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Collaboration tool adoption rises, paving way for IT complexity

Amid increased hybrid work, just one in four enterprise meetings will take place in person by 2024, Gartner predicts.

How to combat burnout among software developers

Added stress on digital systems. Pivotal changes to how companies operate. Here's why developers are burnt out — and what to do about it.

Tech CEOs to invest billions in cybersecurity support

The Biden administration has to strike a balance between honoring big tech's capitalism while pushing it to a higher standard for the sake of national security.

How IT leaders can address inequality in technology

As tech workers continue to document discrimination in the workplace, members of leadership are tasked with making progress toward equity.

Young tech workers report discomfort, discrimination at work

In the technology industry, women and non-white tech workers continue to document discrimination and discomfort in the workplace.

Men more likely to engage in risky online behavior: report

Male employees are three times as likely to click on phishing emails, raising questions about gender-based behaviors that open companies to compromise.

Overcoming legacy debt is a process problem, not a modernization one

Legacy technology is a compatibility issue. The solution, continuous modernization, keeps aging tech stacks integrated with more innovative options.

Executives in tech say staff attrition is rising

Turnover cycles in tech are speeding up, as workers ride the wave of talent demand to find better salaries and career moves, according to PwC.

Opinion

Retraining women in tech for the post-pandemic workforce

Even a year off the job can make for a daunting gap to address in an interview with a potential employer. 

Toppling systemic barriers that keep women out of IT

Helping women thrive in IT requires tech leadership that calls out sexism and gives women more opportunities, one analyst said.

The next phase of AI is generative

In it's next act, AI will transform from an augmentative technology to a more direct generator of products and data, according to Gartner's 2021 Hype Cycle.

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The Water Cooler: Would you rather run a legacy or modern tech stack?

Legacy and modernized tech stacks present opportunities. But most leaders still prefer the latter.

10 years later, software really did eat the world

A decade after investor Marc Andreessen's op-ed, lines of code still shape how businesses operate, leading companies to invent revenue streams or supercharge product offerings.

How to make executive searches less exclusionary

Keep failing to hire diverse candidates? Executive coach Aiko Bethea and corporate entrepreneur Lucinda Duncalfe shed some light on the issue.

RPA market to splinter, leaving CIOs with a complex vendor decision

By 2023, Forrester projects almost one-third of the market will be controlled by the leading pure-play providers: Automation Anywhere, UiPath and Blue Prism. 

Moving to Windows 11 won't be that bad, probably

The changes from Windows 10 to Microsoft's latest OS aren't as deep as previous migrations. Yet the shift gives CIOs an opportunity to ensure functionality and app compatibility.

LinkedIn: Engineering roles have the longest time-to-hire

The slowest-to-hire jobs can take up to three months to fill. For the fastest hires, it only takes eight days between submitting an application and their first day.

CIOs took home higher salaries — and more work — since 2020

Technology leaders are accepting new roles with total compensation up 20% to 35%, one Korn Ferry expert said.

Sweetgreen taps former Starbucks executive as new CTO

Wouleta Ayele comes to the salad chain after 16 years at Starbucks. She will help Sweetgreen scale its supply chain and develop its digital platform.

Opinion

Don't let pandemic-driven tech decisions impact future tech strategy

While the pandemic brought significant challenges, it also exacerbated several existing issues.

Solving the puzzle of ownership costs for enterprise computing

Cost of ownership influences enterprise device decisions, including upfront costs and management spend. But not all systems are created equal.

Coding Dojo, Prison Scholar Fund partner on upskilling

The e-learning platform and the employment assistance fund are helping formerly incarcerated people prepare for the job hunt.

Spending 3% more on tech saves 29% in overall costs: report

Digital investments can reduce business costs — but only when the right investments are done strategically.

How one logistics company plans to augment human tasks with tech

One thing machines do well is generate data. One thing people could do better is interpret that data.

Hungry for data insights, companies struggle with security and skill shortages

A mismatch between data supply and demand are impacting companies as they look to technology to assist with decision-making.