I used to pride myself on my ability to travel at a moment’s notice. Give me half an hour, I’d brag, and I could be out the door. Now, I’m preparing for a short trip to San Francisco for the Macworld conference… and I’m appalled by how much stuff I have to bring along, and how many decisions to make. Digital camera, check. BlackBerry? Got it. Charging cable for the cell phone? Don’t forget that! (I often do.) Business cards—oops, almost left them behind! And that’s without regard to packing decisions: how many gizmos do I need to bring? Will I use the camera? Should I cart along the reader for the camera’s memory card? How ’bout that new voice recorder I just got? Should I bother bringing my iPod? This is only a three-day trip, but I’ll have far less weight in clothes than I do things with blinking lights. I could still get myself packed and out of the house in half an hour… if I knew my destination was a WiFi-free desert island. But for a typical business trip, the complexity of packing is approaching the ridiculous.—Esther, BlogMom who used to spend a week living out of her checked baggage Related content feature 4 remedies to avoid cloud app migration headaches The compelling benefits of using proprietary cloud-native services come at a price: vendor lock-in. Here are ways CIOs can effectively plan without getting stuck. By Robert Mitchell Nov 29, 2023 9 mins CIO CIO CIO case study Steps Gerresheimer takes to transform its IT CIO Zafer Nalbant explains what the medical packaging manufacturer does to modernize its IT through AI, automation, and hybrid cloud. By Jens Dose Nov 29, 2023 6 mins CIO SAP ServiceNow feature Per Scholas redefines IT hiring by diversifying the IT talent pipeline What started as a technology reclamation nonprofit has since transformed into a robust, tuition-free training program that seeks to redefine how companies fill tech skills gaps with rising talent. By Sarah K. White Nov 29, 2023 11 mins Diversity and Inclusion Hiring news Saudi Arabia will host the World Expo 2030 in Riyadh By Andrea Benito Nov 28, 2023 4 mins Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe