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Budweiser ‘smart’ beer fridge encourages drinking on the job

The new 'Bud-E Fridge' IoT smart refrigerator automatically orders more beer for you and your coworkers when supplies get low, and it's available for a limited time for free, if you're located in Chicago, New York or Los Angeles.

By Al Sacco

Consumer Electronics Internet of Things Media and Entertainment Industry

What retirees do when they leave the workforce

Modern workers can have a tough time imagining what retirees do all day, or what retirement might be like when they reach that stage. Here's a look at one retired technology executive's typical day.

By Bob Ronan

Careers

How to merge IT and product development into one department

Barry Vandevier, CIO of Asurion, knows how to combine two corporate departments into oneu2014 and he says it's all about the team.

By Martha Heller

CIO Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business

IBM building blockchain ecosystem

To help build an ecosystem around IBM Blockchain and the Linux Foundation Hyperledger Fabric, Big Blue is offering a program that includes tools and expert support.

By Thor Olavsrud

Dec 6, 2016 4 mins

IBM Payment Systems Technology Industry

Getting started with blockchain smart contracts

Smart contracts based on blockchain can help you cut costs and waste and offer some much-needed visibility into your supply chain. Hereu2019s how they work.

By Bruce Harpham

Emerging Technology Manufacturing Industry Supply Chain Management Software

10 companies with employee benefits you won’t believe

Tech companies keep upping the ante to attract new talent and keep current employees happy, and in the process, they've manage to change how businesses approach benefits. These 10 companies haven't stopped at free food and fitness reimburse

By Sarah K. White

Careers IT Jobs

Macbook Pro vs Surface Book i7

The latest versions of the Surface Book and Macbook Pro both offer top-notch performance at the same price, but which device offers better features and more value?rn

By Sarah K. White

Laptops MacBook Small and Medium Business

SUSE ups its IaaS, PaaS game

SUSE acquires OpenStack and Cloud Foundry assets of HPE and joins Cloud Foundry as a Platinum member.

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Dec 5, 2016 6 mins

Cloud Computing Linux Open Source

10 giant steps for the Internet of Things in 2016

Looking back we see progress both understanding and creating value.

By Scott Nelson

Emerging Technology Internet of Things

How to build the business case for a digital workplace

Here are the basics of building a strategy so you can get budget and make your digital workplace a reality

By Paige O'Neill

Collaboration Software IT Leadership Small and Medium Business

iOS: Should Apple control stalkerware?

Some iOS apps only provide the options u201cAlways" or u201cNeveru201d when it comes to tracking a useru2019s location. Does Apple need to force all apps to offer a u201cWhile Using the Appu201d option?

By Jim Lynch

Dec 5, 2016 7 mins

Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business iPhone

Surgeon, innovator and entrepreneur shares insights

Recognizes value of people who bring skills, ideas and experience to the table.

By Larry Stofko

Health and Fitness Software IT Leadership Innovation

How to use data to design the best market for your company

Can you use technology to create the market your business wants? Behavioral economics say, u2018yesu2019 u2014 and thanks to big data itu2019s about to become a service any business can access.

By Mary Branscombe

Analytics Big Data Business Intelligence

Alaska Airlines CIO departs to build digital smart cities

As Emaar Properties' chief digital officer, Veresh Sita will apply AI, machine learning, IoT and other cutting-edge technologies to build digitally sophisticated commercial buildings and housing.

By Clint Boulton

CIO IT Strategy Markets

How manufacturers make the most of machine data

Digitizing the manufacturing process via ERP systems can greatly improve ROI. However, it doesnu2019t come without challenges.

