Opinion

Artificial Intelligence Hybrid Cloud ITSM

3 ways big firms can compete with startups for top tech talent

With mounting competition from startups, how can corporate IT teams win the war for tech talent?

By Andrew Horne

Careers IT Leadership

How to stop spear-phishing cold

Many hacks start with a spear-phishing attack, often aimed at the top of the corporate hierarchy.

By Roger Kay

Email Clients Security Social Engineering

Fastest growing tech skills and certifications in 2017: 30 and 30

The cash market value of these certified and noncertified tech skills have increased the most so far this year.

By David Foote

Careers IT Leadership IT Skills and Training

“No touching!” – new technology redesigns user experience demands

Smartphones are a dead product category. Weu2019re on the verge of killing it, but donu2019t poke the body.rn

By Frank Wammes

Artificial Intelligence Innovation Small and Medium Business

Leveraging low code and citizen development platforms to accelerate digital transformation

Instituting low code or citizen development platforms can enable CIOs to meet the application development demands of digital transformation programs.

By Isaac Sacolick

Business IT Alignment Mobile Development Small and Medium Business

ServiceNow’s Intelligent Automation hints at a smarter, more productive workplace

The cloud company is deploying machine learning techniques to speed up common processes in IT, human resources and security and predicting problems before they happen.

By Arik Hesseldahl

30 May 2017

Artificial Intelligence Enterprise Applications IT Leadership

Think twice about college if you want a profitable IT career

College may not be a prerequisite for these jobs or even convey the prestige that it once did to candidates. Coupling that with today’s price tag for a degree and many people are considering alternate means for entering the field.

By Christopher C. Barron

Careers IT Skills and Training

SAP sets a course for the future

At its annual customer conference, SAP set forth an ambitious vision for the future, but is their partner ecosystem ready for the journey?

By Charles Araujo

Cloud Computing Enterprise Applications ITSM

The rules of engagement for customer-obsessed organizations

Today, customer engagement has shifted. Customers donu2019t just take what they get; they arrive with an expectation that a brand knows what they want before they even do.

By Eric Berridge

CRM Systems IT Leadership

How artificial intelligence is shaping online retail in 2017

Although artificial intelligence has not reached levels of cinematic expectations, it has certainly come a long way. As we approach the halfway mark of 2017, we’ve seen that artificial intelligence has penetrated online retail in ways we would never

By Philip Kushmaro

Artificial Intelligence Consumer Electronics Predictive Analytics

Planning for the worst: Crisis communications 101

How you plan for and respond to a crisis could make a world of difference. Are you prepared?

By Andrew Stanten

The 5 key drivers of digital transformation today

Artificial intelligence is causing ripples across the industry. It’s time to get even more aggressive about transforming your company

By Howard Tiersky

Big Data Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Building the confidence to go-live

Anyone who has been responsible for a major ERP go-live can attest to the following scenario: when it’s time to go-live, there will be a tsunami of pressure that starts to build from the business against going live. This article explains several sc

By John Belden

ERP Systems IT Leadership

3 fundamental traits of savvy marketers

While there are many traits and characteristics that define a skilled marketer, there are several key practices separating the pros from the amateurs. Here, we discuss three of the fundamental ones.

By Dipti Parmar

Windows 10 S looks like the mainstream future of the platform

The “S” may evoke speed, security, streamlining or the store now required for distribution. But for many users, it’s going to represent something coming soon.

By Ross Rubin

Microsoft Small and Medium Business Windows

7 effective strategies executives use to pick a technology partner

Need your project delivered on time and under budget? Use these strategies to get those types of vendor results.

By Andre Bourque

Technology Industry

Consumers love to hate the companies that deliver pay TV and broadband

A survey of thousands of consumers shows that a lack of competition and u201cabysmalu201d customer service make cable companies and ISPs the most disliked industries in the country.

By Bill Snyder

Consumer Electronics Internet

New CIO Appointments and Promotions – May 2017

Well-known large companies, including IBM, Procter & Gamble, Regions Financial, and Levi Strauss are among the firms that recently announced technology leadership changes.rn

By Martha Heller

CIO Careers IT Jobs

6 ways to manage your data – and team

Decision-making without data is as unwise as it is archaic. Companies must invest in software and products that crunch numbers effectively and allow the team to make decisions in a meticulous and calm manner.

By Ralph Tkatchuk

Analytics Big Data E-commerce Software

Risk assessments for local governments and SMBs

Does your organization have a mature risk management program or are your just crossing your fingers and hoping for the best? Risk assessments are an essential part of your information and IT governance programs.

By Jeffrey Morgan

IT Leadership Risk Management

These are the most exciting Linux powered devices

Did you know that Tesla cars ran on Linux?rn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Open Source Operating Systems

How Rackspace flew through turbulence in the private cloud

Bryan Thompson, General Manager, OpenStack Private Cloud at Rackspace, talked about the second generation of cloud and some turbulence that OpenStack recently experienced.rn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Cloud Computing Data Center Open Source

Directing the Technology Orchestra

Orchestrating the world of cloud, big data, analytics, AI and the Internet of Things. Donu2019t let the buzzwords become buzz saws. They all work in concert for the customer experience.

By Greg Simpson

Computers and Peripherals Open Source Operating Systems

How Dell’s Project Sputnik came to life

I met and talked to Barton George, the projectu2019s initiator and leader, to understand the backstory.

By Swapnil Bhartiya

23 May 2017 10 mins

New platform, Songistry ends the isolation of individual songwriters.

By Andre Bourque

Enterprise Applications

Calculate the Cost of Downtime

IT projects, especially infrastructure projects can be challenging to get approved. Discuss the “cost of downtime” in your proposal so senior management can visualize and understand the risk implications, and you will get many more of your projects a

By Mike Sisco

IT Leadership IT Strategy

Why is Facebook’s iOS app so bloated?

Facebooku2019s app weighs in at more than 380 MB when you download it from the iOS App Store. Is it time to just get rid of Facebook altogether?

By Jim Lynch

23 May 2017 4 mins

Apple Facebook Small and Medium Business

Ecosystems: when digital transformation grows up

It’s time for CIOs to shift their focus from the abstract promise of digital transformation to specific ecosystem strategies.

By Bryan Kirschner

Understanding the benefits and threats when building an IoT strategy

The Internet of Things (IoT) market continues to gain momentum, both growing in total connections and into new business and consumer application segments, but still CIOs and other IT leaders diverge on what are the real benefits of this technologies

By Marco Antonio Cavallo