustain, keep the place going, and continue the great work you did while you were there.”
(1:38) Managing Changes Through Critical Plan Implementation “You want to manage the chaos as much as you possibly can. Make changes in small enough increments that it’s not disruptive.”
8 (1:52) Safeguarding Patient Health Outcomes Through Application Prioritization “In a hospital environment, if something goes down, people could die, so you want to make sure that you do your utmost to ensure that everything is working.”
(3:52) Building Healthcare AI Through Robust Data Foundations “One of the things we're doing with AI right now is we've started what's called digital pathology, where we take our slides and digitize them. The pathologist looks at them and either adds or removes cells as they go along, the AI learns from them and improves, leading to faster and more accurate diagnoses.”
(4:53) Understanding and Learning Critical Data Before Creating Systems “If you are gonna be a CIO, you need to understand the business you’re under. I do a lot of software development for our in- house software. To do that development, I’ve taken on all the testing myself, handling all the in-house testing. This is to make sure, as a first level, that it’s going to work the way it’s supposed to.”
11 (1:28) Integrating User Understanding with System Design “It’s extremely important to understand what it is that the business is and how they work.”
(4:37) Embracing Resiliency and Efficiency Through Cloud Migration “I’ve rebuilt the entire company infrastructure in a cloud-based way in two years to protect and maintain the data.”
(1:32) Ensuring Network Resilience in a Cloud-Based World “Be present. Be engaged and pick those things that are going to make a difference for you professionally, for the company you work for, and for the customers you support around you.”
14 (1:18) Understanding the Business to Build Better IT Systems “Understanding the business and knowing what it is that the people do is the key thing. If you understand those things, it really helps you to build better IT systems.”
YOUTUBE SHORT: “One of the things we're doing with AI right now is we've started what's called digital pathology, where we take our slides and digitize them. The pathologist looks at them and either adds or removes cells as they go along, the AI learns from them and improves, leading to faster and more accurate diagnoses.” - Thomas Dewar
16 YOUTUBE SHORT: “I’ve rebuilt the entire company infrastructure in a cloud-based way in two years to protect and maintain the data.” - Thomas Dewar
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