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Nintex takes workflow services to the cloud

SaaS migration lets company move beyond its Microsoft heritage to a more ecumenical approach.

Feb 7, 2017

How to switch from macOS to Linux

Appleu2019s recent Mac updates have left some users running for the exits. Here are some resources to help you make the switch to Linux, including some great Linux distros to replace macOS.

By Jim Lynch

Feb 7, 2017 3 mins

Linux MacOS Open Source

IT future shifts from labor arbitrage to productivity

The cost reduction impact from new tech investments is greater than offshoring.

By Peter Bendor-Samuel

Feb 7, 2017

Agile Development H-1B Visas Technology Industry

OpenSUSE site hacked; quickly restored

One of the openSUSE sites, news.opensuse.org, was compromised by hackers, but "there was no breach of any other part of openSUSEs infrastructure," says openSUSE chairman Richard Brown.rn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Feb 7, 2017

Hacking Linux Open Source

How a rebirth at the edge will change the cloud

According to one industry veteran, the cloud era is coming to an end. What business and IT leaders need to take from this provocative statement.

By Charles Araujo

Feb 7, 2017

Hybrid Cloud ITSM Internet of Things

The dabbawala approach to healthcare delivery

A 127-year-old system for delivering lunches in Mumbai could hold the answer for healthcare efficiency in the U.S.

By Peter B. Nichol

Feb 7, 2017

Healthcare Industry IT Strategy Innovation

7 job boards that focus on remote tech jobs

If you want to work wherever you can find Wi-Fi, then check out these seven websites to find your next work-from-home job.

By Sarah K. White

Feb 7, 2017

IT Jobs IT Skills Relationship Building

Millennials can thrive by adding mainframe skills

Mainframe technology continues to play a vital role in IT, and as baby boomers leave the workplace companies are turning to millennials to drive innovation on legacy systems.

By Sharon Florentine

Feb 7, 2017

Careers IT Jobs IT Skills

How livestreaming video threatens the enterprise

The rise of livestreaming is driving more collaborative workplaces, but it can also expose your business to risk. Just ask the Pittsburgh Steelers.

By Matt Kapko

Feb 6, 2017

Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

The value of soft skills in a high-tech world

Tech skills get you on track, but communication skills get you across the finish line

By Jessica A. Mitsch

Feb 6, 2017

Careers

15 data and analytics trends that will dominate 2017

These 15 predicted trends will shape the big data and analytics market in 2017.

By Thor Olavsrud

Feb 6, 2017

Analytics Big Data

Should Apple try to compete with Netflix and Amazon?

Tim Cook has hinted that Apple is getting ready to compete with Netflix and Amazon in original video content, but is it a case of too little and far too late?

By Jim Lynch

Feb 6, 2017 8 mins

Media and Entertainment Industry Small and Medium Business iOS

7 leadership traits of successful CIOs

These seven leadership characteristics are increasingly important as IT executives become u2018agents of changeu2019 in the business.

By Sarah K. White

Feb 6, 2017

CIO Careers IT Leadership

Anatomy of a cloud project cost overrun

A handful of areas in cloud integration projects produce cost u2018surprisesu2019 with alarming regularity. Recognizing the pattern is the first step in solving the problem.

By David Taber

Feb 6, 2017

CRM Systems Cloud Computing SaaS

How to track employee well-being as a KPI

Healthy organizations start with healthy employees. The good news is that there is a way to measure well-being like any other key performance indicator.

By Sharon Florentine

Feb 6, 2017

Careers IT Jobs Relationship Building

Thumbs up for T-Mobile; thumbs down for Verizon and AT&T

Recent consumer surveys give T-Mobile high marks for service, but find that customers are increasingly unhappy with larger rivals AT&T and Verizon.

By Bill Snyder

Feb 6, 2017

Carriers Consumer Electronics Small and Medium Business

The not-so-secret strategy behind Walgreens’ ecosystem advantage

Some business successes rely on trade secrets. Others, like Walgreens' vision to unite digital and physical experiences, rely on something simpler: the flexibility of APIs mixed with old-fashioned execution and passion.

