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Machine analytics fuel Cardinal Health’s IT transformation

The global health services provider monitors its sprawling IT operations using analytics software from Splunk to detect hardware and software performance problems.

3 Oct 2016

Big Data Healthcare Industry IT Strategy

Why are so many people buying the iPhone 7 Plus?

The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are both great phones, but many users are opting for the larger model instead of the smaller one.

3 Oct 2016 6 mins

Consumer Electronics Small and Medium Business iPhone

Designing a 21st century business? Ask an 8-year-old

Retooling your business for the future requires a culture shift. Watch how children interact with technology and youu2019ll understand futurist Mike Walshu2019s vision.

3 Oct 2016

CIO CIO 100 Innovation

How to know if workers are engaged (don’t ask them)

Employee engagement is vital for any successful business, but when one in four employees lies on engagement surveys -- and that's just the percentage who own up to it -- how can you uncover checked-out workers?

3 Oct 2016

C-Suite IT Leadership Technology Industry

Why automation doubles IT outsourcing cost savings

New research analyzes automationu2019s impact on the IT outsourcing market, revealing double-digit productivity improvements and specific cost reductions between 14 percent and 28 percent.

30 Sep 2016

Outsourcing Technology Industry

State channels linked to blockchains will solve the scalability problem for healthcare

State channels, ring signatures or confidential signatures and zero-knowledge proofs will quickly be common watercooler talk as their impact on healthcare is made more apparent.

30 Sep 2016

Emerging Technology Healthcare Industry Innovation

‘Cloud washing’ gives way to true cloud services

A new CompTIA study shows lower adoption of SaaS applications, suggesting that CIOs are getting over the u2018cloud washingu2019 that has plagued the market for years.

29 Sep 2016

CIO Hybrid Cloud Technology Industry

New streaming devices from Roku, Amazon best Chromecast

Roku and Amazon this week debuted new or updated, budget-friendly streaming devices that challenge, and in some ways outperform, Google's popular Chromecast dongle.

29 Sep 2016

Computers and Peripherals Consumer Electronics Media and Entertainment Industry

White House to bolster STEM education, close skills gap

Touting new advanced placement course, the Obama administration looks at interdisciplinary approach to improve STEM education for underrepresented students and address shortage of skilled workers.

29 Sep 2016

Careers Government IT Skills and Training

A pre-launch history of Facebook at Work

Facebook is about to release its much-anticipated business collaboration service. Here's a look back at the last 20 months of Facebook at Work's growing pains, partnerships, pilot programs and delays.

29 Sep 2016 4 mins

Collaboration Software Facebook Small and Medium Business