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How to contract for outsourcing agile development

The buttoned-up contracting approaches used for traditional software wonu2019t work for outsourced agile projects. Hereu2019s how to implement different protections for agile development agreements.

The dirty little secret ‘rugged’ phone makers won’t tell you

A number of leading phone manufacturers, including Samsung and Motorola, 'ruggedized' some of their flagship products in an attempt to reduce screen shatters. But they overlooked another common area of display damage: scratches.

Highlights from the W3C blockchain workshop at MIT

CIOs want to be innovative and have aspirations to be leaders among leaders. In the quest to achieve this, understanding where innovators go for innovation is important.

Architecture as code: The key to cloud success

The first step to cloud success is embracing "architecture as code," enabling IT to operate with speed, consistency and repeatability

How the internet of things is revolutionizing retail

The world of retail may never be the same, thanks to the internet of things (IoT) and its network of connections linking the physical and digital worlds in an ecosystem of computers, smartphones, stores, vehicles, wearables and more.

A Red Hat wedding

"There is no forking this project," said officiant and Red Hat EVP Paul Cormier as he married a Texas couple at Red Hat Summit. rn

Jim Whitehurst: “If it’s important to the Linux community, it’s important to Red Hat”

I sat down with Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst at the Red Hat Summit to talk about the company's success, where they're investing, the importance of putting the community first and more.rn

CIOs combat messaging overload with mobile ‘micro apps’

CIOs are addressing major pain points in corporate workflows by consolidating approval requests into lightweight u2019micro apps.u2019

Landlords, ISPs team up to rip off tenants on broadband

Exclusive agreements between landlords and ISPs mean many tenants in apartment buildings have only one choice of broadband service provider. The FCC banned such pacts nearly a decade ago, but it left a glaring loophole.

Dell Latitude 7370 business ultrabook doesn’t sacrifice style

Dell's Latitude 7370 ultrabook is a portable and versatile business-focused laptop, but it is also sleek and offers a variety of extensive configuration options. This in-depth Latitude 7370 review details the device's many strengths, as wel

Simplify the way your business handles complex data

The focus of data science has moved beyond big data, which, in essence, refers mostly to the volume and velocity of the data that enterprises and users produce and consume. However, managing your BI efforts doesnu2019t have to be a costly, frustratin

How DevOps changes vendor selection

Transformation through DevOps practices should transcend product features.

2016 college grads: Prepare for a cutthroat job market

The quarterly U.S. Hiring Trends Report from talent acquisition solutions provider iCIMS reveals that new graduates should prepare for some serious competition in the job market.

What not to ask a woman in a job interview

Hereu2019s a hint: anything to do with marriage, children, family or her plans for any of these are off limits.rn

IT Resume Makeover: How to show employers the real you

In this installment of our Resume Makeover series, Andrew Ysasi took a senior security system administrator's resume and reworked it to show his qualifications for a career in security or cloud management.

Jim Whitehurst: The power of participation

During his keynote at the Red Hat Summit, CEO Jim Whitehurst took the audience on a walk through history, talking about how different industrial revolutions changed our social fabric and affected policies and politics.rn

MIT hosts the W3C blockchain interoperability workshop

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Hyperledger offer different approaches and technology stacks to capture the emerging capabilities of the blockchain.

Rio’s airport preps for Olympics with new Wi-Fi network and mobile app

With the 2016 Olympic Games promising to bring millions of visitors to Rio de Janeirou2019s Galeu00e3o International Airport, its CIO initiated a huge wireless network upgrade and a new mobile app.

Why you must master adversity to succeed

Adversity is part of building a business, especially for entrepreneurs. How you view adversity determines how well you succeed.

While digital growth explodes, energy use remains flat

Even as digitalization pervades our society, technologies for cloud, virtualization and energy efficiency are keeping energy use essentially constant, according to a new DOE report.

How the sharing economy is shaping the future of work in healthcare

How we work, how we earn and the skills required are taking on a shared purpose.

10 common content marketing mistakes (and how to avoid them)

Whether it's playing it too safe or forgoing video for simple words and pictures, content marketers often fall into the same traps. A group of seasoned marketing pros share tips on how to avoid 10 of the most common mistakes.

CMO vs. VP sales: The inevitable battle

Startups are difficult enough to manage; living with role-generated schizophrenia makes goal achievement nigh on impossible.rnrn

4 cost considerations you can’t afford to overlook when moving to SAP HANA

What SAP customers need to know before transitioning to HANA.

