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Why neural networks and deep learning hold the secret to your health

Your daily habits could be interrupted by connected systems enabling access to new processing paradigms. Information processing systems inspired by biological nervous systems may change your diagnosis.

By Peter B. Nichol

Apr 27, 2017

Health and Fitness Software Healthcare Industry IT Strategy

The state of privacy and security in an ever-evolving world

How can you secure your data in a world full of mobile devices, IoT and the cloud?

By Travis Wright

Apr 27, 2017

Cloud Security Cyberattacks Identity Management Solutions

How to switch from an iPhone to a Samsung Galaxy S8

Switching from Appleu2019s iPhone to Androidu2019s Galaxy S8? As long as you cut the iMessage cord, the process of switching over is easier than you think. Hereu2019s how to make the transfer yourself and avoid waiting in a store.rn

By Sarah K. White

Apr 27, 2017

Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Majority of C-level executives are hopeful about the future of technology

Survey of more than 500 C-level executives in Europe and the U.S. reveals data security and client retention as top priorities.

By Philip Kushmaro

Apr 27, 2017

C-Suite Emerging Technology Technology Industry

Why white men must lead the push for diversity

It turns out that white men should take the lead in advocating for diversity, because they're the only ones who aren't punished for doing so.

By Sharon Florentine

Apr 27, 2017

Careers IT Jobs Relationship Building

Federal CIOs tackle the next phase of cloud migration

Many government agencies have already moved basic applications and services to the cloud, but when it comes to the next wave, CIOs must take a hard look at their systems and negotiate flexible contracts with vendors.

By Kenneth Corbin

Apr 27, 2017

CIO Government Government IT

What makes Samsung Galaxy S8 the best phone you can buy

This is the phone that will tempt even hardcore iPhone users to switch.rn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Apr 26, 2017 6 mins

Android Consumer Electronics Small and Medium Business

How to prepare for the next major digital touchpoint, conversational commerce

Conversational commerce means interacting with your customer in an automated dialog via voice or text. Usage of voice-based conversational interfaces such as Alexa and Siri are exploding. Meanwhile over 100,000 active bots have been created on FaceBo

By Howard Tiersky

Apr 26, 2017

Artificial Intelligence CRM Systems Consumer Electronics

How open banking can drive competitive advantage

And why it's more important now than ever

By Rob Hetherington

Apr 26, 2017 5 mins

Data Center Financial Services Industry Software Development

What IT pros need to know about interfacing with other carbon-based life forms

Carbon-base life forms are everywhere and we can't live without them.

By Andre Bourque

Apr 26, 2017 5 mins

Careers

MacBook Pro: Is the Touch Bar a gimmick?

Appleu2019s new Touch Bar feature in the MacBook Pro is causing its share of controversy. Is it a gimmick or is it worth using?

By Jim Lynch

Apr 26, 2017 7 mins

MacBook MacOS Small and Medium Business

Does the world need a Windows smartwatch?

The answer is, 'yes,' if you like the idea of a commercial-grade wearable for retail, hospitality, healthcare and manufacturing. But the track record of squeezing Windows into a small device isn't good.

By James A. Martin

Apr 26, 2017

Consumer Electronics Mobile Apps Wearables

Online courses become effective for building technical skills, earning certifications

Lower cost, course variety, schedule flexibility and the optional endorsement of top universities are among the forces driving the wave of online technical education. However, spotty feedback from teachers and follow-through from students can comprom

By Ross Rubin

Apr 26, 2017

Careers IT Skills Technology Industry

How storytelling ignites IT innovation at Lowe’s

The home improvement retailer creates comic books with narrative arcs to make virtual showrooms, guide robots, and interstellar 3D printing viable.

By Clint Boulton

Apr 26, 2017

CIO Retail Industry Technology Industry

How can machine learning create features in human-understandable ways?

Why explain and re-explain logic when you can design a machine learning system to automatically learn for you? Performing activities that add value required access to data and intelligence. Start by defining the data you require to make intelligent d

By Peter B. Nichol

Apr 26, 2017

Big Data IT Strategy Technology Industry

LinkedIn passes the 500 million registered user mark

On the heels of rapid improvements across much of the platform LinkedIn now has 500 million registered users on board, one analyst says it could double or triple its reach under Microsoft.

By Matt Kapko

Apr 26, 2017

Careers Internet Social Networking Apps

Why CarMax’s “shock the system” digital strategy is working

CIO Shamim Mohammad and fellow leaders at CarMax made big, bold changes to transform CarMax into a product organization

By Martha Heller

Apr 26, 2017

CIO IT Jobs Innovation

Why you need a systems reliability engineer

How can you make sure the software your company builds today will stand the test of time? Hire an SRE.

