opinion No vacation nation? An alarming number of American employees have trouble taking paid time off from work. By Mark Robinson May 30, 2018 Careers IT Leadership Staff Management feature To develop IT talent, you need an enterprise view CIO Mike Zahigian explains how Amgen's Technology Talent Forum helped grow leaders from inside the company rather than acquiring them from the outside. By Martha Heller May 30, 2018 7 mins CIO Careers Staff Management feature 10 do’s and don’ts for crafting more effective SLAs SLA adherence is no guarantee of outsourcing success. Here's how to avoid seeing red when all the lights on the service delivery dashboard are green. By Stephanie Overby May 30, 2018 Budgeting IT Strategy Managed Cloud Services opinion 2 key drivers of IT digital transformation leadership ITu2019s path to digital transformation (DX) leadership is driven by ITu2019s organizational clout and ability to innovate. Does your IT group meet the criteria? By Eric Bloom May 29, 2018 CIO Digital Transformation IT Leadership opinion How CIOs prove business value CIOs to align better need to show the business value their team creates u2013 without this their leadership is at increasing risk. By Myles F. Suer May 29, 2018 CIO Enterprise IT Leadership feature The state of IT security, 2018 Who's in charge of IT security? To whom do they report? How big is their budget? We've got answers. By Josh Fruhlinger May 29, 2018 CIO Security Staff Management news analysis What the Supreme Court ruling on arbitration means for #MeToo The Supreme Court dealt a blow to private sector employeesu2019 ability to band together to fight labor violations, including sexual harassment. By Sharon Florentine May 25, 2018 IT Jobs Technology Industry feature CRM and GDPR: 8 points you may have missed Today is the first day of the rest of your life u2026 or at least of the endless process of GDPR compliance. Your customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation systems are ground zero for GDPR issues, but thatu2019s not all. By David Taber May 25, 2018 CRM Systems Compliance Regulation feature What companies really want when hiring a CIO Specific technology skills are great, but the best CIOs are proven leaders, excellent managers and master communicators. By Sharon Florentine May 25, 2018 CIO IT Skills Staff Management opinion 4 lessons for CIOs of the future From artificial intelligence to skills gaps and social immobility, chief information officers face many challenges. By Barbara Darrow May 24, 2018 CIO IT Leadership IT Strategy opinion We can rebuild vacations – we have the technology Email may be hurting our ability to take a stress-free vacation, especially for millennials and women. Cloud collaboration helps keep projects moving forward, even when vital team members are disconnected. By Andrew Filev May 24, 2018 Email Clients IT Leadership Personal Software opinion Creating an organization with service excellence as its foundation Focus on values and relationships, be sure people have enough freedom and motivation to make the right choices and, ultimately, that will get you to that true service excellence environment. By Nancy Van Elsacker Louisnord May 24, 2018 IT Leadership ITSM opinion From federated identity to consolidated identity: a look at the past, present and future Itu2019s time for a better way to maintain identity in the enterprise. Letu2019s explore a new identity model, Consolidated Identity, that will simplify how employees authenticate into systems, access data and complete workflows. By Peter Yared May 24, 2018 Authentication Identity Management Solutions Technology Industry opinion China and the West are converging on consumer data protection policy As the EUu2019s General Data Protection Regulation comes into force on May 25, China is also wrestling with the complex consumer protection issues that bedevil all digital economies. By Mark MacCarthy May 24, 2018 Government Regulation Technology Industry opinion How to overcome the bottlenecks between data lakes and analytics for customer engagement Create the complete view of the customer, and engage in real time through the best channels. By George Corugedo May 24, 2018 Analytics Business Intelligence opinion Foreseeing the future of EdTech The history of EdTech and how AI will shape and transform it for years to come. By Ed Sattar May 24, 2018 Emerging Technology Technology Industry feature 8 top-paying process and project management skills From CMMI to Scrum, certain process and project management skills command a premium. Here are the eight that pay the best. By Sharon Florentine May 24, 2018 5 mins IT Skills Project Management Tools Salaries feature How IoT will reinvent supply chain management