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Data supply-chain transformation: Aligning to win

Understanding organizational change levers can help uncover opportunities for improving data-driven decision-making – and business outcomes.

By David Angelow

Jul 18, 2022 6 mins

Chief Data Officer Supply Chain

IT spending projected to grow despite economic headwinds

Gartner forecasts worldwide IT spending to grow 3% this year, as IT decision makers spend more on cloud services and the data center.

By Jon Gold

Jul 18, 2022 3 mins

Cloud Computing Data Center Technology Industry

Feeding America turns to data to feed the hungry

Maryann Byrdak, the domestic hunger relief organization’s first CIO, is leading a technology transformation at the nonprofit with data and analytics at its core.

By Thor Olavsrud

Jul 18, 2022

Analytics CIO 100 Data Management

Vendor management: The key to productive partnerships

Vendor management helps organizations take third-party vendor relationships from a passive business transaction to a proactive collaborative partnership.

By Sarah K. White

Jul 15, 2022 8 mins

IT Leadership IT Strategy Outsourcing

DTN’s CTO on combining IT systems after a merger

To successfully merge IT systems after an acquisition, ask the right questions before doing the deal, and build the team before building the application, says Lars Ewe.

By Peter Sayer

Jul 15, 2022

Analytics Data Management

Blockchain breakthroughs: A tech revolution told in whitepapers

Whitepapers are the standard mode of communicating innovation in the blockchain space. It’s something of a feast of technological creativity. Read on for a sampling of groundbreaking web3 whitepapers.

By Matthew Tyson

Jul 14, 2022 9 mins

Blockchain Emerging Technology

A CIO’s guide to guiding business change

As CIOs re-think IT’s role in the enterprise, leading or facilitating business change is central to the conversation. Here’s one way IT can and should regain center stage.

By Bob Lewis

Jul 14, 2022 8 mins

Business Process Management IT Leadership

Progress report: A CIO’s cloud migration journey to S/4HANA

German retail cooperative ANWR Group has rebuilt its ERP system in the SAP cloud. But over nearly two years, CIO Sven Kulikowsky has had to navigate a series of challenges with the core system.

By Jens Dose

Jul 14, 2022 9 mins

Cloud Management SAP

Elevate Your Protection Strategy at CSO’s Future of Cybersecurity Summit

Get insight and tips from security leaders at BNP Parabis, Blackstone Lenovo, Condé Nast, and more.

By CSO U.S. Events

Jul 13, 2022

Agile Development DevSecOps Threat and Vulnerability Management

Oracle to launch two sovereign cloud regions for the European Union

The first two Oracle sovereign cloud regions for the EU will be located in Germany and Spain, with operations and support restricted to EU residents and specific EU legal entities.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Jul 13, 2022 2 mins

Cloud Management Government Government IT

5 keys to a successful API strategy

Application programing interfaces are proving vital to driving efficiencies and value in today’s digital business world. Here’s how strategic use of APIs can pay dividends at your organization.

By Bob Violino

Jul 13, 2022 8 mins

APIs Software Development

Quantum is coming; no IT use cases in sight

What CIOs should be planning for now isn't how to use quantum computers but how to defend against them, experts say.

By CIO staff

Jul 13, 2022 6 mins

Quantum Computing

The secret to successful citizen data science programs: Good governance

Putting data and visualization tools in the hands of business people is one thing; getting IT out of the business of running reports is quite another.

By Isaac Sacolick

Jul 12, 2022

Business Intelligence Data Governance Data Visualization

8 servant leadership do’s and don’ts

CIOs are increasingly embracing the servant leadership approach. The following tips will help you balance top-down direction and accountability with bottom-up empowerment.

By Stacy Collett

Jul 12, 2022

IT Leadership

Tips for CIOs in the digital age

Here are the 4 steps to altering your approach as a CIO for healthcare digital transformation.

By David Chou

Jul 11, 2022 4 mins

Digital Transformation Healthcare Industry

Building better IT leaders, one engagement at a time

CIOs-turned-executive coaches Jim Rinaldi and Jim DiMarzio share their hard-earned advice for aspiring CIOs looking to advance their careers and grow as leaders.

By Maryfran Johnson

Jul 11, 2022 6 mins

Careers IT Leadership

7 tips for improving IT resilience in the digital era

In today’s IT world, resiliency means having the ability to deal with disruption without business interruption — all while delivering the experience users have come to expect from their tech.