By Michael Nadeau

Big Data ERP Systems Manufacturing Industry

Digital transformation changes who you compete against

You're now up against businesses across industries that provide experiences that are so great your customers will expect the same from you

By Bob Barr

Dec 5, 2016 5 mins

Analytics Big Data Digital Transformation

The 11-point audit for your Salesforce.com system

For most companies, December is the end of the fiscal year. And for business-critical systems, that means lockdown for any system enhancements. How are you going to spend your spare time? Hereu2019s an audit you should be doing on your Salesforce.c

By David Taber

CRM Systems Enterprise Applications Software Development

Analytics helps the enterprise find its identity

Consumerized analytics applications are everywhere, but their presence isnu2019t obvious. Managing this phenomenon at the executive level isnu2019t easy. People are always looking for the silver bullet, the single solution. It canu2019t all be known.

By Rohan Light

Analytics IT Leadership IT Strategy

6 tips for negotiating a better executive IT offer

Negotiating a compensation package is nerve-wracking for anyone, but as an executive, there are additional complexities. Here's how to get it right.

By Sharon Florentine

IT Jobs IT Skills Relationship Building

It’s not the workforce but the system that needs a fix

Cheaper inputs are no longer strategic for enterprise IT, but a system that propels productivity and throughput while supplying a steady stream of innovations is. The Trump presidency may become a catalyst for it.

By Hakan Altintepe

C-Suite Financial Services Industry IT Strategy

Major IT outsourcing acquisition will have mixed impact

Information Service Groupu2019s purchase of competitor Alsbridge creates a larger, more well-rounded outsourcing advisory, but will also reduce competitive pricing leverage for clients.

By Stephanie Overby

Mergers and Acquisitions Outsourcing Technology Industry

Preparing your enterprise for IoT and automation in the workplace: Part 1

The first installment of a three-part series explores key findings, recommendations and business-critical areas to understand when planning, refining or implementing IoT systems

By Stephanie Atkinson

Big Data Hybrid Cloud Internet of Things

The 3 worst on-site ad fails

Advertising messages can form an essential part of an effective online strategy for a website. But ads are often used in ways that hinder rather than promote success.

By Ian Mills

Internet Mobile Small and Medium Business

LinkedIn ‘Interest Feed’ aims for better content discovery

LinkedIn wants to help you find more relevant content with a new, restructured 'Interest Feed.'

Internet LinkedIn Social Networking Apps

Storytelling in the C-suite

One of today's hottest technology trends has nothing to do with the internet.

By Jill Dyché

Business IT Alignment CIO IT Skills

Why AWS is the IBM for the cloud computing age

Scalable cloud computing that helps businesses get up and running quickly and securely means you'll never get fired for buying Amazon Web Services.

By Clint Boulton

Dec 2, 2016 6 mins

Amazon.com CIO Cloud Management

How tech vendors can successfully articulate a vision

First, your company needs a vision, then, writes columnist Rob Enderle, it needs to know how to articulate it as Corning does with its Day Made of Glass series.

By Rob Enderle

IT Leadership Technology Industry

What your CEO needs to know about securing the Internet of Things

Without a unified set of behavioral expectations, business leaders must confront a u201cWild Westu201d of connected devices. This places an emphasis on defending their organizations through proactive security focused around monitoring, threat isolati

By Todd Thibodeaux

C-Suite Internet of Things Security

What you don’t know about cloud adoption doesn’t have to hurt you

At least 95 percent of U.S. companies are embracing some sort of cloud strategy. Yet IT leaders struggle to avoid common mistakes and initial purchasing decisions hamper their ability to move forward.

By Christopher C. Barron

Cloud Management Hybrid Cloud IaaS

Google App Maker aims to ease enterprise development

Google is making it simpler for business to create custom apps. Its new App Maker service lets you integrate apps with Google's services and run them on the same data center infrastructure as its G Suite of productivity software.

Developer Development Tools Software Development

Accenture expands AWS Business Group

In a move designed to help customers be more agile, Accenture is expanding its Accenture AWS Business Group to enhance its cloud application migration, development and management offerings.

By Thor Olavsrud

Cloud Computing Cloud Management IT Strategy

CIO battles nuclear industry regulation in digital shift

Newport News Shipbuilding CIO Bharat Amin is challenging regulations as he drives a transformation geared to digitize IT systems and processes.

