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Finding the right balance in multi-cloud data management
CIO Executive Council POV

Finding the right balance in multi-cloud data management

IT leaders today have a lot more to consider in building a cloud-based and data-driven infrastructure than juggling resources and maintaining costs.
By Avon S PuriApr, 1 2020
Land O'Lakes IT whips up business outcomes
Movers and Shakers

Land O'Lakes IT whips up business outcomes

To encourage cross-functional product teams to focus on business outcomes, CIO Marc Carlson replaces spot bonuses with a long-term incentive plan.
By Martha HellerApr, 1 2020
The CIO’s coronavirus playbook: 7 tips for surviving the crisis
Feature

The CIO’s coronavirus playbook: 7 tips for surviving the crisis

Don’t let the coronavirus crisis cripple your company. Follow this CIO survival guide to the pandemic.
By Clint BoultonMar, 31 2020
5 tips for navigating supplier relationships in an economic downturn
Building IT Relationships

5 tips for navigating supplier relationships in an economic downturn

Don't let cost-cutting derail your digital transformation; take these steps to strengthen supplier relationships.
By John BeldenMar, 30 2020
When it comes to cybersecurity, we need to adapt for now and the future
IDG TECHtalk Voices

When it comes to cybersecurity, we need to adapt for now and the future

As we adapt to a future of remote workers, this is a critical time to ensure you have an incident response plan in place, and can adapt for an indefinite change in operational processes – including who is managing this response.
By Rick GrinnellMar, 25 2020
Briefing the board on security: Put data in the driver’s seat
Boardroom Bound

Briefing the board on security: Put data in the driver’s seat

Skip the scare tactics and cultivate “tech champions” among your board directors via data-driven stories and cybersecurity scorecards.
By Maryfran JohnsonMar, 24 2020
Business continuity: Coronavirus crisis puts CIOs' plans to the test
Feature

Business continuity: Coronavirus crisis puts CIOs' plans to the test

As the Coronavirus pandemic spreads, CIO have the perfect opportunity to brush up on business continuity planning as they strategize their response.
By Clint BoultonMar, 19 2020
Spring 2020: State of the CIO
Feature

Spring 2020: State of the CIO

CIOs’ expanding management and revenue-generation responsibilities are cementing their roles as business leaders. Traditional technologists need not apply.
By CIO staff and contributorsMar, 18 2020
COVID-19’s impact on the enterprise and remote work
IDG TECHtalk Voices

COVID-19’s impact on the enterprise and remote work

With the COVID-19 virus forcing people to stay at home, many enterprises suddenly have to support an entirely remote workforce. IDG influencers shared advice about how IT leaders can handle this new dynamic and the technology required during a recent #IDGTECHtalk Twitter chat.
By Clare BrownMar, 16 2020
5 ways to tick off a CISO
IDG TECHtalk Voices

5 ways to tick off a CISO

As a venture capitalist that invests solely in seed stage cybersecurity entrepreneurs, I often ask myself what keeps CISOs up at night to inform which gaps the next round of enterprise security products needs to address.
By Yoav LeitersdorfMar, 16 2020
7 key findings from Cisco's CISO benchmark study
Navigating the Digital Universe

7 key findings from Cisco's CISO benchmark study

Understanding the state of security in 2020.
By Marc WilczekMar, 13 2020
CIOs take different paths to cultivating culture
Feature

CIOs take different paths to cultivating culture

CIOs have a tough call to make when joining an organization: Change the culture or build on the work of their predecessors? Here IT leaders and consultants share their experiences.
By Clint BoultonMar, 12 2020
ServiceNow: Not just for managing IT services anymore
News Analysis

ServiceNow: Not just for managing IT services anymore

ServiceNow is making a play to push beyond ITSM, thanks to new AI tools in the Orlando release of its Now platform and other recent AI-related moves.
By Peter SayerMar, 11 2020
Stakeholder management: Your plan for influencing project outcomes
Feature

Stakeholder management: Your plan for influencing project outcomes

Stakeholder management can be more complex than project managers think. Here’s how to mentor, influence, and communicate with everyone impacted by your project.
By Moira AlexanderMar, 6 2020
IoT success stories: Reaping value from sensor data
Feature

IoT success stories: Reaping value from sensor data

The internet of things (IoT) is helping organizations collect more data than ever. What they do with that information is critical as IT leaders share how IoT is transforming several industries.
By Clint BoultonMar, 6 2020
Fear, loathing and profits – the battle over data access and data privacy in healthcare
IDG TECHtalk Voices

Fear, loathing and profits – the battle over data access and data privacy in healthcare

The proponents of data access declare it to be a fundamental right for consumers. Those who stand to profit – or lose – from open access to patient data have different points of view.
By Paddy PadmanabhanMar, 4 2020
3 things you should know about cloud security in 2020
Navigating the Digital Universe

