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Deloitte partners with comic book initiative to introduce girls to STEM careers, skills

The partnership will produce four comic books and one graphic novel featuring tech-savvy hero Ella the Engineer.

Google Cloud tries to lure customers with revamped data storage pricing plan

CFOs evaluating cloud budgets might think costs have exploded, but the complexity of workloads has also increased significantly. 

How CIOs will navigate the 'bottleneck' of emerging technical trends

Whether CIOs will be ready for the transition to digital marketplaces by 2025 depends on investments in people and in secure tools.

Deep Dive

Was the skills gap based on a lie?

An upskilling crisis may require employers, governments and educators to work together — a reality with which many are still grappling.

DevSecOps steps in for companies that don't have time to dedicate to security

Just over one-quarter of companies have a mature DevOps adoption and those organizations are 350% more likely to integrate automated security, according to a Sonatype report. 

Back to the back office? Economy shifts CIO attention away from new projects

Spending on new business technology projects is expected to contract this year as a slowing economy and uncertainty refocus IT on back office investments.

NYC business leaders call for Amazon to reconsider HQ2 pull-out

A group of business, elected and civic officials published an open letter urging the company to come back after its surprise withdrawal last month.

On-premise servers persist in 98% of businesses, even with cloud hype

"Even though a new technology might be the buzzword of the moment, the traditional technology never really went away," said Peter Tsai, senior technology analyst at Spiceworks.

Deep Dive

The evolution of the CRM market and why Salesforce heads it

It's taken about 30 years for customer relationship management to go from Rolodexes to artificial intelligence.

Cloud-only services lead growing PaaS market

Most companies use a variety of service offerings from multiple providers, yet lack a PaaS selection strategy or clear market understanding, according to Gartner.

Lyft's $300M deal with AWS puts all eyes on cloud's reliability

Though the company entered a three-year commitment to AWS, Lyft is aware of the potential risks of a third-party cloud provider.

How Verizon Media beefs up cybersecurity with red teams and bounties

Just because a software update was deployed doesn't mean potential exploits have been eliminated. Challenging assumptions leaves space for healthy skepticism. 

Workplace by Facebook garners 2M paying users in 2 years

With more than 2 million users paying $3 per month, the enterprise platform is turning into a steady revenue stream.

CIOs becoming trusted business partners, but challenges remain

To build successful IT, it takes a village of business and technology leaders. But getting the two sides on the same page is still an obstacle.

With cloud costs spiraling, what's a business to do?

More organizations are creating central cloud teams to manage cost optimization and governance. But costs keep moving up, up and away. 

Why humans are blockchain's weakest link

Blockchain offers promise for product traceability, but only if users can trust the accuracy of data entered into its ledgers.

Federal workers welcome AI but want more guidance on working with it

The tech talent skills gap affects both the public and private sectors, and the U.S. government has taken steps to address the problem. But experts warn even those strategies have persistent blind spots.

Is big tech too big? FTC's new technology competition task force may soon have an answer

Major antitrust action brought against the likes of Facebook, Google or Amazon could serve up the largest technology competition case since Microsoft's troubles in the '90s. 

Lyft's CISO exits as company embraces Silicon Valley trend of embedded security

Mike Johnson's resignation comes when the rideshare company is exploring distributed security responsibilities.

Shake Shack overhauling enterprise systems with 'Project Concrete'

The burger chain is investing in automated business processes to eliminate administrative manual tasks.

Equifax undergoing major tech overhaul as dust settles from breach fallout

The company is breaking down data siloes and moving customer systems to the public cloud as part of its aggressive 2020 technology plan. 

Wendy's brings franchise 'technology to life' through council

As technology becomes embedded in franchises, the chain is distributing responsibilities throughout the C-suite following the retirement of former CIO David Trimm.

Deep Dive

As an era of self-regulation ends, businesses fear uncharted, risky waters for data privacy

"For many companies, if you get this wrong, you could very well be out of business," the ANA's Dan Jaffe told Marketing Dive about the upcoming California Consumer Privacy Act.

H-1B approvals down, requests for evidence up as filing season approaches

Requirements for additional information on petitions is making it more difficult to receive an H-1B visa, with applicants having to prove and justify their work in detail.

2019 M&A outlook: Heavy tech acquisitions ahead after blockbuster 2018

An uptick in M&A activity this spring could put the brakes on IPO activities as more businesses decide to cash in and sell.