Top digital transformation tech still facing organizational resistance

Adopting a digital culture in the midst of digital transformation could be the deciding factor in how new tools are used.

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 24, 2018

CEOs want agility — and HR knows how to provide it

HR is "the key enabler" that syncs organizational functions from hiring to culture, according to Renata Lerch, vice president of global marketing and communications at Scrum Alliance.

By Katie Clarey • Sept. 24, 2018

After successful pilot, Walmart rolls out VR training to 1M associates in US

Just over a year since debuting virtual reality in its associate training program, Walmart is providing 4 Oculus VR headsets to U.S. stores by the end of 2018.

By Alex Hickey • Sept. 21, 2018

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Sept. 20, 2018

Organizations are eyeing automation, but culture needs to catch up

The cloud requires little persuasion to get C-suite officials on board with its potential, but RPA and other automated tools need more convincing.

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 20, 2018

Tools enable digital transformation, but too many frustrate employees

It takes approximately two years for companies to change their technical mindset, making it less of a technology issue and more of a cultural one.

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 19, 2018

Lawyer who took on Google, Amazon files age discrimination complaint against IBM in SDNY

The complaint alleges IBM trimmed more than 20,000 jobs in the U.S. held by employees over the age of 40 across a five year span.

By Alex Hickey • Sept. 18, 2018

How innovator companies are using disruption to 'enable dexterity'

Many are highly effective at hiring candidates with the desired skill sets and knowledge to propel the organization in a digital environment.

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 18, 2018

Increasing AI skills propelling enterprise innovation, LinkedIn finds

While immediate AI applications are having rippling impacts on industry, the web of complementary products and services has an even larger effect.

By Alex Hickey • Sept. 17, 2018

IT is in for bigger budgets, larger staffs in 2018

An increase in resources and talent means more on the plate for tech leadership. Without executive buy-in, digital transformation and efficient workflow can fall to the side.

By Alex Hickey • Sept. 17, 2018

Enterprise cultural shifts required for successful cloud adoption

Many organizations underestimate the legacy-to-cloud cultural shift and the specific IT skill sets required for managing cloud infrastructure environments.

By Joy Sim and Michael Byrne • Sept. 17, 2018

Tech workers at Tesla, Intel say NDAs have 'silenced' them

The agreements have come under intense scrutiny as of late given their use in handling sexual harassment claims.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Sept. 13, 2018

Instacart hires first CTO, emphasizes growing tech team

E-commerce payments are a crucial part of Instacart's business model. Schaaf builds off years of experience working on digital payment schemes.

By Alex Hickey • Sept. 13, 2018

AI chief Fei-Fei Li to scale back role at Google Cloud

Andrew Moore, dean of the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, will fill Li's shoes as head of the AI and ML unit at the end of 2018.

By Alex Hickey • Sept. 11, 2018

Machine learning engineer, iOS developer top Gen Z's list of dream jobs

Gen Zers are naturally drawn to such careers, according to Indeed, having grown up during both the Great Recession and the post-iPhone tech wave.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Sept. 10, 2018

Underqualified: 3 signs a company is experiencing a skills gap

Employees need to adapt to the speed of technological change, and it is leadership's responsibility to lead those transformational initiatives. 

By Jody Bailey • Sept. 10, 2018

Poll measures developers' impact on the GDP at $3 trillion

But the downside is developer inefficiency is estimated at a $300 billion hit to global GDP and $85 billion opportunity cost to companies. 

By Alex Hickey • Sept. 7, 2018

Can AI predict candidate potential?

AI tools can find statistical correlations between applicant characteristics and all kinds of things that can happen in the workplace; theft, misconduct, injuries and absenteeism.

By Riia O'Donnell • Sept. 6, 2018

Executive buy-in and effective management imperative for digital transformation

The rapid pace of technology means organizations can no longer modernize using a reactive, "shoot from the hip" strategy. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 6, 2018

Big tech calls on Congress for privacy regulation, pushing back on state mandates

It's natural for big tech to get involved in regulation that has direct impacts, but regulation designed by those it's meant to regulate could prove useless.

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 6, 2018

Study: IT job growth is 8x that of all other job types

Companies may need to invest in education and on-the-job training as the workplace continues to digitize.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Sept. 6, 2018

Microsoft to require suppliers to offer workers paid parental leave

More big name companies that rely on contracted companies have begun considering the business and ethical implications of the treatment of workers.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 31, 2018

California goes tit for tat with FCC, passes state net neutrality bill

Republicans in the state assembly contended the bill was "going too far" and overstepped its authority on something the federal government should handle.

By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 31, 2018

As Woz U turns 1, program matches newly minted tech talent to a hungry workforce

Bootcamps like Woz U are what students make of them: Students that just go through the motions and expect a job aren't going to get much out of them, but those who work hard reap benefits at the end.

By Alex Hickey • Aug. 30, 2018

Kohl's cuts 60 corporate tech jobs

While cutting tech workers, the department store retailer continues to invest in new initiatives including cloud technologies.

By Dan Alaimo • Aug. 30, 2018