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Pivoting in a pandemic: How Embed shifted tech gears to survive
Andy Welsh faced a new type of challenge as CTO in 2020: innovating out of scope in an entertainment season best remembered for endless uncertainty in a year that almost got cancelled.
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Digital CX: The key to thriving through the pandemic
IT leaders have undertaken a variety of digital initiatives to improve customer experience (CX) throughout the pandemic. Here CIOs discuss their efforts to bolster their corporate brands.
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Top 7 ERP trends for 2021
Cloud, AI and mobility take hold, as enterprises seek improved integration, democratization of application development and a greater emphasis on customer experience.
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10 IT budgeting mistakes to avoid
Cost savings remains a huge area of focus for IT leaders, who have a ways to go before they master the complex task of building a great IT budget.
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IT Resume Makeover: Cut down details to stand out as a leader
Experience and accomplishments are often buried deep in the details of an IT resume. Learn how to trim the fat and surface what recruiters need to know up top in this resume makeover.
Boardroom Bound
The new data challenge: Raising your company's ESG IQ
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are now a top board concern, with employees and investors alike expecting companies to take an active role in improving society. CIOs have an opportunity to flex their data management expertise, serving as a trusted advisor on the quality and value of ESG data.
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How IT outsourcing is changing in Southeast Asia
There’s more competition from local providers and from the cloud, at a time when the pandemic has made resiliency and digital transformation even more important.
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7 interview mistakes that cost you key IT hires
A subpar interview process is a chief reason why IT pros turn down job offers. Here’s how your hiring team may be sabotaging its chances of landing top talent in a tight market.
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10 dark secrets of robotic process automation
RPA promises to streamline workflows, glue together legacy systems, and empower business users to solve their own problems. But beneath the big wins lurk hidden issues worth addressing.
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7 tips for modernizing data management
Data is an enterprise's lifeblood. Don't let poor management drain away your organization's most precious resource.
Analysis
5 ways to accelerate digital business in 2021
Digital business acceleration is the most important trend Gartner sees in the market right now. Here's how CIOs can free up resources to make that possible.
Opinion
7 ways to sabotage your shift to agile
The drumbeat to implement agile just keeps getting louder. Here’s how to ensure certain failure.
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7 signs it's time to kill an IT investment
Saying good-bye is hard to do. Worse, however, is pouring precious resources into a project that's doomed to failure.Feature
Application rationalization: Streamlining your IT portfolio
IT leaders are increasingly launching application rationalization initiatives to cut operational costs and improve resiliency and agility. Here’s how to weed out the waste and reinvest.
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Hybrid work model helps VMware navigate the pandemic
The software maker’s hybrid work model enables employees to work almost anywhere, an effort that includes new conference room tech and experiments with meetings conducted in virtual reality.
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Top 8 challenges IT leaders will face in 2021
Facilitating the future of work and securing a hybrid working environment top the list of tough, pandemic-inflected issues IT leaders must navigate this year.
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The state of 5G in Southeast Asia
After years of promise, the 5G cellular broadband technology has begun to be deployed across the globe, but each country’s approach and timeline differs. Here’s how 12 Southeast Asian nations are planning their 5G efforts.
Opinion
How CIOs can (and should) measure business outcomes
There are two kinds of measurements in business: one to assess performance and the other to provide intelligence. The smart CIO needs to do both.
The CIO Whisperers
4 attributes of future-ready IT leaders
In these turbulent times, one thing is certain, say top CIOs: What got you here won't get you there.
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Software accessibility: An overlooked business imperative
Accessibility is an area enterprises often fail to consider as they forge ahead with digital transformations and software development. Here’s why — and how — this should change.
Opinion
12 dark secrets of AI
With the drumbeat for AI across all industries only getting louder, IT leaders must come to grips with the dark secrets of working with artificial intelligence to glean business insights.
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6 hot IT hiring trends — and 5 going cold
A global pandemic, economic contraction, and calls to end racial inequality have altered the IT hiring landscape. Here’s how companies are adjusting when it comes to IT staffing.
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9 IT resolutions for 2021
IT leaders share their visions on how they hope to transform their teams, their organizations, and themselves in the new year.
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IT leaders’ top 15 takeaways from 2020
From IT’s resilience to the importance of being intentional, CIOs share insights on what 2020 has taught them about IT’s value to the business and what it means to work as a team.
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10 lies CIOs tell themselves
If Achilles had been a CIO, self-deception would be his heel. He’d be sure business-IT alignment is tight, information security bulletproof, and all projects come in on time. CIOs set the stage for disaster by fooling themselves.
