CIOs contend with rising cloud costs
The pandemic rush to the cloud has many IT leaders midway through migrations, faced with sky-high monthly bills, a souring economy, and ROI still a ways off on the horizon.
Authentic leadership: Building an organization that thrives
Authentic leaders place their emphasis on people, values, and ethics, creating a culture of authenticity, transparency, and honesty that ensures all employees are empowered and heard.
Data supply-chain transformation: Aligning to win
Understanding organizational change levers can help uncover opportunities for improving data-driven decision-making – and business outcomes.
IT spending projected to grow despite economic headwinds
Gartner forecasts worldwide IT spending to grow 3% this year, as IT decision makers spend more on cloud services and the data center.
6 hot IT leadership trends — and 6 going cold
The pandemic has greatly shifted what constitutes effective leadership in today’s IT, with process and politics giving way to an intentional focus on building strong, engaged, purpose-driven teams.FROM OUR ADVERTISERS
Feeding America turns to data to feed the hungry
Maryann Byrdak, the domestic hunger relief organization’s first CIO, is leading a technology transformation at the nonprofit with data and analytics at its core.
Vendor management: The key to productive partnerships
Vendor management helps organizations take third-party vendor relationships from a passive business transaction to a proactive collaborative partnership.
DTN’s CTO on combining IT systems after a merger
To successfully merge IT systems after an acquisition, ask the right questions before doing the deal, and build the team before building the application, says Lars Ewe.
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A CIO’s guide to guiding business change
As CIOs re-think IT’s role in the enterprise, leading or facilitating business change is central to the conversation. Here’s one way IT can and should regain center stage.
Blockchain breakthroughs: A tech revolution told in whitepapers
Whitepapers are the standard mode of communicating innovation in the blockchain space. It’s something of a feast of technological creativity. Read on for a sampling of groundbreaking web3 whitepapers.
Progress report: A CIO’s cloud migration journey to S/4HANA
German retail cooperative ANWR Group has rebuilt its ERP system in the SAP cloud. But over nearly two years, CIO Sven Kulikowsky has had to navigate a series of challenges with the core system.
Oracle to launch two sovereign cloud regions for the European Union
The first two Oracle sovereign cloud regions for the EU will be located in Germany and Spain, with operations and support restricted to EU residents and specific EU legal entities.
Quantum is coming; no IT use cases in sight
What CIOs should be planning for now isn't how to use quantum computers but how to defend against them, experts say.
5 keys to a successful API strategy
Application programing interfaces are proving vital to driving efficiencies and value in today’s digital business world. Here’s how strategic use of APIs can pay dividends at your organization.
Elevance Health Global CIO Anil Bhatt on using AI in predictive healthcare
Anil Bhatt, Global Chief Information Officer at Elevance Health, joins host Maryfran Johnson for this CIO Leadership Live interview, jointly produced by CIO.com and the CIO Executive Council. They discuss using AI in predictive healthcare, blockchain collaborations, the future of digital healthcare, global innovation trends and more.
The secret to successful citizen data science programs: Good governance
Putting data and visualization tools in the hands of business people is one thing; getting IT out of the business of running reports is quite another.
8 servant leadership do’s and don’ts
CIOs are increasingly embracing the servant leadership approach. The following tips will help you balance top-down direction and accountability with bottom-up empowerment.
Tips for CIOs in the digital age
Here are the 4 steps to altering your approach as a CIO for healthcare digital transformation.
Building better IT leaders, one engagement at a time
CIOs-turned-executive coaches Jim Rinaldi and Jim DiMarzio share their hard-earned advice for aspiring CIOs looking to advance their careers and grow as leaders.
7 tips for improving IT resilience in the digital era
In today’s IT world, resiliency means having the ability to deal with disruption without business interruption — all while delivering the experience users have come to expect from their tech.
Avnet’s outside-in approach to cloud ERP migration pays dividends
The electronic components distributor wrapped its on-prem SAP ECC in cloud APIs to build in business benefits prior to undertaking a full-on S/4HANA migration of its ERP core.
The great divide: Separating operations and innovation
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IFS to acquire enterprise asset management firm Ultimo
ERP vendor IFS is scooping up Netherlands-based Ultimo to help meet demand for cloud-based enterprise asset management technology.
TOGAF certification guide: Options, training, cost, exam info
These certifications from The Open Group can help show employers you have the knowledge and skills to use the TOGAF framework for enterprise architecture management.
Wolverine hits pause for cloud success
The boot and shoe manufacturer’s COVID-delayed hybrid-cloud transformation has leapt forward of late, thanks to newly available tools and services — and a culture now primed to make the most of new tech.
