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New CIO appointments — February 2017 edition

Congratulations to these IT executives on their recent appointments or promotions to new CIO jobs

Feb 22, 2017

Digital sustainability: Digital transformation’s next big opportunity

There's an opportunity for digital transformation to help all industries meet sustainability goals and reduce their carbon footprints.

By Nicholas D. Evans

Feb 21, 2017 6 mins

Digital Transformation Green IT Technology Industry

Uber’s CEO reacts, but who’s buying it?

Yet another story of blatant sexual harassment and discrimination in Silicon Valley has emerged. This time from a former engineer at the already embattled ridesharing company Uber.

By Sharon Florentine

Feb 21, 2017

Careers IT Leadership Technology Industry

Biometrics: why play with the next wave of emerging technologies

Access to your financial, medical and personal information might soon require only your body as the password.

By Peter B. Nichol

Feb 21, 2017

Biometrics IT Strategy Innovation

Breaking through the cybersecurity bubble

At the recent RSA cybersecurity conference, interoperability and cooperation were a common theme, but not everyone is taking it seriously

By Charles Araujo

Feb 21, 2017

Application Security Internet Security RSA Conference

How to fix 3 common resume mistakes

Have you made any of these common resume errors? If so, itu2019s time to revisit, review and update your resume before you apply for your next job.

By Sarah K. White

Feb 21, 2017

IT Jobs IT Skills Resumes

Why Huntsville will be one of the most connected cities in the U.S.

When a city builds its own fiber network, prices for broadband connectivity plummet and choices for consumers multiply.

By Bill Snyder

Feb 21, 2017

Broadband Google Innovation

Underrated at work? Here’s why

Crazily, most people think they are above-average performers. This can create difficulties for team managers, but a closer look at research in this area can help us manage through this performance paradox.

By Iain Smith

Feb 21, 2017

Careers IT Skills Mentoring

Your as-a-service playbook for large enterprise has arrived

Welcome to the 'configurable enterprise' era.

By Mike Pearl

Feb 21, 2017

Cloud Computing SaaS

Yahoo has become a junk account

Email account user was already holding Yahoo Mail with tongs when he learned of first hack.

By Roger Kay

Feb 21, 2017

Email Clients Internet Mergers and Acquisitions

Top 10 recruiting software platforms

Finding a good recruiting software platform shouldn't be guesswork. Here are the 10 best based on business software review site G2 Crowd's rankings for 2017.

By Sharon Florentine

Feb 21, 2017

Careers IT Jobs IT Leadership

State of the CIO 2017: More challenging, still complicated

The 16th annual State of the CIO report shows that the life of the dual-role CIO is both more challenging and more rewarding. Get used to the new reality.

By Dan Muse

Feb 20, 2017

CIO CMO Technology Industry

The best project management software for small business: 7 affordable tools

Thereu2019s no shortage of project management solutions for mid-size and large businesses. Small businesses, though, have limited budgets and simply can't afford high-priced project management software. Here are seven affordable options.

By Moira Alexander

Feb 20, 2017

Project Management Tools Startups Technology Industry

How to develop an internet of things strategy

Former Amazon executive John Rossman shares his checklist for developing an internet of things strategy for your organization.

By Thor Olavsrud

Feb 20, 2017

IT Strategy Internet of Things

Ordering Starbucks coffee on Amazon Echo easy but not fast

Starbucks recently introduced voice ordering via Alexa, Amazon's virtual assistant. After the initial setup, ordering your favorite caffeine fix is effortless u2014 but ordering from the mobile app is faster.

By James A. Martin

Feb 18, 2017 3 mins

Amazon.com Retail Industry Small and Medium Business

5 qualities for successful PR pros

Much about PR has shifted over the decades, from publishers moving to online-only to organizations using social media as a direct news delivery vehicle. PR pros who have continued to demonstrate five characteristics of good PR have successfully navig

By Samantha Leggat

Feb 17, 2017

IT Skills Marketing Relationship Building

Not investing in employees’ mental health is bad business

A series of studies shows that millennials and CEOs have something in common: depression. Columnist Rob Enderle writes that not investing in them isnu2019t just bad business, it is stupid management.