How to get rid of the digital dust by creating a sustainable device plan

A corporate sustainability program that includes policy, procedure and a plan for recycling technology devices not only benefits the environment, but may also add to your operating bottom line.

Top 16 jobs for digital and creative pros

Onward Search lists the 16 most in-demand digital positions of 2016.

The best approach to leveraging change

Every industry is ripe for disruption. There is no safe place. Is your business ready to respond? Is it nimble and lithe or rigid and inflexible? The answer may predict your business' future. Decision making is the key to creating a nimble/ agi

5 reasons why I love watchOS 3

watchOS 3 brings new life to the Apple Watch with a Dock, Control Center, easy watch face switching, a better messaging interface, and a new Breathe app. watchOS 3 is simply the best version of watchOS yet.

4 deadly sins of tech marketing

What not to do when you're establishing your tech brand and positioning it in the market.

Organizational change is hard but it doesn’t have to be

Change is the one constant in all our lives, professional and personal. However while most of us know we should be doing, there is often a disconnect in what we actually choose to do, whether you are leading a major corporate change or a personal cha

MapR’s Spyglass keeps an eye on big data deployments

MapR Technologies' new Spyglass Initiative is an open and extensible approach designed to centralized monitoring of big data deployments.

New CIO appointments, summer 2016 edition

JPMorgan Chase, United Technologies, and Eli Lilly are a few of the large firms with new CIOs at the start of the summer season.

YouTube rules at VidCon, but still empty-handed on live mobile video

YouTube's CEO led the opening keynote at VidCon for the third year in a row, and though the online video giant had its 'best year ever,' its still lags behind competitors on key features such as live streaming on mobile devices.

IBM promotes IT infrastructure for cognitive workloads

In its latest transformation, IBM has designed open infrastructure elements from the ground up to deliver cognitive insights in the cloud, on premise, or both.

Hortonworks ups its security and data governance game with HDP 2.5

Hadoop distribution vendor, Hortonworks, announced HDP 2.5 at Hadoop Summit, along with an expansion to its Partnerworks program and a reseller agreement with self-service BI on Hadoop specialist AtScale.

How smart supply chain management delivers value

A new generation of supply chain innovators promise Walmart-style supply chain efficiencies and bottom line benefits. But how do you get started?

How tech is reshaping work values and goals

The fourth Industrial Revolution merges the physical, digital and biological worlds. The need for human connections has never been greater.

OpenSUSE comes to Linode

The announcement comes on the heels of the openSUSE Conference, where the growth was a key topic of discussion.rn

What is the future of branch banking?

How to avoid a digital strategy failure

Are executives using the right approach to devise a digital strategy that would guide them to invest in the right initiatives?

Is Desktop-as-a-Service ready for business?

Licensing complications and an immature market limit where DaaS is useful, but desktops in the cloud are ideal for specific situations.

Does Apple’s ecosystem lock in users?

Appleu2019s ecosystem offers many advantages, but some disadvantages as well. Some users love being all Apple, while others balk at putting all their eggs in the Apple basket.

Chick-fil-A stays cool (and safe) with IoT sensors

As Chipotle recovers from its food-borne illness outbreaks, franchisees for the popular chicken chain are ushering in the 'Internet of Chicken' by using low-power wireless sensors and gateways to monitor their walk-in freezers and refrigera

Are you managing your department as a business?

The next generation of CIOs have to manage their department as a business and here are the 10 steps that I follow. Are you aligned with these steps as well?

Obama, Zuckerberg push better broadband, innovative startups

Obama administration unveils new initiatives to promote global startups as Obama calls for broadband expansion and freedom of expression on the web.

Don’t let stress and a crazy pace kill your culture

Whether it's a cool new startup or a well-established tech giant, culture is a huge part of success in the tech industry,. But there are common problems with company culture that span the entire industry — and it's hurting productivity.

Connectivity is the new currency

What is the key to digital business today? One word: connectivity.

Bold IT leadership is crucial, but difficult to find

The 2016 Deloitte Business Confidence Report highlights the necessity of bold leadership in a digital era, but reports that it's difficult for companies to find.

Facebook, Google dominate list of top 15 mobile apps

Tech behemoths Facebook and Google own more than half of the 15 most popular mobile applications used by U.S. adults — the reach of other well-liked apps such as Snapchat and Apple Maps doesn't even compare.

Does Brexit matter to healthcare?

The global healthcare industryu2019s exposure to U.K is limited. Nevertheless, there will be some direct impact for sections of the industry. rn