By Bryan Kirschner

Feb 6, 2017

APIs IT Leadership

All the king’s horses

IT team members can't fix everything their users can break

By Paul T. Cottey

Feb 6, 2017

Email Clients Malware Security

The CIO role grows more strategic

Three KPIs from our 2017 State of the CIO results indicate that it's a great time to be a CIO.

By Adam Dennison

Feb 6, 2017

CIO Careers IT Leadership

LibreOffice vs. Microsoft Office: It’s a format war

Italo Vignoli, a co-founder of The Document Foundation, shares his thoughts on the past, present and future of LibreOffice.rn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Feb 3, 2017 12 mins

Office Suites Open Source

How consumerization convinced a media giant to choose Dropbox

Once simply a box to tick off for CIOs evaluating collaboration solutions, Dropbox has become a serious competitor to Box, Microsoft, Facebook and Slack. News Corp. CIO Dominic Shine explains why.

By Clint Boulton

Feb 3, 2017

CIO Dropbox Small and Medium Business

Law firm uses OKRs to drive astonishing results and get things done

In the corporate world, many decisions are made in meetings, but too often things fall between the cracks. Here's a look at how a San Francisco law firm used new Workboard OKR software to solve the challenge of getting things done.

By Chris Doig

Feb 3, 2017

Collaboration Software IT Governance Small and Medium Business

Reactive healthcare microservices unleash business scale

Is your organization growing rapidly? Anticipating challenges with scale? It might be time to move from a monolithic application structure to a polylithic structure with reactive microservices.

By Peter B. Nichol

Feb 3, 2017

IT Strategy Technology Industry Web Development

Rock your AirPods in style with this $20 accessory

A Canadian mother and son are behind PodPocket, a new accessory that protects your AirPod charging case and lets you hook it to a backpack or belt loop.

By James A. Martin

Feb 3, 2017

Gadgets Small and Medium Business iPhone

6 simple ways to show customers love this Valentine’s Day

Small business owners and marketing pros share their tips regarding what ecommerce businesses can do this Feb. 14 to show their customers they care.

By Jennifer Lonoff Schiff

Feb 3, 2017

CRM Systems E-commerce Software Retail Industry

What CEOs can learn from President Trump’s coup

Columnist Rob Enderle describes how new CEOs missioned with massive change can experience far more success than failure.

By Rob Enderle

Feb 3, 2017

Government IT Leadership

How IBM plans to expand MobileFirst for iOS program

IBM's MobileFirst for iOS initiative is now well into its third year. The head of the program and two of its customers talk to CIO.com about progress, challenges and plans for 2017.

By Matt Kapko

Feb 2, 2017

Apple IBM Small and Medium Business

Small business owners: From victims of fraud to victors over cyberattacks

Some types of fraud are so convincing that few small business owners realize they are victims of an elaborate charade.

By Andre Bourque

Feb 2, 2017

E-commerce Software Security

LibreOffice 5.3 goes online to take on Google Docs and Office 365

Now you can install LibreOffice on your server.rn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Feb 2, 2017 4 mins

Collaboration Software Office Suites Small and Medium Business

CTO hopes fiber-based Wi-Fi, 2,000 video boards will win fans

AMB Sports & Entertainment CTO Jared Miller is loading up on Wi-FI, massive video displays and other emerging technologies to wow fans of the Atlanta Falcons and Major League Soccer in Mercedes-Benz Stadium next year.

By Clint Boulton

Feb 2, 2017

CTO Small and Medium Business Sports Software

Monolithic vs. microservice architectures for innovation

Yesterday's standards won't support the health architecture of tomorrow — here's what will.

By Peter B. Nichol

Feb 2, 2017 4 mins

IT Strategy Technology Industry Web Development

Turning the ship toward automation

Today's enterprises rely on their IT service providers to help them automate processes and get to market faster. But automation requires a whole new way of delivering services, which thrusts today's service providers into the midst of massi

By Esteban Herrera

Feb 2, 2017

IT Skills Outsourcing Technology Industry

Why Silicon Valley needs to unite against Muslim ban

Sharon Florentine explains why dealing with the current presidential administration is a lot like dealing with a stubborn 5-year-old.

