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CIO sees mobile platform as patient engagement cure

St. Luke's Healthcare Systems is deploying a single platform that allows patients to access medical records, pay bills and book appointments from their mobile devices.

By Clint Boulton

Feb 16, 2017 4 mins

CIO Healthcare Industry Small and Medium Business

Apple: Is Tim Cook turning into Steve Ballmer?

Apple CEO Tim Cook might be following in the footsteps of former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, and thatu2019s not a good thing for the company or its customers.

By Jim Lynch

Feb 16, 2017

Computers and Peripherals Consumer Electronics IT Leadership

Hands on with the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 hybrid

Are you searching for a lightweight, portable clamshell notebook that can do a great impression of a tablet? Look no further than the XPS 13 2-in-1.rn

By Sarah K. White

Feb 16, 2017

Laptops Small and Medium Business Tablets

Why happy developers equal happy customers

A company's greatest competitive advantage is its ability to deliver a great customer experience. And that starts with a happy software development team.

By Sharon Florentine

Feb 16, 2017

CRM Systems Careers Developer

Where in the world are the best female developers?

HackerRank releases its global list of best female developers. The countries that top the list will surprise you.rn

By Sharon Florentine

Feb 16, 2017

Careers Developer IT Jobs

Let’s get ready for HIMSSanity

Healthcare IT pros should think about what they want to learn at the 2017 HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition.

By David Chou

Feb 16, 2017

Healthcare Industry IT Leadership Internet of Things

Collaboration key to achieving business goals

Collaboration technology is driving dramatic improvements in organizations' efficiency, productivity and business decisions, according to a new Harvard Business Review report.

By Thor Olavsrud

Feb 15, 2017

Small and Medium Business Technology Industry Video

3 new information security jobs for the digital enterprise

As organizations digitize, the scope of information security is expanding – leading to the addition of three new, cross-functional IT roles

By Jeremy Bergsman

Feb 15, 2017 4 mins

Application Security Careers Cloud Security

What makes Prusa i3 MK2 the best 3D printer?

It's a fully open source 3D printer out there.

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Feb 15, 2017 6 mins

3D Printers Computers and Peripherals

Google Cloud leader lays out ambitious plans for the enterprise

The head of Googleu2019s enterprise business says the consumer giant has unique attributes in data management, analytics and machine learning that differentiate its cloud offerings.

By Matt Kapko

Feb 15, 2017

Cloud Management Google SaaS

iOS: The best email apps?

While iOS users can always opt for Apple's email app, there are also plenty of email apps from third party developers that can be a better match for some users.

By Jim Lynch

Feb 15, 2017 6 mins

Email Clients Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business

Sprint’s unlimited data plan is filled with ‘gotchas’

Sprintu2019s new plan offering five lines of unlimited voice, texts and data for $90 a month is a good deal for a year u2013 after that the price soars.

By Bill Snyder

Feb 15, 2017

Carriers Small and Medium Business Smartphones

How open compute cuts server costs in the enterprise

Even if your organizationu2019s not big enough to build your own servers and switches, you can still reap the benefits of OCP designs, including reduced costs.

By Mary Branscombe

Feb 15, 2017

Open Source Private Cloud Servers

IBM delivers machine learning on the private cloud

IBM has unveiled IBM Machine Learning, a new cognitive platform that brings the power of machine learning to z System mainframes and eventually IBM POWER System.

By Thor Olavsrud

Feb 15, 2017

IBM Innovation Technology Industry

9 simple ways to raise capital for your ecommerce startup

Entrepreneurs and investors share their tips on how to get cash to fund a new business.

By Jennifer Lonoff Schiff

Feb 15, 2017

E-commerce Software Internet Startups

Your ERP project can be improved by… ’80s movie quotes?

What do Ferris Bueller, Darth Vader and James Dalton have to do with implementing an ERP system? Not much, unless you apply some of their more famous movie lines to help make your project a success.

By John Hoebler

Feb 15, 2017

C-Suite ERP Systems Financial Services Industry

Culture key to attracting and retaining tech talent

Finding and hiring top tech talent is management's greatest concern for the fifth year running. To stay competitive, IT leaders are emphasizing culture and exciting work.

