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Pivoting in a pandemic: How Embed shifted tech gears to survive
Interview

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.
By James HendersonFeb, 3 2021
Digital CX: The key to thriving through the pandemic
Feature

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.
By Clint BoultonFeb, 3 2021
Top 7 ERP trends for 2021
Feature

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.
By Neal WeinbergFeb, 2 2021
10 IT budgeting mistakes to avoid
Feature

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.
By Mary PrattFeb, 1 2021
IT Resume Makeover: Cut down details to stand out as a leader
Feature

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.
By Sarah K. WhiteJan, 29 2021
The new data challenge: Raising your company's ESG IQ
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.
By Maryfran JohnsonJan, 28 2021
How IT outsourcing is changing in Southeast Asia
Feature

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.
By Zafar AnjumJan, 27 2021
7 interview mistakes that cost you key IT hires
Feature

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.
By Christina WoodJan, 27 2021
10 dark secrets of robotic process automation
Feature

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.
By Peter WaynerJan, 26 2021
7 tips for modernizing data management
Feature

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.
By John EdwardsJan, 25 2021
5 ways to accelerate digital business in 2021
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.
By Stephen SmithJan, 25 2021
7 ways to sabotage your shift to agile
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.
By Bob LewisJan, 22 2021
7 signs it's time to kill an IT investment
Feature

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.
By John EdwardsJan, 19 2021
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.
By Esther SheinJan, 18 2021
Hybrid work model helps VMware navigate the pandemic
Feature

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.
By Clint BoultonJan, 12 2021
Top 8 challenges IT leaders will face in 2021
Feature

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.
By Paul HeltzelJan, 12 2021
The state of 5G in Southeast Asia
Feature

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.
By Gairika Mitra and Galen GrumanJan, 10 2021
How CIOs can (and should) measure business outcomes
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.
By Adib C. GhubrilJan, 8 2021
4 attributes of future-ready IT leaders
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.
By Dan RobertsJan, 7 2021
Software accessibility: An overlooked business imperative
Feature

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.
By Bob ViolinoJan, 7 2021
12 dark secrets of AI
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.
By Peter WaynerJan, 6 2021
6 hot IT hiring trends — and 5 going cold
Feature

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.
By Paul HeltzelJan, 5 2021
9 IT resolutions for 2021
Feature

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.
By Mary PrattJan, 4 2021
IT leaders’ top 15 takeaways from 2020
Feature

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.
By Mary PrattDec, 28 2020
10 lies CIOs tell themselves
Feature

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.
By Bob LewisDec, 23 2020
4 trends fueling hybrid-work strategies in 2021
Feature

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.
By Clint BoultonDec, 22 2020
Why ERP projects fail: Finding the gaps in your program plans
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.
By John BeldenDec, 22 2020
Customer-focused IT: A key CIO imperative, post-COVID
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.
By Beth StackpoleDec, 21 2020
7 reasons your AI strategy isn't working
Feature

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.
By John EdwardsDec, 17 2020
Perfect strangers: How CIOs and CISOs can get along
Feature

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.
By Esther SheinDec, 16 2020
Measuring IT project success post-COVID—and 4 leadership lessons learned
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.
By Nimesh MehtaDec, 15 2020
Top 5 strategic priorities for IT leaders in 2021
Feature

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.
By Clint BoultonDec, 15 2020
Rémy Cointreau ports SAP to the cloud to help sell more cognac
Feature

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.
By Peter SayerDec, 14 2020
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.
By Melisa BleasdaleDec, 9 2020
13 'best practices' IT should avoid at all costs
Feature

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.
By Bob LewisDec, 8 2020
10 future trends and how CIOs can keep ahead in 2021
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.
By Serge FindlingDec, 4 2020
11 old-school IT principles that still rule
Feature

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.
By Bob LewisDec, 3 2020
7 tips for leading multiple IT projects at once
Feature

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.
By John EdwardsDec, 1 2020
Tapping into dark data for efficiency, innovation, and income
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.
By Martin De SaullesNov, 25 2020
CIOs take the lead in pursuit of operational efficiencies
Feature

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.
By Esther SheinNov, 23 2020
3 considerations for reducing carbon footprints with cloud
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.
By Diana BersohnNov, 20 2020
7 attributes every IT leader must have
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?
By John EdwardsNov, 18 2020
12 rules for quitting your job
Feature

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.
By Paul HeltzelNov, 17 2020
4 mistakes companies make with SaaS cost estimating
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.
By Jeff LazartoNov, 13 2020
CIOs on the hook for governance as automation rises
Feature

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.
By Clint BoultonNov, 12 2020
The one skill every CIO needs for better board conversations
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.
By Maryfran JohnsonNov, 10 2020
CIOs look to capitalize on the COVID spotlight
Feature

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.
By Beth StackpoleNov, 9 2020
7 steps for making IT layoffs as painless as possible
Feature

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.
By John EdwardsNov, 3 2020
Hiring in the age of COVID: Key lessons learned
Feature

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.
By Stacy CollettNov, 2 2020
7 tips to position yourself for promotion
Feature

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.
By Christina WoodOct, 30 2020
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