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Most CEOs are planning to kill their companies

CEOs are thinking about technology, thatu2019s good. However, columnist Rob Enderle writes that a recent survey indicates they donu2019t trust what theyu2019re getting from IT and may look blindly to alternate solutions bypassing IT and ultimately do

By Rob Enderle

Analytics IT Leadership Technology Industry

Big banks, big applications, big outsourcing

Large application outsourcing is booming at big banks, driven in large part by the need for digital transformation.

By Stephanie Overby

Financial Services Industry Outsourcing Technology Industry

VMware embraces open source with Dirk Hohndel leading the way

VMware's Chief Open Source Officer Dirk Hohndel discusses his new role.

Cloud Computing Linux Open Source

Jul 15, 2016 6 mins

How to install Arch Linux on your PC

This easy yet comprehensive tutorial details how to install Arch Linux on your computer.

Linux Open Source Operating Systems

iOS 10: How to use Raise to Wake

Raise to Wake lets you see your Lock screen without pressing the Home button. Hereu2019s how to enable or disable it on the iPhone SE, iPhone 6s, or iPhone 6s Plus.

By Jim Lynch

Internet Media and Entertainment Industry Social Networking Apps

Consumer Electronics iOS

Publishers rely on Facebook at their own peril

A new report spotlights the challenges publishing companies grapple with on Facebook as the social giant continues to gain power over publishers even as it regularly changes policies and causes confusion.

By Matt Kapko

Jul 15, 2016 2 mins

Polaroid Swing app brings ‘Live Photos’ to old iPhones

Polaroid's hay day may be long gone, but the brand is not forgotten. The latest Polaroid product is a new iOS camera app that adds short bursts of video to images, similar to Apple's Live Photos feature for iPhones.

By James A. Martin

Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business iPhone

Rats! Sexism really is everywhere

According to research, sexism extends all the way down to the mice and rats used in clinical trials.

By Sharon Florentine

Careers IT Jobs Relationship Building

Why ITSM is on the cusp of a major shift

While the IT service management community has stepped up its collection of performance data from its customers, it's been slow to take the next step of applying data-driven automation. A new survey suggests adoption will happen in a big way with

By Thor Olavsrud

ITSM Innovation Technology Industry

Software engineers are not cogs, so stop treating them that way

The great flaw is in perceiving engineering talent as interchangeable and discouraging participation in product definition.

By Cory Crosland

Careers IT Leadership Innovation

At MGM casinos, you can stay in your room and still lose everything

Anyone connected to the Wi-Fi networks of nine MGM Resorts casinos in Las Vegas can now play online versions of slots, bingo and poker using a laptop or mobile device from wherever they're located.

By Al Sacco

Gaming Platforms Media and Entertainment Industry Small and Medium Business

You carry their dead weight

Up to 20% of your consultants were probably rated 'below level' or 'significantly below level' in their most recent annual reviews. You need to identify their dead weight to keep it from dragging you down.

By Matt Leathers

CIO IT Jobs Mentoring

Microsoft’s midlife crisis

Microsoftu2019s attempts to be cool, hip and relevant to u2018baesu2019 are having the exact opposite effect on the next generation of talent.

By Sharon Florentine

Careers Microsoft Relationship Building

The rise of captive centers: Is it the death knell for outsourcing?

Emerging technologies are changing the way companies calculate the right balance of outsourcing and insourcing

By Dinesh Goel

IT Leadership IT Skills Outsourcing

5 easy ways to keep employees engaged in wellness

Employee wellness programs are no longer a novelty, and in many organizations the initial excitement has died down. Corporate wellness experts and HR reps share real-world examples of how to keep staff engaged with simple enhancements and incentives.

By James A. Martin

Careers Health and Fitness Software Wearables

One CIO offers keys to driving digital transformation

CIO Lidia Fonseca is helping lead Quest Diagnostics into lucrative new businesses, all while streamlining IT and improving the customer experience.

