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Think older workers struggle with technology? Think again

Don't let the millennial buzz fool you. Older workers handle and adapt to new systems better than younger people.

By Andy Patrizio

IT Skills IT Strategy Technology Industry

Becoming the ITDM (IT diplomat)

An international diplomat's insights about conflict resolution through cultural diplomacy can benefit IT leaders who are wary about venturing across the aisle to work with their business counterparts.

By Tim Goggin

C-Suite Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business

IT must think like an app developer

IT is having an identity crisis. Itu2019s time IT professionals adopt the mindset (and passion) of a modern application developer: the u201cAPI ninja.u201d

By Bryan Kirschner

APIs CIO Technology Industry

Why the time is right for open source to meet hardware

"Open source has proven itself to work very well in software and very successfully," says Jack Kang, VP of Product Marketing for SiFive, the newly launched open source chip startup. "We don't know why it's taken so long for i

CPUs and Processors Linux Open Source

Aug 3, 2016 9 mins

What the designer of Samsung’s sexiest phones thinks about your ugly case

The man who designed 'the world's best-selling Android smartphone' and Samsung's new Note 7 shares what it feels like to see consumers cover up all of his hard work with ugly phone cases.

By Al Sacco

Android Small and Medium Business Smartphones

How companies are training tomorrow’s IT leaders

Where will the next generation of IT leaders come from? Some large companies, including Boeing and Vanguard, are taking leadership development into their own hands.

By Bruce Harpham

Careers IT Leadership

The future of BPO services: Embrace automation or perish

Business process outsourcing providers have faced many hurdles. The latestu2014automationu2014may be their biggest yet. Only those able to change with the times will survive.

By Dinesh Goel

Careers IT Skills Outsourcing

Dell Services innovation lab for SAP-HANA creates superior solutions for customers

Dell Services allows customers to analyze the ins and outs of migrating to SAP HANA and the SAP S/4HANA business suite and then jumpstart applications for business transformation.

By Thor Olavsrud

Big Data Database Administration Innovation

Amazon Echo could change the way you view the ‘smart home’

Plenty of reasons exist to be skeptical of the 'smart home' in its current form, but Amazon's Echo virtual assistant shows glimpses of genuine potential. Here's why.

By James A. Martin

Aug 3, 2016 4 mins

Computers and Peripherals Internet of Things Mobile Apps

Apple jumps the shark by removing the handgun emoji

Appleu2019s far-left politics are well known, but the company has jumped the shark by replacing the handgun emoji with a squirt gun. Gun owners might want to reconsider buying Apple's products.

By Jim Lynch

Aug 3, 2016 13 mins

Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business iOS

Priorities for an ERP Selection

Sufficient implementation preparation during ERP selection increases the chances of a successful ERP rollout.

By Peter Purcell

ERP Systems IT Leadership Technology Industry

The ACA and the death of medical privacy

Do you read privacy policies and medical release forms? You should. Your medical privacy is disappearing rapidly.

By Jeffrey Morgan

Electronic Health Records Healthcare Industry Technology Industry

Top 10 cities for tech workers

A high salary can mean nothing if you're living in a city with a high cost of living, like San Francisco or Boston. But in these 10 cities that are experiencing job growth, you can find a decent salary with a low cost of living.

By Sarah K. White

Careers Developer IT Jobs

Instagram takes aim at Snapchat with disappearing ‘Stories’

In an effort to retain users who may have drifted toward Snapchat, Instagram copied one of its rival's defining features: short-lived multimedia. But will the new 'Instagram Stories' be a strategic success or just another flop from Ins

By Matt Kapko

Instagram Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business

Office 365 training courses to increase your expertise

Microsoft's Office 365 cloud suite regularly receives updates and enhancements. IT pros and enterprise users who want to get the most out of the business apps need to keep up with the changes, and online training courses are a great way to stay

By Matt Kapko

IT Skills Office Suites Technology Industry

CIO reflects on a career of successful turnarounds

Looking back on a number of different corporate turnaround experiences, Marty Miner, CIO of Leidos, found that organizational design is key to success.

