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Technology concerns creeping onto the CEO's desk
Technology is taking an outsized role in shaking up business operations, representing more than 10% of the national economy.
By Naomi Eide • Sept. 12, 2019 -
Procurement was a 'pain in the neck.' Now its leaders help alleviate the pressure point
Procurement is in a strategic role to find the best price while identifying vendors and suppliers — often with an assist from AI and ML.
By Jen A. Miller • Sept. 12, 2019 -
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TrendlineCIO 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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Universe shifts, millennials now ask Gen Z for tech help
Gen Z exudes technology confidence in the workplace — even to a fault.
By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 11, 2019 -
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Amazon, Walmart among CEOs calling for a federal privacy law
The members of the Business Roundtable issued a framework designed to avoid overlapping standards by calling on comprehensive rules that apply across industries.
By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 11, 2019 -
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Tech giants and 2-year colleges are teaming up to teach in-demand skills
Amazon, Facebook and Google are among the companies helping institutions craft curriculum, but some worry such programs can be limiting.
By Kelly Field • Sept. 9, 2019 -
USCIS proposes $10 fee per registration for H-1B visa applications
Employers already have issues with the H-1B process, but the high demand for skilled foreign workers is unlikely to change in a tight labor market.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Sept. 9, 2019 -
Kohl's names retail-tested executive as CTO
Paul Gaffney is joining the retailer later this month following stints at Dick’s Sporting Goods and The Home Depot.
By Naomi Eide • Sept. 9, 2019 -
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Walgreens Boots Alliance nabs CIO from Kraft Heinz
Francesco Tinto is taking over technology leadership at WBA during a time of focus on digital transformation and advancing the company’s technology capabilities.
By Naomi Eide • Sept. 6, 2019 -
Technologists show up at the negotiating table knowing they're in demand
To make sure offer letters get signed, employers have a couple of strategies: proactive salary assessments and faster, more granular salary assessments.
By Roberto Torres • Sept. 5, 2019 -
Lofty digital transformation goals driven by CIO, not the C-suite, study finds
IT is caught between maintaining the Wi-Fi and driving innovation. That is a vast territory to own.
By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 4, 2019 -
Customer engagement key metric for SaaS companies, CFO says
SaaS companies rely on recurring revenue for growth. That's only achievable when customers are satisfied.
By Robert Freedman • Aug. 30, 2019 -
Indeed: Washington, Boston top list of highest-paying metro areas
The Bay Area, Seattle and Austin have lower tech salaries when adjusted for cost of living.
By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 28, 2019 -
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Why IBM's CIO values IT product design over 'expensive transformation projects'
"When did it become okay to live like the 'Jetsons' at home and the 'Flintstones' at work?" asked IBM CIO Fletcher Previn.
By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 27, 2019 -
MetLife names head of global technology, expects new tech to disrupt business models
Bill Pappas served as CIO and head of global operations for Bank of America.
By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 23, 2019 -
Show me the money (and benefits), job-seeking technologists say
Pay and benefits drive technologists' decisions when it comes to job-hunting, data from Indeed shows. But for the right set of perks, candidates are willing to compromise.
By Roberto Torres • Aug. 22, 2019 -
Women-focused STEM programs face Title IX challenges
One study says women-focused STEM programs violate provisions of Title IX. The National Women's Law Center strongly disagrees with the group's claim.
By Roberto Torres • Aug. 21, 2019 -
Chief data officers of the future sharpen focus on revenue, products
Today, chief data officers play the offense, tying work to revenue and products as they arm companies with data-driven insights.
By Roberto Torres • Aug. 20, 2019 -
For knowledge workers, communication hurdles add to morale decline
Disconnected from their company's vision, unaligned workers are more likely to report a hierarchical structure and rigid routine, Slack's State of Work report found.
By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 16, 2019 -
Deep DiveA great talent drought awaits tech as valued skills shift
Could a debilitating shortage of talent await the tech industry? There are signs a drought is already here.
By Roberto Torres • Aug. 16, 2019 -
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CIOs lean on cloud as C-suite dependence on technology execution grows
The growing reliance on technology speaks to urgency: McKinsey's research found CEOs are prioritizing revenue growth and improved agility over reducing business costs.
By Naomi Eide • Aug. 12, 2019 -
Federal 'hack back' bill back on table, but critics wary of blind spots
The latest iteration of the bipartisan bill challenges private entities' response to cyberattacks. Critics argue it lacks guidelines of when or why a company should hack back.
By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 12, 2019 -
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HackerRank: UC Berkeley a top school for developers, ahead of industry powerhouses
The study's results were derived from "real-world skills," the ones most desired by hiring employers, which left schools like MIT out of the top spots.
By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 8, 2019 -
Western Digital's roadmap to merging 3 distinct technology stacks
The company began the daunting task of technology rationalization planning around 2015 and broke the effort into chunks. First up: collaboration and communication.
By Naomi Eide • Aug. 8, 2019 -
Programming, security among top training topics for tech workers
The half-life of skills "is drastically reducing," Skillsoft said, which is why employee development has especially taken off in the tech space.
By Riia O'Donnell • Aug. 7, 2019 -
Monster: 67% of candidates did not negotiate their salaries
Only 15% of candidates provided salary ranges that their employers then negotiated within, Monster said.
By Riia O'Donnell • Aug. 5, 2019
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