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Cybersecurity is every IT leader’s job

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and is supposed to remind us of the magnitude of the growing cybersecurity threat. As if we needed reminding this year.

Don’t let complexity cripple your business

Organizations can start to remove complexity by simplifying processes and making them work for instead of against their teams. Here's how.

Is technology spending a cost of doing business or a source of alpha?

A modern-day IT strategy should strive to get an IT organization out of its efficiency and reliability comfort-zone, and elevate its business relevancy through continuous improvement in productivity, throughput and measurable business outcomes.

Cybersecurity considerations for outsourcing software development

How to protect your information assets and productivity gains through software outsourcing

CIOs are getting serious about machine learning sooner, not later

The time for talking is over, and the time for action is now. A global survey by ServiceNow finds that 9 out of 10 CIOs are moving fast to automate their business processes.

AI and machine learning are forcing CIOs to rethink IT strategies

Machine learning and AI are becoming necessary in todayu2019s complicated IT environment, causing CIOs to figure out how to use them so IT pros and business both benefit.

How to select a SaaS vendor

CIO turned SaaS sales executive Kendra Von Esh says the CIOu2019s approach to evaluating SaaS vendors must change. She offers four tips for selecting the best SaaS product.

7 training companies primed to upskill your IT pros

IT training doesnu2019t have to eat up company time. There are plenty of ready-to-go training programs offered in a variety of formats from vendors looking to do most of the work for you.

6 steps to devops success

Making the most of a switch to devops requires new tools, new processes and a significant cultural shift. Here's how to begin your journey to improved IT service delivery and optimized costs.

4 vital skills CIOs need to survive digital transformation

Is strategic planning the key to IT cost optimization?

How a Fortune 500 company saved millions using this win-win negotiation tactic.

‘This is not an IT project’

If that kind of a statement is going to have impact in an organization, it has to have some operational teeth.

Demystifying the dark science of data analytics

Knowledge and planning transforms data analytics from a "dark science" into a mainstream business tool.

6 hard truths IT must learn to accept

The rise of shadow IT, shortcomings in the cloud, security breaches u2014 IT leadership is all about navigating hurdles and deficiencies, and learning to adapt to inevitable setbacks.

Capital One banks on burgeoning multi-cloud ecosystem

SaaS providers are hosting their apps on competitors' public clouds, spurring an ecosystem that affords CIOs greater choice of services without having to port data to yet another platform.

Ethical principles for algorithms

As big data analytics continues to transform the economic and social landscape, is it time to ask questions about the ethical nature of the algorithms employed by various organizations?

Why investments in computer science education need data at their core

An understanding of coding at its rudimentary level isnu2019t all about enriching Silicon Valley. Itu2019s about giving our kids the tools to maneuver in the modern world, the building blocks of these otherwise esoteric concepts, and the ability to c

‘ConTech’ roundup from Content Marketing World

The array of content-centric technologies that IT professionals need to manage continues to expand.

The changing role of the CIO – from operating IT to orchestrating IT

How the cloudification of everything will fundamentally change the CIOu2019s job description u2013 and require additional capabilities as organizations go completely digital.

The lesson of Harvey Weinstein: If you see something, say something

Women are speaking up about sexual harassment, and it seems people are finally listening. Now itu2019s time for our male colleagues, family and friends to start speaking up, too.

8 reasons for the IT-business disconnect

Why is it always IT versus the business?

The cloud was just the beginning – have you considered the impact of AI?

The modern enterprise stack will ultimately be entirely defined by artificial intelligence.

The building blocks of a digital transformation

Too many companies prioritize the novelty of transformation over the operational perspective necessary to ensure success.

A better way to learn: closing the skills gap with equality

Equality is possible and, more than ever before, affordable. Everyone benefits, business and worker both.

Real-time analytics is reinventing finance – adapt or face extinction

Big data isn't new to the finance industry. But real-time data is just now becoming feasible for the masses. And that is already causing waves in the industry.

How Ford uses HoloLens to drive automotive design

Mixed reality technology is transforming several of Fordu2019s crucial processes for designing cars, trucks and SUVs. And it's facilitating the company's push into design thinking to put people at the heart of its innovation.

