What's hurting automation? Slow — or no — adoption

Resistance to change hinders widespread acceptance of automation.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 30, 2021

The CIO's role in maintaining a strong supply chain

Supply chains are no longer focused wholly on just-in-time delivery and logistics any more than CIOs are focused entirely on help desks and printers.

By Jason Dury, Jack O’Meara • Aug. 30, 2021

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CIO Priorities

Companies task their CIOs with balancing the company’s economic and operational needs as they enable technology throughout the business.

By CIO Dive staff

Collaboration tool adoption rises, paving way for IT complexity

Amid increased hybrid work, just one in four enterprise meetings will take place in person by 2024, Gartner predicts.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 27, 2021

Employers, employees butt heads over hybrid work

COVID-19 has shifted work-life balance in quite a literal way, but not all agree on how that will look moving forward.

By Caroline Colvin • Aug. 27, 2021

How to combat burnout among software developers

Added stress on digital systems. Pivotal changes to how companies operate. Here's why developers are burnt out — and what to do about it.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 26, 2021

Men more likely to engage in risky online behavior: report

Male employees are three times as likely to click on phishing emails, raising questions about gender-based behaviors that open companies to compromise.

By David Jones • Aug. 24, 2021

Overcoming legacy debt is a process problem, not a modernization one

Legacy technology is a compatibility issue. The solution, continuous modernization, keeps aging tech stacks integrated with more innovative options.

By Katie Malone • Aug. 24, 2021

Executives in tech say staff attrition is rising

Turnover cycles in tech are speeding up, as workers ride the wave of talent demand to find better salaries and career moves, according to PwC.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 23, 2021

10 years later, software really did eat the world

A decade after investor Marc Andreessen's op-ed, lines of code still shape how businesses operate, leading companies to invent revenue streams or supercharge product offerings.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 19, 2021

LinkedIn: Engineering roles have the longest time-to-hire

The slowest-to-hire jobs can take up to three months to fill. For the fastest hires, it only takes eight days between submitting an application and their first day.

By Emilie Shumway , Katie Malone • Aug. 18, 2021

RPA market to splinter, leaving CIOs with a complex vendor decision

By 2023, Forrester projects almost one-third of the market will be controlled by the leading pure-play providers: Automation Anywhere, UiPath and Blue Prism. 

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 18, 2021

Moving to Windows 11 won't be that bad, probably

The changes from Windows 10 to Microsoft's latest OS aren't as deep as previous migrations. Yet the shift gives CIOs an opportunity to ensure functionality and app compatibility.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 17, 2021

Sweetgreen taps former Starbucks executive as new CTO

Wouleta Ayele comes to the salad chain after 16 years at Starbucks. She will help Sweetgreen scale its supply chain and develop its digital platform.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 16, 2021

Don't let pandemic-driven tech decisions impact future tech strategy

While the pandemic brought significant challenges, it also exacerbated several existing issues.

By Matthew Guarini • Aug. 16, 2021

Coding Dojo, Prison Scholar Fund partner on upskilling

The e-learning platform and the employment assistance fund are helping formerly incarcerated people prepare for the job hunt.

By Caroline Colvin • Aug. 13, 2021

Solving the puzzle of ownership costs for enterprise computing

Cost of ownership influences enterprise device decisions, including upfront costs and management spend. But not all systems are created equal.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 13, 2021

Spending 3% more on tech saves 29% in overall costs: report

Digital investments can reduce business costs — but only when the right investments are done strategically.

By Katie Malone • Aug. 12, 2021

Businesses look to IT to assist sustainability efforts

IT data centers are the top area of focus for organizations looking to meet sustainability targets, research from IDG and Google Cloud found.

By Katie Malone • Aug. 11, 2021

AI supports strategy, but few businesses have mature adoption: report

AI strategies vary according to maturity levels, according to a report from Cognizant. Just 20% of businesses are leaders in terms of their AI adoption.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 10, 2021

As tech unemployment plummets, executives reassess IT priorities

With tech unemployment at a two-year low, executives grapple with the talent demands of ongoing — and future — IT projects.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 9, 2021

What happens when legacy apps become unmanageable?

In theory, a mainframe could last forever. But if aging technology is kept past its prime, it could weigh down a company's ability to innovate.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 9, 2021

Where app modernization fits into digital transformation

Tech leaders face pressure to produce results. Dragging out modernization without tangible results could even threaten project success.

By Katie Malone • Aug. 5, 2021

Remote work, IoT expected to help balloon data center market

The U.S. data center market is expected to grow to $13.9 billion by 2026, according to a report from Accountability Information Management.

By Sebastian Obando • Aug. 3, 2021

3 common reasons IT modernization efforts fail

For the best results, it's important to fully understand the snags of digital transformation and how to mitigate them.

By Kyle Tuberson • Aug. 2, 2021

IT issues take at least 3 hours to resolve for half of US workers: survey

More reliance on digital systems for operations means IT delays can potentially put a company's efficiency at risk.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 2, 2021