By Mary K. Pratt

Jul 11, 2022 9 mins

IT Strategy Risk Management

Avnet’s outside-in approach to cloud ERP migration pays dividends

The electronic components distributor wrapped its on-prem SAP ECC in cloud APIs to build in business benefits prior to undertaking a full-on S/4HANA migration of its ERP core.

By Peter Sayer

Jul 11, 2022 7 mins

Cloud Computing ERP Systems

The great divide: Separating operations and innovation

An organizational change that could make or break your digital transformation

By Michael Bertha

Jul 8, 2022 9 mins

Business Operations Digital Transformation Innovation

IFS to acquire enterprise asset management firm Ultimo

ERP vendor IFS is scooping up Netherlands-based Ultimo to help meet demand for cloud-based enterprise asset management technology.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Jul 8, 2022 2 mins

ERP Systems Enterprise Applications

TOGAF certification guide: Options, training, cost, exam info

These certifications from The Open Group can help show employers you have the knowledge and skills to use the TOGAF framework for enterprise architecture management.

By Sarah White

Jul 8, 2022

Certifications Enterprise Architecture

Wolverine hits pause for cloud success

The boot and shoe manufacturer’s COVID-delayed hybrid-cloud transformation has leapt forward of late, thanks to newly available tools and services — and a culture now primed to make the most of new tech.

By Paula Rooney

Jul 8, 2022

Cloud Computing Digital Transformation

6 ways to streamline IT vendor onboarding

While much of the vendor onboarding process is outside of the CIO’s control, there are things you can do to speed things along.

By Christine Parizo

Jul 7, 2022

Vendor Management

Estée Lauder CIO Michael Smith on driving simplicity

The big-brand executive discusses designing for every audience, dabbling in the metaverse, and striving for simplicity.

By Dan Roberts

Jul 7, 2022

IT Leadership Retail Industry

Data lakehouses give enterprises analytics edge

Blending the structure of data warehouses and the flexibility of data lakes, data lakehouses are proving to be versatile tools for making the most of any data you want to collect.

By Maria Korolov

Jul 6, 2022 10 mins

Data Architecture Data Management

BNY Mellon’s Joseph Sieczkowski: cloud removes opportunity cost

Like many CIOs, Sieczkowski turned to cloud to reduce risk and increase resilience, but he has found it particularly effective for testing ideas and reducing opportunity cost.

By CIO staff

Jul 6, 2022

Cloud Computing Financial Services Industry Multicloud

What is business analytics? Using data to improve business outcomes

Business analytics is the practical application of statistical analysis and technologies on business data to identify trends and predict business outcomes.

By Thor Olavsrud

Jul 5, 2022 7 mins

Analytics

Unknown unknowns: CIOs prep for the next major business disruption

The pandemic has motivated IT leaders to rethink their approach to business continuity to ensure organizational resilience in the face of any future business existential event.

By Esther Shein

Jul 5, 2022 14 mins

Business Continuity IT Leadership

What is a chief administrative officer? A strategic executive role for operations

Chief administrative officers play a vital role in keeping a company on budget, on task, and compliant. Here’s how this executive-level role helps companies operate efficiently.

By Sarah White

Jul 4, 2022 5 mins

IT Leadership

How Cairn Oil & Gas is using IT to overcome one business challenge after another

CIO Sandeep Gupta’s innovative use of technology has enabled the company to cut costs, reduce time to first oil, and manage decline in production.

By Yashvendra Singh

Jul 4, 2022 7 mins

Artificial Intelligence Digital Transformation

4 stories all CIOs should be able to tell

… and one common element that all stories must have.

By Maryfran Johnson

Jul 2, 2022 6 mins

Careers IT Leadership

4 new IT workforce realities

Does the “battle for talent” have to be a forever war?

By Thornton May

Jul 1, 2022 4 mins

Hiring IT Management IT Training

Digital twin helps NTT Indycar deliver better race experience to fans

Digital twin, AI, and predictive analytics help put fans behind the wheel of race cars in the NTT Indycar Series, including the iconic Indianapolis 500.

