IT Strategy

Will Facebook's phased GDPR strategy be enough?

After weeks in the hot seat following the Cambridge Analytica scandal, is Facebook in the crosshairs for European regulators ready to enforce GDPR?

By Alex Hickey • April 18, 2018
To implement new technology, think big, but start small

However, learning to make a financial case for visibility or digital initiatives remains a widespread challenge.

By Edwin Lopez • April 17, 2018
Microsoft Azure prepares data subject request capabilities for GDPR

The company rolled out tools across Azure and Office 365 enterprise platforms to help customers comply with data rights in the upcoming EU regulation.

By Alex Hickey • April 17, 2018
6 weeks to GDPR, and 1/3 of companies won't be compliant

Ignorance of a partner's noncompliance will not save a company from the 4% fines of global annual turnover.

By Alex Hickey • April 12, 2018
'CIO is really the CEO of a technology company,' Zoom CIO says

CIOs have to evaluate the features and capabilities that can help adapt to the "needs of a changing landscape," said Harry Moseley.

By Naomi Eide • April 05, 2018
Google updates user consent policies for publishers ahead of GDPR

With 4% of global annual turnover on the line, Google needs to get GDPR compliance right the first time.

By Alex Hickey • March 26, 2018
Starbucks is brewing up blockchain for 'bean to cup' tracking

The coffee company has an inventive supply chain not limited to a single system of process.

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • March 22, 2018
Atlassian moved its entire infrastructure to AWS for cloud-native customers

The collaboration company's old infrastructure simply did not support cloud-based customers, which make up 75% of all new customers.

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • March 20, 2018
L.L. Bean drops blockchain bid, won't put sensors in coats and boots

The outdoors retailer intended to build a data tracking and analytics system to leverage customer data reserved on Ethereum.

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • March 19, 2018
McDonald's mobile app triggers worker discontent

Employees say the new ordering technology is causing more trouble than it's worth, with chaos ensuing alongside self-service kiosks, mobile app ordering and traditional checkouts.

By Robert Williams • March 15, 2018
Talend CIO: GDPR is more about change management than data use

The regulation will make many companies "take a good, hard look at what they're doing around people, process and technology, much more so than ever before," said Eric Johnson.

By Naomi Eide • March 14, 2018
Deep Dive
GDPR puts the spotlight on compliance MVPs: Data protection officers

For companies still in the early stages of the compliance journey, looking at DPOs already hard at work on GDPR compliance can help get the process started.

By Alex Hickey • March 08, 2018
Deep Dive
Office Depot's big bet on BizBox

The retailer is transitioning from a supplier of office supplies to a supporter of small business digital services with a brash 14-store test designed to serve new business owners.

By Laura Heller • March 07, 2018
Sprint's digital transformation: When at first you don't succeed, try data

After watching its first attempt fall flat despite sufficient funding, enthusiasm and energy, Sprint went back to the books and reevaluated its digital strategy, creating a data-first culture and mentality.

By Alex Hickey • March 07, 2018
Deep Dive
Look out, big tech: FTC nominees eye Silicon Valley for antitrust regulation

At the committee hearing, tech was a focus of all four nominees, who will undergo a confirmation vote in the Senate later this year.

By Alex Hickey • March 05, 2018
Deep Dive
4 answers to key questions about US v. Microsoft

Microsoft is not the first company in a domestic legal case involving data stored abroad, but it is the first to reach the Supreme Court for such an issue.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 27, 2018
Tyson Foods to reduce custom apps in favor of standard processes

CTO Scott Spradley hopes to reduce reliance on custom-made solutions, which comprise 55% of its application stack.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 26, 2018
Opinion
How to make sense of the changing data legal landscape, from state laws to GDPR

Watertight internal polices will be essential for companies to meet stricter data privacy and security rules.

By Mike Anderson
Cloud leadership, strategy sets apart leaders from laggards

Though cloud leaders agree the technology aids in revenue growth and offers a competitive edge, fully committing is still resisted.

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • Feb. 26, 2018
Deep Dive
Are developers retiring faster than the programming languages they use?

Some developers may show a resistance to a new language, particularly when younger generations are readily equipped to more or less replace their aging counterparts.

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • Feb. 23, 2018
Digital 'beginners' don't view technology as critical to business strategy

If CIOs don't have the freedom to explore new technologies, the company can suffer.

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • Feb. 22, 2018
Barbie is going to teach young girls to code

Mattel plans to introduce seven Barbie coding lessons to inspire young girls to look at careers as a pet vet, astronaut or robotics engineer.

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • Feb. 21, 2018
AI, software, AI, data science, AI: Tech that defines the world's most innovative companies

From classics like Apple, Amazon and Tencent to surprising newcomers like the NBA and Cava, Fast Company's 2018 ranking of the most innovative companies shows how a little technology can go a long way.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 21, 2018
Will GDPR lead to an uptick in ransomware?

CEOs were the most spoofed and CFOs were the most targeted by business email scams in 2017, according to a Trend Micro report.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 20, 2018
Opinion
Tired of projects failing? Get the requirements right

Problems that doom IT projects often aren't technical at all. In fact, 75% of project failures can be traced to disconnects within the organization.

By Matthew Leach