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How big data is disrupting the oil and gas industry

Big data is changing everything. The oil and gas industry is finally catching up.

CIOs should step into the IoT oversight void

The internet of things opens your business to significant security risks, but most boards don't understand the importance of IoT oversight, particularly third-party implementations. That's an opportunity for CIOs to take the lead.

The 5 fundamentals of creating an employee experience in the workplace

Employees who have a positive employee experience typically have faith in their organizationu2019s decision-making, and believe their place in the business has value. As a result, it makes sense that a positive employee experience would lead to bette

What do they really want? Decoding IT demand signals from your business

Every leader of a large IT organization manages two very different types of business. Okta CIO Mark Settle discusses the varying clientele, and what success (and failure!) looks like for both sides of the business.

7 surprising ways a hackathon will boost your employability

Fancy earning a six-figure sum for a weekendu2019s work, future-proofing your skills and boosting your employability all at the same time? If so, you should seriously consider attending a hackathon.

Does gender matter?

Here's a look at the underlying causes for disparity in the number of women leaders, what needs to change, and the financial benefits of changing.

Insights from the Gartner Security & Risk Summit

The Gartner Security & Risk Summit took place the week of June 12-15. Here are the key insights relevant to CIOs and other IT leaders.

Why banks must have an omnichannel digital strategy

Digital has become the pulse of banking customersu2019 interactions, and it continues to influence their behavior and needs, but with almost half of banking consumers using only digital channels for their transactions, expectations are outpacing expe

In digital, what was context now becomes core

The quest for operational excellence through outsourcing IT over recent decades creates a dilemma for digital transformation.

Building business knowledge deep into the technology stack

How CIO Anil Cheriyan is transforming the IT operating model at SunTrust Banks.

CIO career path: Building a resume for the COO role

Steve Bandrowczaku2019s career pathu2014which includes a solid mix of business and IT leadershipu2014serves as a guide for climbing the executive ladder.

IT Resume Makeover: Emphasize challenges, actions and results

In this IT Resume Makeover, JM Auron helps a VP of security engineering dig into his experience to craft a resume that properly outlines his abilities, initiative, and accomplishments.

Can innovation help curb medical mistakes?

Innovative technologies proving their worth in saving patient lives.

Notorious Project Failures – Google Glass

What lessons can we learn from noteworthy projects that failed or were delivered successfully?

4 little-known factors influencing your ROI

ROI is perhaps the most important business metric to be monitored. Unfortunately, boosting revenues and profits is not as simple as black and white. Hereu2019s a look at four critical under-the-radar factors that can significantly impact your sales a

A major medical device maker’s unique approach to data security

Medical devices have a unique set of challenges related to IT security. Here's how a major equipment manufacturer tackles device security in the era of IoT-enabled healthcare. rn

Shake Shack’s secret sauce for getting mobile apps right

The burger chain tapped a crowdsourcing startup to uncover flaws in its mobile ordering operations and to help solve the tricky business of balancing digital services with in-store experiences.

7 reasons to switch to microservices — and 5 reasons you might not succeed

Using a microservices approach to application development can improve resilience and expedite your time to market, but breaking apps into fine-grained services offers complications. Here's what to expect.

Without intellectual property licensing, where would we be?

Complex industries arise when patented technologies are openly available as building blocks.

How big data is disrupting healthcare and life sciences

Like all industries, healthcare and life sciences are ripe for disruption.

Do you have what IT takes to be a digital leader?

According to the new report from KPMG and Harvey Nash, CIOs are focusing on innovation and growth, and investing aggressively in digital technology.

Will AI really replace all our jobs?

The robots are indeed coming. But should we really be scared?

Having a go at ITIL’s flow

It may not be quite what you think…

Are you transforming fast enough? Lessons from Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods

CIO and IT leaders have to drive bolder and faster digital transformation programs to avoid being "bulldozed."

