7 ways Walmart is innovating with technology

From new mobile apps for both customers and employees to robots on the store floor, Walmart is using tech to best the competition.

By Laura Heller • June 8, 2018

CIO board membership down, but success found in IT revenue generation focus

Technology leaders need a seat at the table, or at least frequent access to it, but the number of CIOs on boards or executive teams is decreasing. 

By Alex Hickey • June 8, 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.

By CIO Dive staff

'Cattle-not-pet' system management could have prevented Atlanta's ransomware attack

By managing systems "like cattle, not pets," IT can just eliminate what is threatening the rest of the system or "herd."

By Samantha Schwartz • June 8, 2018

Why DevOps is the answer to reducing security flaws and risk

Companies inherently reduce risk by making smaller changes at once, said Mark Nunnikhoven, VP of cloud research for Trend Micro.

By Naomi Eide • June 7, 2018

Cloud modernization is confusing, but 'lift and extend' could help

If the cloud migration process is not clearly communicated to business stakeholders, it halts every other hope for digitizing infrastructure.

By Samantha Schwartz • June 7, 2018

Starz and Fox Networks push entertainment tech to the omnichannel age

With so many digital avenues for consumption, boosting omnichannel support allows for smooth integration and transition between mediums.

By Alex Hickey • June 4, 2018

How many CIOs become CEOs? More, with successful digital transformations

CIOs can rewrite their job descriptions and help the business evolve, focusing on external, rather than internal customers. 

By Naomi Eide • May 30, 2018

GDPR is here: What's next?

One of the biggest impacts companies notice may be an influx of data subject access requests by individuals testing out their newfound data rights. 

By Alex Hickey • May 25, 2018

Tension between agile, bimodal development as organizations work to become digital at scale

The minute organizations are given the "excuse" bimodal is acceptable, three-fourths of them are going to move slow. 

By Naomi Eide • May 25, 2018

TIL how Reddit transformed its data culture and processes

Underneath the company's UX redesign was a shift in data culture and a back-end transition from legacy systems to leverage advanced technologies.

By Alex Hickey • May 23, 2018

With fears of full-scale cyberwar, questions of attribution arise

Script kiddies and credential stuffers aside, the increase in nation-state activity and cyberespionage threats have begun to plague organizations across sectors. 

By Naomi Eide • May 22, 2018

11 technologies set to shape smart manufacturing

Tools like 3D printing and AI have created a paradigm shift in technology and revealed a new world of supply chain efficiencies yet to be unlocked.

By Jordan Branch , Edwin Lopez • May 22, 2018

Microsoft remains top file sharing service, outranking Google Drive, Dropbox

Even with an increase in the adoption of file sharing tools, shadow IT persists, particularly with the unauthorized adoption of Dropbox. 

By Samantha Schwartz • May 21, 2018

Oracle releasing 'Internet Weather Map' for when the cloud gets gloomy

The company's cloud users can access the map for overseeing and analyzing activities and "paths" on the internet.

By Samantha Schwartz • May 18, 2018

Leadership and longevity, the keys to GDPR compliance

Through the many paths to compliance, a few clear lessons and trends are emerging.

By Alex Hickey • May 18, 2018

Where does GDPR apply? The answer isn't so simple

Attorneys have pinpointed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the ban on national origin discrimination as a source of contention in the U.S. application of GDPR.

By Alex Hickey • May 16, 2018

Let onboarding tech do the heavy lifting, but don't 'over-automate' the process

As tech promises to improve efficiency, HR can't lose sight of the need for personalization.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • May 15, 2018

How can GDPR be enforced when the enforcers aren't prepared?

Some watchdogs told Reuters they are waiting on their country's governments to remediate their laws in compliance with GDPR before the deadline.

By Samantha Schwartz • May 9, 2018

Georgia governor vetoes flawed 'hack back' bill; legislators back to the drawing board

Microsoft, Google, cybersecurity experts and hacktivists adamantly opposed the bill, which would have made it possible for security researchers looking for hackable flaws to go to jail.

By Samantha Schwartz • May 9, 2018

Unroll.me to delete EU accounts before GDPR deadline

The company said it is incapable of fully adhering to the GDPR's regulations. Accounts existing in the EU will automatically be deleted on May 24.

By Samantha Schwartz • May 8, 2018

Only 1% of CIOs are adopting blockchain for the enterprise, Gartner says

Much to the dismay of those who think blockchain will solve an array of tech woes, the technology may not be not living up to its hype in the enterprise.

By Samantha Schwartz • May 3, 2018

GDPR to combat 'sweatshops' of personal data collection, EU data official says

The "take-it-or-leave-it proposition" presented by companies may elicit a "hint of menace," which could effectively diminish the positive purpose of the regulations.

By Samantha Schwartz • May 2, 2018

Is the tech worth the risk? CISOs struggle to navigate complex, overloaded security landscape

With thousands of products to choose from, and little guidance from stakeholders, security leaders are facing an unwieldy industry.

By Naomi Eide • April 30, 2018

The US is not GDPReady — let alone informed

Even when compliance doesn't appear mandatory or unavoidable, aligning with the new global data protection paradigm can be beneficial for a business in the long run.

By Alex Hickey • April 27, 2018

As supply chains go digital, a war of words unfolds

Do supply chains "digitize" or "digitalize"? We asked you, then we investigated why the industry cannot seem to decide.

By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • April 27, 2018