6 key challenges of complex cloud environments — and how to manage them
Organizational reliance on the cloud is on the rise, so too are the difficulties of managing increasingly complex cloud strategies.
IT spending growth slows, as remote work proliferates
A new survey describes an IT spending landscape shaped by remote work and its consequences, as spending growth slows slightly, with security and networking as priorities.
10 ways to recession-proof your IT career
With inflation and other global factors increasing the risk of recession, savvy IT pros are reconsidering their approaches to work to ensure career prospects in uncertain economic times.
What’s next for digital transformation?
Thirty-plus years is a long time to be stuck on something. Is it time we move on?
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Cloud infrastructure sales rise as companies seek digital resiliency
Businesses are spending more on cloud infrastructure in order to ramp up digital transformation efforts and stay flexible in the face of supply- chain issues, says research firm Canalys.
ServiceNow grows 27% despite significant global challenges
ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott said that global challenges like the war in Ukraine “have underscored the urgency of investment in digital business.”
Empathy: A CIO’s force multiplier
The traits that define transformational leadership are evolving to include soft skills centered on connection and relationships, resulting in improved cultures, talent retention, and business outcomes.
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WiSTEM bridges the gap between young women and STEM careers
Woman remain underrepresented — and often feel isolated — in STEM careers. That’s why Women in STEM is connecting high school girls with adult mentors with an aim of empowering them to pursue careers in tech.
Salesforce extends Flow automations across Mulesoft, Slack and Tableau
The CRM giant is looking to help customers automate workflows and trigger actions across its growing range of applications using Flow.
Wrangling ESG data: The CIO’s next challenge
With new regulations on the horizon, CIOs are well-positioned to play an expanded role in ESG reporting.
5 tips for making hybrid work in IT
If you, your leadership, or your team has been unsure of how to define and roll out a hybrid work environment, you too have experienced the Great Hybrid Confusion. Here are some tips that may be of help.
Future-proofing your career
CIO-turned-VC tech investor Eash Sundaram shares insights on the roles a CIO is well-positioned to play as an investor and a startup accelerator.
Qualtrics seeks to broaden picture of employee engagement
With new tools for correlating employee engagement at with other data, the software vendor hopes to make it easier for managers to retain workers.
How Kaiser Permanente IT shifted from order taker to influencer
With the pandemic as a burning platform, CITO Diane Comer identified and developed a set of competencies that would enable her team to “lean in” and act quickly for future success.
7 leadership traits major enterprises look for in a CIO
Are you ready to make the move to a big company? Better stretch yourself now to ensure you have what top-tier enterprises seek in a top-post IT leader.
Employee engagement strategies that work
“My mission is life is to help you keep your talent—not lose them.” — Dr. Beverly Kaye
Open Group goes modular with 10th edition of TOGAF standard
The 10th edition of the popular enterprise architecture framework focuses on improving usability for a wider range of enterprises.
7 hot IT outsourcing trends — and 7 going cold
The days of low-cost commodity outsourcing are over. Today’s IT organizations seek stronger strategic partnerships based on value-generating strategies, structures, and incentives.
Backcountry modernizes for the cloud era
A complete overhaul of its ecommerce stack finds the outdoor recreational retailer poised to offer improved customer experiences and personalization just as it starts a push to open more physical stores.
Databricks' new data lakehouse aims at media, entertainment sector
Data lakehouses combine the storage and analytics features of data warehouses and data lakes, with vendors like Databricks offering solutions for specific industries.
Scrumfall: When Agile becomes Waterfall by another name
Businesses reasserting outdated development principles are undoing not only the promised product benefits of Agile, but also its human-centric principles. It’s time to recommit.
Cloud momentum sees SAP start the year strong
The German software company started the financial year with strong cloud revenue, but it recognized that exiting the Russian market will impact its bottom line.
15 best data science bootcamps for boosting your career
Whether you're a recent grad, seasoned IT pro or someone looking to make a career change, these bootcamps will set you on the right path for a career in data science.
6 smart practices for better business-IT alignment
From ride-alongs to reverse-embedded IT, CIOs are establishing new approaches to bridging the business-IT divide — and devising inventive strategies with business alignment top of mind.
Daphne Jones: Envision a new career destiny
The board director and former CIO knows a thing or two about transformation. Her advice to IT leaders looking to improve their career trajectory: “Approach it like a business problem” and take steps to improve your product.
