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A Microsoft bug detection breakthrough has its drawbacks: undetected flaws
Although an accuracy level of 99% sounds great, given the scale that Microsoft is working on this still leaves a huge number of bugs misidentified — 3,000 a month, in fact.
Samuel Bocetta • June 29, 2020 -
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4 roles responsible for data management and security
Companies must make and execute plans for how long data will be kept and when to delete data, particularly those most susceptible to security threats.
Myke Lyons • June 18, 2020 -
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CFO collaboration with CIO is crucial amid COVID-19
The CFO is adept at measuring costs, managing the balance sheet and navigating murky waters. But determining capabilities and staying ahead of tech trends requires partnership with the CIO.
Tony Tricarichi • May 15, 2020 -
Gartner: Threats and opportunities facing cloud service providers during COVID-19
Tech leaders need a thorough understanding of the threats, opportunities and forthcoming events that will occur as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Sid Nag • May 4, 2020 -
Why CIOs should make DevSecOps a priority during the COVID-19 crisis
Companies around the world are increasing capacity and taking the opportunity to look again at their DevOps processes and build in security from the ground up.
Samuel Bocetta • April 21, 2020 -
2 decades of cloud: Where it's been and where it's heading
As digital transformation accelerates, more applications are becoming cloud native, which presents a unique set of challenges that IT leaders need to address in the next phase of cloud adoption.
Oussama El-Hilali • April 14, 2020 -
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Why Linux containers are a CIO's best friend
Linux containers are, by their nature, agile. This is key to effectively maneuvering through and rising above any challenges — or opportunities — that come a business's way.
Brian Gracely • April 7, 2020 -
Gartner: 5 communication recommendations for CIOs during the coronavirus pandemic
While CIOs may not have overall responsibility for their organization's crisis communications response, their IT teams are turning to them for context and additional clarity.
Ed Gabrys • March 30, 2020 -
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Everyone wants to be more secure — as long as it isn't an inconvenience
Apply that logic for CIOs and IT leaders, except the stumbling block revolves around revenue, or a lack thereof.
Marc Mazur • March 19, 2020 -
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Coronavirus is testing the newfound resilience of the knowledge economy
The goal is to ensure economy can function and continue to flourish in times of uncertainty, where employees globally are preparing to work from home for long periods of time, Avaya's CEO writes.
Jim Chirico • March 16, 2020 -
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An unlikely duo: CIO and CFO dynamic driving transformation success ... and failure
Removing friction between the CIO and the CFO, building strong working relationships and avoiding counter-behaviors can unlock a reduced IT cost. A principle roadblock? Establishing trust.
Gary O’Brien • March 9, 2020 -
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Gartner: 10 rules to reduce IT spending
CIOs are facing increasing pressure to reach immediate IT cost savings, but in a way that has the least damage to the long-term health of the business.
Chris Ganly • Feb. 26, 2020 -
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How IT can adapt and succeed at business transformation in 2020
A practical 'how-to' guide for CIOs from Info-Tech Research Group's David Glazer.
David Glazer • Feb. 10, 2020 -
The 6 biggest myths about relational databases
Relational databases have evolved to handle many types of data and workloads with different ways to store that data.
Maria Colgan • Feb. 4, 2020 -
Gartner: How to fix the CTO gender gap
IT leaders should ensure they seek diversity in gender, personality and experience when hiring anyone responsible for technology innovation.
Samantha Searle • Dec. 16, 2019 -
IT's role in demand generation
If you're sitting on the sidelines with demand gen, there's no excuse not to get in the game.
Graeme Thompson • Dec. 12, 2019 -
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Tackling digital transformation proactively — before a crisis hits
Digital transformation tends to take place reactively, whether it's in response to losing a customer as new competition arises or as a way to manage issues.
Chuck Fried • Dec. 9, 2019 -
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Diversity in technology decision-making and design: Creating the future we want
AI is not designed to produce biased results. But it is developed based on data biases built into the methodology and the data, exacerbating problems it was designed to address.
Charla Griffy-Brown • Dec. 5, 2019 -
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The answer to cloud migration? An incremental, multicloud approach
Every cloud migration story is different, but there is a common thread. No organization wants to interrupt mission-critical business operations.
Jason Hall • Nov. 11, 2019 -
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Tech intern: Companies can't fill half a million new jobs from typical talent pool
One solution is providing internship opportunities to diverse high school students. What better way to ensure that you're able to meet future workforce demands than working with the next generation of the workforce?
Gabriel Martinez • Nov. 7, 2019 -
How to keep IT security team ahead of alert fatigue
With e-commerce and cybercrime growing exponentially, alert fatigue has seeped into the digital realm. It's the electronic equivalent of the boy who cried wolf, and it's taking a toll.
Samuel Bocetta • Nov. 4, 2019 -
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Cybersecurity tricks and treats to protect your business
For CISOs and security professionals, it’s always spooky season. There is nothing make-believe about their arch-enemies — cybercriminals — who lurk tirelessly in the shadowy background.
Edgardo Artusi • Oct. 31, 2019 -
Prevent these 3 issues from taking time away from IT teams
IT teams are constantly dealing with performance issues ranging from slow computers to application crashes – and often fix those problems manually.
Chris Hallenbeck • Oct. 28, 2019 -
3 ways to drive a customer-first engineering team
When push comes to shove, many executives fall short in creating actionable short-term goals and broader culture standards that align with a customer-first vision.
Hector Aguilar • Oct. 24, 2019 -
Data democracy means making smarter decisions, but we're not there yet
Users shouldn't have to become data scientists to benefit, they should have access to it in various forms to encourage consumption.
Dina Kholkar • Oct. 21, 2019
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