By Clint Boulton

CIO IT Strategy Technology Industry

7 ways to support IT diversity this holiday season

Want to support diversity in the workplace and help girls, women, people of color and the LGBTQ community? Here are seven organizations that are making a difference that you can donate to this holiday season.rn

By Sharon Florentine

Careers Relationship Building

Find lost items faster with Chipolo Plus Bluetooth tracker

Chipolo Plus is supposedly the loudest Bluetooth item tracker available today, and its chirpy tune can be heard from a greater distance than other similar trackers.

By James A. Martin

Consumer Electronics Mobile Apps

Social media has so far failed to live up to its promise as an online one-stop-shop for consumers and retailers. The biggest platforms haven't given up, but some critics say it may be too late.rn

E-commerce Software Internet Social Networking Apps

12 tech gifts that should be on your holiday wish list

We reviewed a lot of gadgets and services in 2016, including suitcases that lock themselves and apps that turn tablets into additional displays for laptops. Here are our top 12 recommendations for tech tools that make unforgettable holiday gifts.

By James A. Martin

Consumer Electronics Mobile Small and Medium Business

Payment systems evolve to keep pace with a changing economy

It seems like only yesterday when all payments were made in cash, but the rise of e-commerce and other changes in the way we do business have led to the emergence of more convenient cashless transactions.

By Dipti Parmar

Internet Marketing

IT Resume Makeover: Presenting an executive image

Looking to land your first tech executive role? Hereu2019s how to overhaul your resume to catch a recruiter's eye and demonstrate your qualifications.

By Sarah K. White

IT Jobs IT Skills Resumes

6 reasons to buy Sony PlayStation VR over Oculus and HTC Vive

The best VR experience money can buy.rn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Nov 30, 2016 6 mins

Consumer Electronics Virtual Reality

Finland’s largest airline inks iOS deal with Apple and IBM

Finnair will work with Apple and IBM to develop a set of enterprise iOS apps for airplane mechanics and their supervisions. The software is expected to be available in early 2017.

Apple IBM Small and Medium Business

The return of the infrastructure engineer

Infrastructure engineers have many opportunities. But these opportunities require fresh thinking about what makes a great engineer and a great engineering culture.

By Mark Tonsetic

Careers IT Leadership

Building your business case for consumption-based IT pricing

Tips for making the case for turning fixed IT costs to elastic costs.

By Peter Bendor-Samuel

CIO IT Governance Technology Industry

5 tips to help developers keep up with changing technologies

Developers want to learn new technologies and build new things. These five tips can help keep your developers happy and the innovation flowing.

By Thor Olavsrud

IT Leadership IT Strategy Technology Industry

25 tech certifications earning the highest cash premiums right now

Is it any secret that employers value info/cybersecurity and architecture the most when it comes to paying their workers extra cash for certifications?

By David Foote

Nov 30, 2016 7 mins

Careers IT Leadership IT Skills

iOS: Netflix launches downloads for offline viewing

iPhone, iPad and iPod touch owners can now download movies and TV shows from Netflix to watch while offline.

By Jim Lynch

Nov 30, 2016 4 mins

Small and Medium Business iPad iPhone

Trump presidency could sound death knell for offshore outsourcing

U.S.-based offshore outsourcing customers should prepare for the effects of a Trump presidency on their IT services deals.

By Stephanie Overby

Government H-1B Visas Technology Industry

How privacy and personalization intersect in our data-filled world

For many this can seem like a catch-22, while consumers demand privacy, it's not likely they'll become long-term customers without some type of personalization.

By Philip Kushmaro

CRM Systems Data and Information Security Internet

Hulu exec talks mobile video and offline viewing

Hulu's experience chief this week compared mobile video users and traditional TV viewers. He also addressed one of the company's biggest shortcomings: the inability to download Hulu content for offline use.

By Al Sacco