By John Gallant

CIO Emerging Technology Technology Industry

How to train new grads on corporate security

If you plan on hiring new grads this summer, you'll want to make sure you get them up to speed on the importance of corporate security as soon as possible — because they arenu2019t as savvy as they think.

By Sarah K. White

Careers IT Jobs IT Leadership

Linux Mint 18: It’s not pixel perfect

A look at how Linux Mint 18 measured up on the Dell XPS Skylake.

Linux Open Source

Google Glass takes flight at Boeing

Aerospace giant Boeing recently completed a successful Google Glass pilot, reducing production time of aircraft 'wire harnesses' and chopping related error rates in half. The company also says it is 'very close' to launching a liv

By Al Sacco

Manufacturing Industry Mobile Security Small and Medium Business

The future of jobs and education

Today's education system is preparing children for jobs that won't exist in the future. It's time to rethink our children's future.

By Matthew Griffin

Careers Emerging Technology

Close the IT skills gap by improving gender equality

CIOs need to develop a future workforce now. The key to that is digital fluency, it empowers women, and it empowers CIOs with a robust source of talent.

By Diana Bersohn

IT Jobs IT Strategy Technology Industry

Despite the clickbait headlines, a recent ruling in U.S. federal court isn't meant to crackdown on consumers who share their Netflix passwords. In fact, some of the largest streaming providers say they're OK with password sharing.

By Bill Snyder

Consumer Electronics Internet Video

Will macOS Sierra get a true dark mode?

A Mac developer has discovered an improved dark mode hidden in the first macOS Sierra betas. Will it be available when macOS Sierra is released?

By Jim Lynch

Consumer Electronics MacOS Operating Systems

Taking a closer look at bots from Apple, Facebook and Google

'Bots' are hot today, and popular tech companies including Apple, Facebook and Google all take dramatically different approaches to bot technology. Here's what bots from these consumer giants could mean to enterprises.

By Matt Kapko

Jul 13, 2016 4 mins

Facebook Google Internet

Dispelling 5 IT outsourcing myths

Executives at many high-growth organizations are hesitant to outsource IT, given the relative unknowns in the IT world. Those unknowns are found in five myths we commonly hear regarding IT outsourcing.

By Peter Purcell

Outsourcing Technology Industry

IT career roadmap: Research scientist

Amanda Stent's interest in music has helped advance her career as a research scientist as much as her mathematics and computer science background has.

By Sharon Florentine

IT Jobs IT Skills Technology Industry

Microsoft expands its Surface Enterprise Initiative

Microsoft wants businesses to adopt the Surface lineup, and itu2019s adding new incentives to its enterprise program to make the hybrid devices even more appealing.

By Sarah K. White

Laptops Small and Medium Business Tablets

The value of human failure

Robotics and automation are helping us minimize failure and increase productivity. But failure may be a key to success.

By Frank Wammes

IT Leadership Productivity Software Startups

Built for winning innovation

Speed and agility canu2019t happen without efficient core processes

By Greg Simpson

IT Leadership

Why being open source is not killing Android

In fact, nothing is killing Android, because it continues to eat the iOS and Windows market share.rn

Android Linux Open Source

Jul 12, 2016 7 mins

Malware strategy: Prevent, Contain, Recover

Your environment is only as strong as its weakest link. You are going to be attacked, and someone will eventually succeed in getting through your defenses.

By Paul T. Cottey

Cyberattacks Risk Management Security

The role of the BHAG

In previous posts, we discussed the importance of balancing the current capabilities of cloud-based finance and accounting systems against future requirements. In this post, we will explore the role 'big hairy audacious goals' should play i

By John Hoebler

C-Suite Financial Services Industry Foundry Events

Mirantis OpenStack 9.0 improves post-deployment support, private cloud operations

Mirantis emerges as one of the leading contributors to OpenStack.

