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No room for Always Connected PC in our computing quiver

With much fanfare, Qualcomm and Microsoft present the first Always Connected PCs. But though the platform has come in like a lion, at least one industry analyst expects it will go out like a lamb.

By Mike Feibus

Computers Computers and Peripherals Laptops

Data agility or scale: a false choice?

A successful marketplace should be able to provide both agility and scale.

By Paul Barth

Data Management Technology Industry

The rise of Blockchain-as-a-Service

For businesses and their ITDMs, the key is to have a blockchain strategy in place. The technology offers capabilities that could benefit most businesses, but further improvements are bound to come about as these platforms evolve their capabilities an

By Ralph Tkatchuk

E-commerce Software Technology Industry

5 things digitally driven CIOs want for the holidays

CIOs have had a challenging year leading digital transformation programs and delivering results. Here are somethings on their 2018 wish list to make driving transformation easier.

By Isaac Sacolick

CIO Digital Transformation Technology Industry

2018 cloud predictions

Itu2019s December, which means u201cpredictions seasonu201d for those of us in the tech world. Itu2019s always fun to hear what pundits foresee u2013 and even more fun to see how it all holds up twelve months down the line.

By Joe Kinsella

Cloud Computing Technology Industry

MetLife renovates legacy IT for the cloud era

Adoption of cloud, microservices and container technologies have helped MetLife pursue a digital transformation intended to boost operational efficiencies and improve the customer experience.

By Clint Boulton

Cloud Computing Digital Transformation IT Strategy

How to kill a dead project

Think you might have a zombie IT project on your hands? Killing it can be challenging. It takes just the right mix of forensics and logistical know-how, and a lot of political will.

By Bob Lewis

IT Leadership IT Strategy Project Management Tools

5 practical ways AR can be used in business today

AR is here to stay. The question is no longer u201cshould I use AR at my business?u201d but u201cwhat kind of AR will work best?u201d The answer to that is different for everyone.

By Kevin Rands

IT Skills Retail Industry Technology Industry

Multi-cloud landscapes will be standard by 2019 but greater choices yield excessive complexity

Innovation and new pricing schemes make navigating the cloud landscape more challenging, but offer growth opportunities for providers that can untangling this complexity.

By Marc Wilczek

Cloud Computing Digital Transformation

Non-traditional team development

Can video games really teach an IT department how to work together as a team?

By Avery Cloud

Gaming IT Leadership IT Skills

Growing rift between enterprises and service providers

Short-term vs long-term view of risk changes the focus of investments and commitment.

By Peter Bendor-Samuel

Technology Industry

The 4-step plan for CIOs to shape the future of work

If finding, hiring and retaining talent is the top barrier to CIOs achieving their vision, you need to put a plan in place to change that trend.

By Chris Bedi

IT Leadership IT Skills Staff Management

Diversity and competency are not mutually exclusive

Iu2019ll say it once more for those in the back: emphasizing diversity does not mean youu2019re lowering your standards.

By Sharon Florentine

Cybercrime IT Jobs IT Skills

Digital disruption: 10 tips to future-proof your business

With digital disruption threatening enterprises in every sector, itu2019s time for C-suites to get serious about game-planning for the future of their businesses. PwC has a punch list that can help.

By Clint Boulton

Digital Transformation IT Leadership IT Strategy

What an audience knows

And how to make sure they know it.

By Theodore May

Careers IT Leadership IT Skills

Why 2018 will be a year of acceleration for workplace transformation

The digital workplace transformation is clearly underway and in 2018 we expect to see IT help enterprises shift these ideas from concept to reality

By Stephanie Hallford

Digital Transformation Technology Industry

The connection between cognitive computing and organizational productivity

Technological advances in cognitive computing, specifically cognitive systems focused on cognitive work u2013 and how these systems enhance the productivity of organizations.

By Eric Bloom

Business Intelligence IT Leadership

4 business applications for natural language processing

Four natural language processing business applications being developed today that weu2019ll all use tomorrow.

By Terena Bell

IT Strategy Natural Language Processing Technology Industry

4 ways technology has changed hiring — for job seekers and recruiters

Job seekers and recruiters are faced with a new hiring landscape, thanks to several technical advances that help employers and candidates find better fits.

By Sarah K. White

Dec 14, 2017 6 mins

Careers Staff Management

Wrap it up and put a bow on it

How to close out your year with a bang, not a whimper.

By Paul T. Cottey

IT Leadership

Is it the end of coding in the enterprise?

Though the act of developing applications will remain essential and become more critical than ever, the nature of development is changing. And those who adapt first and fastest will win.

By Charles Araujo

Development Tools Devops Technology Industry

Businesses of all sizes have a lot to learn from the startup world

Taking a page out of the book of these new disruptors will open the door to new opportunities to collaborate, to merge conventional wisdom with disruptive thinking and to create business models of the future.

By Rocky Subramanian

Innovation Startups Technology Industry

Why 2018 will be the year of mobile data measurement and insights

While there is promising momentum in the growth of mobile location data for measurement and insights, there is still a lot of work to be done.

By Gladys Kong

Analytics Business Intelligence Small and Medium Business

It's become clear that GDPR is an issue that businesses must start to plan and adjust for as soon as possible. Are you?

By Ryan Warnock

Government Regulation Technology Industry

IT modernization becoming a major growth driver in IT services

Enterprise IT and third-party service providers are taking on an IT modernization strategy that delivers more bang for the buck.

By Peter Bendor-Samuel

Technology Industry

With great power comes great responsibility

Give back to your community by using tech for good.