3 things you should know about cloud security in 2020

The cloud computing market is poised to be worth $623 billion by 2025. Still, despite all the excitement about its benefits, there are downsides.
By Marc WilczekMar, 4 2020
8 lies project managers tell themselves
Feature

8 lies project managers tell themselves

From overvaluing milestones to assuming everyone has a unified vision of project success, don’t let these common PM self-deceptions sink your project.
By Christina WoodMar, 4 2020
Posture management: Cloud security tools rise in wake of breaches
Feature

Posture management: Cloud security tools rise in wake of breaches

Capital One’s breach highlighted the pressing need for IT leaders to shore up misconfiguration errors. That’s where cloud security posture management and other tools come into play, experts say.
By Clint BoultonFeb, 28 2020
Organizing around the value stream
IDG TECHtalk Voices

Organizing around the value stream

When working on multiple projects at once, it is hard to make good progress. If we organize around the value stream, then we can help the work to flow through our system.
By Dave MangotFeb, 25 2020
5 data analytics success stories: An inside look
Feature

5 data analytics success stories: An inside look

Many CIOs are doubling down on their data analytics strategies to achieve business goals.
By Clint BoultonFeb, 25 2020
Security vs. innovation: IT's trickiest balancing act
Feature

Security vs. innovation: IT's trickiest balancing act

An innovative initiative is only as successful as it is secure. Here’s how CIOs are balancing risk-taking with risk aversion.
By Bob ViolinoFeb, 10 2020
Enterprise security in 2020: How to keep attackers out
IDG TECHtalk Voices

Enterprise security in 2020: How to keep attackers out

When every employee is part of the security equation, having a security culture that includes education, collaboration between IT operations and security teams, and security tools is essential. That was the consensus among participants in a recent IDG TECH(talk) discussion.
By Clare BrownFeb, 5 2020
4 lessons from the Hertz vs. Accenture IT disaster
Building IT Relationships

4 lessons from the Hertz vs. Accenture IT disaster

A tremendous amount of information and specific insight can be gleaned by analyzing projects gone wrong. Here are four lessons IT leaders can apply to any outsourcing agreement.
By John BeldenFeb, 5 2020
8 dark secrets of organizational change management
Opinion

8 dark secrets of organizational change management

In the digital era, organizational change management is crucial to business success — far too crucial to be dogged by its misconceptions and false assumptions.
By Bob LewisFeb, 5 2020
The next casualty of cyberwar could be your business
IDG TECHtalk Voices

The next casualty of cyberwar could be your business

We seem to live perpetually in a state of heightened alert, and companies need to ensure their security teams are prepared for a nation-state cyberattack and be able to react in a split second.
By Rick GrinnellJan, 28 2020
For BMC, internal IT is its own best customer
Feature

For BMC, internal IT is its own best customer

BMC’s shift to vetting its software on the front lines of its own IT department has been a game changer for improving customer experience, says CIO Scott Crowder.
By Sharon FlorentineJan, 24 2020
AI, automation emerge as critical tools for cybersecurity
IDG TECHtalk Voices

AI, automation emerge as critical tools for cybersecurity

Organizations find new ways to relieve some of the burden on security teams while shoring up defenses.
By Anne TaylorJan, 22 2020
At Barings, IT culture change pays dividends
Feature

At Barings, IT culture change pays dividends

Sometimes enterprise require a culture shake-up — or at least a culture harmonization, as Barings CIO Andy Lennon learned when he accepted the challenge of unifying up 5 organizations under on tech umbrella.
By Clint BoultonJan, 21 2020
7 traits of successful enterprise architects
Feature

7 traits of successful enterprise architects

In an age of digital transformation, businesses need someone who can plan and build a forward-looking systems infrastructure. Here's how to find that elusive expert.
By John EdwardsJan, 20 2020
20 IT resolutions for 2020
Feature

20 IT resolutions for 2020

The new decade finds technology changing faster than ever. IT leaders must balance a wide array of priorities in developing a strategic agenda that can keep up.
By Mary PrattJan, 14 2020
Feature

The state of digital transformation in 2020

The lessons learned from a decade of digital transformation provide a roadmap for those embarking on their own initiatives. CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World team up to dissect that legacy from every angle.
By Eric KnorrJan, 13 2020
‘Drop dead weight, think analogue’: The modern CIO’s New Year resolutions
Feature

‘Drop dead weight, think analogue’: The modern CIO’s New Year resolutions

Gartner lists non-digital tools to help CIOs up their game for the year aheadrn
By Divina ParedesJan, 12 2020
5 data analytics investments worth the hype
Feature

5 data analytics investments worth the hype

Analytics technologies are all too often hyped as transformational magic. But these five emerging analytics investments look promising and productive enough to fuel future bottom-line benefits.
By Thor OlavsrudJan, 9 2020
Top 9 challenges IT leaders will face in 2020
Feature