By Rob Enderle

Feb 17, 2017

Health and Fitness Software Healthcare Industry IT Leadership

The silver bullet for ITSM success

Or agile… or DevOps…

By Joel Pomales

Feb 17, 2017

IT Leadership ITSM

IT-as-a-Service model essential in digital transformation

Implementing an IT-as-a-Service strategy should be a top goal for CIOs in 2017.

By Peter Bendor-Samuel

Feb 17, 2017

Business IT Alignment CIO Technology Industry

Robotic process automation makes nearshore outsourcing more attractive

In the future, IT outsourcing success will be based not on the geographic delivery model, but on the capability to leverage digital labor.

By Stephanie Overby

Feb 17, 2017

Artificial Intelligence Outsourcing Technology Industry

What CIOs should consider when taking on new roles

The transition from CIO of VMware to CIO of both VMware and Dell, lessons learned and what other CIOs should consider.

By Bask Iyer

Feb 17, 2017

CIO Careers Mentoring

Where is your real workspace?

You might think it is your office, your cube, or even your MacBook Pro. But if you are an executive or manager, you would be mistaken.

By Theodore May

Feb 16, 2017

CIO IT Leadership IT Skills

Are your 3D prints failing? Try this first

Dust is the biggest enemy of any 3D printer. The solution: print your own filament filter.

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Feb 16, 2017 3 mins

3D Printers Computers and Peripherals Open Source

Why is Apple hyping augmented reality?

Apple CEO Tim Cook is again using his bully pulpit to hype augmented reality and tease the companyu2019s plans. Whatu2019s got Cook so fired up about AR?

By Matt Kapko

Feb 16, 2017

Apple Innovation Technology Industry

CIO sees mobile platform as patient engagement cure

St. Luke's Healthcare Systems is deploying a single platform that allows patients to access medical records, pay bills and book appointments from their mobile devices.

By Clint Boulton

Feb 16, 2017 4 mins

CIO Healthcare Industry Small and Medium Business

Apple: Is Tim Cook turning into Steve Ballmer?

Apple CEO Tim Cook might be following in the footsteps of former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, and thatu2019s not a good thing for the company or its customers.

By Jim Lynch

Feb 16, 2017

Computers and Peripherals Consumer Electronics IT Leadership

Hands on with the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 hybrid

Are you searching for a lightweight, portable clamshell notebook that can do a great impression of a tablet? Look no further than the XPS 13 2-in-1.rn

By Sarah K. White

Feb 16, 2017

Laptops Small and Medium Business Tablets

Why happy developers equal happy customers

A company's greatest competitive advantage is its ability to deliver a great customer experience. And that starts with a happy software development team.

By Sharon Florentine

Feb 16, 2017

CRM Systems Careers Developer

Where in the world are the best female developers?

HackerRank releases its global list of best female developers. The countries that top the list will surprise you.rn

By Sharon Florentine

Feb 16, 2017

Careers Developer IT Jobs

Let’s get ready for HIMSSanity

Healthcare IT pros should think about what they want to learn at the 2017 HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition.

By David Chou

Feb 16, 2017

Healthcare Industry IT Leadership Internet of Things

Collaboration key to achieving business goals

Collaboration technology is driving dramatic improvements in organizations' efficiency, productivity and business decisions, according to a new Harvard Business Review report.

By Thor Olavsrud

Feb 15, 2017

Small and Medium Business Technology Industry Video

3 new information security jobs for the digital enterprise

As organizations digitize, the scope of information security is expanding – leading to the addition of three new, cross-functional IT roles

By Jeremy Bergsman

Feb 15, 2017 4 mins

Application Security Careers Cloud Security

What makes Prusa i3 MK2 the best 3D printer?

It's a fully open source 3D printer out there.

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Feb 15, 2017 6 mins

3D Printers Computers and Peripherals

Google Cloud leader lays out ambitious plans for the enterprise

The head of Googleu2019s enterprise business says the consumer giant has unique attributes in data management, analytics and machine learning that differentiate its cloud offerings.

By Matt Kapko

Feb 15, 2017

Cloud Management Google SaaS

iOS: The best email apps?

