Redefining the CIO role post-pandemic
A tumultuous two years have shifted expectations of what IT could and should deliver. Today, CIOs are taking stock and redrawing the boundaries around their role and responsibilities.
Lumentum CIO Ralph Loura on adopting a challenger mindset
Having creative tension on your IT team produces “a much more effective outcome than the old IT order-taker kind of role.”
CIOs look to foster innovative IT cultures, post-COVID
Coming out of the pandemic, CIOs are placing a greater emphasis on innovation by re-engineering IT cultures for sustained creativity and expanding on breakthrough pandemic solutions.
IBM adopts ‘Rise with SAP’ for internal ERP cloud move
IBM will also offer to host clients’ S/4HANA systems on Power servers under the Rise umbrella.
8 business concepts IT leaders should master
CIOs must master critical business concepts to fulfill their new mandate of being business partners with their leadership peers. Here are the latest business terms and notions impacting IT.FROM OUR ADVERTISERS
What is a customer data platform? A unified customer database
CDPs are prepackaged, unified customer databases that pull data from multiple sources to create customer profiles.
Why retail CIOs are trending up in the C-Suite
For two decades, Cathy Hotka has worked tirelessly helping retail CIOs advance their careers. Her best advice: “Take the time to understand what your value is within your ecosystem.”
Reskilling IT for digital success in a tight talent market
IT leaders are upskilling IT staff in sought-after skills to support organizational transformations — and to improve employee retention. Here, CIOs share training strategies and lessons learned.
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Google Cloud data engineering, analytics systems target manufacturers
The solutions aim to unify and analyze data from manufacturing assets and will compete with similar industry offerings from the stables of AWS, Oracle, Microsoft and IBM.
SAP trials meeting-free Fridays
CIO Florian Roth’s team was one of the first to adopt the Friday focus on deep work.
What is root cause analysis? A proactive approach to change management
Root cause analysis (RCA) focuses on fostering a proactive approach to solving problems before they happen and eliminating the potential for flaws to reoccur in the future.
United transforms travel experience with Agent on Demand
The airlines’ digital customer service gives travelers access to live agents via the web when flight itineraries go awry, easing uncertainty and stress while driving significant cost savings.
vFunction tool assesses technical debt for app modernization
vFunction Assessment Hub is aimed at IT decision makers, providing a technical debt score highlighting the complexity of the legacy application code and risk factors associated with it.
Essential data science tools for elevating your analytics operations
With organizations increasingly turning to data science to derive business value, the tools that support the work are proliferating. Here are the key tools successful data scientists rely on.
3 consultant mistakes CIOs can’t help making
When it comes time to tap outside expertise, IT leaders too often fail to know what to ask for, who to select, or what to do with the advice they pay for.
Marsh McLennan’s CIO Paul Beswick on fostering IT velocity
Paul Beswick, CIO at Marsh McLennan, joins host Maryfran Johnson for this CIO Leadership Live interview, jointly produced by CIO.com and the CIO Executive Council. They discuss fostering IT velocity, business process focus, the entry-level recruiting surge, development COE, delivering the future with IT and more. This episode is sponsored by the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority. Learn more at FairfaxCountyEDA.Org.
Sandbox AQ CEO: Enterprises must prep for quantum threats
The Google spin-off’s CEO Jack Hidary talked with CIO.com about Sandbox AQ’s plans for developing enterprise software based on AI and quantum tech and what CIOs should expect from a post-RSA future.
CoorsTek's Matt Mehlbrech on rebuilding IT’s credibility
When Matt Mehlbreck joined CoorsTek in 2017 as VP of IT, he inherited an IT department that had fallen out of alignment with the business. Here’s how he reestablished those relationships.
Top 10 business needs driving IT spending today
Security and efficiency directives are fueling a shift in IT spending toward foundational business requirements to position organizations for uncertain future.
Dow CDO Chris Bruman: We needed a new approach to data quality
By positioning IT at the center as a solutions hub where business units are data owners, Dow's IT organization can respond more quickly to deliver business and customer value.
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.
What’s next for digital transformation?
Thirty-plus years is a long time to be stuck on something. Is it time we move on?
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.
Eash Sundaram on future-proofing your CIO 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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.