By Sharon Florentine

Apr 26, 2017

Developer Enterprise Architecture IT Jobs

Top IT hiring trends for recent grads

Curious if your STEM degree will keep you from having to move back home after college? Check out these hiring trends to find out how you stack up against the competition.

By Sarah K. White

Apr 26, 2017

Careers IT Jobs IT Skills

FCC gives a gift to phone companies, but you’ll foot the bill

Commission kills price caps on business data services even when thereu2019s very little competition.

By Bill Snyder

Apr 26, 2017

Consumer Electronics

Cloudera’s IPO is overshadowed by a rival it won’t mention

Big data's poster child is selling itself to investors as a machine learning company, but is really still in the Hadoop business just like Hortonworks, the competitor it would like to ignore.

By Arik Hesseldahl

Apr 26, 2017

Big Data Hadoop Mergers and Acquisitions

How design thinking can transform IT outsourcing

In the era of digital transformation, design thinking can enable a new way of working between IT outsourcing customers and providers.

By Stephanie Overby

Apr 26, 2017

Managed Cloud Services Outsourcing Technology Industry

Many businesses are just beginning their digital transformation journeys

Results from three surveys suggest many organizations have delivered benefits from digitally driven initiatives, but transformation is a journey in progress and CIO have to invest more in executing digital and analytics programs.

By Isaac Sacolick

Apr 25, 2017

C-Suite CIO IT Strategy

Apple’s stores will never be the new Starbucks

Angela Ahrendts is leading some big changes to Appleu2019s retail stores, but sometimes change is not a good thing. Apple wants to turn its stores into a version of Starbucks. Has the company lost its mind?

By Jim Lynch

Apr 25, 2017 6 mins

Retail Industry iPad iPhone

Digital transformation requires IT departments to be interwoven.

By Bask Iyer

Apr 25, 2017

Technology Industry

What would a woman in tech do about the gender gap?

Executives from Canada, New York and Australia respond.

By Anna Frazzetto

Apr 25, 2017

Careers IT Jobs Technology Industry

CIO Quick Takes: What you need to know about women in tech

We asked seven CIOs and other IT executives, who happen to be female, what they think everyone should know about women in technology.

By Dan Muse

Apr 25, 2017

CIO IT Strategy Technology Industry

AI is about to open the door to a new role for CIOs: Explorer

AIu2019s potential extends far beyond menial tasks, and companies are now looking to leverage AI in a way that yields a competitive edge. Thatu2019s where the CIO can come in as a coach to the rest of the company, an explorer of AI and its possibilit

By Chris Curran

Apr 25, 2017

Artificial Intelligence CIO Enterprise Applications

When will science create ethical robots?

Is it possible for robots to have a bias? If robots attempt to imitate human behavior, isnu2019t it possible that they could make unethical choices u2014 just as people can make unethical choices?

By Peter B. Nichol

Apr 25, 2017

IT Strategy Predictive Analytics Smartphones

6 things to look for in a cloud consultant

How do you separate quality cloud consultants from the clowns? If you don't have a screening checklist in place u2014 and let's face it, you probably don't u2014 this short list of behaviors and policies is a good place to start.

By David Taber

Apr 25, 2017

CRM Systems Cloud Computing

How Myers-Briggs can create a stronger IT team

Personality assessment tests, like Myers-Briggs, have their limitations, but they can be a powerful team-building and productivity tool.

By Sharon Florentine

Apr 25, 2017

Careers IT Jobs Technology Industry

Enterprise showdown: 5 ways the iPhone beats the Galaxy S8

The Galaxy S8 and iPhone 7 Plus are two of the best smartphones you can buy. While the Galaxy S8 is the hottest new mobile device, there are reasons IT will want to stick with the iPhone 7 Plus.

By Sarah K. White

Apr 25, 2017

Smartphones Technology Industry iPhone

Ecommerce giants look to dominate payment gateways

Ecommerce giants like Amazon and eBay are racing to establish ecosystem dominance. A critical component of that is the payment system.

By Ralph Tkatchuk

Apr 25, 2017

Amazon.com E-commerce Software Internet

Digital is out, smart is in

"Clarity is the counterbalance of profound thoughts." u2013 Luc de Clapiers

By Bas de Baat

Apr 24, 2017

Artificial Intelligence Emerging Technology IT Leadership

CEOs’ lack of success metrics dampens digital prospects

CEOs know they must accelerate digital strategies to foster growth. But it's not going to happen if they don't lean on their CIOs to understand what digital means for their business.

