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Tech leaders’ love letter to the liberal arts

What science and technology leaders can learn from a liberal arts education.

Feb 14, 2017

How we can create universal health data

Increasingly, healthcare has come to recognize that aggregated, universal health data is needed. Efforts at population health management, as well as research into underlying patterns of disease and health, rely on aggregated data. Numerous ventures i

By Robert Rowley

Feb 14, 2017

Analytics Big Data Healthcare Industry

Stop creating merely viable products; develop products people love

Itu2019s no longer acceptable to deliver a minimum viable product (MVP). If youu2019re going to really ring the registers, think minimum lovable product (MLP).

By Bob Barr

Feb 14, 2017

Digital Transformation Enterprise Applications IT Leadership

Top 10 U.S. cities for employee happiness

New data from employer review site Kununu reveals where you work geographically can have a huge impact on your career happiness.

By Sharon Florentine

Feb 14, 2017

Careers IT Jobs Relationship Building

Powerful wave of digital services has a classic snarl for ROI

Donu2019t get caught in service provider lock-in for digital services.

By Peter Bendor-Samuel

Feb 13, 2017

Government Technology Industry

10 things marketers need to know about AI

AI-enabled marketing isn't just about cute chatbots. Here's what CMOs, CIOs and others need to know to make the most of AI in their marketing initiatives in 2017 and beyond.

By James A. Martin

Feb 13, 2017

CIO CMO Technology Industry

A 4-Step Innovation Framework for CIOs

How to transform from a Chief Information Officer to Chief Influence Officer…and eventually to Chief Innovation Officer.

By Raman Mehta

Feb 13, 2017

IT Strategy Innovation Small and Medium Business

Tim Cook’s chilling comments about fake news

Apple CEO Tim Cook sparks controversy with his authoritarian suggestions about how tech companies should combat fake news.rn

By Jim Lynch

Feb 13, 2017 12 mins

Consumer Electronics Internet Social Networking Apps

Driving digital strategy with customer journey maps

Download this free Forrester Research report to learn how to optimize the customer experience by basing technology investment decisions on interactions from the customeru2019s point of view.

By Mitch Betts

Feb 13, 2017

CIO IT Leadership

Tighten security with better software development

Software developers could be your front line of defense, provided they maintain a security mindset.

By Steve Mezak

Feb 13, 2017

App Testing Cybercrime Developer

Salesforce skills in high demand in 2017

From developers to project managers to marketing, Salesforce has emerged as one of the hottest skills for IT and business professionals.

By Sharon Florentine

Feb 13, 2017

IT Jobs IT Skills Technology Industry

What you need to know about the Windows 10 Creators Update

Like it or not, youu2019re going to be running the Windows Creators Update in a few months. Here's what you can expect.

By Bill Snyder

Feb 13, 2017

Consumer Electronics Small and Medium Business Windows

Papa John’s hires Panera IT leader as CIO, CDO

After a legal battle with Panera, the pizza chain hires Mike Nettles to lead its IT and digital efforts, which include online and mobile ordering from computers, smartphones and Apple TV.

By Clint Boulton

Feb 10, 2017

CIO IT Strategy Technology Industry

Splice Machine seeks to deliver hybrid RDBMS as a service

Splice Machine, which specializes in open source SQL RDBMS for mixed operational and analytical workloads, is aiming to offer that capability as a database-as-a-service on AWS.

By Thor Olavsrud

Feb 10, 2017

Database Administration IT Strategy Open Source

Building the predictive enterprise: What CIOs should tell CEOs about A.I.

Artificial intelligence is a powerful technology that can turn your organization into a predictive enterprise. But CIOs need to work with their CEOs to clarify the business case for A.I. instead of rushing headlong into the A.I. revolution.

By James Canton

Feb 10, 2017

Big Data Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Is President Trump a model for AI?

Columnist Rob Enderle writes that there may be merit in using people with certain behavioral elements to emulate AIs, but there are also dangers.

