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The dark side of DevOps: Forewarned is forearmed

Ideal scenarios rarely play out in real life, and DevOps is no different. Learn how implementing this software development philosophy can flopu2014and how to avoid disaster.

By Josh Fruhlinger

Oct 3, 2018

Devops IT Leadership Software Development

Three reasons for three bullet points

u201cRules of Threeu201d abound in presentation principles.

By Theodore May

Oct 2, 2018

Careers IT Leadership IT Skills

Developing data science skills in-house: Real-world lessons

Organizations are looking inward to fill data science needs, developing the culture, courses and programs necessary to deepen data analytics expertise.

By Bob Violino

Oct 2, 2018

Data Science IT Skills Staff Management

10 top-ranked tech MBA programs for 2018

Here are 2018u2019s top 10 technology-focused MBA programs in the U.S., as ranked by US News & World Report.

By Sharon Florentine

Oct 1, 2018

Certifications IT Jobs IT Skills

Making IT processes effective for the digital age

Does how IT runs itself matter to their firmu2019s digital transformation plan?

By Myles F. Suer

Oct 1, 2018

Digital Transformation IT Strategy ITIL

How a CIO turned critical challenges into benefits that drove change and success in digital transformation

Does digital transformation success depend on following common u201cbest practiceu201d principles?

By Peter Bendor-Samuel

Oct 1, 2018

CIO Digital Transformation IT Leadership

Casual dining chains counter sagging sales with virtual assistants, AI

Dine Brands, which operates IHOP and Applebees, and TGI Fridays are turning to Google virtual assistant software and other artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to improve and personalize service for their customers.

By Clint Boulton

Oct 1, 2018

Artificial Intelligence Digital Transformation IT Leadership

IT skills gap: Facts vs. fictions

With demand for top talent outpacing supply, organizations are scrambling for any edge. But any successful hiring strategy begins with a clear understanding of talent gap truths and FUD.

By Paul Heltzel

Oct 1, 2018

Careers IT Skills Staff Management

SAP on Azure vies with Salesforce on AWS to break data out of silos

Data silos are bad, but strategies differ on the best way to break out of them.

By Peter Sayer

Oct 1, 2018

Adobe Systems Amazon Web Services Apple

Asana review: Intelligent, adaptive project management

Asanau2019s work management and collaboration platform is an impressive tool that enables teams to significantly reduce the time they spend dealing with processes and task management.

By Moira Alexander

Sep 28, 2018

Cloud Computing Project Management Project Management Tools

More tech companies drop college degree requirement

Apple, Google and others join IBM in dropping the requirement that candidates have a college degree — and thatu2019s great for diversity.

By Sharon Florentine

Sep 28, 2018

Careers IT Skills

How to drive alignment with your service provider in implementing digital technologies

How can your company ask its service provider to introduce digital technologies when it means asking the provider to compress its revenue?

By Peter Bendor-Samuel

Sep 27, 2018

CIO Digital Transformation IT Leadership

5 ways industrial AI is revolutionizing manufacturing

In no other sector is artificial intelligence having more of an impact than on manufacturing, and the revolution is just beginning.

By Philip Kushmaro

Sep 27, 2018 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Manufacturing Industry

The case for cooperative IT: How it works and who it’s for

Both a technology model and a business model, cooperative IT brings companies together to share technology and resources. Where does such an approach pay off u2014 and where should it be avoided?

By Mary Shacklett

Sep 27, 2018

IT Leadership IaaS SaaS

Software AG’s new CEO urges CIOs to drive digital transformations

Sanjay Brahmawar discusses why digital transformation is a career-defining opportunity for CIOs and encourages IT leaders to experiment to stay ahead of the competition.

By Peter Sayer

Sep 27, 2018

CIO Digital Transformation Technology Industry

Is your culture the final key to successful digital transformation?

The missing piece to successful digital transformation might not have anything to do with technology. Find out why one passage from Alibabau2019s Jack Ma could be the key to creating and sustaining an organization that helps you succeed.

By Randy Pennington

Sep 26, 2018

Digital Transformation IT Leadership

5 forces of friction which put a brake on change

Why better methods and frameworks have not always led to the improvement in the success of change.

By Stephen Parry

Sep 26, 2018

Digital Transformation IT Leadership Technology Industry

Why IT-business alignment still fails

With the push for digital transformation, relations between business and IT seemed to be improving, then they took a left turn. Hereu2019s whatu2019s worth addressing to improve alignment in your organization.

