4 enterprise IT trends for the second half of 2017

From SD-WAN to multi-cloud rollouts, what technologies will enterprises hear the most about in the next six months?

By Justine Brown • July 10, 2017

Microsoft cuts 3K jobs as focus turns to cloud

The job cuts focus mostly on sales staff as part of a bid to restructure around selling cloud services and products. 

By Naomi Eide • July 6, 2017

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CIO Priorities

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

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Maersk's Nyetya recovery highlights impact of global cyberattacks

The global malware attack hit companies across sectors, hindering logistics companies just as much as chocolate factories. More than a week after Nyetya, organizations are still working to recover. 

By Naomi Eide • July 5, 2017

Unisys: Most productive use of virtual assistants will be in the enterprise

"Bring Your Own Automation" is on the brink of taking off, says Unisys VP.

By Justine Brown • June 30, 2017

Technobabble: American-made tech and the dumbing down of the smartphone generation

Smartphones are as American as Apple Pie (thanks iPhone), but did you know they're making you dumber? 

By Naomi Eide , Samantha Schwartz • June 30, 2017

Accenture moving 400K employees to Windows 10

The consulting giant is motivated to make the move so it can serve as an "example of what digital transformation can bring." 

By Justine Brown • June 29, 2017

How tech apprenticeships are helping close the growing skills gap

The need for IT workers is outpacing the supply, and that’s causing IT leaders to look for new ways to staff their organizations

By Justine Brown • June 28, 2017

US banks plan to spend big on digital transformation this year

The largest institutions plan to dedicate more than 40% of IT budget to digital transformation.  

By Justine Brown • June 28, 2017

Report: AWS building language translation service, catching up with top competitors

AWS may use the service to allow developers to make websites and apps available in multiple languages. 

By Justine Brown • June 27, 2017

Big Data obstacles — and best practices to overcome them

Experts often highlight the benefits of companies employing Big Data. But to take full advantage of collected data, companies have some obstacles to avoid. 

By Justine Brown • June 26, 2017

Design, platform and open thinking driving digital transformation

Firms that master all three categories report significant annual growth, according to a new report by Alfresco Software and Forbes Insights.

By Justine Brown • June 26, 2017

Bloomberg: CA, BMC exploring potential merger

BMC and CA are two of the largest U.S. providers of IT management software.  

By Justine Brown , Naomi Eide • June 22, 2017

50 billion bits served: What fast food can learn from tech

McDonald's, Starbucks and Shake Shack are just a few of the many fast food restaurant turning to technology, particularly the use of mobile technology, to enable order-ahead features to hopefully help stop market stagnation.

By Mary Catherine O'Connor • June 22, 2017

DIY: Why Dropbox built its own massive network

Some users have seen sync speeds increase by as much as 300%, the company reports.  

By Justine Brown • June 21, 2017

How 4 experts approach moving to the cloud

From the CIO of Shutterstock to the CIO of Plano, Texas, experts across sectors have to contend with modernizing infrastructure while keeping the business running as usual. 

By Naomi Eide • June 20, 2017

Tech titans Intel, Microsoft pouring money into AI companies

Intel Capital alone now claims more than 25 AI companies in its portfolio.

By Justine Brown • June 19, 2017

Accenture: Innovation, AI and collaboration create more successful companies

To make investments count, companies will need to develop not only technology, but also data and people capabilities.

By Justine Brown • June 19, 2017

America's H-1B visa woes are good news for Canadian tech firms

Increased regulation and a call to "Hire American" may be opening new opportunities for foreign tech workers north of the border.

By Tess Taylor • June 16, 2017

IBM Watson tackles financial services risk and compliance

Experts have long predicted that financial services industry in particular is ripe for disruption via automation. Now it looks as if IBM has taken a big leap forward in that respect. 

By Justine Brown • June 15, 2017

ERP systems evolve in a cloud-dominated world

Legacy vendors are learning to keep up with competition from cloud-based apps, despite technological disparity.

By Barry Hochfelder • June 15, 2017

SUPERVALU investing in tech transformation to better compete in grocery business

Digital transformation is not easy or cheap. And though companies must manage ties to legacy systems and organizational silos to find success, the movement is gaining traction.

By Justine Brown • June 14, 2017

Can low code really fix the IT skills gap?

For IT, low code tools mean that the business can create simpler applications without putting a burden on skilled developers who are better utilized on complex coding projects.

By Clare Grant • June 13, 2017

Washington emerges as leading tech hub for proximity to policymakers, cybersecurity

With mass transit concerns and rising housing costs in leading tech areas, secondary markets are growing. Washington has room to expand, thanks to its metro system, which will expand into Virginia in 2020.

By Naomi Eide • June 12, 2017

UPDATE: IBM confirms $1.6B 'outsourcing' deal with Lloyds Bank

IBM confirmed the cloud deal last week, an effort that is expected to save the bank millions, streamline the business and make its IT services more agile.

By Justine Brown , Naomi Eide • June 12, 2017

GE loses force behind digital efforts as CEO Jeff Immelt steps down

As GE CIO Jim Fowler recently noted, Immelt was key to driving digital initiatives, inside the company and commercially.

By Naomi Eide • June 12, 2017