CIOs for hire: The rise of the contract CIO
A class of CIOs are offering fractional and contract services to fill a niche in the IT executive job market.
How Walmart’s Indian IT team used AI to predict customer preferences
Walmart Global Tech India developed applications to improve customer satisfaction and employee efficiency during the pandemic.
12 data science certifications that will pay off
Looking to get ahead as a data scientist? Earning one of these data science certs will help you stand out in one of the hottest careers in IT.
10 most powerful ERP vendors today
The cloud and digital strategies are blurring traditional enterprise software category lines, shaking up the enterprise resource planning (ERP) market.
Private 5G networks offer CIOs intriguing options
Network operators are making progress with stand-alone 5G rollouts, but CIOs hungry for 5G’s promised low latency for IoT communications might want to consider a private 5G network.FROM OUR ADVERTISERS
Anadolu Efes CIO drives AI-fuelled data, analytics strategy
Murat Ozkan, chief information and digital officer at Anadolu Efes, the Turkey-based international beverages company, talks about how a data management strategy comprising AI and analytics will sustain further growth.
8 keys to a successful BI strategy
BI success requires more than just a strong technology platform. It takes laser focus on processes and personnel — and a business-first approach to gaining insights from data.
JLL CIO Edward Wagoner on leading change
What worked in the past isn’t going to work in the future, says Wagoner. His advice: engage and welcome the different ways of thinking that are so critical for transformation.
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7 questions CIOs must ask about the office of the future
Renowned futurist Bob Johansen discusses the innovative value of strategic foresight and how to prepare for the “flexible, shape-shifting office of super minds.”
6 ways to restructure IT for maximum productivity
From shifting operating models to favoring a more cross-functional approach to collaboration, CIOs are improving IT productivity by rethinking how IT gets work done.
Oracle Fusion Cloud updates logistics apps for enterprise supply chain
Oracle has added new features to its Supply Chain & Manufacturing (SCM) cloud suite to handle global supply chain issues and increase efficiency of operations.
What is ServiceNow Impact? An app to keep digital transformations on track
ServiceNow is offering to help CIOs get more value from their investment — if they’ll pay just a little more.
5 essential skills and traits of a chief data officer
Top data execs are in high demand as organizations seek to extract business value from their data. Here’s what’s needed for CDO success.
The HP-Autonomy lawsuit: Timeline of an M&A disaster
When Hewlett Packard bought knowledge management software firm Autonomy, it didn’t realize it was buying into a multibillion accounting cover-up. Shareholders sued HP, and HP sued Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch. Here’s how it played out over the decades.
IBM to offer cloud hosting for S/4HANA
SAP has named IBM its first “premium supplier” for Rise with SAP, allowing it to host S/4HANA in the IBM Cloud as part of an all-in-one offering with IBM’s consulting services.
CIOs set long-term hybrid work strategies
CIOs are fully immersed in designing hybrid workscapes tuned for collaboration and productivity as they reimagine the core processes and culture of the modern hybrid enterprise.
5 project management resume tips
To get your foot in the door, you need to explain the impact you’ve had on projects — and bring the numbers to prove your worth.
Your AI strategy’s secret ingredient
Taking a people-centered approach to rolling out artificial intelligence initiatives is the key to success, experts say. Here’s how to ensure your AI efforts are ‘augmenting’ the value employees bring to their work.
CIO Leadership Live with Scott Case, CIO, Truist
Scott Case, CIO at Truist, joins Maryfran Johnson for this CIO Leadership Live interview, which is jointly produced by CIO.com and the CIO Executive Council. They discuss transforming digital business, best-of-breed IT, cyber resilience strategies, hybrid work lessons, the evolving CIO role and more.
The CIO’s no-bull guide to effective IT
Building effective IT 101: Looking to run a successful 21st century, digital-ready IT organization? Here’s an overview on how to pull it all together.
CIOs make the leap to business leadership
As lines between business and IT blur, IT leaders are contemplating careers beyond IT, taking on hybrid business-IT roles or making the full-on move to business leader.
Microsoft Azure Data Scientist Associate certification guide
Data scientists are in high demand. Here’s our guide to Microsoft’s Azure Data Scientist Associate certification.
Top 15 PLM vendors
From design to service and beyond, product lifecycle management (PLM) suites and platforms help coordinate the work of developing, maintaining, and improving products of all stripes.
A tsunami of IT project disasters is on the horizon
No garden-variety ‘over budget and behind schedule’ project failures here. We’re talking spectacular failures that disrupt supply chains, delay the reporting of financials, and blow up the careers of seemingly competent executives.
Future Enterprise – Series Intro
There you were — minding your own business — when 2020 came knocking. In light of the new economic reality caused by COVID, future-focused leadership has never been more important. Which is why IDC is pleased to bring you Future Enterprise, a new podcast for business and tech executives, aimed at helping you leverage technology to achieve innovative, disruptive, and productive business outcomes.