By Thor Olavsrud

Jul 1, 2022 6 mins

Analytics Digital Transformation

Digital transformation never stops at IBM’s semiconductor plant in Québec

Exploiting extreme automation, secure operations, and a local talent pool, the computer giant’s largest semiconductor plant’s IT management evolves continuously as it develops new tech

By Maxime Johnson

Jun 30, 2022

Digital Transformation IT Leadership

The XaaS trap: ‘Everything as a service’ isn’t anything IT really needs

Everything as a service (XaaS) should be about extending SOA to how businesses organize. Instead, it’s just another chargeback pricing model — exactly what IT doesn’t need.

By Bob Lewis

Jun 30, 2022

Cloud Computing IT Strategy

Data science drives big decisions at Kohl’s

The American department store chain modernized its data strategy around Google BigQuery, bringing in third-party data sets and algorithms to further hone its personalization and merchandizing efforts.

By Paula Rooney

Jun 30, 2022

Data Science Google Cloud Platform Retail Industry

The CIO’s evolving role to address tighter EU sustainability regulations

With stricter EU rules on sustainability reporting comes the need to expand the CIO’s purview to include monitoring indirect harmful emissions.

By Karin Lindström

Jun 30, 2022 6 mins

CIO Regulation

Nvidia and Siemens to accelerate digital twins’ development

Siemens Digital Industries Software and Nvidia are working to bring IT and OT closer together by facilitating the creation of digital simulations of products and processes.

By Peter Sayer

Jun 29, 2022 5 mins

Technology Industry

MuleSoft extends automation capabilities with new RPA tool

No longer just an API management platform, MuleSoft is expanding into new areas of workflow automation.

By Peter Sayer

Jun 29, 2022 5 mins

CRM Systems Robotic Process Automation Salesforce.com

7 key Microsoft Azure analytics services (plus one extra)

Microsoft offers an array of options for data analytics in its cloud that are meant to operate together as a full analytics stack. Here is an overview of the core services and where each fits.

By Mary Branscombe

Jun 29, 2022 9 mins

Microsoft Azure

IDC: 4 cloud investment predictions

These four areas of investment will be of particular importance for organizations as they rein in cloud costs, address issues around complexity, and seek increased agility.

By CIO staff

Jun 29, 2022

Cloud Computing Multicloud

11 dark secrets of data management

A solid data management strategy can reap rewards for any business seeking to capitalize on the value of data. Still, the road to data-driven decision-making remains rife with challenges and conundrums.

By Peter Wayner

Jun 28, 2022 9 mins

Data Management

D&I programs help AllianceBernstein stand out for tech talent

AllianceBernstein has become a top-ranked employer for tech workers in the finance industry thanks to a range of initiatives aimed at recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce.

By Sarah White

Jun 28, 2022

Diversity and Inclusion Hiring Staff Management

Misled by metrics: 7 KPI mistakes IT leaders make

Virtually every CIO uses metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to gauge the performance of their IT teams and strategies, but not always correctly. Here’s a look at what you’re doing wrong.

By John Edwards

Jun 27, 2022

ROI and Metrics

Sentry’s David Cramer on bootstrapping a unicorn

The CTO and co-founder discusses building a startup, focusing on developer experience, automating QA, and optimizing for shipping new features.

By Matthew Tyson

Jun 27, 2022 11 mins

Software Development Startups

JLL source-to-pay transformation proves value of automation

Born of the pandemic, the commercial real-estate company’s global source-to-pay automation system overcame localization and change management challenges to become a blueprint for a new strategic imperative.

By Peter Sayer

Jun 27, 2022

Business Process Management CIO 100 Digital Transformation

4 exciting Dutch healthcare technology companies to watch

These tech companies are using virtual reality, AI, high-tech sensors, and cloud solutions to rethink healthcare in the Netherlands.

By Melanie Butcher

Jun 26, 2022

Digital Transformation Healthcare Industry Startups

Where Web 3.0 is taking the software industry

Web 3.0, blockchain, and decentralization are charged ideas, with vocal supporters and critics. But there is actual work being done here that will impact the software industry in profound ways.

By Matthew Tyson

Jun 24, 2022 8 mins

Blockchain Cryptocurrency Financial Services Industry

Kimberly-Clark’s business-first approach to digital transformation

Global CIO Manoj Kumbhat is overhauling IT to facilitate a business transformation aimed at bringing the personal-care corporation closer to its customers.

By Paula Rooney

Jun 24, 2022 6 mins

Digital Transformation