By Martha Heller

CIO IT Governance IT Jobs

Five tips for leading agile data management development teams

Moving from 'command and control' to 'communication and enablement'

By Nancy Couture

Agile Development Data Warehousing IT Leadership

7 surprises in Samsung’s Galaxy Note7 smartphone

The new Galaxy Note7 smartphone is available via presale this week. Here's a detailed breakdown of the most notable new features in Samsung's latest phablet phone.

By Al Sacco

Samsung Electronics Small and Medium Business Smartphones

How to become an innovative leader in the digital age

Donu2019t get caught up in using technology for technologyu2019s sake. Achieve your goals faster by investing in the right tools at the right time.

By Eric Berridge

CRM Systems Innovation Technology Industry

Microsoft wins battle for Boeing in war with AWS

Boeing chose the Azure cloud platform because Microsoft agreed to collaborate on analytics software intended to help improve operational efficiency in the narrow margin aviation sector.

By Clint Boulton

By Jennifer Lonoff Schiff

Amazon.com CIO Microsoft

12 tips for creating a must-read business blog

Business owners, bloggers and online marketers discuss what small businesses can do to drive traffic to their blogs, increase their page views and keep readers coming back for more.

CRM Systems Internet Small and Medium Business

Do you still use your Apple Watch?

The Apple Watch has proven to be the most popular smartwatch ever, but not everybody that has one loves it. Are you still using your Apple Watch?

By Jim Lynch

Aug 2, 2016 9 mins

Small and Medium Business Smartwatches Wearables

3 ways annoying coworkers kill productivity

That guy in the next cube playing Slither isn't just getting on your nerves, he may be causing your productivity to plummet and your engagement to drop to zero. Here's why you shouldn't suffer in silence.

By Sharon Florentine

Careers IT Leadership Relationship Building

The doctor will see you now – virtually

Seeking to reduce patient traffic without sacrificing care quality, New York-Presbyterian hospital is offering second opinions and consultations via digital technologies.

By Clint Boulton

CIO Healthcare Industry Technology Industry

How 7 Hall of Fame CIOs thrive by evolving

The 2016 inductees to the CIO Hall of Fame achieve longevity and success by continually adapting as the CIO role evolves.

By Mary K. Pratt

CIO CIO 100 Technology Industry

CIOs mean business

This year's CIO 100 honorees are serious about winning customers and driving revenue.

By Beth Stackpole

CIO CIO 100 Careers

Zagat restaurant app for iOS gets major makover

Google acquired restaurant-rating service Zagat in 2011, and it has essentially been MIA ever since. But Zagat is back with a useful new iOS app and simpler rating system foodies will love.

By James A. Martin

Government Video Games iOS

Mobile Apps iPad iPhone

CIOs expand their horizons

Meet IT leaders who are pushing the boundaries of their job descriptions — and finding that doors are opening to them elsewhere in the C-suite.

By Kristen Lamoreaux

Aug 1, 2016 4 mins

CIO CIO 100 Careers

Banned Hillary Clinton app now on the App Store

Apple relents and wisely allows a satirical game about Hillary Clinton to be published on the iOS App Store. Was the company's initial refusal an example of political bias?

By Jim Lynch

Aug 1, 2016 5 mins

IT career roadmap: The journey to certified scrum trainer

Angela Johnson took the long and winding road to her current career, but her varied experience and love for teaching opened up limitless possibilities as a certified scrum trainer.

By Sharon Florentine

Agile Development IT Governance Frameworks IT Jobs

IT resume makeover: Don’t try to please everyone

Writing a resume means knowing your audience. If you try to please everyone, youu2019ll only wind up with an unfocused and disjointed document filled with unconnected work experience and accomplishments.

By Sarah K. White

IT Jobs IT Skills Resumes

Today’s CIOs mean business

To capture the spirit of this year's 2016 CIO 100 winners, three simple words say it all: We Mean Business.