Top 9 challenges IT leaders will face in 2020

From skills shortages to privacy concerns, tech execs will need to overcome a number of hurdles along their digital journeys this year.
By Paul HeltzelJan, 6 2020
Applying cognitive science to champion data-management adoption
The Next Generation of Health IT

Applying cognitive science to champion data-management adoption

Business relationship managers today have new techniques to make data management stickier. Mix it up for greater data-enablement adoption.
By Peter NicholDec, 23 2019
The big task for CIOs in 2020: Bringing security and IT operations together
The Digital CIO

The big task for CIOs in 2020: Bringing security and IT operations together

Bridging the gap between these siloed teams pays off in improved visibility and better security.
By Zeus KerravalaDec, 11 2019
Inside Cisco's IT monitoring makeover
Feature

Inside Cisco's IT monitoring makeover

When Cisco’s IT team set out to replace a homegrown monitoring system, changing minds was as much of a challenge as changing code.
By Peter SayerDec, 9 2019
3 things digital health developers can learn from the Industrial Internet of Things
Revenue Accountability

3 things digital health developers can learn from the Industrial Internet of Things

The second in a series on my insights into best practices for IoT solution development after working with developers and product managers across multiple industries.
By Scott NelsonDec, 3 2019
What is the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018? Influencers in the know break down the details
IDG TECHtalk Voices

What is the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018? Influencers in the know break down the details

The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 is a bill intended to enhance online privacy rights and consumer protection for residents of California, United States. But the bill has national and global implications. Here’s how to prepare your organization for compliance and protect your customers.
By Ginevra AdamoliDec, 2 2019
Take the training wheels off your vendor-management office
The Next Generation of Health IT

Take the training wheels off your vendor-management office

Why you’re not getting the most out of your third-party relationships.
By Peter NicholNov, 25 2019
8 tips for dealing with IT project pushback
Feature

8 tips for dealing with IT project pushback

Technical initiatives are often met with resistance from business leaders, IT pros and end users alike. Here’s how to transform friction into feedback that can help push your project forward.
By Paul HeltzelNov, 25 2019
CDO resumes: 4 tips for landing a chief data officer role
Feature

CDO resumes: 4 tips for landing a chief data officer role

Chief data officers are on the rise as businesses embrace data-driven strategies. But you’ll want to follow these four tips to write the perfect CDO resume to get the job.
By Sarah K. WhiteNov, 19 2019
Application proliferation – the lurking crisis
Truth from the Trenches

Application proliferation – the lurking crisis

There are literally thousands of SaaS applications that can be used to manage almost every aspect of a company’s internal operations. On a bad day it may seem as if your company has purchased all of them! Here are some tips on how IT organizations can provide responsible application oversight even in the absence of direct application ownership.
By Mark SettleNov, 15 2019
3 practices Industrial IoT can learn from digital health and the Internet of Medical Things
Revenue Accountability

3 practices Industrial IoT can learn from digital health and the Internet of Medical Things

The human-centric focus of healthcare has given digital health developers a different perspective on how they deploy IoT technology. Industrial developers can learn from these practices – patient first, the Quadruple Aim and the Nudge – to accelerate the success of their operation-centric efforts.
By Scott NelsonNov, 12 2019
Why are most organizations late to change?
I’ve Been Thinking – So Should You

Why are most organizations late to change?

The pace of change continues to escalate, and the saying “if you snooze you lose” has never been more relevant. Here are four ways to help your organization avoid being late to change.
By Randy PenningtonNov, 12 2019
Feature

The chief data officer: The CIO’s newest ally

As organizations shift to data-driven strategies, the CDO role is rising. But to succeed as an entity, the CIO and CDO must work in concert — with clear delineations in responsibilities.
By Mary PrattNov, 11 2019
Rethinking government use of commercial exploit tools after WhatsApp spying
Tech Policy Decoded

Rethinking government use of commercial exploit tools after WhatsApp spying

The recent WhatsApp lawsuit shows the significant risk to individuals, as well as public trust, that comes from allowing commercial systems to remain exploitable.
By Daniel CastroNov, 8 2019
The Tech Mindset

5 ways cybersecurity awareness trainings can strengthen your organization

As efforts to implement comprehensive security engineering frameworks and policies grow across various enterprises, it makes sense to implement a hands-on training program focused on educating your employees with basic cybersecurity best practices – so they don’t fall for phishing scams.
By Ax SharmaNov, 7 2019
Why corporate boards put their digital transformation at risk
Navigating the Digital Universe

Why corporate boards put their digital transformation at risk

Despite increasing cybercrime and dependency on digital revenues, many CEOs operate in the dark. A stunning 63 percent of CISOs don’t regularly report to their board, research by Ponemon Institute finds.
By Marc WilczekNov, 7 2019
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