By Minda Zetlin

Sep 26, 2018

Digital Transformation IT Leadership IT Strategy

Diversity helps fuel Capital One’s digital journey

For Capital One, accelerating digital transformation starts with programs aimed at fostering greater diversity and inclusion.

By Sharon Florentine

Sep 26, 2018

Digital Transformation IT Skills Staff Management

IT and engineering under one leader drives an exceptional customer experience

Sheri Rhodes, CIO and CTO of Western Union, discusses innovation, talent development, and cultural change at the $5.5 billion global money transfer company.

By Martha Heller

Sep 26, 2018

CIO Digital Transformation Staff Management

GSA’s entity validation request for proposal is flawed

The plan to create a government-run identifier raises intellectual property concerns and duplicates private sector efforts.

By Mark MacCarthy

Sep 25, 2018

Government Government IT Regulation

What is XaaS? A way to inject agility into your digital business

Everything as a service (XaaS) is emerging as a go-to operating model for delivering IT services. Co-opting the cloudu2019s rapid deployment model, XaaS may also serve as a revenue engine for innovative enterprises.

By Clint Boulton

Sep 25, 2018

Cloud Computing IT Leadership IT Strategy

IT outsourcing agreements: 3 details many negotiations forget

Whether you are establishing an outsourcing relationship for the first time, preparing for a sourcing event, or getting ready for a painful renewal discussion with your incumbent service provider, there is no circumstance where an outsourcing agreeme

By Adam Mansfield

Sep 24, 2018

IT Leadership Outsourcing Staff Management

The hottest skills for tech contractors

Contractor hiring is on the rise. Discover the hottest skills for tech contractors and why employers are sourcing these skills from the independent workforce.

By Stephen Zafarino

Sep 24, 2018

Data Science Data and Information Security IT Skills

Monsanto: Driving digital leadership to elevate the business (and feed the world)

Digital transformation has to be about evolving the entire enterprise u2014 not just IT. Monsanto CIO Jim Swanson discusses how heu2019s making it happen, and why itu2019s paying off.

By Dan Roberts, Larry Wolff

Sep 24, 2018

CIO Digital Transformation IT Leadership

Agility and architecture

Agile practices are still maturing. To scale, they require an enterprise and business architecture framework in their organizations.

By Daniel Lambert

Sep 24, 2018

Agile Development Enterprise Architecture Technology Industry

JPMorgan Chase invests in agile platforms, digital talent

At JPMorgan Chase, CIO Lori Beer is harnessing agile, APIs and microservices, and looking for new talent to help the banking giant stave off digital disruption.

By Clint Boulton

Sep 24, 2018

Agile Development Digital Transformation IT Skills

15 ways to salvage a troubled digital transformation

Digital journeys are rife with hurdles and setbacks. From reorganizing the ranks to insisting on value, hereu2019s how to reboot a digital initiative gone awry.

By Esther Shein

Sep 24, 2018

Digital Transformation IT Leadership IT Strategy

Pentagon CIOs struggle with legacy tech, security. Sound familiar?

Defense Department tech chiefs working to modernize sprawling IT infrastructure encounter similar hurdles u2014 if on a larger scale u2014 as CIOs in other agencies and the private sector.

By Kenneth Corbin

Sep 21, 2018

Data Center Government IT Leadership

Society, not women, needs fixing

Obstacles that women face when working in a sexist culture are beyond their control. A DIY approach to on-the-job equality will not work. Society must change.

By Sharon Florentine

Sep 21, 2018

Careers

Digital transformation with purpose: Making the shift towards balanced business models

As companies continue to work on their digital transformation initiatives and to make steady progress, itu2019s vitally important to re-visit goals and objectives along the way.

By Nicholas D. Evans

Sep 20, 2018

Digital Transformation IT Leadership Technology Industry

The case against the ‘business-savvy CIO’

Being business-savvy isnu2019t a radical recommendation. Itu2019s clichu00e9d. These days, tech know-how and business smarts are inseparable when it comes to transformational CIOs.

By Bob Lewis

Sep 20, 2018

CIO Careers IT Strategy

ITIL Foundation certification: 6 tips for acing the exam

ITIL experts offer firsthand insights into the best way to prepare for u2014 and pass u2014 the ITIL Foundation certification exam.

By Sarah K. White

Sep 20, 2018

Certifications IT Governance Frameworks IT Skills

Rewrite or rebuild? 5 legacy system upgrade considerations

Is a rewrite or a rebuild of legacy systems what's right for customers, budgets and time?

By Anna Frazzetto

Sep 19, 2018

Budgeting Enterprise Architecture Technology Industry

How much do CIOs really make? Pay packages of 25 Fortune 500 execs revealed

A CIO's salary is nothing to sneeze at, but salary alone doesn't tell the whole compensation story. Here's a look at how bonuses, stock awards, perks and other compensation add up.

By Ann Bednarz, Josh Fruhlinger

Sep 19, 2018

Careers IT Leadership Salaries

How much do CIOs really make? Pay packages of 25 Fortune 500 execs revealed

A CIO's salary is nothing to sneeze at, but salary alone doesn't tell the whole compensation story. Here's a look at how bonuses, stock awards, perks and other compensation add up.

By Ann Bednarz, Josh Fruhlinger

Sep 19, 2018 16 mins

Careers IT Leadership Salaries

5 common but erroneous assumptions about digital transformation

Digital transformation is worth its weight because of its high impact on optimizing business performance, unleashing collective potential and driving the businessu2019s long-term prosperity.

By Pearl Zhu

Sep 19, 2018

Digital Transformation IT Leadership Technology Industry

CIOs need to be prepared for the future of work

Workfront's annual State of Work report shows businesses are at risk because most U.S. workers don't have enough time or confidence in co-workers to drive rapid innovation.

By Zeus Kerravala

Sep 19, 2018

CIO Careers IT Jobs

Augmented reality edges into IT operations

Enterprise augmented reality can offer some benefits to IT operations, but high prices and usability issues are hindering adoption

By Maria Korolov

Sep 19, 2018 10 mins

Augmented Reality IT Strategy Innovation

What is a data artist? A role for drawing IT and business together

Data artists bridge the gap between business and IT by creating data visualizations that can be quickly understood by business leaders to help accelerate decision-making.

By Sharon Florentine

Sep 19, 2018 8 mins

Data Science Data Visualization IT Skills

Microsoft Managed Desktop: All your Windows 10 devices, managed by Microsoft

With Microsoft Managed Desktop, Microsoft is betting your organization has better things to do than endpoint management. Early customers like the Seattle Reign show what to expect.

By Mary Branscombe

Sep 19, 2018

Desktop PCs Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Investing wisely in the healthcare IT ecosystem

With dollars tight and the stakes high, Eric Yablonka, CIO of Stanford Health Care, says healthcare CIOs have to make the right bets in technology.

By Martha Heller

Sep 19, 2018

CIO Careers Healthcare Industry

What exactly is a privacy risk?

Without knowing what privacy risks are, businesses and consumers would be left in the dark under new privacy law proposals.

By Mark MacCarthy

Sep 18, 2018

Data Privacy Government Regulation

How Schneider Electric grooms ‘digital experts’ to spark transformation

Girding for the industrial IoT age, CIO Elizabeth Hackenson is training up her IT staff to think and act more digitally in an effort to spread strategic tech across Schneideru2019s business segments.

By Clint Boulton

Sep 18, 2018

Digital Transformation IT Leadership IT Skills

8 CIO archetypes: What kind of IT leader are you?

From order taker to business leader, CIO responsibilities vary widely. Learn what role you currently play and how to break that mold in service of improved business value and career growth.

By Clint Boulton

Sep 18, 2018 7 mins

CIO Careers IT Leadership

Figures lie. Liars figure

Presenting your IT results in ways which lead to the conclusion you desire.

By Paul T. Cottey

Sep 17, 2018

Analytics Data Visualization IT Leadership

What priorities CIOs need to have

What is important to CIOs and how should its delivery be measured.

By Myles F. Suer

Sep 17, 2018

CIO IT Leadership

Making room at the top

We need to consider if women are being denied opportunities, or just selecting an alternate career path.

By Sue Weston

Sep 17, 2018

IT Leadership Staff Management Technology Industry

The promise of artificial intelligence in diagnosing illness

Artificial intelligence in healthcare is about more than predicting readmission rates. It can help diagnose disease.

By Jill Dyché

Sep 17, 2018

Artificial Intelligence Healthcare Industry Technology Industry

Why you need a code of ethics (and how to build one that sticks)

Most companies aren't run by mustache-twirling villains who abuse customer data for the thrill of it. In practice, they take incrementally more unethical steps, lured by the siren song of profits. Can a digital code of ethics stop the creep?

By Josh Fruhlinger

Sep 17, 2018

IT Leadership