10 best places to work for women in technology

Looking for a supportive, inclusive and progressive organization where you can flex your technical muscles and make a difference? Look no further.

Want a better customer experience? Invest in your employee experience

The energy of the workplace impacts innovation, customer retention, and other critical factors that can make or break growth in both the short and long term.

Product management in digital transformation: What’s different?

Digital transformation programs require product managers to have skills and experience across several key disciplines. Your first step: recognizing the strategic importance of the product management function.

9 IT projects primed for machine learning

With AI quickly becoming strategic, look for projects that can give you some quick business wins and help you gain the skills to apply machine learning more broadly.

Your solution is perfectly … imperfect

Whether we admit it or not, no product is flawless. Your sales pitch should acknowledge this fact and set the stage for an honest partnership.

IoT architecture: To run on the cloud or not?

The answer, as always, depends on the use case.

Smart contracts are winning over tech startups

From banking, investment, and even business-to-business transactions, smart contracts are a key innovation that could open the doors to more mainstream acceptance of blockchain.

Changing the definition of software testing in the AI era

AI-driven software requires an updated approach to software testing.

10 key warnings for your Windows 10 migration

If youu2019re looking at a Win10 rollout, like Damocles staring at the sword, there are a few important tidbits that every executive needs to understand. Here is your report from the Win10 trenches.

The top 9 ITSM suite vendors for 2017

Gartneru2019s 2017 Magic Quadrant report stacks up the best IT service management vendors currently in the market. These nine vendors offer strong ITSM tools to suit businesses with a variety of complexity and needs.

The CIO identity crisis

The lack of a concrete definition for the CIO is making it hard for companies to find the right talent to manage critical cyber assets and investments.

5 ways newer ERP systems overcome traditional limitations

Consider one of the new breed of ERP when your ERP system needs a refresh

A maturity model for vendor relationships: you can’t marry all of them

Not all IT vendor relationships are destined to progress to the level of "strategic partnership." Some, in fact, may need to regress.

Women deserve a say in tech product design and development

Women make up roughly half the human population. Yet their voices and their needs are continually ignored when it comes to designing and developing life-changing technology.

Why CXOs need to jump off a plane

Being ready to metaphorically jump off a plane seems to be a key requirement to deal with the rapid pace of technological and organizational change. Discomfort is the new comfort zone, and individuals as well as teams must learn to adapt to that.

How to avoid digital downfall: the Toys R Us case, part 1

Lessons learned from Toys R Us digital downfall, actionable insights into industry disruption's impacts on businesses and IT, and practical approach to digital strategy, innovation implementation, and digital transformation.

What makes a winning product?

Why do some products succeed while other highly innovative products fail?

The backward way of gathering enterprise software requirements

Organizations ask users for their requirements, only to find that when enterprise software goes live, it doesnu2019t meet user expectations. It turns out that we have been doing this backward for years.

What Apple’s App Store can teach us about digital transformation

To help drive the company vision forward, CIOs need to decentralize IT and foster a culture of self-service not unlike that of Appleu2019s App Store.

How to plan a CRM project that’s guaranteed to fail

We all want our CRM projects to succeed, and one way of making a winner is avoiding the characteristics of failed projects. Think of this article as a recipe for disaster and follow none of the advice herein.

CIOaaS? How IT partners must now have the flexibility of a yoga master

Your IT partner needs to be flexible in how it advises, designs and delivers IT services.

Everything-as-a-Service: seizing the next big cloud opportunity on the horizon

The emerging service economy is creating new market categories and providing ample room for growth for companies that can connect the external dots and minimize internal overhead.

Building shared services in a culture of fierce decentralization

After implementing a centralized IT strategy, Magna International's CIO says complaints about IT fragmentation and costs have dropped and talk is more about how to "use technology for business benefit."

Remote work: A productive perk worth keeping

Thinking of curtailing your remote work options? Thatu2019s exactly the wrong way to encourage productivity and innovation u2014 and to attract and retain tech talent.