Companies are increasingly adding IoT to their logistics operations in pursuit of greater visibility and efficiency in their supply chains u2014 and to stave off disruptions to come. By Maria Korolov May 23, 2018 Internet of Things Supply Chain Supply Chain Management Software opinion IT training: Why the delivery of eLearning content is just as important as the content Itself How Learning Experience Platforms and Learning Management Systems enhance learning and development of IT professionals. By Jim Zimmermann May 23, 2018 IT Skills Technology Industry opinion Seeing the big picture in digital initiatives Why and where to look. By Pradeep Henry May 23, 2018 Digital Transformation IT Leadership IT Strategy opinion In praise of personalized pricing Despite what you might have heard, personalized pricing would be fair and efficient. By Mark MacCarthy May 23, 2018 E-commerce Software Retail Industry Technology Industry opinion How would you describe yourself? Or why actors donu2019t like to read their own reviewsu2026 and business presenters shouldnu2019t either. By Theodore May May 23, 2018 Careers IT Leadership IT Skills opinion 5 tips to create a data-driven culture at your company Data is the new currency of the technological economy and many companies still havenu2019t fully realized big datau2019s potential. By driving a data-centric mindset into your staff, you can greatly improve every area of your business from product de By Kristopher B. Jones May 22, 2018 IT Leadership feature How Kroger transforms IT innovation to revenue generation Interactive shelf displays, IoT sensor systems and a mobile shopping system are among the technologies Kroger is selling to interested parties through a new venture. Kroger CIO Chris Hjelm oversaw the innovations. By Clint Boulton May 22, 2018 Digital Transformation Innovation Retail Industry opinion For your digital transformation, it’s not enough to retool – it’s time to rewire The promise of digital transformation is inspiring, but you need to balance your commitments for digital capability development against financial objectives. Smart work and resource management solutions can make the difference between falling behind By Greg Gilmore May 21, 2018 Digital Transformation IT Leadership IT Strategy opinion Beware the bait-and-switch: 4 ways to avoid getting hooked by your offshore vendor The games offshore vendors play and how to win. By Mike Barrett May 21, 2018 IT Strategy Outsourcing Technology Industry opinion From CIO to CEO: Yvonne Wassenaar discusses the future of technology Brief article descriptor: In this Q&A, Airware CEO Yvonne Wassenaar shares insight into her transition from CIO to CEO, how her IT skills have translated into her new role and what advice she would offer CIOs looking to partner closer with busine By Ross Mason May 21, 2018 Emerging Technology IT Leadership Technology Industry opinion Why automated business organizations may be the next big thing Without the need for multiple layers of executives, decision-makers, and other middle men, DAOs can focus on their goals, and not on sustaining increasingly complex business structures. By Philip Kushmaro May 21, 2018 Enterprise Technology Industry opinion Why CIOs need a seat at the M&A table Technology has become crucial to the success of the M&A deal, which means CIOs need to get off the sidelines and get a seat at the head table. By Diana Bersohn May 21, 2018 CIO IT Leadership opinion The path to explainable AI As more and more enterprises use artificial intelligence to make decisions on their behalf, governance is critical, and traceability into AI reasoning paths key to build trust from customers, employees, regulators, and other key stakeholders. By Sanjay Srivastava May 21, 2018 Artificial Intelligence IT Strategy Technology Industry feature U.S. LBM’s culture of freedom, accountability — and the future of work CIO Joseph Spagnoletti reflects on a singular organizational philosophy that accentuates agility and accountability — while doing away with familiar trappings of corporate life By Brendan McGowan May 21, 2018 CIO IT Governance Relationship Building feature Budget constraints can kill IT innovation … but only if you let them Focusing too much on costs can result in a race to the bottom, says Chad Sheridan, CIO of USDA's Risk Management Agency. Instead, Federal CIOs (who know a thing or two about working in a budget-challenged environment) are looking to a smarter ap By Kenneth Corbin May 21, 2018 Government Government IT Innovation news analysis Federal CIOs, racing to modernize IT, get a boost from the White House New executive order promises to help CIOs take control over agency IT as they pursue hybrid cloud and "everything as