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Buyer’s Guide: Mobile app development services can be risky

Buyers of mobile app development services will face a highly fragmented market with lots of small players that could default, according to IBISWorld. Download this free procurement report, which analyzes the vendors, pricing trends and ways to negoti

Hulu Live goes live with 50 channels for $40 a month

The latest offering for cord cutters has potential, but the service has yet to shake out the startup bugs.

SpaceX urges lawmakers to support broadband satellite plan

Elon Musk's space exploration company details plans to launch an ambitious broadband service as lawmakers mull an infrastructure overhaul.

10 content marketing and customer experience all-stars

From a cruise ship wearable to a media company thatu2019s also a bank, here are 10 examples of standout customer experiences and successful content marketing and campaigns.

Why is stigmergy a good platform for swarm intelligence?

We find universal coordination throughout the natural world. Dynamic environments enable indirect interactions for the production of unified objectives. Letu2019s explore the four principles of stigmergic collaboration and their application in the de

5 reasons the Galaxy S8 will make you ditch your iPhone

The Samsung Galaxy S8 tipped the scales in Androidu2019s favor and finally got Senior Writer Sarah White to switch from her Apple's iPhone, and sheu2019s not looking back.rn

How companies make money from digital transformation

Value comes when you leverage digital capabilities to drive more revenue and reduce operating costs

More diversity in tech means less talk, more action

Yet another survey shows just how awful things are for women, POC and LGBTQ workers in Silicon Valley. Itu2019s time to stop researching this to death, start listening to underrepresented groups the first time and begin to actually fix the problem.

How blockchain technology applies to your company

Companies need to be aware of the advantages and start thinking about how to use blockchain.

How Facebook plans to bring Messenger to business

Speaking at the Collision conference this week, Facebooku2019s Stan Chudnovsky said the company remains committed to making Messenger a multi-purpose platform.

How Docker’s new CEO plans to manage the company’s growth

Steve Singh has three priorities for Docker: innovation, customers and talent.

How YouTube plans to dominate your living room

YouTube made its pitch for the future of TV in the living room at the Collision conference this week. Its head of product also addressed the massive advertiser backlash that began in earnest in late March.

3 telltale signs it’s a real digital transformation

It's easy to get caught up in the hype surrounding digital transformation and lose your way. These three indicators can help you stay on the right path.

Why gifts cards are the new favorite target for fraud

With tighter post-financial crisis regulation on larger amounts of money, and safer chip-enabled debit and credit cards, fraud has shifted to a new target, gift cards.

4 considerations for navigating ‘innovation antibodies’ and ‘innovation theater’

How Adobe’s CIO blends IT and marketing

Adobe CIO Cynthia Stoddard explains why the era of IT as a separate entity with a separate purpose is over.

Hulu humiliates Apple with Live TV app

Unlike Apple, Hulu has managed to incorporate live television into its video offering. How much longer will it take Apple to do the same?

5 ways to kick-start your business automation and technology plans

Here are recommendations for kick-starting your technology planning and automating your operations and workforce.

A face as the interface to government services

The human face will increasingly become the interface to government agencies and call centers. rn

CIOs seeking partners in innovation should broaden their search

It's unlikely the next billion-dollar startup, or even the one that will simply future-proof your business, is the company next door to your office.

How to ensure your new employee has a great first day

6 tips to ensure your new-hire employee has a fabulous first day.

CIO Career Coach: Change the culture in IT

Season 2 of the CIO Career Coach video series is here, and in episode 2, executive recruiter and CIO.com blogger Martha Heller shows you how to turn your IT team of order takers into order shapers.

How to produce a must-see small business video

Video experts and small business owners share their tips for creating videos that grab and keep viewersu2019 attention and offer advice on how and where to showcase them.

A glimpse into the future of the IT organization

As companies continue to depend more on cloud platforms and outsourced services, the role of an IT organization is changing

How the disruptive power of Blockchain could impact the digital economy

Blockchain holds plenty of promise for security and interoperability, but CIOs are still trying to understand the technology and how to put it to use.u00a0This much-hyped technology has an incredible power to disrupt many industries, but exploring Bl

Engineering an entrepreneurial project management environment

To unlock the skills of digital-ready project managers, engineer an environment that encourages and enables them

Why software engineers should focus on users, not the competition

Why coming in first doesnu2019t mean you won.

