IT Strategy

Understanding Google Cloud's recent service hiccups

The interconnectedness of the internet could spell trouble for the new normal, as one service's outage can lead to another site or platform going offline.

By Roberto Torres • March 27, 2020

For 88 US cities, the new normal is hurting internet speeds

Connectivity at home is one hurdle of distributed work, as residential speeds are unlikely to match enterprise-grade internet connections.

By Roberto Torres • March 27, 2020

Coronavirus 2020 technology game plan: Cost-cut to survive but accelerate transformation

In 2020, businesses will execute two distinct technology strategies: During and post-pandemic. The latter will define business success as the economy struggles.

By Naomi Eide • March 27, 2020

Traffic floods digital services, raising reliability concerns

During the novel coronavirus pandemic, online learning platforms have seen up to 11 times their normal volume of incidents, according to data from PagerDuty.

By Roberto Torres • March 26, 2020

For IT spend, a new coronavirus reality: Delayed projects and hiring freezes

The rosy outlook experts held for 2020 is looking quite different, as CIOs are likely to postpone resource-intensive projects.

By Roberto Torres • March 25, 2020

Why are database migrations so complex?

Four common mistakes made in database migrations —​ and how to avoid them.

By Jen A. Miller • March 24, 2020

Yes, that meeting could have been an email

As the novel coronavirus pandemic has sent employees home en masse, organizations have changed where they work, but not how they work. Consider this, did you really need to meet?

By Naomi Eide • March 20, 2020

How tech managers build data science talent

To meet data science goals, companies whip internal case studies into lessons and create communities for talent development.

By Roberto Torres • March 18, 2020

Demand for augmented, virtual reality engineers skyrocketed in 2019

Businesses are adapting to shifting consumer expectations, an evolution that puts further pressure on the demand for engineers in leading spaces.

By Roberto Torres • March 18, 2020

Complications of guaranteeing uptime during a pandemic

Historical data is used for predictive analytics in the cloud, however, the coronavirus pandemic is challenging its reliability. 

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • March 17, 2020

Companies focused on cost containment as coronavirus brings uncertainty, PwC survey finds

From the technology perspective, companies may need to pause long-term projects as part of cost containment measures.

By Naomi Eide • March 17, 2020

Opinion

Coronavirus is testing the newfound resilience of the knowledge economy

The goal is to ensure economy can function and continue to flourish in times of uncertainty, where employees globally are preparing to work from home for long periods of time, Avaya's CEO writes. 

By Jim Chirico • March 16, 2020

Assessing the coronavirus impact: What tech leaders need to know

With the coronavirus changing the landscape continuously, CIO Dive will keep you up to date on how it's affecting the technology sector.

IT spending to take a hit as coronavirus impacts play out, IDC says

It's not just hardware shipments disrupted by clipped supply chains. Spending on software and services could decline as trade and business planning is interrupted.

By Naomi Eide • March 12, 2020

UX designers moving to file-less collaboration in 2020

Productivity and collaboration apps are blurring the lines of traditional design-sharing processes.

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • March 11, 2020

IT budgets grow for AI, security and cloud but legacy spending sticks around

As budgets steadily increase year-over-year, organizations are maintaining investments in core infrastructure where spending stays relatively stagnant — think databases, storage and network infrastructure.

By Naomi Eide • March 10, 2020

1 in 3 IT workers consider quitting over unplanned work

Dealing with time-sensitive tech issues adds 100 hours of work per IT professional, per year, according to a study from PagerDuty.

By Roberto Torres • March 10, 2020

Are employees disengaged? Check the tech stack

Employees grappling with burnout cite tech among the factors that add stress to their days.  

By Roberto Torres • March 09, 2020

Opinion

An unlikely duo: CIO and CFO dynamic driving transformation success ... and failure

Removing friction between the CIO and the CFO, building strong working relationships and avoiding counter-behaviors can unlock a reduced IT cost. A principle roadblock? Establishing trust. 

By Gary O’Brien • March 09, 2020

Fragmented security patches prevailing issue for CIOs

Flaws force inventory management and security to meet at a crossroads. Inventory management is the foundation for maintaining security hygiene and without it, companies could prolong risk.

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • March 06, 2020

Healthcare weak on third-party data protection compliance

Risk assessments cost third-party IT vendors about $2.5 million annually, but healthcare providers don't require updates, leaving results outdated.

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • March 06, 2020

How tech could help colleges teach through coronavirus

Schools are planning for a short-term disruption in campus-based classes, but ed tech firms say their questions highlight a bigger trend.

By Hallie Busta • March 05, 2020

Confidence in breach response low as privacy fines sink into companies

On average, organizations experienced seven breaches that required reporting under GDPR, according to research from Ponemon Institute and Experian. 

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • March 04, 2020

Amid coronavirus outbreak, business technology's corporate responsibility and opportunity blend

Cisco said traffic connecting China-based Webex users has increased 22 times over. The sign-up rates for the free version in impacted countries is seven times higher than pre-outbreak signups. 

By Naomi Eide • March 04, 2020

With talent growth centered around key hubs, tech execs called to look elsewhere

Expanding the scope of operations outside historic tech hubs can give CEOs an upper hand in talent attraction and operative costs.

By Roberto Torres • March 04, 2020