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4 trends fueling hybrid-work strategies in 2021
In 2021, IT leaders will equip reconfigured corporate offices with hoteling and contract-tracing tools and automate more business processes while extending their cybersecurity coverage.
Building IT Relationships
Why ERP projects fail: Finding the gaps in your program plans
Skipping steps in the implementation process can cost your company dearly. Here's what to look for—and look out for.Feature
Customer-focused IT: A key CIO imperative, post-COVID
The pandemic has amplified the need to reach customers through digital channels. Here’s how IT leaders in nearly every industry are responding.
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7 reasons your AI strategy isn't working
Where did it all go wrong? Instead of achieving success, many new AI adopters are tripping into common pitfalls that derail the technology's benefits. Here's how to get back on track.
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Perfect strangers: How CIOs and CISOs can get along
The rise of security as a strategic imperative has altered the relationship between IT and infosec leaders. Here’s how CIOs and CISOs can become better partners.
CIO Executive Council POV
Measuring IT project success post-COVID—and 4 leadership lessons learned
Despite challenges, the pandemic has unearthed opportunities from both a technology and strategic standpoint and has introduced new ways to measure the business value of digitization projects.
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Top 5 strategic priorities for IT leaders in 2021
IT leaders from tech, insurance, and finance sectors share their strategic priorities for 2021. Self-service solutions, edge computing, analytics, and low-code development top CIOs’ roadmaps.
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Rémy Cointreau ports SAP to the cloud to help sell more cognac
The French liquor company blended its two SAP instances and migrated them to Google’s cloud to gain a better understanding of its customers.Feature
CIOs reshape IT culture in wake of pandemic
IT leaders are leaning on lessons learned from the pandemic to redefine IT cultures and refine IT strategies as they move toward a new year of uncertainty.
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13 'best practices' IT should avoid at all costs
From telling everyone they're your customer to establishing a cloud strategy, these "industry best practices" are sure to sink your chances of IT success.
Analysis
10 future trends and how CIOs can keep ahead in 2021
After a year disrupted by a global pandemic, the next normal is starting to take shape. Here's a look at what's ahead for IT organizations.
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11 old-school IT principles that still rule
Technology changes rapidly, but beneath the buzzwords, the fundamentals of sound IT strategy remain. Here are 11 legacy IT tenets that still reign — when applied in their modernized guise.
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7 tips for leading multiple IT projects at once
IT leaders will have their hands full when COVID-delayed projects return to the front burner. Here's how to maintain oversight and guidance without losing sleep or sanity.
The Business of Data
Tapping into dark data for efficiency, innovation, and income
Looking in the recesses of your data silos can pay dividends for CIOs seeking to improve business processes and drive innovation.
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CIOs take the lead in pursuit of operational efficiencies
Operational efficiency has taken on greater urgency since the pandemic began. CIOs are leaning into automation, digital tech, and the cloud to remove friction and create value.
Accent Notes
3 considerations for reducing carbon footprints with cloud
Technology is increasingly critical as companies shift to more responsible and sustainable practices. Here's how CIOs can lead the charge on sustainable cloud migration.Feature
7 attributes every IT leader must have
Leadership has little to do with one's title or seniority; it's an attribute that's earned over time through study, practice and commitment. Are you prepared to become a true leader?
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12 rules for quitting your job
Transitioning to a new gig means leaving a good impression with your former employer. Here’s how to give notice, prep co-workers, and keep future references positive.
Building IT Relationships
4 mistakes companies make with SaaS cost estimating
The devil, as they say, is in the details. Don't get tripped up on these common mistakes when calculating SaaS implementation costs.
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CIOs on the hook for governance as automation rises
With business leaders increasingly pushing for automation, CIOs must step up to help guide how and where such technologies should be deployed.
Boardroom Bound
The one skill every CIO needs for better board conversations
For IT leaders to stand out as strategic business contributors, simply presenting your materials isn't enough: Engage the board with a few great questions of your own.
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CIOs look to capitalize on the COVID spotlight
The pandemic has propelled CIOs to center stage, winning accolades for their transformative efforts. The next act is all about making sure this is a permanent role, not a cameo performance.
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7 steps for making IT layoffs as painless as possible
It's the downside of any IT leader's job: telling skilled, productive staff members their services are no longer required. Here's how to make an unpleasant task somewhat less disagreeable.
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Hiring in the age of COVID: Key lessons learned
Almost two-thirds of companies now interview, hire and onboard entirely remotely — and it’s yielding some positive results. IT leaders who are hiring aggressively lend insights into the new paradigm.
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7 tips to position yourself for promotion
IT pros with eyes on senior-level roles must fill out their skill sets, learn to present their successes, find the right champions, and make their aspirations known.
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