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3 vanity KPIs tech marketers must stop obsessing over

In this age of u201cbig data,u201d marketing metrics can be both a blessing and a curse.

Who’s driving digital transformation? Who should be?

Businesses overwhelmingly expect their industries to be disrupted by digital trends. Innovative IT departments should take the lead in helping them make data-based decisions.

CIO Career Coach: Create an IT investment culture

Learn how to turn your IT consumers into IT investors

Are IT certifications worth it?

When it comes to certifications in the tech industry, who cares about them more: employers or workers?

The ‘A’ in AI needs to be for accountability

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery u2013 but it isnu2019t effective PR and marketing.

The product owner is king

u201cWhat if we found ourselves building something that nobody wanted? In that case what did it matter if we did it on time and on budget?u201d u2014Eric Ries

Focusing on professional development

In a market where top talents are hard to find, CIOs and CTOs must develop and implement specific strategic programs for employee professional development.

Can data governance be agile?

Many organizations are now recognizing the need for data governance but are still struggling with the right way to structure it. A good approach is u2013 be agile!

AI as a way to overcome cognitive bias in physicians

Clinical judgement by physicians is often clouded by certain cognitive biases. AI holds the promise of being able to overcome these biases and deliver medical recommendations that are consistent and more accurate than is seen currently.

Future-proof your business with cloud ERP

Don't get left behind

What are containers and why do you need them?

Containers are a solution to the problem of how to get software to run reliably when moved from one computing environment to another. Here's what you need to know about this popular technology.

How computational linguistics went from Cold War communications to transforming enterprise work

How has computational linguistics evolved and transformed for enterprises today?

How technology is helping education reach refugee children

The worldu2019s first satellite-enabled interactive distance learning project is beaming lessons into a Ghana Refugee Camp.

Highest paying tech skills and certifications in 2017: there are some surprises

The second in a two-part series highlighting the fastest growing and highest paying certified and non-certified tech skills in the latest IT Skills and Certifications Pay Index.

One Colombian supercomputer, two collaborating campuses

Purdue University and EAFIT combine forces to launch Apolo in a continent-spanning partnershiprnrn

Creating a Mobile-First Mindset

This is a key moment for IT to embrace becoming the business.

Ask not what your employee can do for you

Companies too often focus on asking what their employees can do for them, without considering the importance of how their workplace policies and actions impact employees.

The CIO and the driverless car

Are you ready for the Transportation as a Service (TaaS) revolution?

13 disruption quotes to kick-start your own innovation

Disruption is everywhere…

Hidden cloud migration gotchas — and how to avoid them

From a lack of visibility into infrastructure to licensing and governance issues, frustrating surprises await your migration to the cloud. Hereu2019s a real-world look at how traditional companies are navigating the cloudu2019s less-documented challe

The big-time benefits of a centralized data analytics team

Micron overhauled its data management strategy, embedding crack teams of data scientists within an array of business units. Hereu2019s how that centralized strategy has delivered impressive results.

How big data is disrupting the oil and gas industry

Big data is changing everything. The oil and gas industry is finally catching up.

CIOs should step into the IoT oversight void

The internet of things opens your business to significant security risks, but most boards don't understand the importance of IoT oversight, particularly third-party implementations. That's an opportunity for CIOs to take the lead.

The 5 fundamentals of creating an employee experience in the workplace

Employees who have a positive employee experience typically have faith in their organizationu2019s decision-making, and believe their place in the business has value. As a result, it makes sense that a positive employee experience would lead to bette

What do they really want? Decoding IT demand signals from your business

Every leader of a large IT organization manages two very different types of business. Okta CIO Mark Settle discusses the varying clientele, and what success (and failure!) looks like for both sides of the business.

7 surprising ways a hackathon will boost your employability

Fancy earning a six-figure sum for a weekendu2019s work, future-proofing your skills and boosting your employability all at the same time? If so, you should seriously consider attending a hackathon.

Does gender matter?

Here's a look at the underlying causes for disparity in the number of women leaders, what needs to change, and the financial benefits of changing.

Insights from the Gartner Security & Risk Summit

The Gartner Security & Risk Summit took place the week of June 12-15. Here are the key insights relevant to CIOs and other IT leaders.

Why banks must have an omnichannel digital strategy

Digital has become the pulse of banking customersu2019 interactions, and it continues to influence their behavior and needs, but with almost half of banking consumers using only digital channels for their transactions, expectations are outpacing expe

In digital, what was context now becomes core

The quest for operational excellence through outsourcing IT over recent decades creates a dilemma for digital transformation.

Building business knowledge deep into the technology stack

How CIO Anil Cheriyan is transforming the IT operating model at SunTrust Banks.

CIO career path: Building a resume for the COO role

Steve Bandrowczaku2019s career pathu2014which includes a solid mix of business and IT leadershipu2014serves as a guide for climbing the executive ladder.

IT Resume Makeover: Emphasize challenges, actions and results

In this IT Resume Makeover, JM Auron helps a VP of security engineering dig into his experience to craft a resume that properly outlines his abilities, initiative, and accomplishments.

Can innovation help curb medical mistakes?

Innovative technologies proving their worth in saving patient lives.

Notorious Project Failures – Google Glass

What lessons can we learn from noteworthy projects that failed or were delivered successfully?

4 little-known factors influencing your ROI

ROI is perhaps the most important business metric to be monitored. Unfortunately, boosting revenues and profits is not as simple as black and white. Hereu2019s a look at four critical under-the-radar factors that can significantly impact your sales a

A major medical device maker’s unique approach to data security

Medical devices have a unique set of challenges related to IT security. Here's how a major equipment manufacturer tackles device security in the era of IoT-enabled healthcare. rn

Shake Shack’s secret sauce for getting mobile apps right

The burger chain tapped a crowdsourcing startup to uncover flaws in its mobile ordering operations and to help solve the tricky business of balancing digital services with in-store experiences.

7 reasons to switch to microservices — and 5 reasons you might not succeed

Using a microservices approach to application development can improve resilience and expedite your time to market, but breaking apps into fine-grained services offers complications. Here's what to expect.

Without intellectual property licensing, where would we be?

Complex industries arise when patented technologies are openly available as building blocks.

How big data is disrupting healthcare and life sciences

Like all industries, healthcare and life sciences are ripe for disruption.

Do you have what IT takes to be a digital leader?

According to the new report from KPMG and Harvey Nash, CIOs are focusing on innovation and growth, and investing aggressively in digital technology.

Will AI really replace all our jobs?

The robots are indeed coming. But should we really be scared?

Having a go at ITIL’s flow

It may not be quite what you think…

Are you transforming fast enough? Lessons from Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods

CIO and IT leaders have to drive bolder and faster digital transformation programs to avoid being "bulldozed."

Enterprise analytics gives responsible control over data exploration

Data becomes information through communication. We want as many smart people to have easy access to rich data. Enterprise analytics is a control for leaders to avoid indulging in 'elaborate rubbish'. For every task there is a tool and this

Balancing the benefits of automation with third party risks

Current market pressures are demanding organizations to strike a balance between the value automation can bring and risks associated with it.rnrn

CIOs say IT can better back up their organizations

In the wake of British Airways' IT failure, CIOs need to be asking themselves what they can do to better prepare their organizations to weather these types of business disruptions.

The top 6 governance, risk and compliance (GRC) certifications

Job roles from IT auditor to security engineer to CIO require or benefit from a GRC certification. Here are six top-rated governance, risk and compliance certifications that are worth the time, cost and effort.