a service". By Kenneth Corbin May 20, 2018 CIO Government Government IT opinion Seeing and owning the power of diversity Visually showing who you are and who you want to be can improve inclusiveness. By David Levin May 18, 2018 Careers IT Leadership Staff Management opinion Digital health’s last mile problem The digital health landscape suffers from a highly fragmented ecosystem of point solutions and a surfeit of big technology firms with no real solutions to deploy with speed and scale. However, there are a few ways to address the challenges. By Paddy Padmanabhan May 18, 2018 Electronic Health Records Healthcare Industry Technology Industry news analysis Amazon’s board adopts shareholder-backed diversity proposal After taking flak for voting against a shareholder proposal to improve the diversity of Amazonu2019s board, the tech giant reverses course. By Sharon Florentine May 18, 2018 5 mins Amazon.com Staff Management Technology Industry feature Innovation pays off for Synchrony Financial The credit card provider has weaved together a unique innovation framework, highlighted by a network of successful innovation labs. By Brian P. Watson May 18, 2018 CIO Financial Services Industry Innovation opinion How’s the ‘software factory’ going? A software factory steadily humming along consistently and delivering quality output is the holy grail of software development. By Deepak Seth May 17, 2018 Artificial Intelligence Software Development Technology Industry opinion Why regression testing is crucial for every mobile banking app Enhancements and upgrades are aimed to improve the quality of mobile banking apps and regression testing shows if the goal has been accomplished. By Darya Shmat May 17, 2018 App Testing Financial Services Industry Small and Medium Business feature 10 top-paying cloud skills From containers to PaaS to IaaS, cloud skills still command a premium. Here are the 10 that pay the best. By Sharon Florentine May 17, 2018 IT Skills Salaries Staff Management opinion How you can set your digital transformation project back to the Stone Age Those who have been through digital transformation say itu2019s important to think through all the people and process questions before getting started. By Barbara Darrow May 16, 2018 Digital Transformation IT Leadership Technology Industry opinion On-prem serverless – missing the point? Serverless in your datacenter isnu2019t really u201cserverless,u201d is it? By Larry Larmeu May 16, 2018 Data Center Server Virtualization Servers opinion The societal impact of AI If we are going to augment humanity with the machine, we need to do it in a way that doesnu2019t bring along our mistakes of the past. By Greg Simpson May 16, 2018 Artificial Intelligence Emerging Technology Technology Industry opinion How to make the most of meetings between IT and your business partners Sanjay Shringarpure, CIO of E & J Gallo Winery, discusses why a structured approach to meetings between IT and its business partners drives IT value. By Martha Heller May 16, 2018 CIO IT Leadership Relationship Building feature 7 tips for battle-testing new technologies CIOs offer recommendations for conducting proof-of-concept technology tests, as well as vendor u201cbake-offs.u201d By Clint Boulton May 16, 2018 Emerging Technology Enterprise Applications IT Strategy opinion Why would Goliath buy a coyote? Do you have the strategic competence to contribute to a multi-billion-dollar merger? Are you and your team nimble enough to contribute to integrating a new business into your portfolio? Find out as you learn lessons from Walmartu2019s acquisition of By Randy Pennington May 15, 2018 Enterprise Retail Industry Technology Industry opinion The hurricane preparedness guide for businesses The period between June and November is one of the riskiest times for business. Why? Because itu2019s hurricane season. By Mark Hoekzema May 15, 2018 Disaster Recovery Enterprise IT Leadership opinion 10 dirty secrets of CRM CRM vendors cash in on your hopes for revenue, profitability and collaboration. And it's all true — except for the parts that they leave out. Here are some truths that they won't share but you should understand. By David Taber May 15, 2018 9 mins CRM Systems Cloud Computing SaaS opinion The ethical challenges of AI Companies need to think in ethical terms as they develop and deploy AI applications. By Mark MacCarthy May 15, 2018 Artificial Intelligence Emerging Technology Technology Industry feature 10 signs it’s time to jump ship to a new job Change can be challenging but sometimes the best path forward lies elsewhere. Hereu2019s how to tell when to shake things up in pursuit of a new opportunity. 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