IT Leadership
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CIOs blaze new career pathways at the top
Basking in the afterglow of their touted pandemic response, IT leaders are charting new and non-traditional career growth by embracing roles that capitalize on their business-savvy skills.
Interview
Lexmark’s Andy Kopp on democratizing data
The printer manufacturer’s Director of Transformation Products discusses the business impact of providing data-as-a-service with CIO.com’s Thor Olavsrud.
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Wells Fargo lays foundation for public cloud transformation
The financial firm is poised to launch a 10-year journey to overhaul its operations around a hybrid private and public multicloud architecture powered by Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform.
The CIO Whisperers
5 questions with CarMax CITO Shamim Mohammad
Lessons learned from a career defined by disruption
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Cushman & Wakefield dials up property sales and services with digital twins
The commercial real estate firm’s innovation mindset positioned it well to handle a business surge driven by the pandemic.
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8 tips for streamlining legacy IT
Whether for stability’s sake or to support vital business processes, most CIOs still have to retain legacy apps and infrastructure. But that doesn’t have to mean hobbling along.
Interview
Travelers’ Mojgan Lefebvre on the future of business innovation
How will agile teams that flourished in in-person settings adapt to new ways of working and continue to advance business innovation? CIO’s Maryfran Johnson sat down with Mojgan Lefebvre, executive vice president and chief technology and operations officer at Travelers, to discuss just that.
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Warner’s last mile on a long cloud journey
For more than a decade, Warner Music Group has been orchestrating an all-in cloud transformation. Its adoption of networking as a service may be the final note.
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17 IT management certifications for IT leaders
IT management requires both technical skills and the ability to lead teams, projects, and processes. These 17 certs will help you to hone and showcase your IT management bona fides.
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Getting the CIO-CFO relationship right
As IT’s stature has grown, so too has the importance of a strong CIO-CFO partnership. Executive pairs shed light on their collaborations and offer tips for success.
How-To
11 tips for selecting and implementing an ERP system
From laying the organizational groundwork to planning for the long haul, IT experts offer insights on how to make this challenging business transformation smooth and successful.
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Vanguard CIO John Marcante on the startup mentality
Leadership Live: The investment firm’s global CIO discusses how to develop a culture of innovation in a video interview with CIO.com’s Maryfran Johnson.
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How to make performance reviews meaningful
These formal evaluations, in which managers assess an employeeu2019s performance, are a great opportunity to build culture, bust bias, and bring teams together u2014 especially in tough times.The CIO Whisperers
5 questions with Whirlpool’s Danielle Brown
This trailblazing CIO shares the three keys to her success and why great leaders aren’t afraid to let go of control.
Opinion
Evaluating technical architecture: 11 key criteria and how to apply them
Building effective IT 101: Knowing what you have is a good first step. But knowing whether what you have is what you ought to have is a different matter.
Developing IT Leaders
Can’t find the IT skills you need? Take a closer look at your team
Your IT employees likely possess skills and knowledge that are unused in their current roles and may make it easier for them to learn new skills. Together, these hidden and transferable skills provide a treasure trove of untapped IT talent.
IDG TECHtalk Voices
How foresight enhances strategic planning in times of uncertainty
The future cannot be predicted, but strategic foresight enables leaders to embrace uncertainty by better understanding, anticipating, and preparing for change.
Podcast
Podcast: CIO Leadership Live with John Wilson, VP, CIO & CSO at MITRE
John Wilson, VP, CIO & CSO at MITRE, joins Maryfran Johnson for this CIO Leadership Live interview, which is jointly produced by CIO.com and the CIO Executive Council. They will discuss zero trust, phishing as a service, connected hybrid environments and more. This episode is sponsored by Palo Alto Networks. Discover more at https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.
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Popular IT advice every CIO should ignore
Everybody has an opinion. The problem is, some opinions simply aren’t worth listening to.
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How CIOs can achieve work-life balance — and avoid burnout
CIOs are struggling for work-life balance now more than ever, but it’s harder than it sounds.
Analysis
9 reasons good employees leave — and how to prevent it
Talent is your biggest asset, and while you’ll never eliminate employee turnover, the following strategies can help you keep your best.
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7 secrets of successful vendor negotiation
Negotiation skills are fast becoming a CIO imperative. Here’s how to turn a single, initial purchase into a mutually beneficial, long-term vendor partnership.
Movers and Shakers
At Ingram Micro, digital change starts with the customer journey
The technology distributor’s entire digital transformation is “geared toward creating a single pane of glass for the lifecycle of customer engagement,” says CDO Sanjib Sahoo. His recipe for success includes establishing the right mindset, creating a balanced execution plan, and architecting technology to anticipate pivots.
News Analysis
AI, cloud, hybrid work headline Gartner’s top tech trends for 2022
The C-suite’s recognition of IT as an engine for business transformation rages on, with CIOs taking center stage in improving digital experiences and advancing digital solutions.