By Dan Muse

CIO CIO 100 IT Governance

Takeaways from Apple, Facebook and Google’s latest earnings

Apple, Facebook and Google each reported earnings this week, and though the results varied, they also reaffirmed the scale and industry-wide impact of these massive tech companies.

By Matt Kapko

Jul 29, 2016 4 mins

Apple Facebook Google

How ‘super shoppers’ shape the future of online retail

A recent study found that 13 percent of the world's internet shoppers account for nearly two-thirds of all consumer spending on goods online, and the group's shopping habits could impact the rest of the consumer market.

By Bill Snyder

Consumer Electronics Internet Retail Industry

With ChakraCore on Linux, Microsoft doesn’t discriminate

Microsoft is putting one of its core technologies on a competing platformrn

Linux Open Source Web Development

Kubernetes and OpenStack to collide in Silicon Valley

OpenStack Days – Silicon Valley will take place at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif. on August 9-10, 2016. This year's theme is OpenStack and Kubernetes.rn

Cloud Computing Linux Open Source

Jul 29, 2016 4 mins

8 reasons LinuxCon is a must-attend event

Why I keep going to LinuxCon, and you should too.rn

Linux Open Source

Successful cloud migration isn’t about strategy or technology

Cloud migration of legacy IT requires overcoming the u201cpeopleu201d restraints.

By Peter Bendor-Samuel

Cloud Storage IT Strategy Technology Industry

CBT Nuggets offers IT training Netflix style

Columnist Rob Enderle recently learned about an IT training company that, in the spirit of Netflix, is online and subscription-based.

By Rob Enderle

Careers IT Skills

The tech marketer’s guide to getting acquired

Getting acquired isn't as easy as putting up a "For Sale" sign. Here's what you can do to get your company noticed and ready for sale.

By Andrew Stanten

IT Skills Mergers and Acquisitions Technology Industry

U.S. IT employment grows, with IT services jobs leading the way

CompTIA labor data indicates that digital transformation will drive employment, automation will have a greater impact on U.S. jobs than offshoring and IT outsourcing job growth will outpace corporate IT roles.

By Stephanie Overby

ITSM Outsourcing Technology Industry

Business or tech: Who should do strategy translation?

Three reasons why a less obvious choice might be better.

By Pradeep Henry

Enterprise Applications IT Strategy Software Development

The executive guide to onboarding yourself

A better approach to your first year with a new company.

By Louis Gerzofsky

C-Suite IT Jobs Technology Industry

6 things you’ll love about the Moto Z Droids — and 6 you won’t

The new Moto Z Droid and Moto Z Droid Force are now available from Verizon and Motorola. Theyu2019re some of the strongest Android phones on the market. Should you buy one? These 12 pros and cons could make or break your decision.

By Al Sacco

Android Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Databricks unveils commercial support for Apache Spark 2.0

Apache Spark 2.0 is now generally available on the Databricks data platform. The company touts five to 10x performance increases over Spark 1.6 and new support for continuous applications with structured streaming.

By Thor Olavsrud

Big Data Open Source Technology Industry

Oracle buys NetSuite: What does this mean?

What does Oracle's acquisition of NetSuite mean for companies that are looking to move their finance function into the cloud? What does it mean for current NetSuite users? How will Oracle position its now five competing ERP products?

By John Hoebler

C-Suite Financial Services Industry Technology Industry

New law lets German internet users connect with their own routers

German ISPs can no longer prohibit users from using their own routers to access services, says FSFE.rn

Government Internet Open Source

Jul 28, 2016 5 mins

Canonical joins the Document Foundation Advisory board

The upcoming release of LibreOffice will be one of the first applications to be available as a snap packagern

Linux Office Suites Open Source

CORD becomes a Linux Foundation project

The foundation is already home to many open source networking projects, including OpenDaylight and Open Network Operating System (ONOS), so CORD is a natural fit.rnrn