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How to win the war for top IT talent

By emphasizing engagement, purpose and innovation, the financial services industry is showing how to beat Silicon Valley at its own game.

Meeting the demands of a mobile workforce

Not long ago, rising demands of the millennial workforceu2019 use of personal mobile devices to access company data fostered widespread Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies. Today, the tide is shifting.

What is that agile certification really worth?

Agile certifications help benchmark a candidateu2019s familiarity with the agile framework. But what do agile certifications really say about a candidateu2019s ability to implement agile methodologies in practice, when it really counts?

How much does Alexa really know, and why should you care?

As exciting as it is that brands are finding news ways to connect with people, doing so unleashes a myriad of new security concerns.

Cyber starts with skilled workers

Simply put, we don't have enough cybersecurity pros to help keep us safe in the first place, and more swiftly mitigate the aftermath of these attacks.

3 steps to reduce bias

This discussion suggests we need to change behavior across three dimensions: Have To, Ought To and Want To in order to reduce the effect of gender bias on decision making.

The 7 best project management mobile apps

For teams on the go, thereu2019s nothing like a top-notch project management tool to keep everyone productive. If your company is in the market for a mobile project management solution, these are your top contenders.

APIs, ecosystems, and the democratization of machine intelligence

Business leaders should stop thinking of machine intelligence in theoretical terms and start thinking of it as a force ready to be embedded in countless aspects of daily life.

3 steps to create a digital banking relationship center

The digital banking relationship center is at the heart of todayu2019s digital bank, and CIOs can help improve the digital banking customer experience by taking three steps

A comprehensive guide to A/B testing

How showcasing two or more different versions of product to different users with A/B testing.

Blockchain: what is it good for, in real-world IT?

How will IT departments leverage blockchain technology to solve long standing IT challenges?

The hidden risk of blind trust in AI’s ‘black box’

Companies intent on weaving AI more tightly into the fabric of their businesses are seeking to better explain how algorithms make their decisions, especially where risk and regulations are involved.

CIO Quick Takes: How IT leaders employ agile and DevOps for strategic advantage

IT leaders reveal their unique strategies to harness the power of these process-driven methodologiesrnrn

Can ‘things’ be social?

What will be the impact of IoT and AI to the customer experience, today and tomorrow?

The dos and don’ts of data lakes

What's needed to ensure CIOs establish valued data lakes…instead of unvalued data swamps.

Human liability in security

You can buy all of the best firewalls and tools but are you making the same level of investment on educating your workforce.

Automation technologies, robotics and artificial intelligence in the workforce

Automation has already started to reshape every company's workforce, including yours.

Seven secrets of CIO success as taught by the CIO 100

What can we learn from the top CIOs in the UK?

10 ways you’re failing at IT audits

IT audits can feel like a grim nuisance, but great value awaits those who heed these common mistakes that inevitably lead to an IT audit disaster.

The hidden pitfalls of going freelance in IT

Independence has its upsides and downsides. IT pros lend firsthand advice on the challenges of going solo.

Tapping IoT to monitor the flow of free beer

Buffalo Wild Wings has implemented a keg monitoring system in conjunction with integration software and APIs to curb beer comps at 1,200 locations, boosting revenue and increasing operational efficiency.

5 things to know about today’s IT retention killer

Itu2019s a selleru2019s market in IT, meaning itu2019s more important than ever to keep an eye on your IT workersu2019 stress levels and work-life balance, before they burn out u2014 or seek work elsewhere.

How to get the most from a managed IT services provider

As the managed services provider market matures, CIOs should resist the urge to go with the lowest-cost provider in favor of partners that understand your business and can help you achieve strategic goals.

Hire thinkers, not groupthinkers

There is a worrying groupthink u2013 and groupthink is pretty much the same as non-think u2013 in some IT circles today. For example, waterfall, on-premises hardware and ERP tend to be seen as u201cbadu201d while agile and AI are u201cgood.u201d But

Recommended summer reading: 15 books to inspire business and leadership acumen

A list of memorable books filled with lessons about technology, business and leadership.

IT faces conflicts in realities of digital world

Committing to digital requires also rethinking the legacy environment.

14 big data certifications that will pay off

Data scientists and data analysts as well as engineers and developers with the skills to work with big data technologies are sought after and well-compensated. Want an extra edge looking for your next job? Get big data certified.

The top 10 graduate schools for tech talent

Here are the top 10 schools for technology education based on data from U.S. News and World Reportu2019s annual ranking of U.S. colleges and universities.

3 vanity KPIs tech marketers must stop obsessing over

In this age of u201cbig data,u201d marketing metrics can be both a blessing and a curse.

Who’s driving digital transformation? Who should be?

Businesses overwhelmingly expect their industries to be disrupted by digital trends. Innovative IT departments should take the lead in helping them make data-based decisions.

CIO Career Coach: Create an IT investment culture

Learn how to turn your IT consumers into IT investors

Are IT certifications worth it?

When it comes to certifications in the tech industry, who cares about them more: employers or workers?

The ‘A’ in AI needs to be for accountability

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery u2013 but it isnu2019t effective PR and marketing.

The product owner is king

u201cWhat if we found ourselves building something that nobody wanted? In that case what did it matter if we did it on time and on budget?u201d u2014Eric Ries

Focusing on professional development

In a market where top talents are hard to find, CIOs and CTOs must develop and implement specific strategic programs for employee professional development.

Can data governance be agile?

Many organizations are now recognizing the need for data governance but are still struggling with the right way to structure it. A good approach is u2013 be agile!

AI as a way to overcome cognitive bias in physicians

Clinical judgement by physicians is often clouded by certain cognitive biases. AI holds the promise of being able to overcome these biases and deliver medical recommendations that are consistent and more accurate than is seen currently.

Future-proof your business with cloud ERP

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What are containers and why do you need them?

Containers are a solution to the problem of how to get software to run reliably when moved from one computing environment to another. Here's what you need to know about this popular technology.

How computational linguistics went from Cold War communications to transforming enterprise work

How has computational linguistics evolved and transformed for enterprises today?

How technology is helping education reach refugee children

The worldu2019s first satellite-enabled interactive distance learning project is beaming lessons into a Ghana Refugee Camp.

Highest paying tech skills and certifications in 2017: there are some surprises

The second in a two-part series highlighting the fastest growing and highest paying certified and non-certified tech skills in the latest IT Skills and Certifications Pay Index.

One Colombian supercomputer, two collaborating campuses

Purdue University and EAFIT combine forces to launch Apolo in a continent-spanning partnershiprnrn

Creating a Mobile-First Mindset

This is a key moment for IT to embrace becoming the business.

Ask not what your employee can do for you

Companies too often focus on asking what their employees can do for them, without considering the importance of how their workplace policies and actions impact employees.

The CIO and the driverless car

Are you ready for the Transportation as a Service (TaaS) revolution?

13 disruption quotes to kick-start your own innovation

Disruption is everywhere…

Hidden cloud migration gotchas — and how to avoid them

From a lack of visibility into infrastructure to licensing and governance issues, frustrating surprises await your migration to the cloud. Hereu2019s a real-world look at how traditional companies are navigating the cloudu2019s less-documented challe

The big-time benefits of a centralized data analytics team

Micron overhauled its data management strategy, embedding crack teams of data scientists within an array of business units. Hereu2019s how that centralized strategy has delivered impressive results.