By Sharon Florentine

Feb 2, 2017

IT Jobs IT Leadership Technology Industry

Apple, complaining of being bullied, bullies Qualcomm

iPhone behemoth throws its weight around both in the United States and overseas.

By Roger Kay

Feb 1, 2017

Legal Small and Medium Business iPhone

If the cloud is so great, why are so many businesses unsatisfied?

The hype around cloud computing remains as adoption soars. But for 77% of companies, the challenge is finding and deploying a service that's the right fit.

By Ralph Tkatchuk

Feb 1, 2017

Cloud Management E-commerce Software Hybrid Cloud

3 ways to improve employee productivity

Is productivity a challenge where you work? If so, here are three concrete ways you can start improving your teamu2019s performance.

By Paige O'Neill

Feb 1, 2017

Collaboration Software IT Leadership Small and Medium Business

How entrepreneurs use gamification to boost recruitment

Video games have become the game-changer for the future of recruiting.

By Andre Bourque

Feb 1, 2017

Careers

iPad: Big revenue drop shows it’s not a replacement for the Mac

iPad revenue dropped again, while Mac sales increased. Tim Cook was wrong, the iPad is not a replacement for the Mac

By Jim Lynch

Feb 1, 2017 5 mins

MacBook Small and Medium Business iPad

Don’t let fear affect your job search

Get over your fears with a little understanding and a few practical steps.

By Louis Gerzofsky

Feb 1, 2017

C-Suite IT Jobs Relationship Building

In major AI win, Libratus beats four top poker pros

Libratus, artificial intelligence developed by Carnegie Mellon University, has beaten four of the best heads-up no-limit Texas hold'em poker players in the world in a 20-day competition. Its mastery of imperfect information suggests a multitude

By Thor Olavsrud

Feb 1, 2017

Artificial Intelligence Innovation Technology Industry

Sorry consumers, you’re stuck paying for a set top box

The new FCC chairman brings the hammer down on pro-consumer policies put in place by the Democrats.

By Bill Snyder

Feb 1, 2017

Consumer Electronics Government Media and Entertainment Industry

How to succeed in an as-a-service world

To take full advantage of cloud opportunities, IT organizations must restructure for the future.

By Diana Bersohn

Feb 1, 2017

IT Strategy SaaS Technology Industry

What enterprise software developers can learn from consumer apps

With employees frustrated by complex, confusing enterprise apps, companies have been taking cues from consumer world and mobile-first development approach to eliminate paperwork and bolster ROI.

By Michael Nadeau

Feb 1, 2017

Consumer Electronics Enterprise Applications Technology Industry

Is the call center era over?

A look ahead as A.I., bots and automation change how we engage

By Anna Frazzetto

Feb 1, 2017

CRM Systems E-commerce Software Retail Industry

Seizing the value of the surge: How to use M&A to reshape your IT organization

M&A is an opportunity to align technology functions to strategic focus areas by pushing internal resources and top talent toward business-facing, differentiated activities while aligning commodity activities toward key strategic partners.

By McCree Lake

Feb 1, 2017

Business IT Alignment Careers IT Leadership

10 IT skills that employers need in 2017

Here are the IT skills that will be in high demand for 2017.

By Sharon Florentine

Feb 1, 2017

Careers IT Jobs IT Skills

5 of the most anticipated tablets of 2017

While 2-in-1 hybrids are on the rise, traditional tablets are still the top choice for casual use and entertainment. Here are five tablets that fans are hoping will get a refresh in 2017.

By Sarah K. White

Feb 1, 2017

Consumer Electronics Small and Medium Business Tablets

Amazfit PACE is a streamlined, affordable GPS watch for runners

Amazfit, the U.S. brand for Chinese maker Huami, recently released a stylish runners' watch with built-in GPS and music playback. But how does it fare with other types of workouts?

By James A. Martin

Jan 31, 2017

Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business Wearables

Application monitoring becomes table stakes in the digital age

The lofty premium Cisco paid for AppDynamics underscores the importance of application performance monitoring software, which customers such as United Airlines use to support flight operations and passenger services.

By Clint Boulton

Jan 31, 2017

Cloud Computing Innovation Mergers and Acquisitions