In the digital era, CIOs not buying ‘this bimodal crap’

To stave off disruption, savvy CIOs know they need to move at one speed: Fast. Bimodal is not an option.

How a small ISP delivers ultra-fast broadband when the giants won’t

Why you canu2019t get gigabit fiber: Big telephone companies are blocking rivals from deploying gigabit fiber while overly cautious cities erect barriers.

CIOs: Stop talking about tech, start talking about value

CIOs need to focus on technology not for the 'cool factor,' but because it can create a better employee experience and create value

Youth, IT pros and health experts to gather at YTH Live

The May 7-9 conference in San Francisco will focus on finding new ways to use technology to improve youth health and wellness.

How Microsoft plans to reinvent business productivity

Microsoft's Office has barely changed in 25 years. If weu2019re going to get more productive in the office and out, maybe itu2019s time for Microsoft to change the standard tools that we use to create documents.

Why AI careers can start with a degree in linguistics

If you are looking to land a career in the artificial intelligence field, studying linguistics is a great place to start.

15 ways to make meetings more productive

Business and HR experts share their top tips on what managers can do to improve meeting attendance and make them more constructive.

What do cognitive science and swarm intelligence have in common?

The future of artificial intelligence is self-organizing software. Multi-agent coordination and stigmergy will be useful in our quest to discover dynamic environments with decentralized intelligence.

How to connect business strategy with project management

Making the connection between your business strategy and project management isn't easy, but it is necessary if projects are going to serve a purpose and meet inherent business needs. Here are some things you can do to make the connection.

7 tips for engaging millennials in tech companies

Technology companies are infamous for high turnover and rapid burnout. Why is this, and how can senior leaders navigate a rapidly evolving talent market?rnrn

The new paradigm for big data governance

Instead of heavy-handed restrictions on data usage and documentation, big data governance is agile, collaborative and efficient. It engages, not separates, analysts in capturing their learnings to accelerate production readiness.

Digital disruption is coming but most businesses don’t have a plan

A study by Harvard Business Review Analytics Services finds that whlie most companies believe digital disruption is already or soon will disrupt their industry, fewer than half have enacted a digital strategy.

Making us all into makers

How creative classroom hacking can teach children how to be lifelong makers and help plug the digital skills gap.

Maplight data analytics helps ‘follow the money’ in politics.

'Follow the money' was the advice for reporters investigating Watergate. Researchers now use technology to analyze the influence of money in government.

Embracing continuous delivery to power the programmable enterprise

Putting data at the fingertips of developers and decision makers to deliver new capabilities at a high velocity

Foundation of digital transformation

Digital transformation has been the buzzword in every organization, but the fundamental component of this transformation is leadership. Without the right leadership, the transformation won't be successful. Here are the four leadership strategies

Enterprise analytics is about finding better problems

The digital part of transformation is only the technology element. Transformation happens when the enterprise mission changes. Once an organization is a certain size it becomes like a vertebrate: Everything needs to connect to the technology backbone

7 successful ways marketers battle and beat media burnout

Dial back some of your media consumption and avoid burnout with these suggestions.

Building a Hackintosh without the help of tonymacx86

Building a Hackintosh can be fairly easy if you use the tools at tonymacx86. But what happens if you wing it when building your Hackintosh?rn

Robotic process automation market poised for explosive growth

Early experiments with robotic process automation are successfully cutting costs and achieving fast ROI. That will lead to a boom in full-scale deployments. Download a free Everest Group report to learn more.

Class of 2017 may be in for a rude awakening

New research shows a major disconnect between what recruiters and hiring managers expect from entry-level IT talent and the skills and experience new grads actually have.

A deeper look at Samsung’s Galaxy S8

While it's likely that Apple will still reign in the enterprise for a while longer, the Galaxy S8 is the first Android device to compete with the iPhone in the business world.

As smartphone time dominates, branding imperatives shift

More consumers are turning to their smartphones first for research and purchases. That's changing the development mindset for digital branding in mobile