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8 steps CIOs can take for successful supply chain management
CIOs are the new stewards of the supply chain. Due to the growing digital footprint and impact of systems and architecture with business processes, their role has become more important than ever.
Chaney Ojinnaka • June 6, 2017 -
Some tasks are best left to the experts: Be wary of the rise of citizen developers
The rise of "citizen developers" is a development made possible by more user-friend computing, but limiting their role in the enterprise is a wise choice.
Mike Garofalo • May 30, 2017 -
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IT security stinks: Here's how to fix it
Both awareness and spending allocated toward cyberthreats has increased, so why do so many organizations still struggle with IT security?
Ash Wilson • May 24, 2017 -
Simplifying your Windows 10 adoption, and beyond
In just a few months, Windows 10 will mark its second anniversary, and although one might be hard-pressed to find a CIO over the moon about transitioning to the Windows 10 OS, the reality is Windows 7 is on its way out.
Jon Rolls • May 11, 2017 -
4 reasons why most data science projects fail
While data is a key component that drives true digital transformation, too often companies approach data and analytics projects the wrong way.
James Roberts • May 2, 2017 -
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SOC challenge: Balancing the trade-offs between cost and risk
For a SOC, mitigating risks must always include an analysis of the associated costs. How do you find the right balance?
Slavik Markovich • April 27, 2017 -
How enterprises can facilitate IT, line of business collaboration for app development
Instead of relying on long processes, IT departments at the forefront of the app development curve are turning to collaborative models to design and deploy business apps.
Jonathan Kaplan • April 25, 2017 -
Humanizing the digital workplace computing experience
Instead of boosting productivity and output, the current model of disjointed cloud services is over-complicating the digital workplace experience. Why?
Yaacov Cohen • April 18, 2017 -
Quantum computing security threats looming over IT industry
Academics and experts agree that a universal quantum computer capable of cracking current cryptography will become available within the next decade.
Scott Totzke • April 11, 2017 -
Getting IT out of the basement and into the boardroom
Organizations won’t be able to see the true value of their IT teams until staff are made more accessible, more visible and more available to deliver services beyond those required to "keep the lights on."
Jarod Greene • April 10, 2017 -
Perimeter security increasingly losing its ability to protect
You can bet your bottom dollar malware and other threats can get past the biggest, best-built barriers. Stop proverbially staring forlornly along the fence and start searching the grounds.
Scott Millis • April 4, 2017 -
How to use predictive analytics to optimize software delivery
Predictive analytics is revolutionizing the software testing industry by helping businesses take advantage of DevOps continuous deployment pipelines to reduce the cost, time and risk of software delivery.
Sanjay Zalavadia • March 21, 2017 -
The incumbent's dilemma: Enterprises changing service providers at an accelerating rate
With more than 5,000 IT outsourcing contracts up for rebid by 2018, the competition is likely to get very hot. Why are we seeing favor shift so dramatically away from the incumbent?
Todd Lavieri • March 7, 2017 -
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The 3 keys to digital transformation
Digital transformation and a company's ability to leverage data is at the core of future competitiveness and is critical to being able to control costs and drive innovation.
Jack Norris • Feb. 28, 2017 -
Businesses need to prepare as ransomware emerges as one of the most dangerous cyberthreats
The blackmail threat is faceless, with plenty of modern day raiders hacking into computers and accounts and then demanding money to return the victim's data.
Mark Crosbie • Feb. 14, 2017 -
Why fog computing will power IoT in 2017
Fog enables companies to pursue the goal of optimizing the geographical proximity of data and computation. If organizations can process data closer to where it is produced, they can save bandwidth and time.
Rob MacInnis • Feb. 7, 2017 -
Companies are missing the point of the API economy
Organizations need to make sure they don’t forget that the end goal of their APIs should be to improve the user experience through open development.
Nikhil Hasija • Jan. 23, 2017 -
Transforming the digital workplace is about evolution, not revolution
Digital innovation continues to grow at neck-breaking speed in virtually every aspect of life today. Except for maybe in businesses.
Scott McDonald • Jan. 11, 2017 -
10 tips for surviving an IT outage with IT resilience
Growing business demands and shrinking budgets continually burden IT professionals. The ramification is increased pressure on an IT shop's ability to respond to a crisis.
Todd Scallan • Jan. 5, 2017 -
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Machine learning, ambience and behavioral analytics: A recipe to cover all threats?
While traditional security filters like firewalls and reputation lists are good practice, they are no longer enough.
Santosh Varughese • Dec. 19, 2016 -
Top 3 gender-equal remote tech jobs of 2016
The gender gap is closing, if a little late, and a major reason for that is the rise of remote work.
Lisa Froelings • Dec. 13, 2016 -
Public, private, hybrid: How to optimize ROI for the tiered business cloud
While the cloud offers solutions to many IT issues, technical and business fundamentals dictate that most companies exist in a hybrid environment of on-prem machines.
Rajesh Ram • Dec. 8, 2016 -
The blockchain: A CIO's secret weapon against ransomware
IT security is constantly looking to seal off risks and holes, but the blockchain has no points of entry. Rather, it's a one-way stream with now keys.
Tiana Laurence • Nov. 17, 2016 -
Confronting the security pitfall of digital transformation
As enterprises set their priorities for transformation, one of them should be the protection of their brand reputation and customer trust.
Mitch Robinson • Nov. 15, 2016 -
5 ways businesses can capitalize on smart data discovery tools
Data is the new oil and for businesses, it's not just about possessing it — it’s what you do with it that counts.
Pia Opulencia • Oct. 31, 2016
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