IT budgets rise as spend shifts toward business-managed IT, report finds

There is a downside: If organizations don't involve IT in business-led technology decision making, they could be more at risk for cyberthreats, according to a Harvey Nash/KPMG survey.

By Naomi Eide • June 13, 2019

Amazon expands cloud curriculum with bachelor's degree

George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College join a growing number of institutions to offer curriculum in partnership with the e-commerce company.

By Hallie Busta • June 12, 2019

How can procurement managers get their workforce on board with emerging tech?

Many aspects of the procurement function are ripe for digitization, but emerging technologies will only succeed if employees trust the results.

By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • June 12, 2019

Bad news — skills have a short shelf life in the workforce of the future

There is hope, however, because industry supports employee growth and development, says Jayne Groll, CEO of the DevOps Institute. 

By Naomi Eide • June 11, 2019

Atlassian's CIO looks for 'stronger together' mentality in acquisition integrations

Acquisitions "not only accommodate the needs of business but actually help transform what's possible for the company," said CIO Archana Rao. 

By Samantha Schwartz • June 11, 2019

Nike taps new digital chief

Ratnakar Lavu's arrival comes as Nike is increasingly leveraging tech for products and stores.

By Daphne Howland • June 7, 2019

At 1-800-Flowers Inc., IT strategy and vendor sharing decided by council

CIO Arnold Leap views individual brands as a portfolio of customers. "They have a slightly different view of the world."

By Samantha Schwartz • June 5, 2019

Does Apple's forthcoming Austin outpost signal a Silicon Valley tech exodus?

As costs rise in traditional industry hubs, organizations may continue to push out to locales that will give them more hiring options with lower overhead. 

By Samantha Schwartz , Riia O'Donnell , Morgan Fecto • June 3, 2019

How 3 CIOs gather — and use — data

Organizations are challenged to quickly amass data and put it to work, delivering insights for business and creating new revenue streams.

By Naomi Eide • June 3, 2019

Where data privacy is law

Nevada's extension to an existing law for data collection security is set to go into effect on Oct. 1 but has a narrower scope than the CCPA. 

By Taylor McKnight, Samantha Schwartz • May 30, 2019

Focused on 'governance and controls,' Wells Fargo taps new CISO

Change marks 2019 for Wells Fargo; in addition to new technology leaders, an external search is underway for a CEO.

By Naomi Eide • May 29, 2019

To outsource or not? How to know if it's right for business

An airline and a sporting goods CTO take opposing stances on third party work.

By Samantha Schwartz • May 29, 2019

Walmart names Amazon, Microsoft veteran CTO

Suresh Kumar's former roles at Amazon include director of software and VP of worldwide retail systems and services, and led Amazon's retail supply chain and management systems. 

By Samantha Schwartz • May 28, 2019

Collaboration software filling gap between frontline reality, corporate expectations

Less than one-quarter of employees said their ideas contribute to decisions made by their bosses, according to a Workplace by Facebook survey. 

By Samantha Schwartz • May 28, 2019

Salesforce pledges to upskill half a million US workers, for free

Training through the company's Trailhead platform will give workers Salesforce administrator, developer and marketing manager training. 

By Riia O'Donnell • May 24, 2019

How Dick's Sporting Goods' CTO untangles spaghetti silos

There are a lot of systems in the hands of frontline associates that shouldn't be; they were "inflicted on them by someone in headquarters," said Paul Gaffney. 

By Samantha Schwartz • May 24, 2019

Merger lessons learned: Changing people is the 'hardest part,' Eversource Energy CIO says

Mergers can hit technology teams especially hard, as they are responsible for eliminating duplicate systems and creating one, centralized process.

By Naomi Eide • May 24, 2019

The not-yet United States of data privacy, 1 year after GDPR

Fewer than 20 states have a data privacy bill in the works, with many taking their last breaths in committee, dying before making it to the governors' desks. 

By Samantha Schwartz • May 22, 2019

How a real estate developer gave California a head start in data privacy legislation

Alastair Mactaggart attended a dinner party with a Google software engineer. What he heard shocked him, and shortly thereafter, Mactaggart pushed for a ballot initiative on privacy.

By Samantha Schwartz • May 22, 2019

Remote work: Powered by talent, enabled by tech

"This war for talent is intense. You can't depend solely on one geographic location anymore if you want to scale," said Amy Chang, senior vice president of the collaboration technology group at Cisco. 

By Jen A. Miller • May 21, 2019

Microsoft, General Assembly aim to curb AI skills shortage by upskilling 15K workers

The companies also created the AI Standards Board, an entity that hopes to shape the concept of AI expertise.

By Roberto Torres • May 20, 2019

CarMax CIO leads effort to transform the used car market

One innovation following a shift to a product-centric approach was the use of mobile devices — instead of paper on a clipboard — for appraising the value of a car for trade-in.

By Mitch Betts • May 20, 2019

Dream Center ties could spell end for coding school Woz U

Arizona regulators cited financial and operational concerns in their decision not to renew its license, including a link to the failed college chain.

By Hallie Busta • May 17, 2019

Reskilling the workforce in the age of automation

Digital technologies are transforming operations, changing the daily duties of nearly every employee.

By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • May 16, 2019

Pharma, late to digital game, rushes to catch up

In the last two years, six of the largest pharmas appointed chief digital or information officers to top management for the first time, a signal of growing industry interest in revamping how it does business.

By Ned Pagliarulo • May 15, 2019