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5 ways blockchain is changing everything

Companies keen on exploring blockchain and its possible applications to their business while scores of startups are also rushing to offer blockchain-based services across a variety of verticals. The rush to all things blockchain is likely to change u

The impact of automation collapsing enterprise IT

Will automation lead to reshaped enterprise IT u2013 or the end of enterprise IT?

6 reasons why organizations need to boost their cyber-resilience

Despite skyrocketing cyber-security spending, 81% of CISOs still worry that data breaches remain unaddressed.

The next IT jobs boom? The internet of things

Massive investments in IoT will shake up the core skills in high demand at IT organizations in the years to come. Hereu2019s how to transform your career path to capitalize.

Automating the workplace

Automating mundane tasks in the workplace has a significant ROI, because it lets workers focus on what really matters.

Whose fingerprints are all over your customer data?

The appeal of going into the lake is strong u2013 but many have a blind spot when it comes to sensitive data.

How technical innovation is revolutionizing M&A IT integration

IT innovations are driving significant improvement and success in the delivery of next-generation M&A IT integration projects.

A practical guide to machine learning in business

Machine learning is poised to have a profound impact on your business but the hype is sowing confusion. Hereu2019s a clear-eyed look at what machine learning is and how it can be used today.

Who’s on your advisory team?

A look at the difference between sponsor, mentor and coach

Digital transformation: what it is and how to pull it off

Every business now knows that digital transformation is urgent. Unfortunately, most are having a hard time pulling it off.

Why you may be looking at AI all wrong

Artificial intelligence is everywhere in the media, but enterprise leaders must look past the hype and understand how to apply it to create real business value now

How Mastercard is preparing for contextual commerce

Your everyday devices will one day pay for goods and services themselves. Ed McLaughlin is fueling the payment processing platform to make this happen.

Business intelligence vs. business analytics: Where BI fits into your data strategy

While BI leverages past and present data to describe the state of your business today, business analytics mines data to predict where your business is heading and prescribe actions to maximize beneficial outcomes.

Where does innovation belong in the IT department?

To be an innovator, IT needs to be engaged with the business, recommend solutions that help achieve business goals, and take the lead to ensure successful implementations and operations.

How IoT is helping insurers move from the mitigation to elimination of risk

As IoT is transforming daily life, insurers must also adapt to running a business in the age of the connected customer.

Not every business will survive a digital transformation

Adapt or die. Some companies will choose the latter.

It’s a B2B world for digital health startups: Here’s how it works

VC-funded digital health startups have pivoted from B2C to B2B models. They have to adapt to important structural and organizational aspects of the healthcare B2B tech business.

Hybrid: A new project management approach

Hybrid project management promises huge gains in improving product delivery and time to market compared with other methods.

The ultra-optimistic case for AI in business

4 reasons why you should welcome automation.

Cloud ERP: The rising alternative to hosting your own

CIOs faced with brittle on-premises ERP systems and the desire to free up valuable IT resources are increasingly looking to the cloud as a reliable, scalable solution for their ERP needs.

How to keep ‘culture fit’ from killing workplace diversity

Workplace culture can be a strong determining factor for success. But emphasizing culture fit when hiring can result in an unhealthy monoculture if you arenu2019t taking steps to foster diversity and inclusion.

CIOs are totally stressed out: Here’s how to help

Caught between trying to maintain legacy systems and be agile enough to foresee trends in the market, IT administrators feel pulled in two different directions.

4 keys to aligning executives on digital strategy and priorities

Gaining executive alignment on strategic programs is critical because digital transformation requires organizations to move smarter and faster.

CIOs: Is your team ready for the future?

CIOs discuss how to build future-ready teams, sharing many useful ideas for all leaders experiencing business change.

Time to fire your frozen middle managers?

Middle managers are blockers: the "frozen middle" that causes businesses to fail by blocking necessary changes. CIOs must deal firmly with the negative middle manager layer if they are to succeed in a challenging world.

