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Is the new, cheaper iPad worth buying?

The new iPad starts at just $329, but is it really worth the money? Or should you buy the 9.7-inch iPad Pro instead?

How artificial intelligence is impacting the highest levels of finance

While the jury is still out on how A.I. will shape the future, it is actively shaping our present.

5 tips to ace your next tech interview

Not sure what to expect from your next job interview? These five tips will help you prepare so you can land your dream tech job.

Why Apple dropped iPad’s price to lowest yet

Apple cut the price of its entry-level iPad by almost 18 percent — perhaps in a move to fend off Google in the education market. The company also refreshed the iPhone SE, introduced a red version of the iPhone 7 and announced a new video-editing app

Why AI will rule all UIs

Voice-controlled assistants are proliferating and opening them to third-party app makers is proving to be a key to success u2014 for some assistants more than others.

Build digital DNA: Leveraging M&A to reshape the IT workforce

Tech leaders cannot simply navigate an M&A transaction and then hope for the best u2014 there has to be a clear and actionable road map for building digital DNA.

How AI, machine learning will impact tech recruiting

You're already reaping the benefits of AI and machine learning when you watch TV, get a ride to the airport or shop for clothing — here's how the technology can help you recruit hard-to-find IT talent.

How Target is reimagining its stores to compete in the digital world

Target currently gets less than 5 percent of its retail business from digital, however, CEO Brian Cornell is looking to change that.

Why does Comcast suddenly love Netflix?

AT&T is giving away Apple TVs and Comcast is giving its customers access to Netflix. Is the war between cable and streaming video services about to end?

Crisis prevention and hypocrisy in hiding: a lesson for technology companies

If you preach about innovation and transparency, you better mean it.

How to future-proof your transformation project

Itu2019s impossible at the outset of business transformation to know what adjustments will need to be made.

Even the decade of A.I. requires great people

We hear all about technology, but without talented people, your technology strategy will go nowhere.

IT Career Roadmap: It takes a village to ‘raise’ a CIO

Slow growth ahead for IT outsourcing

Political uncertainty, digital disruption, and continued competition could significantly slow IT services growth over the next three years.

Is the new iPhone SE worth buying?

Apple has upgraded the iPhone SEu2019s storage to 32 GB and 128 GB from 16 GB and 64 GB. Is the iPhone SE worth the money?

FBI investigating possible Trump-Russia collusion, dismisses wiretap allegations

Amid widespread hacking purportedly sanctioned by the Russian government, FBI Director Comey confirms active investigation into potential coordination between Trump campaign and foreign operatives, while shooting down allegations that Obama had Trump

How the internet of things is disrupting tech staffing: Part 2

Tech labor and skills acquisition challenges are interfering with businesses eager to capitalize on IoT's many benefits.

Adobe takes aim at customer experience, partners with Microsoft

With its new Experience Cloud offering, Adobe seeks to help enterprises optimize customer experiences. And working with Microsoft and other partners, it will create a standard semantic data model to make it easier to customize apps, capture behaviora

Windows Server on ARM is for Azure only

What makes the work of porting code to the ARM instruction set worthwhile is both the scale of cloud and the kind of services Microsoft runs in Azure. The economics works for cloud, not your data centers.

8 tech support best practices

Technical support professionals and executives share their tips on how to provide topnotch support that helps both customers and the bottom line.

Why your cloud strategy should include multiple vendors

Cloud computing has become a staple of most enterprise computing environments, but CIOs are still sweating over whether to use one or more infrastructure-as-a-service provider.

10 signs your automation is in trouble

Done well, automation can make your testing effort more efficient and help you get to market faster. Done poorly, it can burn through your budget without providing any real benefit. Here are some signs that your automation effort is in trouble.

For enterprise analytics, good governance isn’t centralized governance

The proliferation of self-service analytics tools in the enterprise presents corporate IT with breakthrough opportunity. Governance of analytics is perhaps the only domain that the strategic CxO should be expected to have primary responsibility for.

Docker and Core OS plan to donate their container technologies to CNCF

The Linux Foundation will become home to yet another critical technologyrn

Investor with golden touch for social startups is jazzed about the enterprise

A venture capitalist with massive wins in the consumer social market is excited about the parallels he sees in the enterprise. Apps for work are going through a rebirth and Bijan Sabet is putting money on it.