Future of Intelligence
We all know data-driven intelligence is the new currency, and those who use it well can gain a competitive advantage. But in a sea of information, how do companies learn to pay attention to the right kind data, in the right way? In this episode, host Joe Pucciarelli is joined by Brad Clay, CIO of Lexmark, along with Dan Vesset, VP of Analytics and Information Management at IDC.
Future of Digital Innovation
In this episode, Julie Ragland, Senior VP and CIO at Navistar Inc., and Al Gillen, group VP Software Development and Open Source at IDC, join host Joe Pucciarelli, IDC Group Vice-President, to talk about how emerging trends in digital innovation are affecting the growth of industries like truck and tractor manufacturing and distribution.
Future of Trust
In this episode, host Joe Pucciarelli is joined by Nathan Rogers, CIO of SAIC, and IDC’s Program Vice President, Security and Trust, Frank Dickson. Together, they discuss the challenges and opportunities facing business leaders as they strive to safeguard critical data from threats both internal and external.
Future of Connectedness
In the ranking of agenda items for CEOs, they used to sit at the bottom of the priority list — then came the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, connectivity programs are seen as one of the top three strategic elements for business leaders in the months and years ahead. And for good reason.
Future of Operations
Which decisions can be left to AI and which ones still require humans? How is the role of middle management set to evolve in the years ahead? You’ll find the answers and much, much more, in this episode of Future Enterprise with host Joe Pucciarelli, Group Vice President and IT Executive Advisor at IDC.
Future of Customers & Consumers
In our high-tech world, the way you engage with your customers has become a crucial consideration and a potential competitive differentiator for any business. In this episode, hear how brands compete for loyalty based on the experience the customer receives, and why that battle will only get more competitive in the months and years ahead.
Future of Industry Ecosystems
It seems like a simple concept. How do companies get products and services from one point to another as effectively as possible? In this episode, we unpack that seemingly innocent idea and unravel the complex web of logistics, processes, and interdependent industries that shape our world.
Future of Digital Infrastructure
For the better part of the past 50 years, the ability to make everything available everywhere, any time, and from any device has been a pipe dream. But that promise is within reach as businesses move to autonomous operations, ubiquitous deployment, and cloud-centric technologies. In this episode, host Joe Pucciarelli is joined by John Hill, Chief Digital and Information Officer at clothing maker Carhartt.
10 Azure cost management tips
Moving to the cloud means paying for computing and services very differently. Understanding how you use Microsoft’s public cloud is critical for managing your costs.
What is servant leadership? A philosophy for people-first leadership
Servant leadership is a service-first framework for management that prioritizes employee growth and empathetic leadership.
5 steps for finding value in the cloud
What do companies with successful cloud strategies know that their peers don’t? Where to look for value.
SAP sees RISE in its fourth-quarter revenue
Higher renewals and a marked shift to cloud-based revenue as a result of its RISE program are making the company more optimistic about its ambition of reaching annual cloud revenue of €22 billion by 2025.
Supply chain analytics: 5 tips for smoother logistics
Organizations are increasingly turning to data analytics to navigate supply chain disruptions and to enhance their SCM efforts. Here’s how to do it right.
9 ways CIOs will fail to support hybrid work in 2022
The heroic work CIOs did in facilitating all-remote workplaces isn’t enough to tackle what’s next. Hybrid success requires the right investments, a new mindset, and widespread cultural changes.
7 tips for containing project scope
Curtailing scope creep is always top of mind for project managers. Here’s how to ensure your project meets its intended purpose, goals, and scope requirements.
NetSuite brings real-time forecasting to cash management
One new ERP dashboard offers real-time cash forecasting without use of third-party integrations, and another adds a layer of data analytics to projects.
IBM sheds some Watson Health assets, refocuses on AI and cloud
In selling the data-based part of its Watson Health business to an investment firm, IBM signals that it wants to concentrate on core AI technology.
14 API strategy gotchas to avoid
Enterprises are increasingly looking to APIs to make their services more interoperable — and more profitable. But beware the following issues that could undercut the value of your API.
4 ways to mature your digital automation strategy
When it comes to realizing the benefits of digital automation, maturity matters. Here's what CIOs need to know to assess and advance their automation efforts.
CIO Leadership Live with André Mendes, CIO, U.S. Department of Commerce
André Mendes, CIO at the U.S. Department of Commerce, joins Maryfran Johnson for this CIO Leadership Live interview, which is jointly produced by CIO.com and the CIO Executive Council. They discuss battling cyber risk, advancing AI success, hybrid work challenges and more.
Trusted advisors: 8 tips for developing a dependable network
No CIO has all the answers. Strategic vendors, consultants, former colleagues, CIO peers — all can provide valuable counsel if you know how to develop advisory relationships that work.
8 enterprise cloud strategy trends for 2022
Cloud adopters are shifting tactics to take advantage of fresh concepts and approaches. Here’s what you can expect to see this year.
IT leaders should measure and balance fairness in AI models, Forrester says
Eliminating bias in artificial intelligence is increasingly an issue as more enterprises use it in their services.
What is data architecture? A framework for managing data
Data architecture translates business needs into data and system requirements and seeks to manage data and its flow through the enterprise.