How smaller companies can ensure round-the-clock IT coverage

For businesses based in a single time zone, having 24/7 IT coverage can pose a challenge, but not an impossible one to solve.

By Jen A. Miller • Dec. 20, 2024

How CIOs encourage tech adoption across generations

Boomers and Gen Z face different challenges adopting workplace tools, but collaborative training can bridge the gap, CIOs say.

By Suman Bhattacharyya • Dec. 20, 2024

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Digital transformation

Digital transformation goes beyond technology — if companies want to engage in a new era of technology, they must rethink how work is done too.

By CIO Dive staff

Northwestern Mutual names chief digital and information officer

Dave Gordon joined the financial services firm in 2023 and most recently served as its VP and CTO.

By Roberto Torres • Dec. 19, 2024

SaaS sprawl weighs down developers

Maintaining and updating interconnected applications shrinks the bandwidth of IT teams, according to Onymos.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 18, 2024

Workers fear their skills will be obsolete this decade, report finds

By providing training opportunities, employers can nurture the skills needed to compete in the new market, according to the Global Labor Market Conference.

By Laurel Kalser • Dec. 17, 2024

Top 10 enterprise technology appointments of 2024

Large organizations from Wells Fargo to Procter & Gamble and Northwestern Mutual picked executives capable of guiding IT strategy.

By Roberto Torres • Dec. 16, 2024

Broadcom nears total VMware integration as chip business booms

The tech giant nearly tripled its infrastructure software revenues to $21.5 billion in the year since it acquired the virtualization solution provider.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 13, 2024

IT trails other sectors in hiring rates, Indeed finds

Hiring in the technology space has struggled to rebound after pre-pandemic lows, according to Indeed data.

By Roberto Torres • Dec. 11, 2024

Ulta Beauty pushes past ERP overhaul hiccups

CEO Dave Kimbell said the company has made progress in helping teams make process adaptations in an earnings call last week.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Dec. 9, 2024

AI spending to grow faster than IT budgets next year, executives say

“Enterprises are continuing to focus on cost optimization and efficiency programs to fund transformation and customer experience enabled by AI,” ISG’s Michael Dornan said.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 9, 2024

IT hiring held steady in November as employers prep for 2025

Unemployment in tech professions dipped slightly last month, according to IT trade group CompTIA.

By Roberto Torres • Dec. 6, 2024

As leaders mull IT overhaul, 2 in 5 workers eye new gigs in 2025

Tech organizations will become less hierarchical next year to leverage existing skills, according to Info-Tech Research Group.

By Roberto Torres • Dec. 6, 2024

For IT pros, the CrowdStrike crisis was a ‘call to arms’

The global outage triggered investments in people, processes and technologies to beef up enterprise resilience, Adaptavist research found.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 5, 2024

Salesforce teases next-gen Agentforce, parades early wins

In the single week it was live during Q3, the platform totaled 200 deals with thousands more in the pipeline, CEO Marc Benioff said.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Dec. 4, 2024

3 ways to beat technical debt through talent strategies

Organizations bogged down by outdated technology have a lifeline hiding in plain sight.

By Mike Baker • Dec. 4, 2024

AWS leans on AI to decarbonize data centers

The hyperscaler signed a deal with Orbital Materials and made infrastructure updates to boost data center sustainability and energy efficiency.

By Zoya Mirza • Dec. 3, 2024

SAP leans on AWS to drive cloud-based ERP adoption

The hyperscaler will begin offering the GROW with SAP SaaS solution through AWS Marketplace in coming months, the companies said Tuesday.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 3, 2024

Skills-based hiring is helping tech companies dig out of a talent shortage, report finds

Most IT companies have tackled skills-based hiring by gauging existing abilities, according to IT staffing firm Motion Recruitment.

By Laurel Kalser • Dec. 3, 2024

Intel CEO retires as revenue slides, AI efforts stall

The chipmaker named two top executives to serve as co-interim CEOs while the board searches for a permanent replacement.

By Roberto Torres • Dec. 2, 2024

Stuck in endless cycles of deliberation on how to deal with Oracle’s new Java licensing dilemma?

Stuck in endless cycles of deliberation on how to deal with Oracle’s New Java Licensing Dilemma? Use a proven blueprint to help you navigate through the choices.

By Simon Taylor, VP of Global Channel, Azul • Dec. 2, 2024

CrowdStrike avoids customer exodus after triggering global IT outage

The cybersecurity vendor reported $33.9 million in expenses related to the July 19 incident, which caused the company to swing to a loss.

By Matt Kapko • Nov. 27, 2024

VMware’s first contentious year under Broadcom drives customers to weigh other options

The chipmaker consolidated the ubiquitous virtualization product suite into one big private cloud platform, leaving customers with a difficult business decision.

By Matt Ashare • Nov. 26, 2024

Broadcom, AT&T reach settlement in VMware legal dispute

The two companies informed the New York State Supreme Court of the agreement Thursday and were granted time to finalize details.

By Matt Ashare • Nov. 22, 2024

Global cloud spend to surpass $700B in 2025 as hybrid adoption spreads: Gartner

“The use of AI technologies in IT and business operations is unabatedly accelerating the role of cloud computing,” Gartner VP Analyst Sid Nag said.

By Matt Ashare • Nov. 19, 2024

Retailers confront consumer trust issues as generative AI becomes commonplace

Businesses can win over reluctant shoppers by offering personalization or help with finding deals, experts say.

By Bryan Wassel • Nov. 15, 2024