How 'the couch' is supporting ExxonMobil's sprint to digital transformation

The company is relying on DevOps and agile to hit a bold growth goal by 2025: doubling profits without changing prices.

By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 29, 2019

How CIOs can alleviate CEO tech concerns, one investment at a time

While CEOs are watching for an impending recession, it's the CIO's responsibility to protect tech investments to endure economic rough patches. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 28, 2019

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CIO Priorities

CIOs are tasked with balancing their company’s economic and operational needs as they enable technology throughout the business.

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The CIO's true role in data privacy

The CIO can provide the motorcycle to go fast, but the business still needs to follow the rules of the road.

By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 28, 2019

FAQs on the $10B JEDI cloud contract you keep hearing about

The Department of Defense awarded a $10 billion contract for enterprise cloud that will set standards for the agency's tech stack for at least the next decade.

By Naomi Eide • Oct. 28, 2019

Prevent these 3 issues from taking time away from IT teams

IT teams are constantly dealing with performance issues ranging from slow computers to application crashes – and often fix those problems manually. 

By Chris Hallenbeck • Oct. 28, 2019

Rent the Runway shouldered the blame when a software bug hampered delivery

Rather than point fingers and push "blame" on the third party the company called it a "software issue internally," said CEO Jennifer Hyman.

By Naomi Eide • Oct. 25, 2019

9 key digital transformation mistakes — and how to avoid them

Failure to grasp the full impact of the digital age and unwillingness to plan accordingly will run more businesses into the ground.

By Roberto Torres • Oct. 23, 2019

The 'fit' and the 'fragile': 2020 CIO agenda requires IT flexibility

Anticipating downturns, Gartner research found more "fit" companies use IT as a point of leverage for the business, allowing organizations to excel in adverse circumstances.

By Naomi Eide • Oct. 23, 2019

What does a 130-year-old company do to fix a modern-day communications problem?

It's a common problem: Legacy companies are fighting to remain competitive in a modern world. Yamaha found its solution with global cloud communications and collaboration software.

By Deborah Barrington • Oct. 23, 2019

Former Weight Watchers CTO 'hated' Microsoft and shed its active directory platform

The weight loss company was primarily a Microsoft shop when it began breaking free from the legacy provider's services.

By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 22, 2019

'Techquilibrium': Navigating 3 forces of change threatening companies

CIOs have to innovate and maintain stability; two opposing forces that require simultaneous execution.

By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 22, 2019

Data democracy means making smarter decisions, but we're not there yet

Users shouldn't have to become data scientists to benefit, they should have access to it in various forms to encourage consumption.

By Dina Kholkar • Oct. 21, 2019

2020 IT spending priorities — and the traps a cloud shift creates

Spending trends coalesce with a shift in how companies manage technology budgets, transitioning from CapEx to OpEx in the "as a Service" era. But the pivot is not seamless.

By Naomi Eide • Oct. 21, 2019

CFO, CIO are 'natural partners' in data privacy regulation

Bernard Huger, CFO of OneLogin, said finance chiefs can be strategic leaders as privacy and control of data becomes paramount.

By Jane Thier • Oct. 17, 2019

The forgotten ones: Ransomware preys on the resource-poor

When Brookside Medical Center was hit with ransomware, it refused to pay. The practice was forced to shutter. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 17, 2019

Bank of America prioritized internal cloud. Now it's evaluating third-party providers

"We don't need to own the hardware, we just need to find out who can provide the right way," said CEO Brian Moynihan.

By Naomi Eide • Oct. 17, 2019

Meet the CIOs of today: Resumes vary while scope widens

The CIO's role depends on a company's age, scale, industry and business-specific needs at any given time.

By Naomi Eide • Oct. 15, 2019

Bracing for 'holy crap,' zero-day exploits

If malicious code is written with "purpose," any computer can run it.

By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 15, 2019

As California data privacy law looms, draft rules revealed

The attorney general's office can begin enforcing the California Consumer Protection Act in July, six months after its enactment.

By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 14, 2019

What Domino's digital accessibility lawsuit means for compliance

With no federal law to hold companies accountable for digital accessibility, lawsuits — Domino's, for instance — give industry a temperature check.

By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 14, 2019

SurveyMonkey's new CIO has a tech roadmap. But first, he wants the company on board

As the first order of business, Eric Johnson focused on conveying the value and scope of the CIO role internally.

By Roberto Torres • Oct. 11, 2019

After New York and San Francisco, these 9 metro areas offer the most tech talent

CIOs can find tech talent by shifting into mid-to-small markets, iCIMS said.

By Roberto Torres • Oct. 10, 2019

Who is responsible for digital accessibility?

As Domino's faces a lawsuit, here are four roles companies can lean on to ensure compliance. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 10, 2019

Low code 101 and the rise of drag-and-drop programming

By equipping non-technical staffers with alternative methods to build software, low-code platforms bring business and product closer together.

By Roberto Torres • Oct. 9, 2019

Most blockchain applications sunk in the 'trough of disillusionment,' Gartner says

Immaturity in the space has dwarfed interest in blockchain applications, as experiments and implementations fail to deliver.

By Roberto Torres • Oct. 9, 2019