IDG TECHtalk Voices
Why gamification is a great tool for employee engagement
The rewards a gamer gets for completing levels or collecting points can be replicated in a workplace environment to improve engagement, motivate personal growth, and encourage continuous improvement.
The CIO Whisperers
5 questions with Johnson & Johnson’s Jim Swanson
Learn how this top CIO is leveraging a platform operating model and focusing on building a diverse, tech-centric culture to accelerate the digital health ecosystem.
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5 ways CIOs are redefining teamwork for a hybrid world
From smaller teams, to video tech that creates more equitable meetings, to a rebalanced brain trust in the office, CIOs are trying out new approaches to IT teamwork.
News Analysis
Greenhouse gas emissions: The next big issue for CIOs
Google, Salesforce, SAP, and others are making it easier for CIOs to manage greenhouse gas emissions, not just in the server room but across the whole enterprise.
Opinion
You’ve migrated to the cloud, now what?
If there’s one takeaway from the constant drumbeat of cloud migration stories, it’s that moving to the cloud is one thing; being successful in the cloud is another.
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ITIL certification guide: Costs, requirements, levels, and paths
ITIL 4 is IT’s go-to framework for delivering IT services. From ITIL Foundation to ITIL Master, here’s everything you need to know about the latest ITIL certifications.
News Analysis
Exclusive survey: CIOs outline tech priorities for 2021-22
With 2020 spending largely dictated by pandemic response, CIOs are now investing with one eye on the future — and one eye on securing the present.
The CIO Whisperers
5 questions with Dow’s Melanie Kalmar
Learn how this top CIO drives real business value through IT and how she fosters innovation at the 125-year-old company.
Movers and Shakers
Developing a digital culture at U. S. Steel
At one of the world’s largest steel companies, digital success springs from solid business cases, a culture of innovation, and diligent change management, says CIO Steve Bugajski.
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7 tasks every IT leader should delegate
CIOs have busy lives. So, one of the biggest talents every IT leader must acquire is the ability to know when to let go.Feature
ADM takes process-oriented approach to IT modernization
Food ingredients supplier Archer Daniels Midland is consolidating IT systems as part of a transformation that includes standardizing many of its business processes worldwide.
Opinion
Technical architecture: What IT does for a living
Building effective IT 101: Technical architecture is what separates a hard-to-navigate pile of tech from accelerating IT’s ability to get things done.
IDG TECHtalk Voices
3 steps toward a more innovative business culture
Capturing a culture of innovation in a post-pandemic landscape is perhaps one of the greatest challenges facing organizations. Change cannot happen passively.
Movers and Shakers
How Johnson Controls is going ‘digital to the core’
As the multinational conglomerate transforms to bring cutting-edge digital products and services to customers, CIO Diane Schwarz ensures that it is digital on the inside as well.
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Toyota turns to AI to speed credit decisioning
Toyota Financial Services’ Intelligent Financing Decision Engine leverages machine learning and massive data sets to accelerate credit decisioning and improve customer and dealer experience.
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CIO vs. CTO: Chief collaborators in tech
The line between CIO and CTO roles is increasingly blurring. Here’s how to these roles traditional differentiate, how they are converging, and how they can work together to create business value.
IDG TECHtalk Voices
Why Big Tech can't crack healthcare
Technologists cannot disrupt healthcare without a complete understanding of the operating model. Co-creation is the best path forward.
Movers and Shakers
How Carrier IT built a new culture (during a spinoff and a pandemic)
CIO Joe Schulz and the digital team seized the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create a metrics-based, customer-focused culture for IT.
The CIO Whisperers
5 questions with CIO-turned-CEO Ted Colbert
The Boeing Global Services president and CEO shares the leadership wisdom he lives by and why it’s not IT’s job to give the business what it wants.
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Hispanic IT leaders pioneer new paths to the top
Despite increased focus on diversity in today’s IT, Hispanics are still grappling with how to stand out, yet blend in, in what remains a white male-dominated IT culture.
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How to win over your board of directors
A 15-minute board presentation can make or break a promising career. Leaders offer CIOs advice meeting board needs and expectations and winning their lasting support and respect.Managing Innovation & Disruptive Technology
3 tips for combatting not-invented-here syndrome
Company culture and internal politics can block ideas at any time as they make their perilous journey from concept to value. These techniques will help you knock down those barriers to innovation.
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10 impediments to IT innovation
From inefficient IT operations to an inability to upskill at pace, innovation is often undercut by ingrained organizational issues that IT leaders must change.
Developing IT Leaders
7 techniques to enhance your power to persuade
In the workplace, influence is the ability to move someone’s thinking, actions, or decisions in a way that advances your business objectives. These seven concepts and techniques will give your influence skills a boost.
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CIO transformation: From order-taker to changemaker
Looking to take a step up in your CIO career? IT leaders and executive advisors outline key strategies for earning a more prominent, impactful role.
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What is AIOps? Injecting intelligence into IT operations
Organizations seeking to better monitor IT assets are turning to artificial intelligence to get ahead of performance issues and to automate fixes before negative impacts are felt.
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