By Rob Enderle

Feb 10, 2017

Artificial Intelligence IT Leadership

Machine learning scores a touchdown

What machine learning in sports can mean for the enterprise.

By Greg McStravick

Feb 10, 2017

Analytics Big Data Sports Software

Surprise! You don’t own the digital devices you paid for

A bill to reform copyright law and give consumers the right to control their own devices is pending in Congress. Here's why you need to support it.

By Bill Snyder

Feb 10, 2017

Legal Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business

The sizzle or the steak: What’s more important in system design?

What features weigh the most when you canu2019t have it all? Do you choose user interface or functionality?

By Valeh Nazemoff

Feb 10, 2017

Consumer Electronics IT Strategy Software Development

Healthcare VR innovations are healing patients

Virtual reality is healing patients with augmented technologies. The patient experience has been transformed. Welcome to the era of engaged recovery u2014 the new world of healing.

By Peter B. Nichol

Feb 10, 2017

Health and Fitness Software Healthcare Industry Innovation

Attorneys predict a demanding year for IT outsourcing customers

Global politics, data demands and rapidly advancing technology needs will make 2017 a time of critical decision-making for IT leaders.

By Stephanie Overby

Feb 10, 2017

Outsourcing Technology Industry

How to fix a flaw that afflicts almost every CIO resume

Almost every IT professional's resume suffers from the 'jigsaw puzzle' problem.

By Donald Burns

Feb 10, 2017

Careers

Healthcare’s new challenge: online reputation management

Traditional measures of patient experience are inadequate in the emerging digital health marketplace. Providers must harness social media data and manage their online reputations. Here's how one health system did it.

By Paddy Padmanabhan

Feb 10, 2017

Big Data Healthcare Industry Social Networking Apps

MapR delivers persistent storage for containers

With its Converged Data Platform for Docker, MapR Technologies has unlocked persistent storage for containers, offering state access to files, database tables and message streams from any location.

By Thor Olavsrud

Feb 9, 2017

Analytics Big Data Data Center

Show innovation some love

Remaining nimble is important in uncertain economic times

By Michael Rosenbaum

Feb 9, 2017

IT Leadership Outsourcing Software Development

How a small film studio uses Facebook data to compete with Hollywood’s heavyweights

A small movie studio, STX Entertainment, is using Facebook data to inform key marketing decisions, content creation and audience targeting.

By Matt Kapko

Feb 9, 2017 3 mins

Internet Marketing Social Networking Apps

AT&T open sourced the heart of their network

AT&T Open Sources the secret of its software defined networking transformation.

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Feb 9, 2017 4 mins

Networking Open Source

3 precautions to make your customer data ‘unbreachable’

Cybersecurity breaches are becoming increasingly common and more severe. Here are the 3 precautions you can take to keep your business safe.

By Dipti Parmar

Feb 9, 2017

Cybercrime Internet Security

Are you the manager of projects or peace?

Do you spend all your time handling internal politics and conflict? Hereu2019s how to avoid it.

By David Cotgreave

Feb 9, 2017

IT Leadership Project Management Tools

How DevOps, agile spurred Slack enterprise adoption

Capital Oneu2019s IT staff began using Slack to share code, communicate and collaborate on the banku2019s crucial software development. Now itu2019s spreading across department boundaries.

By Clint Boulton

Feb 9, 2017

Agile Development Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business

A call for action — the renaissance of enterprise IT

During the time of transition from industrial-age to digital-age practices, what the business needs most is a renaissance of enterprise IT.

By Hakan Altintepe

Feb 9, 2017

Agile Development C-Suite CIO

When one cloud may not be enough

The rise (and roadblocks) of the hybrid cloud.

By Chris Stone

Feb 9, 2017

Cloud Computing Hybrid Cloud

LinkedIn looks to add Premium value

LinkedIn says Premium subscribers will gain access to new features that will provide a better return for their monthly fees.

By Matt Kapko

Feb 9, 2017

LinkedIn Microsoft Technology Industry

Everything you need to know about drive cloning in Windows 10

In workplace practice, disk cloning supports multiple valuable uses. Learn how to clone a drive in Windows 10 using two free tools.

