Companies focused on cost containment as coronavirus brings uncertainty, PwC survey finds

From the technology perspective, companies may need to pause long-term projects as part of cost containment measures.

By Naomi Eide • March 17, 2020

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. 

By Jim Chirico • March 16, 2020

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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.

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Assessing the coronavirus impact: What tech leaders need to know

With the coronavirus changing the landscape continuously, CIO Dive will keep you up to date on how it's affecting the technology sector.

March 13, 2020

IT spending to take a hit as coronavirus impacts play out, IDC says

It's not just hardware shipments disrupted by clipped supply chains. Spending on software and services could decline as trade and business planning is interrupted.

By Naomi Eide • March 12, 2020

UX designers moving to file-less collaboration in 2020

Productivity and collaboration apps are blurring the lines of traditional design-sharing processes.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 11, 2020

IT budgets grow for AI, security and cloud but legacy spending sticks around

As budgets steadily increase year-over-year, organizations are maintaining investments in core infrastructure where spending stays relatively stagnant — think databases, storage and network infrastructure.

By Naomi Eide • March 10, 2020

1 in 3 IT workers consider quitting over unplanned work

Dealing with time-sensitive tech issues adds 100 hours of work per IT professional, per year, according to a study from PagerDuty.

By Roberto Torres • March 10, 2020

Are employees disengaged? Check the tech stack

Employees grappling with burnout cite tech among the factors that add stress to their days.  

By Roberto Torres • March 9, 2020

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. 

By Gary O’Brien • March 9, 2020

Fragmented security patches prevailing issue for CIOs

Flaws force inventory management and security to meet at a crossroads. Inventory management is the foundation for maintaining security hygiene and without it, companies could prolong risk.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 6, 2020

Healthcare weak on third-party data protection compliance

Risk assessments cost third-party IT vendors about $2.5 million annually, but healthcare providers don't require updates, leaving results outdated.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 6, 2020

How tech could help colleges teach through coronavirus

Schools are planning for a short-term disruption in campus-based classes, but ed tech firms say their questions highlight a bigger trend.

By Hallie Busta • March 5, 2020

Confidence in breach response low as privacy fines sink into companies

On average, organizations experienced seven breaches that required reporting under GDPR, according to research from Ponemon Institute and Experian. 

By Samantha Schwartz • March 4, 2020

Amid coronavirus outbreak, business technology's corporate responsibility and opportunity blend

Cisco said traffic connecting China-based Webex users has increased 22 times over. The sign-up rates for the free version in impacted countries is seven times higher than pre-outbreak signups. 

By Naomi Eide • March 4, 2020

With talent growth centered around key hubs, tech execs called to look elsewhere

Expanding the scope of operations outside historic tech hubs can give CEOs an upper hand in talent attraction and operative costs.

By Roberto Torres • March 4, 2020

Facebook slashed Messenger's core code by 84%

The company shrunk Messenger's mobile app from 1.7 million lines of code to 360,000 to reduce application size and increase speed. 

By Roberto Torres • March 3, 2020

Software, data and IT roles dominate Indeed's Best Jobs list

For tech professionals, it pays to hold these titles. For employers, it increases competition over top talent.

By Roberto Torres • March 2, 2020

Walmart outlines cloud strategy to investors

With the hybrid architecture, Walmart can move workloads between the private and public cloud, making use of flex capacity when necessary. 

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 28, 2020

Boeing taps Qantas exec Susan Doniz as CIO

Doniz joins the company in a time of transition, with a new CEO and continued fallout from the 737 Max crashes.

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 28, 2020

Only 25% of businesses have reached IT modernization goals

Modernization projects are falling by the wayside due to competing priorities, outdated infrastructure or the dreaded skills gap.

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 27, 2020

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.

By Chris Ganly • Feb. 26, 2020

Marriott International taps former Merck exec to oversee IT, digital strategy

As chief information and digital officer, seasoned exec Jim Scholefield will lead technology strategy in the aftermath of Marriott's 2018 breach.

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 25, 2020

How to trust tech vendors

They can sell a bevy of products to a variety of customers. With so many options, sales require customization.

By Jen A. Miller • Feb. 21, 2020

Google Cloud's latest purchase targets customers who want to keep mainframes and have the cloud too

Central to Google Cloud's interest in Cornerstone Technology? The healthcare and financial services companies still running mainframes.

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 20, 2020

Leaders in digital transformation out-invest their peers to 'transcend'

The top 5% of companies invest intentionally. Some industry leaders view resources that go into digital transformation as a cost or technical debt.

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 19, 2020