Supply chain digitization faces 3 big hurdles, PwC survey shows
A PwC survey covering operations and technology leaders as well as other C-suite executives globally has identified three main roadblocks stopping them from achieving digital transformation in their supply chain operations.
What is data science? Transforming data into value
Data science is a method for transforming business data into assets that help organizations improve revenue, reduce costs, seize business opportunities, improve customer experience, and more.
Top 15 project management certifications
No matter what your IT role, a project management certification can add value to your career. Here are the top project management certifications, their requirements, and cost.
European cloud project Gaia-X is stuck in the concept stage
The European cloud project Gaia-X launched in 2019 with great fanfare. However, for Volker Pfirsching, partner at Arthur D. Little, the project is so far more an idea than a concrete plan.
Secrets of future-ready tech leaders
Learn how business-driven CIOs are updating their leadership playbooks for the future of work.
Did SAP spy on its employees, German union asks
The service sector union Ver.di has made public an internal data leak at SAP. Sensitive information from the workforce is said to have been widely accessible.
Top 8 customer data platforms
Tying together customer data from various sources, customer data platforms (CDPs) provide detailed profiles of customers and the means for delivering customized marketing to them.
The hard truth of IT metrics
Want to survive as CIO? You’ll need metrics. But not just any metrics. Here’s a quick guide.
University of Miami Health System’s CIO David Reis on high-touch digital healthcare
David Reis, Vice President & CIO at the University of Miami Health System, joins host Maryfran Johnson for this CIO Leadership Live interview, jointly produced by CIO.com and the CIO Executive Council. They discuss high-touch digital healthcare, disrupting IT cost models, flexible sourcing, re-recruiting tech talent and more. This episode is sponsored by the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority. Learn more at FairfaxCountyEDA.Org.
Software and consulting boost IBM results to start the year
The tech giant saw revenue rise 8% for the first quarter of the year, as demand for its hybrid cloud software and consulting services spiked.
11 ways to kill your IT career (without knowing it)
In the fast-paced world of tech, complacency can be a career killer. So too can any number of hidden hazards that quietly put your career on shaky ground.
Yelena Pevzner: We need to obsess over employee experience
The Ally CIO is a fierce advocate for a best-in-class employee experience.
Eash Sundaram: CIOs offer much-needed expertise to PE-owned businesses
The former chief digital and technology officer of JetBlue discusses his new private equity operating partner role, and why PE firms are increasingly bringing CIOs into their firms and portfolio businesses.
The unfulfilled promise of automation: DNA matters
Process automation brings much-needed efficiencies, but enterprise DNA is essential for the long-term strategy, ensuring business resiliency and innovation.
CIOs increasingly tap contract IT as talent gap filler
With the percentage of tech workers opting for independent work rising, CIOs are recalculating staffing mixes to lean more heavily on freelance and contract workers for hard-to-hire, high-demand skills.
Ada Developers Academy: A no-cost career program that aims to diversify IT
Ada Developers Academy offers a unique, free program to help women and gender-expansive adults launch careers in software development, offering support every step of the way.
7 secrets of successful digital transformations
Getting digital right requires more than executive buy-in and financial commitment. It requires a nuanced approach to strategy, implementation, and collaboration.
At a loss for data project ROI? Evaluate it like a product
Ascertaining the value of data initiatives that support the business can be tricky. Here’s how data intelligence company Collibra took a product-based approach to evaluating the ROI of a key pre-sales dashboard tool.
7 famous analytics and AI disasters
Insights from data and machine learning algorithms can be invaluable, but mistakes can cost you reputation, revenue, or even lives. These high-profile analytics and AI blunders illustrate what can go wrong.
What is the 9-box talent review? A matrix for identifying top performers
The 9-box talent review grid is a popular HR tool used to measure employee performance and to identify employees with leadership potential.
IT companies join Ukraine war sanctions against Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brutal war against Ukraine is not leaving the IT industry unaffected. Here’s an overview of the sanction measures taken by some of the most important IT providers.
CIOs can and should play a pivotal role in ESG strategy
The ability to provide transparent, data-driven insights and measure progress toward objectives makes the CIO critical to the success of any ESG strategy.
Data as a service: Top vendors offering data on tap
Enterprises looking to supplement their data-driven decisions or digital services with data they might not otherwise have on hand have a growing number of options to turn to.