By Sharon Florentine

Feb 15, 2017

Careers IT Jobs IT Skills

What we can learn from BCG’s move to an ‘IT-as-a-Service’ model

Robbert Kuppens, global CIO of The Boston Consulting Group, describes how changing the companyu2019s IT operating model to an IT-as-a-Service took more than a policy change. It took a mind shift.

By Martha Heller

Feb 15, 2017

CIO IT Jobs IaaS

CIOs disrupt IT operating models to align with digital business

Operational paralysis u2013 failure to align IT with the business strategy — can lead to a CIOu2019s demise. Sensing that, some IT executives have opted to disrupt the way they run their departments.

By Clint Boulton

Feb 14, 2017

Agile Development CIO Technology Industry

Deletion is not destruction: ensuring the permanent removal of data

Data destruction must be absolute, banishing any uncertainties among executives or worries among consumers. rn

By Andre Bourque

Feb 14, 2017

Security

How to avoid hitting a wall in a digital transformation

Transformation projects undertaken from the traditional approach often fail due to lack of u201cbrakes.u201d

By Peter Bendor-Samuel

Feb 14, 2017

CIO IT Strategy Technology Industry

Augmented Reality – Next Frontier for Competitive Advantage

Augmented Reality is going to rewrite the way we interact with everything and create new business models. How can IT leaders sense and respond to emerging trends such as AR…and get ready for enterprise adoption.

By Raman Mehta

Feb 14, 2017

Emerging Technology Internet of Things Virtual Reality

Apple: Why a Mac user is switching to Windows

Some frustrated Mac users are getting ready to switch to Windows. One writer shares why he is dumping his Mac and moving to Windows. Is his move a harbinger of things to come as Mac users begin leaving Apple behind?

By Jim Lynch

Feb 14, 2017

Computers and Peripherals MacBook MacOS

Accelerating digital transformation using the Medici Effect

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology's global IT summit in Saudi Arabia presents a model for digital transformation

By Charles Araujo

Feb 14, 2017

Careers IT Leadership ITSM

Why tech companies are uniting to fight Trump’s immigration ban

The Trump administrationu2019s immigration ban has galvanized unparalleled opposition from tech leaders. However, many businesses that focus on the enterprise are still standing on the sidelines.

By Matt Kapko

Feb 14, 2017

IT Leadership Outsourcing Technology Industry

What is the point of learning C?

The C programming language is hard to learn, its popularity is waning and demand is shifting. Is there any point in learning C?

By Paul Rubens

Feb 14, 2017

Careers IT Skills Software Development

Tech leaders’ love letter to the liberal arts

What science and technology leaders can learn from a liberal arts education.

By Sandra Smith

Feb 14, 2017

IT Leadership

How we can create universal health data

Increasingly, healthcare has come to recognize that aggregated, universal health data is needed. Efforts at population health management, as well as research into underlying patterns of disease and health, rely on aggregated data. Numerous ventures i

By Robert Rowley

Feb 14, 2017

Analytics Big Data Healthcare Industry

Stop creating merely viable products; develop products people love

Itu2019s no longer acceptable to deliver a minimum viable product (MVP). If youu2019re going to really ring the registers, think minimum lovable product (MLP).

By Bob Barr

Feb 14, 2017

Digital Transformation Enterprise Applications IT Leadership

Top 10 U.S. cities for employee happiness

New data from employer review site Kununu reveals where you work geographically can have a huge impact on your career happiness.

By Sharon Florentine

Feb 14, 2017

Careers IT Jobs Relationship Building

Powerful wave of digital services has a classic snarl for ROI

Donu2019t get caught in service provider lock-in for digital services.

By Peter Bendor-Samuel

Feb 13, 2017

Government Technology Industry

10 things marketers need to know about AI

AI-enabled marketing isn't just about cute chatbots. Here's what CMOs, CIOs and others need to know to make the most of AI in their marketing initiatives in 2017 and beyond.

By James A. Martin

Feb 13, 2017

CIO CMO Technology Industry

A 4-Step Innovation Framework for CIOs

How to transform from a Chief Information Officer to Chief Influence Officer…and eventually to Chief Innovation Officer.