Acquiring new technology: The data intelligence dance

You need to bring together teams from different departments and business lines to develop a cohesive implementation approach and achieve group consensus. This process is what I refer to as u201cData Intelligence.u201d

Bringing your best service delivery game

A critical aspect of winning at service delivery is strong relationships. The sooner you can understand that building strong relationships, or partnerships, is the foundation for winning at anything, the better.

IT professionals should watch their language

IT folks want to be recognized for creating business value, yet too often they are referred to as people who merely provide technology. Itu2019s frustrating! But consider how most IT professionals talk about themselves and their projects. A seemingly

Leadership training: 10 online resources for developing leadership skills

Effective management requires strong leadership skills. These 10 online leadership training resources offer professional development for those seeking to strengthen their management skills u2014 and some of them are free.

Blockchain might fatten your wallet – here’s what you should know

Few people have heard about blockchain and even fewer understand what it can do. Yet by 2025, it will become a major component of individual international commerce.

Who is winning in text message (SMS) marketing?

Recent court decisions provide much needed clarity around issues of u201cconsentu201d so that businesses using text message marketing know when they can rely on the recipientu2019s consent.

Do IT like Darwin

Whatu2019s Darwin going to teach us about business in 2017?rn

Artificial intelligence in sales: 10 companies to watch

Disruption by AI in sales.

Cloud computing and the costs: a love-hate relationship

Rather than advancing their digital strategies, focusing on cost savings is still the top priority for companies using the cloud. Yet, many of them are struggling to garner the desired economic benefits.

How AI is revolutionizing recruiting and hiring

Artificial intelligence is fast establishing itself as a game-changer in the recruiting process, enabling organizations to more readily find and hire just the right candidate for the job.

Project management: 7 steps to on-time, on-budget, goal-based delivery

Project managers who follow these seven high-level project management tips will achieve on-time, on-budget, goal-focused delivery of high-profile projects, thereby increasing their project success rates and career prospects.

Prepare the cavalry: The makings of an IT revolution

The battles can be messy, the causalities great, and the opposition fierce. But we also know that should we come out the other end, transformation is around the corner.

How to measure cybersecurity effectiveness — before it’s too late

The majority of organizations don't apply metrics to their cybersecurity efforts, and those that do often measure the wrong things. Hereu2019s how to ensure your cybersecurity projects pay off.

Why every IT department should compete in a Hackathon

Artificial intelligence and its effects on productivity and people’s lives

AI is advancing rapidly and will change everything we do as individuals and as a society. Here's a look at how AI will affect the way we work and live in the next decade.

Getting your environment right

Your goal should be constantly keeping your non-production environments ahead of your teams, just like keeping your requirements backlog with any UX designs ahead of your teams.

7 must-have project management skills

A good u2014 or bad u2014 IT project manager can make the difference between a project coming in on time and on budget and it being a failure. How can you spot a good project manager? CIO.com talked to project management professionals and IT executiv

How QVC is closing the IT-business chasm

Todd Sprinkle, CIO of QVC, uses his own blend of business and technology career experience to ensure IT and product are in lockstep.

Big data in financial services: 9 companies to watch

Here's a look at the companies bringing big data to the financial services sector and how they are transforming the landscape to be more forward thinking and better prepared for the future of finance.

Putting work and resource management on the CIO agenda where it belongs

The CIO is in a unique position to equip teams across the organization with collaborative tools that meet security and technology standards and enable the new virtual, global workforce.

How VMware is re-thinking security for the cloud era

With AppDefense, VMware aims to protect apps and data running in virtualized and cloud environments.

Digital revolution opens a world of opportunity for better government service

Public sector trailblazers are at a tipping point. As citizen demand for digital government continues to rise, organizations are finding new, more collaborative and innovative approaches to improving both services and outcomes

10 signs you’re ready for AI — but might not succeed

Not every problem can be solved by machine learning, and not every company is poised to apply AI. Hereu2019s how to know whether your IT organization is ready to reap the benefits of artificial intelligence.

The 13 best-value cities for hiring tech talent

With low business costs and strong talent labor markets, these U.S. and Canadian cities offer the best bang for your hiring buck.

How to build a cybersecurity team

Building a cybersecurity team to address growing security threats can be challenging. Learn how some companies are tackling the issue.