By Clint Boulton

Apr 24, 2017 4 mins

CIO Innovation Technology Industry

Open Media Project increases government transparency with technology

Public engagement with legislation improves when people know what officials are planning. OMP's services offers such visibility with YouTube, automated transcriptions and searchable archives.

By Deepak Puri

Apr 24, 2017

Government Government IT Video

How Microsoft helped Docker with LinuxKit and Moby Project

Microsoft and Docker have been working together for over three years now, and this collaboration has led to the creation of LinuxKit and Moby Project.rn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Apr 24, 2017

Avaya Docker Microsoft

Industry 4.0 is the blueprint for the future of IT

When you think about IT's future, you probably donu2019t think about factories. But the evolution of something called Industry 4.0 may be the model for IT's future strategy

By Charles Araujo

Apr 24, 2017

Big Data ITSM Internet of Things

Embrace the hybrid cloud by dispelling security and latency myths

Enterprise leaders are embracing the cloud but remain concerned about hybrid cloud performance and security–two challenges that can be managed more easily than many realize.

By Anant Jhingran

Apr 24, 2017

Cloud Computing Cloud Security Hybrid Cloud

3 things to know before launching machine intelligence

Is artificial intelligence too generic? Maybe we should be talking more about machine intelligence and less about artificial intelligence. How do we discover the theory of trust and reasoning for advanced autonomous A.I. systems?

By Peter B. Nichol

Apr 24, 2017

Big Data Health and Fitness Software Healthcare Industry

4 reasons to consider Garmin’s new vivosmart 3

Garmin's vivosmart 3 activity trackers has a lot going for it u2014 but you may find it to be too much of a good thing.

By James A. Martin

Apr 24, 2017

Gadgets Mobile Apps Wearables

How diversity drives innovation and results

We need to recognize that diversity is a goal, and agree itu2019s the right one. Then, we must decide how we want to get there and take the steps.

By Sandra Smith

Apr 24, 2017

IT Leadership

IBM service will use Watson to unlock data insights from video

A new IBM Cloud service, slated for release later this year, will use the power of machine learning and artificial intelligence to generate metadata from video and help media and entertainment companies deliver customized content to viewers.

By Thor Olavsrud

Apr 24, 2017

Media and Entertainment Industry Sports Software Video

Notorious project failures — Berlin airport: Why did it go wrong?

Using a simplified framework — composed of 10 areas of focus — that I developed over years of teaching executives how to do better projects and that I apply consistently in my day-to-day job, I will look at projects that are currently in the spotli

By Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez

Apr 24, 2017

Government IT Leadership Project Management Tools

Tim Cook slaps down Uber for deceiving Apple

Uber played with fire by messing with Apple, and then Tim Cook took Uberu2019s CEO to the woodshed for a good thrashing. rn

By Jim Lynch

Apr 24, 2017 5 mins

IT Leadership Small and Medium Business iOS

Free project management courses: Improve your skills with these PM training courses

Project management is a rapidly expanding field that offers potential for a career leading and managing projects, but it's not easy or affordable to gain the knowledge you need. To help set you on your project management journey, here is a guide

By Moira Alexander

Apr 24, 2017 9 mins

Careers IT Jobs Project Management Tools

6 Bluetooth keyboards for workers on the go

A guide to six portable Bluetooth keyboards perfect for minimalists, road warriors and anyone who appreciates a unique keyboard design.

By Sarah K. White

Apr 24, 2017

Gadgets Laptops Smartphones

6 leadership qualities to look for when hiring

The best worker isn't always the best leader and leaders aren't always where you'd expect to find them. Here are six tips to identifying and hiring leaders.

By Sharon Florentine

Apr 24, 2017

Careers IT Jobs IT Leadership

Bringing AI to enterprise integration

SnapLogic's new Iris technology uses artificial intelligence to power an enterprise integration assistant designed to help business users, analysts and developers connect data, applications and processes.

By Thor Olavsrud

Apr 21, 2017

Artificial Intelligence IT Strategy Technology Industry

Supercharge healthcare with artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence is redesigning healthcare. How do CIOs get a grip on whatu2019s practical versus theoretical in the dynamic space of machine intelligence? It starts by framing the A.I. landscape.

By Peter B. Nichol

Apr 21, 2017

Health and Fitness Software Healthcare Industry IT Strategy