By Raman Mehta

Feb 13, 2017

IT Strategy Innovation Small and Medium Business

Tim Cook’s chilling comments about fake news

Apple CEO Tim Cook sparks controversy with his authoritarian suggestions about how tech companies should combat fake news.rn

By Jim Lynch

Feb 13, 2017 12 mins

Consumer Electronics Internet Social Networking Apps

Driving digital strategy with customer journey maps

Download this free Forrester Research report to learn how to optimize the customer experience by basing technology investment decisions on interactions from the customeru2019s point of view.

By Mitch Betts

Feb 13, 2017

CIO IT Leadership

Tighten security with better software development

Software developers could be your front line of defense, provided they maintain a security mindset.

By Steve Mezak

Feb 13, 2017

App Testing Cybercrime Developer

Salesforce skills in high demand in 2017

From developers to project managers to marketing, Salesforce has emerged as one of the hottest skills for IT and business professionals.

By Sharon Florentine

Feb 13, 2017

IT Jobs IT Skills Technology Industry

What you need to know about the Windows 10 Creators Update

Like it or not, youu2019re going to be running the Windows Creators Update in a few months. Here's what you can expect.

By Bill Snyder

Feb 13, 2017

Consumer Electronics Small and Medium Business Windows

Papa John’s hires Panera IT leader as CIO, CDO

After a legal battle with Panera, the pizza chain hires Mike Nettles to lead its IT and digital efforts, which include online and mobile ordering from computers, smartphones and Apple TV.

By Clint Boulton

Feb 10, 2017

CIO IT Strategy Technology Industry

Splice Machine seeks to deliver hybrid RDBMS as a service

Splice Machine, which specializes in open source SQL RDBMS for mixed operational and analytical workloads, is aiming to offer that capability as a database-as-a-service on AWS.

By Thor Olavsrud

Feb 10, 2017

Database Administration IT Strategy Open Source

Building the predictive enterprise: What CIOs should tell CEOs about A.I.

Artificial intelligence is a powerful technology that can turn your organization into a predictive enterprise. But CIOs need to work with their CEOs to clarify the business case for A.I. instead of rushing headlong into the A.I. revolution.

By James Canton

Feb 10, 2017

Big Data Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Is President Trump a model for AI?

Columnist Rob Enderle writes that there may be merit in using people with certain behavioral elements to emulate AIs, but there are also dangers.

By Rob Enderle

Feb 10, 2017

Artificial Intelligence IT Leadership

Machine learning scores a touchdown

What machine learning in sports can mean for the enterprise.

By Greg McStravick

Feb 10, 2017

Analytics Big Data Sports Software

Surprise! You don’t own the digital devices you paid for

A bill to reform copyright law and give consumers the right to control their own devices is pending in Congress. Here's why you need to support it.

By Bill Snyder

Feb 10, 2017

Legal Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business

The sizzle or the steak: What’s more important in system design?

What features weigh the most when you canu2019t have it all? Do you choose user interface or functionality?

By Valeh Nazemoff

Feb 10, 2017

Consumer Electronics IT Strategy Software Development

Healthcare VR innovations are healing patients

Virtual reality is healing patients with augmented technologies. The patient experience has been transformed. Welcome to the era of engaged recovery u2014 the new world of healing.

By Peter B. Nichol

Feb 10, 2017

Health and Fitness Software Healthcare Industry Innovation

Attorneys predict a demanding year for IT outsourcing customers

Global politics, data demands and rapidly advancing technology needs will make 2017 a time of critical decision-making for IT leaders.

By Stephanie Overby

Feb 10, 2017

Outsourcing Technology Industry

How to fix a flaw that afflicts almost every CIO resume

Almost every IT professional's resume suffers from the 'jigsaw puzzle' problem.

By Donald Burns

Feb 10, 2017

Careers

Healthcare’s new challenge: online reputation management

Traditional measures of patient experience are inadequate in the emerging digital health marketplace. Providers must harness social media data and manage their online reputations. Here's how one health system did it.

By Paddy Padmanabhan

Feb 10, 2017

Big Data Healthcare Industry Social Networking Apps

MapR delivers persistent storage for containers

With its Converged Data Platform for Docker, MapR Technologies has unlocked persistent storage for containers, offering state access to files, database tables and message streams from any location.

By Thor Olavsrud

Feb 9, 2017

Analytics Big Data Data Center