Enterprise analytics gives responsible control over data exploration

Data becomes information through communication. We want as many smart people to have easy access to rich data. Enterprise analytics is a control for leaders to avoid indulging in 'elaborate rubbish'. For every task there is a tool and this

Balancing the benefits of automation with third party risks

Current market pressures are demanding organizations to strike a balance between the value automation can bring and risks associated with it.rnrn

CIOs say IT can better back up their organizations

In the wake of British Airways' IT failure, CIOs need to be asking themselves what they can do to better prepare their organizations to weather these types of business disruptions.

The top 6 governance, risk and compliance (GRC) certifications

Job roles from IT auditor to security engineer to CIO require or benefit from a GRC certification. Here are six top-rated governance, risk and compliance certifications that are worth the time, cost and effort.

Partnerships among many paths to fintech tipping point

When banks and multinational service providers begin carrying out strategies to survive, and even take advantage of the disruptive potential of fintech, they will find an ecosystem of companies ready and willing to form partnerships.

CIO Quick Takes: How CIOs assess the value of emerging technology

IT leaders reveal their individual strategies for evaluating and implementing cutting-edge technology

How Nebraska successfully consolidated state IT services

Ed Toner, CIO of the state of Nebraska deployed ITSM to consolidate state IT services and improve quality while reducing costs and risk.

The growing impact of artificial intelligence on workplace collaboration

Digital workplace technologies and strategies are making enterprises more conversational and smarter.

Has outsourcing lost its strategic relevance?

Global leader of ISG's Digital and Emerging Technology businesses, Steven Hall, explores the strategic positioning of outsourcing.

Since when did BA stand for bloomin’ amazing?

Accelerating Organizational Velocity through a Data Center Autopilot

In my last post, I talked about the idea of software-defined databases u2013 what we're beginning to see called Elastic SQL databases. In this post, we'll talk about the ramifications such an innovation would have.

Got big data? Go public cloud or go home.

By 2020, firms that are not fully leveraging the public cloud for big data analytics will be hard-pressed to keep the pace set by digital leaders that innovate with emerging technology faster than their competitors.

Why AI is crucial to cyber security

Threat detection is certainly a main focus of today's AI and machine learning technology push. Not only can it monitor human behavior, it can detect things that aren't quite right and sound an alert.

The rise and rise of the IT chief of staff

As CIOs play a larger role in digitization, the IT chief of staff is fast becoming indispensable.

‘DVR for data’ gives TIAA deep insights into its digital business

Retirement wealth manager TIAA built an analytics system to gauge how its digital services are performing in real time, giving IT an immediate pulse on how consumers are responding to them.

Robots aren’t coming – they’re already here

Robotics and AI are presenting technologists with an opportunity to have a Steve Jobs moment.

7 ways AI will revolutionize business travel

From chatbots to robotic bellhops, AI and machine learning are already having an impact on how we travel for work and pleasure

Telecom cost control – how to get the most savings for the least amount of effort and risk

What's the easiest and fastest way to reduce telecom costs?

How big data is disrupting education

Disruption by data: Education

Digital transformation-driven productivity

Don't underestimate the incredible power of DX turned inward, toward enhancing internal organizational productivity.

Digital Ecosystems: Do Not Do It Alone!

Digital ecosystem strategies allow companies to leverage their strengths and pursue network effects u2013 but to make it all work, enterprises must embrace a simple mantra: "Don't do it alone!"

When it comes to digital, one style of C-suite doesn’t fit all

As emerging technology gets increasingly complex, companies now need u2013 more than ever u2013 someone capable of integrating emerging tech into the business.

CIO Career Coach: Rethink shadow IT

Many CIOs now share the control of technology with their business partners

How to build a highly effective AI team

Four organizations share real-world insights into staffing a successful AI effort from the ground up.

IBM, Lenovo and Cisco take top marks in server reliability

Oracle continues to disappoint managers dealing with aging hardware and looking for greater reliability, support and uptime.

How DevOps changes the delivery of IT functions

The business construct of digital business models changes the value of labor arbitrage-based third-party service contracts