By Ed Tittel

Feb 9, 2017 9 mins

Operating Systems Small and Medium Business Windows

Trump turns to unlikely sources to ask what women want

President Trump asks two male CEOs what women want in the workplace. Because we can never get enough u2018man-splaining.u2019 Am I right, ladies?

By Sharon Florentine

Feb 9, 2017

Careers IT Leadership

Samsung Galaxy S8: What we know so far

The Galaxy S8 is expected to be released this spring, but leaked information suggests we will see an new design from Samsung.

By Sarah K. White

Feb 9, 2017

Android Small and Medium Business Smartphones

5 things you need to know about Snap’s IPO

Snap is preparing for one of the most anticipated IPOs in years. The company revealed some surprises and important details about its business in a new filing.

By Matt Kapko

Feb 8, 2017

Social Networking Apps Startups Technology Industry

Why mobile will determine the future of IT

The increased use of mobile devices in the enterprise means IT must pay close attention to security and assess the risks. Mobile device management can help.

By Ralph Tkatchuk

Feb 8, 2017

Mobile Device Management Mobile Security Small and Medium Business

Insurance spin-out rides API-driven strategy

Allstateu2019s Arity spin-out has embraced an analytics-based platform strategy similar to those used by the likes of Uber and Lyft.

By Clint Boulton

Feb 8, 2017

APIs CIO Innovation

Lessons from the rise and fall of an open source project

The story of the CyanogenMod mobile firmware project perfectly illustrates the opportunities and perils presented by the open source software model.

By Paul Rubens

Feb 8, 2017

Android Open Source Operating Systems

The IT-business gap remains

The 2017 State of the CIO reports finds that while IT generally still has control of the tech purse strings, business and IT leaders disagree about the CIO's role.

By Beth Stackpole

Feb 8, 2017

Business IT Alignment CIO IT Leadership

macOS: How to speed up a slow Mac

Macs are great computers but soon or later they start slowing down. Here are some ways to make your slow Mac much faster.

By Jim Lynch

Feb 8, 2017

Computers and Peripherals MacBook MacOS

The 2017 state of strategic digital banking

Banks are struggling to survive through the digital age. In order to compete with FinTechs, regulatory mandates and consumer requirements, banks must be able to plug-and-play into the digital business ecosystem to recover market share and reassure th

By Marco Antonio Cavallo

Feb 8, 2017

APIs Data and Information Security Financial Services Industry

14 best tech jobs in America

Glassdoor's annual Best Jobs in America report shows data scientists, DevOps engineers and data engineers rank among the best jobs overall in America's current job market.

By Sharon Florentine

Feb 8, 2017

Developer IT Jobs Mobile Development

4 tips for managing multiple teams

Managing multiple teams and personalities is no easy task, but with these four tips you can lighten the load.

By Sarah K. White

Feb 8, 2017

Careers IT Jobs Relationship Building

One CIOs vision of the future of the modern workplace

Dan Kieny, CIO of Black & Veatch, looks to the generations beyond millennials to envision a more user-centric workplace — one where collaboration and communication happen in real time.

By Martha Heller

Feb 8, 2017

CIO IT Jobs IT Skills

CIOs adjust to their new reality

The CIO role is integral to today's increasingly digital businesses, but transformational IT executives aren't necessarily shedding their functional responsibilities u2014 get used to it.

By Beth Stackpole

Feb 7, 2017

CIO CMO Technology Industry

3 ways AI assistants improve enterprise productivity

Siri and Alexa are fun to use, but some specialized AI assistants offer real workplace productivity gains.

By Bruce Harpham

Feb 7, 2017

Artificial Intelligence Enterprise Applications Productivity Software

Walgreens CIO leaving to launch retail marketing startup

Abhi Dhar, who helped lead several mobile and other digital initiatives at the pharmacy retailer, is stepping down next month to step up to a CEO role.

By Clint Boulton

Feb 7, 2017

CIO Retail Industry Technology Industry