While iOS users can always opt for Apple's email app, there are also plenty of email apps from third party developers that can be a better match for some users.

By Jim Lynch

Feb 15, 2017 6 mins

Email Clients Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business

Sprint’s unlimited data plan is filled with ‘gotchas’

Sprintu2019s new plan offering five lines of unlimited voice, texts and data for $90 a month is a good deal for a year u2013 after that the price soars.

By Bill Snyder

Feb 15, 2017

Carriers Small and Medium Business Smartphones

How open compute cuts server costs in the enterprise

Even if your organizationu2019s not big enough to build your own servers and switches, you can still reap the benefits of OCP designs, including reduced costs.

By Mary Branscombe

Feb 15, 2017

Open Source Private Cloud Servers

IBM delivers machine learning on the private cloud

IBM has unveiled IBM Machine Learning, a new cognitive platform that brings the power of machine learning to z System mainframes and eventually IBM POWER System.

By Thor Olavsrud

Feb 15, 2017

IBM Innovation Technology Industry

9 simple ways to raise capital for your ecommerce startup

Entrepreneurs and investors share their tips on how to get cash to fund a new business.

By Jennifer Lonoff Schiff

Feb 15, 2017

E-commerce Software Internet Startups

Your ERP project can be improved by… ’80s movie quotes?

What do Ferris Bueller, Darth Vader and James Dalton have to do with implementing an ERP system? Not much, unless you apply some of their more famous movie lines to help make your project a success.

By John Hoebler

Feb 15, 2017

C-Suite ERP Systems Financial Services Industry

Culture key to attracting and retaining tech talent

Finding and hiring top tech talent is management's greatest concern for the fifth year running. To stay competitive, IT leaders are emphasizing culture and exciting work.

By Sharon Florentine

Feb 15, 2017

Careers IT Jobs IT Skills

What we can learn from BCG’s move to an ‘IT-as-a-Service’ model

Robbert Kuppens, global CIO of The Boston Consulting Group, describes how changing the companyu2019s IT operating model to an IT-as-a-Service took more than a policy change. It took a mind shift.

By Martha Heller

Feb 15, 2017

CIO IT Jobs IaaS

CIOs disrupt IT operating models to align with digital business

Operational paralysis u2013 failure to align IT with the business strategy — can lead to a CIOu2019s demise. Sensing that, some IT executives have opted to disrupt the way they run their departments.

By Clint Boulton

Feb 14, 2017

Agile Development CIO Technology Industry

Deletion is not destruction: ensuring the permanent removal of data

Data destruction must be absolute, banishing any uncertainties among executives or worries among consumers. rn

By Andre Bourque

Feb 14, 2017

Security

How to avoid hitting a wall in a digital transformation

Transformation projects undertaken from the traditional approach often fail due to lack of u201cbrakes.u201d

By Peter Bendor-Samuel

Feb 14, 2017

CIO IT Strategy Technology Industry

Augmented Reality – Next Frontier for Competitive Advantage

Augmented Reality is going to rewrite the way we interact with everything and create new business models. How can IT leaders sense and respond to emerging trends such as AR…and get ready for enterprise adoption.

By Raman Mehta

Feb 14, 2017

Emerging Technology Internet of Things Virtual Reality

Apple: Why a Mac user is switching to Windows

Some frustrated Mac users are getting ready to switch to Windows. One writer shares why he is dumping his Mac and moving to Windows. Is his move a harbinger of things to come as Mac users begin leaving Apple behind?

By Jim Lynch

Feb 14, 2017

Computers and Peripherals MacBook MacOS

Accelerating digital transformation using the Medici Effect

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology's global IT summit in Saudi Arabia presents a model for digital transformation

By Charles Araujo

Feb 14, 2017

Careers IT Leadership ITSM

Why tech companies are uniting to fight Trump’s immigration ban

The Trump administrationu2019s immigration ban has galvanized unparalleled opposition from tech leaders. However, many businesses that focus on the enterprise are still standing on the sidelines.

By Matt Kapko

Feb 14, 2017

IT Leadership Outsourcing Technology Industry