Opinion

After the cloud: The future of compute is everywhere

Cloud isn’t going away — it’s spreading everywhere, and the winners will be the CIOs who know what runs where, when and why.

By Sean Heuer

20 Dec 20257 mins

Edge ComputingHybrid CloudMulticloud

GSA’s entity validation request for proposal is flawed

The plan to create a government-run identifier raises intellectual property concerns and duplicates private sector efforts.

By Mark MacCarthy

26 Sep 2018

Government Government IT Laws and Regulations

IT outsourcing agreements: 3 details many negotiations forget

Whether you are establishing an outsourcing relationship for the first time, preparing for a sourcing event, or getting ready for a painful renewal discussion with your incumbent service provider, there is no circumstance where an outsourcing agreeme

By Adam Mansfield

25 Sep 2018

IT Leadership IT Management Outsourcing

The hottest skills for tech contractors

Contractor hiring is on the rise. Discover the hottest skills for tech contractors and why employers are sourcing these skills from the independent workforce.

By Stephen Zafarino

25 Sep 2018

Data Science Data and Information Security IT Skills and Training

Agility and architecture

Agile practices are still maturing. To scale, they require an enterprise and business architecture framework in their organizations.

By Daniel Lambert

24 Sep 2018

Agile Development Enterprise Architecture Technology Industry

Society, not women, needs fixing

Obstacles that women face when working in a sexist culture are beyond their control. A DIY approach to on-the-job equality will not work. Society must change.

By Sharon Florentine

21 Sep 2018

Careers

Digital transformation with purpose: Making the shift towards balanced business models

As companies continue to work on their digital transformation initiatives and to make steady progress, itu2019s vitally important to re-visit goals and objectives along the way.

By Nicholas D. Evans

21 Sep 2018

Digital Transformation IT Leadership Technology Industry

The case against the ‘business-savvy CIO’

Being business-savvy isnu2019t a radical recommendation. Itu2019s clichu00e9d. These days, tech know-how and business smarts are inseparable when it comes to transformational CIOs.

By Bob Lewis

20 Sep 2018

CIO Careers IT Strategy

Rewrite or rebuild? 5 legacy system upgrade considerations

Is a rewrite or a rebuild of legacy systems what’s right for customers, budgets and time?

By Anna Frazzetto

20 Sep 2018

Budgeting Enterprise Architecture Technology Industry

5 common but erroneous assumptions about digital transformation

Digital transformation is worth its weight because of its high impact on optimizing business performance, unleashing collective potential and driving the businessu2019s long-term prosperity.

By Pearl Zhu

20 Sep 2018

Digital Transformation IT Leadership Technology Industry

CIOs need to be prepared for the future of work

Workfront’s annual State of Work report shows businesses are at risk because most U.S. workers don’t have enough time or confidence in co-workers to drive rapid innovation.

By Zeus Kerravala

19 Sep 2018

CIO Careers IT Jobs

What exactly is a privacy risk?

Without knowing what privacy risks are, businesses and consumers would be left in the dark under new privacy law proposals.

By Mark MacCarthy

18 Sep 2018

Government Laws and Regulations Technology Industry

Figures lie. Liars figure

Presenting your IT results in ways which lead to the conclusion you desire.

By Paul T. Cottey

18 Sep 2018

Analytics Data Visualization IT Leadership

What priorities CIOs need to have

What is important to CIOs and how should its delivery be measured.

By Myles F. Suer

18 Sep 2018

CIO IT Leadership

Making room at the top

We need to consider if women are being denied opportunities, or just selecting an alternate career path.

By Sue Weston

18 Sep 2018

IT Leadership IT Management Technology Industry

The promise of artificial intelligence in diagnosing illness

Artificial intelligence in healthcare is about more than predicting readmission rates. It can help diagnose disease.

By Jill Dyché

17 Sep 2018

Artificial Intelligence Healthcare Industry Technology Industry

How to build for change in a cloudy world

Integration is one of the most strategic initiatives an organization can invest in today. Is it part of your cloud strategy?

By Ross Mason

14 Sep 2018

APIs Digital Transformation Technology Industry

5 risks CIOs must assume in the digital age

Are CIOs supposed to avoid risk or embrace it? It depends. For digital programs to flourish and fuel the growth of the larger organization, entirely new behaviors need to be adopted by IT leadersu2014but they each come with an assumed risk.

By Mikhail Papovsky

14 Sep 2018

CIO IT Leadership Risk Management

IT budget advice for midmarket organizations

Factors your midsize business needs to consider when budgeting for major technology initiatives and projects.

By Ray Grady

14 Sep 2018

Budgeting Digital Transformation IT Leadership

The ripple effect

Pre-fabrication and other agile construction methodologies are transforming how data centers are designed and built u2013 just in the nick of time for the explosive growth of data center infrastructure that will be required in the coming decade. more

By Nancy Novak

13 Sep 2018

CIO Data Center IT Leadership

5 reasons for containerizing your legacy Windows Server applications

Why leading enterprises across the globe are turning to a container management platform to breathe new life into legacy Windows Server applications.

By Banjot Chanana

13 Sep 2018

Development Tools Kubernetes and Containers Operating Systems

Maximizing your training strategy

Organizations that simply make training available will fall behind in their digital transformation. Implementing, and then maximizing, an internal training strategy is the key to staying competitive in todayu2019s business landscape.

By Stefano Bellasio

13 Sep 2018

Digital Transformation IT Leadership IT Skills and Training

The workforce awakens: insights for the service desk

How to enable the new work environment employees are requesting and facing the challenges of a changing IT landscape.

By Nancy Van Elsacker Louisnord

13 Sep 2018

IT Strategy ITSM Technology Industry

Don’t let your IT-enabled transformation program go ‘Into Thin Air’

While reading u201cInto Thin Airu201d, I started drawing some parallels between climbing Mount Everest and deploying a major ERP system. The software you buy is the path that you choose to climb the mountain, and the System Integrator (SI) is your co

By John Belden

13 Sep 2018

Digital Transformation IT Leadership

Novartis succeeds in managing IT modernization journey with two-team approach

Approach ensures necessary commitment and continuity for transformation.

By Peter Bendor-Samuel

13 Sep 2018

Digital Transformation IT Leadership IT Strategy

The 8 essential skills your IT team must possess

Increasingly, finding a promising candidate who fits the bill on all these skills is challenging or down right impossible.

By Jim Zimmermann

13 Sep 2018

IT Leadership IT Skills and Training

How to manage IT in a spinoff: 5 tips for success

Know your assets, including data; and whether you stay with legacy services or go greenfield, be aware of security and the bottom line.

By Brandon C. Curry

13 Sep 2018

IT Leadership IT Strategy

In the digital age, speed is the new scale – are you mastering it yet?

Enterprises are craving for more speed to gain competitive advantage during digital transformation; but surprisingly, executives have limited options to respond with.

By Hakan Altintepe

13 Sep 2018

Digital Transformation IT Leadership IT Strategy