IT trends for the remainder of 2018

With the first half of the year come and gone, it's time to start executing plans for the second half. 

By Samantha Schwartz • July 6, 2018

Outdated workplace tech can hurt retention

When workers feel like they can't complete even basic tasks, they become flight risks, a new study says.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • July 5, 2018

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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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2018 trends: Where are we now?

Halfway through the year, it's time to look back on trends CIO Dive identified in January to see where industry adoption lies.

By Naomi Eide • July 5, 2018

Restrictions on spousal visas could cause 'expatriate assignment failure' for H-1B workers

Changes to an employee's personal life can ultimately cost a company directly and indirectly.

By Samantha Schwartz • July 3, 2018

The top stories of 2018 so far

These are the trials, tribulations and mysteries that dominated business tech in the first half of 2018.

By Alex Hickey • July 2, 2018

California passes bill to move toward consumer privacy protection in a GDPR world

Facebook, Google, Comcast, AT&T and Verizon collectively contributed to a $1 million fund to oppose the bill when it was proposed.

By Samantha Schwartz • June 29, 2018

The marriage of culture and tech: How Whirlpool Corp. is getting future-ready

Many incumbent companies are collaborating with tech providers to answer the question: What does the future of work look like — and how do we prepare for it?

By Naomi Eide • June 28, 2018

After NotPetya, FedEx invests in security and flexible IT

How companies choose to embrace technology after a cyberattack speaks to their acceptance of digital transformation. 

By Samantha Schwartz • June 26, 2018

'EU Blockathon' hopes to find a solution to eliminate counterfeits

The worldwide blockchain competition, hosted by the European Union Intellectual Property Office, is the first step in protecting supply chains and e-commerce sites from fakes.

By Kate Patrick Macri • June 25, 2018

What collaborations with Facebook and Slack say about the HR tech market

As industry competition heats up, platforms are opting to team together rather than fight it out. But what does that mean for the profession overall?

By Kathryn Moody • June 25, 2018

Make way for the CDO: Mercer elevates CIO to chief digital officer

Organizations are tapping CDOs to lead digital transformation efforts, creating some tension over the fate of the CIO's role. 

By Naomi Eide • June 22, 2018

Under the sea: Microsoft's submarine data centers

Cloud vendors are already using wind and solar solutions to conserve energy consumed by their servers. The next frontier, however, is in the ocean's waves. 

By Samantha Schwartz • June 21, 2018

Why Target would welcome tougher US data regulations

At Cannes Lions, the VP of marketing for the retailer's media network predicted marketers who haven't invested in data protection will lose ground.

By Chantal Tode • June 21, 2018

Walmart looking for 2K more technologists to beat out e-commerce competitors

The retailer is looking to fill roles in data science, engineering and product management, with many of the positions within its Walmart Labs.

By Samantha Schwartz • June 21, 2018

Room service, please: Alexa checks into hospitality

Because of hysteria around Alexa's privacy, there will be parts of the market with a continued "perception or misconception that Alexa is always listening."

By Samantha Schwartz • June 19, 2018

Mobile, data investments drive Synchrony Financial

The company has four innovation labs in the U.S. and India that work with Synchrony's partners to develop new tools and products for customers.

By Alex Hickey • June 19, 2018

At C.H. Robinson, open source adoption brings iterative, fast development — almost too fast

In 2014, the company faced a roadblock: How do you remove bottlenecks in the technology development pipeline?

By Naomi Eide • June 19, 2018

Disrupting from within: 3 ways to reinvent business through the workforce

Digital disruptions are inevitable, but many companies fail to understand they have freedom to affect change on their terms — starting with human capital. 

By Randy Mysliviec • June 18, 2018

DevOps praised, but divisions between development, operations hold fast

Technologists may evangelize the merits of DevOps, but without enterprise process changes, companies will remain slow to adopt the methodology.

By Naomi Eide • June 15, 2018

Morgan Stanley dwarfs average businesses with $4B annual IT budget

The banking company overcame the cost center stigma of IT, but other organizations are still struggling.

By Samantha Schwartz • June 13, 2018

How Spotify is migrating from an in-house Docker orchestration platform to Kubernetes

The company started small, experimenting with a few services on Kubernetes clusters then moving up to more complex workloads and self-service migration.

By Alex Hickey • June 12, 2018

Can tech drive engagement?

It's not tech tools that drive engagement, but the productivity enabled.

By Pamela DeLoatch • June 12, 2018

Fail fast, iterate faster: To survive, IT leaders push agile businesswide

How do you convince business stakeholders to adopt agile? Ask, "do you want to be relevant tomorrow or not?"

By Naomi Eide • June 12, 2018

Evolution of RPA: From rule-based to intelligent cognitive automation

Buoyed by RPA enthusiasm, automation tools and platform vendors offering automation capabilities have mushroomed, pushing the adoption rate further.

By Sathish PV • June 11, 2018

How GDPR regulators will identify noncompliers and levy fines

When big fines are imposed, companies with the means will likely hire outside counsel and challenge the fines in member state and EU courts.

By Alex Hickey • June 8, 2018