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Cloud outages raise question on how to architect for resiliency

AWS suffered outages for three consecutive weeks in December. For long-term business resilience against provider disruption, the answer may be rearchitecting workloads.

Updated Dec. 22, 2021

Organizations still downloading vulnerable Log4j versions

Log4j vulnerabilities impacted more than 17,000 Java packages, representing about 4% of the ecosystem, researchers found.

Can broadband investments boost the talent pool?

Expanded rural broadband access could mean more potential employees, even as the impact of the $65 billion investment won't be felt for years to come.

The Water Cooler: How 5 executives disconnect for the holidays

Fully unplugging during a holiday break can be challenging — and a little scary, given the elevated cybersecurity risk. But it's not impossible.

McDonald's sells AI tech firm Dynamic Yield to Mastercard

Franchisees complained Dynamic Yield hadn't delivered the sales boosts they expected at the drive-thru. The deal reflects McDonald's pivot toward outsourcing its technology.

3 strategies for long-term hybrid work success

There's tremendous appetite for more flexible working arrangements. But plenty of organizations are unprepared to support hybrid work in the long run.

The next step in FedEx's automation journey: Handling the largest and smallest packages

Fewer steps involving manual inputs are vital for the company to keep service levels high amid a challenging labor environment.

How businesses can time an ERP modernization

Companies experience regular business ebbs and flows during normal times. Picking when to modernize an ERP must take those waves into consideration — and take advantage of them.

5 executives share their 2022 budget priorities

Top of mind in next year's technology shopping list for enterprise leaders: talent, data solutions and security.

Log4j: What we know (and what's yet to come)

The vulnerability has upended federal officials and the infosec industry, putting hundreds of millions of devices and systems at risk. 

Security teams prepare for the years-long threat Log4j poses

Industry is still investigating the full extent of the vulnerability, which limits the actions security teams can immediately take. 

Log4j threat expands as second vulnerability emerges and nation states pounce

Early-stage ransomware attempts are underway, and federal officials are urging organizations to protect IT systems.

Log4j under siege, millions of devices vulnerable

Technology firms are scrambling to investigate and patch their systems amid reports of more than 800,000 attempted attacks.

3 reasons the IT department is here to stay

IT departments need to reform their engagement and delivery models. But leading companies know there's a need for some form of centralized engineering.

'War for talent' rises toward top of C-suite risks for 2022

The ability to attract and retain top talent jumped to the second spot in a ranking of business risks, up from No. 8 a year ago, according to a global survey.

3 steps toward sustainable AI scaling: Deloitte

As leaders seek evergreen value from their AI strategies, companies must address their data, operating models and talent strategies, according to Deloitte experts.

How CVS uses ML to personalize the pharmacy

Dedicated scrum teams carry out experiments in real time, using ML to make it easier for people to pick up their medications.

Is the security of legacy IT providers prompting a confidence crisis?

Research commissioned by CrowdStrike found security professionals are losing confidence in providers like Microsoft amid the rise in supply chain attacks. Microsoft has thoughts. 

Dell's digitized supply chain makes demand planning easier during chip shortage

The company runs virtual simulations to better detect potential disruptions and shape demand to available supply. 

Study: Three-quarters of digital workers are eyeing the door

The Great Resignation has given way to what many are calling the "Great Reshuffle."

More research connects security burnout with business risk

One in three 1Password respondents said burnout adds to a decline in initiative and motivation, which also reduces compliance with security protocols.

It's not too late to modernize aging ERP systems

A complex, expensive process awaits companies that are just now starting ERP modernization. But the risks of delaying upgrades are too high.

Ulta to spend up to $180M on ERP overhaul

The company expects to see operational benefits from the overhaul, dubbed Project SOAR, in fiscal 2023.

Marriott is still covering — and recovering — expenses from its 2018 data breach

The hotel has seen an increase in renewal costs for its cyber insurance "over the last several years," the company said. 

AWS leans into industry clouds, a pitch to better serve the niche

The shift toward industry clouds is a gradual move away from a developer-centric approach for AWS, as its customer base supports more large enterprises.