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Creating a global social community for songwriters

New platform, Songistry ends the isolation of individual songwriters.

Calculate the Cost of Downtime

IT projects, especially infrastructure projects can be challenging to get approved. Discuss the "cost of downtime" in your proposal so senior management can visualize and understand the risk implications, and you will get many more of your

Why is Facebook’s iOS app so bloated?

Facebooku2019s app weighs in at more than 380 MB when you download it from the iOS App Store. Is it time to just get rid of Facebook altogether?

Ecosystems: when digital transformation grows up

It's time for CIOs to shift their focus from the abstract promise of digital transformation to specific ecosystem strategies.

Understanding the benefits and threats when building an IoT strategy

The Internet of Things (IoT) market continues to gain momentum, both growing in total connections and into new business and consumer application segments, but still CIOs and other IT leaders diverge on what are the real benefits of this technologies

10 essential productivity tips for road warriors

Executives who spend much of their time on the road share their tips for keeping up with work and staying connected to the office.

Why we are going about diversity all wrong

A quantitative approach that links individual behaviors to company performance will revolutionize talent management and make diversity an unavoidable part of the solution.

Why you should invest in AI talent now

Get HR involved now in finding people with AI skills and talent or risk being left behind, warns Mark Minevich, a leading business and government consultant.

Don’t worry CIOs: You still control tech spending

In the digital era, business executives are becoming more involved in acquiring corporate technologies. But the CIO still largely has the final say for most technology purchasing decisions.

How to make and use a bootable Windows 10 recovery disk

Elementary OS is trying to create a business model for open source app developers

There is no dearth of Linux based operating systems, you will find dime a dozen. However there are only a few major ones that matter and elementary OS is among them. rn

Alexa, bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States

Re-shoring factories and supply chains is not enough: We must also have a workforce that can take advantage

New tool tallies your big data debt

The free Dremio Big Data Debt Calculator is a new tool from data analytics startup Dremio designed to help enterprises estimate the unplanned cost that stems from the use of non-relational data management technologies.

The pain of legacy-to-digital transformation is an epidemic

There is a cure, but not C-suite approved yet.

Panasonic Toughbook CF-33: a Hummer comes to the suburbs

A review of the new convertible 2-in-1 notebook gives it high marks for durability and functionality. With hot-swappable dual batteries, this unit is ready to take on heavy-duty tasks in the field, riding with public safety, or on military sorties.

5 ways companies should use AI

AI is no longer a thing of dystopian sci-fi novels. Today, it has real potential to assist companies and individuals for fast, better and smarter operations

Are you participating in the ICO excitement of cryptocurrency funded development?

Innovative CIOs are considering an emerging channel for raising capitalu2014funding via ICO.

Why IT service providers are investing in North America

IT outsourcing providers have been opening more service centers in the U.S. with Seattle, San Francisco and Toronto emerging as hot spots for digital services.

Stop making speeches

To prepare for a business presentation, memorize an objective, not a speech.

Goodbye cable; hello gigabit broadband

Our consumer blogger finally cuts the cord and installs ultra-fast broadband. Hereu2019s what he learned.

How to get a job as a developer: The 6-step guide

Landing your dream web or software development job doesn't have to be a daunting task. If you want to work in computing, this is where you can start

Tip No. 5: Show appreciation and have fun!

The fifth tip for successfully creating and leading agile data management development teams.

WannaCry reminds CIOs to stay on top of patching

Cybersecurity experts say delaying or even ignoring a patch Microsoft released two months ago paved the way for the current ransomware. So why donu2019t CIOs keep on top of patching?

How successful team leaders avoid common meeting pitfalls

Consistently great team meetings might be closer than you think.

Is the iPad mini doomed?

Rumors suggest that Apple might discontinue the iPad mini. Will Apple finally pull the plug on the diminutive iPad mini?

Yes, you still need endpoint malware protection

While operating systems and apps are more secure, the need for endpoint security remains.

Why you need an enterprise architect

Large organizations are increasingly turning to enterprise architects to help bridge the divide between IT and the business and drive digital transformation.

How to empower women on Mother’s Day and every day

Sure, Mother's Day is great. But there are 364 other days during the year to appreciate and empower women.

A tech company CEO de-hypes digital transformation

ServiceNow's new CEO, John Donahoe, provided a master class in how tech company CEOs should be talking about real-world digital transformation

Why companies struggle to cultivate digital strategies

Companies that find themselves digital laggards are suffering from strategic decisions they made nearly 20 years ago. Here's how to battle back.

6 steps for a future-ready cloud storage strategy

Growing storage demands are prompting many enterprises to move to the cloud, but ensuring that cloud storage is properly architected regarding security, performance and scalability is critically important.

5 steps to ending generational stereotypes

Stereotypes of any kind are harmful to an organization, and that includes generational stereotypes. Here's how to get rid of them.

CIO Career Coach: Bringing a product management mindset to IT

In season 2 – episode 3 of CIO Career Coach, executive recruiter and CIO.com blogger Martha Heller discusses the CIOu2019s role in bringing IT and product development together as one.

IOTA launches $2 million fund for IoT-focused blockchain derivative

The open source nonprofit organization is seeking to foster growth of its distributed ledger technology.

How Microsoft is becoming a Linux vendor

Microsoft is bridging the gap with Linux by baking it into its own products. rn

A fundamental flaw in approaching digital transformation

Just implementing digital technologies and learning how to use them wonu2019t create a big performance impact.

Dell shifts security focus to data itself

Rather than putting a breachable wall around valuable data, every file has its own encryption and policy.

Will macOS protect you from ransomware attacks?

The recent WannaCry ransomware attacks on Windows have some Mac users wondering if they are safe. Is macOS secure from ransomware attacks?

Funding your startup with the ICO and token crowdsales explosion

Entrepreneurs are taking notice of the $24.1 billion market capitalization of Bitcoin and the recent $12.3 million raised off a $300 million valuation of Gnosis.

AMD plots return to the data center with Epyc

The chip-makeru2019s Epyc platform has the speeds and feeds to beat Intel. Will it make a difference?

3 ways your culture may be sabotaging innovation

If your business is struggling to adapt to the digital age due to a lack of innovation, it might be time to reconsider your company culture.

10 most in-demand tech skills

Trying to land a new tech job? HiringSolved's latest reports uncovers the 10 tech skills that employers are looking for in 2017.

How IT leaders can stop the blame game

An intervention strategy for IT organizations that are constantly blaming others for their performance failures

Smart glasses are making workers more productive

Companies in all industries can benefit from using smart glasses to enhance employee productivity.

Content analytics shows us alternative pathways to success

Writing is evidence of thinking. We hire knowledge workers to think and then convert their thinking into action. People produce content that looks like work, based on what they think work should look like. An important part of content analytics is id

Nonstop IT and the myth of zero-downtime

Diamonds may be forever but they are non-trivial to produce; applications that are forever may be nearly as challenging to create.

Picking at the word salad of Dell EMC World

The show lasted for three days, and although we sustained a barrage of terminology, there was something there for everyone.

The NHS ransomware event and security challenges for the U.S healthcare system

The malware attack on the U.K National Health System (NHS) draws attention to the need for urgent building code upgrades in healthcare data security. While short-term fixes may enable hospitals to recover their data and resume normal operations, long

Review: Galago Pro is a Linux laptop for professionals

Galago Pro comes with OEM version Ubuntu 16.04 and offers a great u2018out-of-the-boxu2019 experience.

Municipal shared services agreements for information technology

Are shared IT services for municipalities a good deal? What are the risks and do they really save money or will you be stuck with a nightmare scenario from which you can never extricate your organization?