Cloud Computing Linux Open Source

How companies limit project success

Companies want projects to succeed and realize the planned benefits. It takes time and effort to set a project up for success. Oftentimes crucial steps are being missed, causing trouble further down the road. What are those steps and how should you t

By Bas de Baat

IT Governance Frameworks Project Management Tools Relationship Building

Offshore and cloud service providers upset IT outsourcing’s top tier

While IBM and Accenture still command a majority of the IT services markets, the combination of offshore-centric and as-a-service competition has proven to be an u2018all-out assaultu2019 on traditional providers.

By Stephanie Overby

Cloud Computing Outsourcing Technology Industry

4 security practices mobile and remote workforce must follow

To ensure that the information shared between your in-house and remote employees doesnu2019t make you vulnerable to security attacks, you need to establish some solid security practices. Here are four best practices that will help you promote mobile

By Dipti Parmar

Cloud Computing

Lack of VC funding forces startups to think lean

A steady drop in venture capitalist funding has forced startups to develop new strategies to evolve their workforce — that includes layoffs, budget cuts and a new definition of growth.rn

By Sarah K. White

IT Jobs Startups Technology Industry

iOS 10: Did Apple make Messages too complicated?

Apple did a big upgrade to Messages in iOS 10. But did the company overload Messages with too many new features?

By Jim Lynch

iOS iPad iPhone

How one CIO is migrating 18,000 users to Office 365

Multinational engineering company Atkins is in the midst of transitioning its 18,000 employees to Microsoft's cloud suite. The companyu2019s CIO Richard Cross shares some tips he is learning along the way.

By Paul Rubens

Collaboration Software Office Suites Small and Medium Business

Cisco aims to simplify security

By combining its network visibility and breadth of integrated products, Cisco aims to make it simple for distributed and mobile businesses to deploy effective security while reducing the complexity required to manage it.

By Thor Olavsrud

Cloud Security IT Strategy Technology Industry

Open source speeds innovation, plays major role in NASA’s mission

A close encounter with the IT chief technology officer of NASA JPL.

Linux Open Source Science Industry

Jul 11, 2016 9 mins

Losing is good

Losing is the basis of winning. It just doesn't feel like it. But all great leaders benefit from losing. Here's why.

By Ray Zinn

IT Leadership

Questions after your presentation signal success

Many presenters are relieved when there are no questions at the end of their presentation. But no questions is rarely a good sign.

By Theodore May

C-Suite IT Leadership

Digital health: Just what are we talking about?

Getting under the covers on digital health

By Tom Barnett

Mobile Small and Medium Business

New Relic adds support for Golang, SPA monitoring

The software-as-a-service application performance monitoring provider is adding support for a popular programming language used in microservices, and also offering greater visibility into single-page applications.

By Thor Olavsrud

Cloud Computing Software Development Technology Industry

How to marry content, business process management

Alfresco Softwareu2019s CEO Doug Dennerline discusses his companyu2019s open source strategy, the evolution of private clouds for content management and the changing competitive landscape.

By John Gallant

BPM Systems Content Management Systems IT Leadership

SDN providers nibbling away at slow-moving MPLS carriers

Another mid-sized enterprise has dropped an incumbent MPLS provider for a younger, more nimble service provider, in this case choosing a hybrid MPLS/SDN network for speed, flexibility and cost savings.

By Clint Boulton

Carriers IT Strategy Technology Industry

Why you should avoid OS upgrades from Microsoft and Apple (for now)

New OS software can be very buggy, especially if it's still in beta form. Here's how to avoid potential problems with new Windows and iOS updates, as well as how to uninstall the latest test version of Apple's mobile OS.

By Bill Snyder

Small and Medium Business iPad iPhone

Focus Matrix to-do app helps prioritize ‘urgent’ and ‘important’ tasks

Dwight D. Eisenhower, the thirty-fourth president of the United States was apparently an organizational guru, and the new Focus Matrix app for iOS and Mac focuses on the former president's 'urgent/important' matrix for prioritizing to-

By James A. Martin