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Big innovation, impactful changes: Inside American Airlines' emerging tech strategy
IT in airlines is risk averse, but that does not mean the industry bucks innovation.
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Moving digital transformation from a 'field of dreams' to a reality
If 2018 was the year of digital washing, then 2019 is the year of digital scale — of moving faster and more systematically, according to Dan Hushon, CTO at DXC Technology.
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Microsoft CEO: 'System of intelligence' is latest software frontier
Satya Nadella is setting up a way for businesses to know who bought a product, how it's being used and predict what comes next.
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Microsoft, Walgreens Boots deal sends message tech giants want more
The companies did not articulate all that the seven-year deal would hold; where technology will be and what it can offer long-term is less clear.
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Why failing can still earn 'bravo points'
A simple pat on the back can lead to fearless innovation.
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Audit: Poor IT procurement led Oregon office to overspend up to $1.6B
The audit found Oregon lacking in the data and systems necessary for quality spend analysis, as well as legacy systems dating back to the 1990s.
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Lowe's CEO tackles modernization starting with retail fundamentals
Marvin Ellison is calling Lowe's recent changes "a transformation and not a turnaround" because of its financial performance record.
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Retailers' murky data collection practices tarnish personalization efforts
Data creates a paradox: collect enough data to offer a seamless customer experience, but limit intake enough to avoid privacy concerns.
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OpinionIt's definitely too late for your digital transformation
The 88% of companies hanging out in the middle of their digital transformation journey are officially dead, writes Hypergiant Industries' Ben Lamm.
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Retailers push for hybrid cloud as staying on budget remains an industry strength
The retail industry has the second-strongest rate of hybrid cloud deployments, driven by application, traffic uptick and budget demands.
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Does Slack have enough brand recognition to follow Spotify's direct listing lead?
The direct listing would allow the open market to set the price of shares instead of underwriting it with banks and selling shares to arranged investors.
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How Kraft Heinz's CIO avoids getting lost in the shuffle of innovation
Francesco Tinto posed the question, "are we really changing the way we're operating, or just operating the same way and we just changed the technology?"
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Mondelez in $100M court battle with insurer over cyberattack-related damages
This case has the potential to set precedent for future cyberattack-related disputes with victims and their insurance providers.
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Top 2019 trends for IT decision makers
From software and cloud to security and leadership, these trends will shape business technology in the coming months.
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Wells Fargo fills new head of technology position to lead CTO, CISO
The financial services company expects technology expenses to reach $9 billion this year, a roughly 10% increase year-over-year, with around $800 million for cybersecurity.
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Cybersecurity hangs in the balance as government shutdown continues
Federal jobs deemed "essential" continue their work despite the shutdown, but the categorization has its limitations.
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Report: GDPR regulators digging into data brokers
In November, Privacy International urged regulators to investigate seven data brokers for GDPR violations, including Oracle, Equifax and Experian.
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38% of tech workers hurt by H-1B premium processing changes, Blind survey says
In recent years, tweaks to policy and rule changes have made it more difficult to file petitions or respond to requests for evidence.
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2019 trends: In tech, how work gets done upstages who does it
Companies determined to reinvent the wheel of technology adoption lose sight of adaptive methodologies and creative hires.
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Austin, Pittsburgh and Boston challenge West Coast tech dominance
Few cities with top rankings in professional opportunities and STEM-friendliness are also able to cinch high marks in quality of life indicators.
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AI without governance? Not recommended, IDC says
Creating policies not only mitigate risk and cost created by non-technical employees, it also sets the tone for a CIO's authority.
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2019 trends: The cloud journey is never complete
This year, even businesses well into a cloud migration will have to reassess what cloud computing means for their portfolios and near- and long-term strategies.
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IBM takes small — but steady — steps to quantum commercial viability
The new system features a 20-qubit processor with improved design for stability and reliability, according to IBM. But capabilities surpassing supercomputers will still demand qubit ranges closer to 100.
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Cloud vendors surpass $250B revenue 'milestone' in 2018
Scalability and flexibility are overshadowing cost savings as a reason for cloud adoption.
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2019 trends: Security limited to the perimeter offers minimal safety
And as more companies declare data as a company's most valuable asset, increased security initiatives closely follow.
Security