DataStax sets sights on customer experience

With companies increasingly making customer experience projects top priorities, DataStax is marshaling its resources in a move to help its customers build the data infrastructures to support them.

macOS: Change where screenshots are saved

How to easily change the folder on your Mac where screenshots are stored, with a simple command in the Terminal app.

What happens when digital technology creates exponential business change?

Itu2019s not that smart people donu2019t see the change coming. What they fail to estimate correctly is the speed at which it comes.

Why your small business needs a mobile app

Many small businesses are unsure whether they need a mobile app, many believing that their mobile website is enough. Are you staying relevant?

How to use data analytics to improve project outcomes

Worldwide revenues for big data and business analytics is expected to grow to more than $187 billion by 2019 and the project management industry is projected to hit $5.81 trillion by 2020. Here is how some organizations are leveraging data analytics

5 tips to help you find the right hybrid tablet

There's a hybrid device for everyone, but to find the model that is right for you, consider these five things before you buy.

6 tips to avoid job search depression

Searching for a new job is a tiring and depressing process. Here's how to avoid letting your job search drag you down.

How LeadingAge is leveraging new technology for the aging society

The SVP of LeadingAge, Dr. Majd Alwan, explains how his organization is creating and leading a network of technology companies, healthcare providers and research institutions focused on technology solutions for an aging society.

Why great chief data officers are hard to find

CEOs and boards are seeking chief data officers who are capable of using data analytics to transform their businesses, says Heidrick & Struggles, which has identified eight CDO archetypes to help companies find these purple squirrels.

Watson could keep business and world leaders from looking like idiots

Columnist Rob Enderle writes that an AI system like IBMu2019s Watson could help assure that U.S. Presidents and CEOs apply the hard-learned lessons of their predecessors to cut down on failures and repeat successes.

LiquidText update a must-have for iPad Pro

Annotating PDFs just got a lot cooler, thanks to the latest version of LiquidText. The cleverly designed iPad-only app now allows freehand drawing.

Future of tech policy murky under Trump administration

Insiders praise administration's focus on infrastructure and deregulation, but worries linger over immigration policies.

How Canonical makes money from Ubuntu

No one makes money from open source; you make money u2018aroundu2019 open source. Canonical just proved it.rn

Is enterprise software preventing us from hitting business goals?

The notion may seem counterintuitive, but new data suggests that this is, indeed, a reality. And as you would expect, today's executives are not happy about it

Baseball games are finally coming to streaming TV

New services from Sling TV and YouTube TV will allow you to ditch cable and still watch your favorite teams play at home or away.

How to get started as an IT consultant

Ready to strike out on your own? Hereu2019s how three IT consultants landed their first clients.

Google makes AI talent play with Kaggle buy

In acquiring the crowdsourcing platform for predictive modeling and machine learning competitions, Google gains access to 600,000 data scientists in a notoriously talent-strapped market. The company says the deal will help it democratize AI.

Working while female

A Philly freelance writer inadvertently demonstrates the (unconscious?) bias professional women face every day.

Carry-on bag promises to hold garments, gadgets and charger

Want one bag to carry hanging garments and recharge your smartphone? Genius Pack's carry-on duffle might fit your needs u2014 but expect a few wrinkles..

Busting IT bureaucracy: minimum viable processes in IT management

IT processes should adhere to the Goldilocks principle: not too complicated, not too simple, but just right

CIO also means ‘chief influence officer’

As part of that influencer role, CIOs must create a culture that will support the company's transformation.

Google and Facebook intensify their duopoly on digital advertising

The U.S. digital ad market is still dominated by Google and Facebook, according to a new eMarketer report, while digital ad spending is on pace to reach $83 billion this year.

macOS: Disable transparency for better performance

If your Mac is too slow, hereu2019s how you can disable transparency to speed it up and get better performance. rn

3D printing will disrupt more than just your supply chain

3D printing isn't just for specialized industries like healthcare. The technology has great potential and could enable us to create new customer experiences that have not been possible before

How CIOs can master key tech trends to drive change

Accentureu2019s 2017 Technology Vision examines opportunities for CIOs to harness technology to help workers achieve more