Estée Lauder CIO Michael Smith on driving simplicity
The big-brand executive discusses designing for every audience, dabbling in the metaverse, and striving for simplicity.
6 ways to streamline IT vendor onboarding
While much of the vendor onboarding process is outside of the CIO’s control, there are things you can do to speed things along.
Data lakehouses give enterprises analytics edge
Blending the structure of data warehouses and the flexibility of data lakes, data lakehouses are proving to be versatile tools for making the most of any data you want to collect.
BNY Mellon’s Joseph Sieczkowski: cloud removes opportunity cost
Like many CIOs, Sieczkowski turned to cloud to reduce risk and increase resilience, but he has found it particularly effective for testing ideas and reducing opportunity cost.
What is business analytics? Using data to improve business outcomes
Business analytics is the practical application of statistical analysis and technologies on business data to identify trends and predict business outcomes.
Unknown unknowns: CIOs prep for the next major business disruption
The pandemic has motivated IT leaders to rethink their approach to business continuity to ensure organizational resilience in the face of any future business existential event.
What is a chief administrative officer? A strategic executive role for operations
Chief administrative officers play a vital role in keeping a company on budget, on task, and compliant. Here’s how this executive-level role helps companies operate efficiently.
How Cairn Oil & Gas is using IT to overcome one business challenge after another
CIO Sandeep Gupta’s innovative use of technology has enabled the company to cut costs, reduce time to first oil, and manage decline in production.
4 stories all CIOs should be able to tell
The stories that leaders need to tell fall into four broad categories: personal stories, customer success stories, employee-values-in-action stories, and perspective stories. Here's why they're effective tools for establishing personal connection.
4 new IT workforce realities
Does the “battle for talent” have to be a forever war?
Digital twin helps NTT Indycar deliver better race experience to fans
Digital twin, AI, and predictive analytics help put fans behind the wheel of race cars in the NTT Indycar Series, including the iconic Indianapolis 500.
Digital transformation never stops at IBM’s semiconductor plant in Québec
Exploiting extreme automation, secure operations, and a local talent pool, the computer giant’s largest semiconductor plant’s IT management evolves continuously as it develops new tech.
Data science drives big decisions at Kohl’s
The American department store chain modernized its data strategy around Google BigQuery, bringing in third-party data sets and algorithms to further hone its personalization and merchandizing efforts.
The XaaS trap: ‘Everything as a service’ isn’t anything IT really needs
Everything as a service (XaaS) should be about extending SOA to how businesses organize. Instead, it’s just another chargeback pricing model — exactly what IT doesn’t need.
The CIO’s evolving role to address tighter EU sustainability regulations
With stricter EU rules on sustainability reporting comes the need to expand the CIO’s purview to include monitoring indirect harmful emissions.
Nvidia and Siemens to accelerate digital twins’ development
Siemens Digital Industries Software and Nvidia are working to bring IT and OT closer together by facilitating the creation of digital simulations of products and processes.
MuleSoft extends automation capabilities with new RPA tool
No longer just an API management platform, MuleSoft is expanding into new areas of workflow automation.
What is RPA? A revolution in business process automation
More CIOS are turning to robotic process automation to eliminate tedious tasks, freeing corporate workers to focus on higher value work. But RPA requires proper design, planning and governance if it's to bolster the business, experts say.
IDC: 4 cloud investment predictions
These four areas of investment will be of particular importance for organizations as they rein in cloud costs, address issues around complexity, and seek increased agility.
7 key Microsoft Azure analytics services (plus one extra)
Microsoft offers an array of options for data analytics in its cloud that are meant to operate together as a full analytics stack. Here is an overview of the core services and where each fits.
11 dark secrets of data management
A solid data management strategy can reap rewards for any business seeking to capitalize on the value of data. Still, the road to data-driven decision-making remains rife with challenges and conundrums.
D&I programs help AllianceBernstein stand out for tech talent
AllianceBernstein has become a top-ranked employer for tech workers in the finance industry thanks to a range of initiatives aimed at recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce.
CIO Ken Grady and Leadership Coach Seth Rigoletti on making work more human
Ken Grady, CIO at IDEXX, and Seth Rigoletti, Leadership Coach at Valico Group, join host Maryfran Johnson for this CIO Leadership Live interview, jointly produced by CIO.com and the CIO Executive Council. They discuss making work more human, bridging IT generational gaps, lightbulb leadership moments, reframing change management and more.
Sentry’s David Cramer on bootstrapping a unicorn
The CTO and co-founder discusses building a startup, focusing on developer experience, automating QA, and optimizing for shipping new features.