By Bask Iyer

Artificial Intelligence Technology Industry

Guilty of millennial profiling: all of us

Stop searching the Internet for secrets about u201cmillennials,u201d and instead get to know the individuals within all these labeled groups.

By Steve Cooper

IT Leadership IT Skills Staff Management

To innovate, look outside your industry

Carolinas HealthCare System's CIAO, Craig Richardville, keeps an eye on other industries u2014 such as power companies and pillow makers u2014 for emerging technologies and ideas to improve patient care.

By Martha Heller

CIO Digital Transformation Innovation

20 ways to rekindle your passion for IT

When the flame driving your career flickers out, it's time to tap into a new energy source.

By John Edwards

Dec 13, 2017 9 mins

Careers IT Leadership

Who in the C-suite owns emerging technology?

Dividing up ownership and responsibility doesnu2019t have to be a clash of Titans.

By Chris Curran

CIO Emerging Technology IT Leadership

What is ESM? When service management evolves beyond IT

The term enterprise service management was born when adoption of ITSM concepts or ITIL started to spread in other departments.

By Nancy Van Elsacker Louisnord

ITIL ITSM Managed Cloud Services

Purging overused buzzwords from the lexicon

Business has always been plagued by jargon and buzzwords. Theyu2019re everywhere…and that's before you even get to all those texting abbreviations. SMH!

By Adam L. Stanley

CIO IT Leadership

4 pitfalls to avoid when defining IT’s mission in the digital age

As business undergoes a massive digital transformation, IT's mission statement needs to evolve as well. Here's what NOT to include in an effective, aspirational mission definition for the modern IT organization. (SPOILER: It's time to

By Mikhail Papovsky

IT Leadership

CIO 2020: Greater collaboration, and an end to control-based security

Given the meteoric rise in the number of security breaches in recent years, CIOs and CISOs need to be highly aligned and collaborative around every corporate initiative.

By Mike Kail

CIO Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business

Holiday greetings: some assembly required

The business equivalent of that phrase is even worse to hear during an ERP implementation…

By Jeff Lazarto

ERP Systems IT Leadership

Are you digitally transforming?

With a top line transformation plan, supported by a certified and collaborative leadership team, your chance of realizing the rewards of digital transformation are greatly improved.

By Steven Malme

Digital Transformation IT Leadership

Data enrichment – a force multiplier in a big data environment

As data usage increases, data quality will only continue to evolve.

By Brian E. Thomas

Big Data Machine Learning Technology Industry

Blockchain pilots show big-business promise

The much-hyped, little-understood distributed ledger technology takes aim at big business, with promising pilot programs and rising demand for blockchain skills, though security and buy-in questions remain.

By Bill Snyder

Digital Transformation IT Strategy Technology Industry

Salesforce Lightning vs Classic: What you need to know now

Salesforce Classic isn't going away anytime soon, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't be planning your move to the new Lightning UI. Hereu2019s a transition guide for the bewildered.

By David Taber

CRM Systems Cloud Computing SaaS

4 predictions for health care IT 2018: steady as she goes

In a year marked by extreme policy uncertainty, we saw steady progress in the growth of digital health and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence. Structural shifts in the market will be the wildcard for 2018.

By Paddy Padmanabhan

Digital Transformation Healthcare Industry IT Leadership

Do you have what it takes to be a successful CIO?

When speaking to a number of currently successful CIOs, there are a few reoccurring attributes that exemplify the qualities needed to be a successful CIO in the future.

By Mark Blanke

CIO IT Leadership

Using analytics to identify and predict patients’ physical health needs

A web-based tool that identifies and predicts patients most in need for therapy services in real time was born out of the recurring problem of missed therapy visits.

By Marquis Cabrera

Healthcare Industry Technology Industry

The 8 biggest IT management mistakes

Sure, nobodyu2019s perfect. But for those in charge of enterprise technology, the fallout from a strategic gaffe, bad hire, or weak spine can be disastrous. Hereu2019s how to avoid (or recover from) big-time IT leadership mistakes.

By Dan Tynan

IT Leadership IT Strategy

7-Eleven digital transformation ushers in new era of convenience

7-Eleven is testing chatbots, digital rewards, machine learning and other technologies to enhance customer loyalty and convenience. Gurmeet Singh, the company's CDO and CIO, is leading the charge.

By Clint Boulton

Digital Transformation IT Leadership IT Strategy

Why CIOs need to upgrade their arsenals to keep up with the digital revolution

Half of CIOs who have not transformed their teams' capabilities will lose their seat on the digital leadership team.

By Marc Wilczek

CIO Digital Transformation IT Leadership

You won’t clean all that data, so let AI clean it for you

By focusing machine learning on systematically getting smarter about how it analyzes, rates and utilizes data, we can not only reduce coding-hours but also worry less about imperfect data.

By Michael Zammuto

Data Quality Machine Learning Technology Industry

Now is the time for an IT workforce checkup

CIOs must ensure their IT workforce is prepared to handle emerging technologies and can meet business needs.

By Diana Bersohn

CIO IT Jobs IT Skills

Could a digital identity network prevent the next Equifax-like breach?

A military veteran equipped with a Harvard MBA launches digital identity startup to protect against future Equifax cyberattacks.

By Marquis Cabrera

Data Breach Hacking Technology Industry

Diversity in tech: New GAO report raises issue no one wants to address

A new report from the Government Accountability Office starkly illustrates the lack of diversity in tech. But whou2019s going to do anything about it?

By Sharon Florentine