IT Strategy: Page 107
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Why Siemens is investing $1B per year on digital transformation
Siemens is putting faith in MindSphere to fuel future growth. It will compete with GE, another 100-plus-year-old company transforming through technology.
By Justine Brown • March 27, 2017 -
US workers face greater risk of losing jobs to automation than Germany, UK
It all comes down to the nature of the job. If a job involves routine tasks that are easy to automate, workers have a higher chance of job displacement.
By Justine Brown • March 27, 2017 -
Explore the Trendline➔
gilaxia via Getty ImagesTrendlineERP Modernization
ERP modernization can bring some disruption if not planned correctly. But the costs of aging, inefficient systems pose a bigger threat.
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IDC: Individual department tech spending will nearly equal IT investment by 2020
IT will continue to purchase some types of technology, such as servers, storage, and network equipment, but business units will spend more on PCs, monitors, mobile phones, printers and tablets than IT in 2017.
By Justine Brown • March 24, 2017 -
What Coca-Cola's internal reshuffling says about corporate IT priorities
The company's CIO will now report directly to the CEO as the company works to digitize all aspects of its business.
By Justine Brown • March 24, 2017 -
Why Intel is bringing AI efforts under one group
Aligning both focus and resources, the company will also create an applied AI research lab to serve as the home for AI innovation.
By Justine Brown • March 24, 2017 -
Cisco's acquisition of AppDynamics is official. What next?
For Cisco, AppDynamics offers an opportunity to move further into the subscription-based software space.
By Justine Brown • March 23, 2017 -
Apple TV finding a home in the enterprise through new software
Software from Jamf will allow businesses to mass deploy, configure and manage app distribution on multiple Apple TVs.
By Justine Brown • March 23, 2017 -
Intel, NCAA team up so fans can watch March Madness in VR
Starting with the 2017 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, viewers can watch live games in VR.
By Justine Brown • March 22, 2017 -
Salesforce CEO: It's up to businesses to retrain workers for the AI-based economy
CEO Marc Benioff says we need five million apprenticeships in the next five years to help prepare a new workforce.
By Justine Brown • March 22, 2017 -
For REI, two clouds are better than one
The outdoor retail giant is working with both Amazon Web Services and Microsoft for its website, e-commerce apps and some data and analytics software.
By Justine Brown • March 22, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Open source: The new normal in enterprise software
The attitude toward proprietary software is changing, as providers like Microsoft and IBM have shifted to providing software services in response to customer demands.
By Mary Catherine O'Connor • March 22, 2017 -
Why hasn't the number of women in cybersecurity increased?
Women are vastly underrepresented in cybersecurity, and not only do they report facing discrimination in the workplace, women in security also earn less than men at every level.
By Justine Brown • March 21, 2017 -
Opinion
How to use predictive analytics to optimize software delivery
Predictive analytics is revolutionizing the software testing industry by helping businesses take advantage of DevOps continuous deployment pipelines to reduce the cost, time and risk of software delivery.
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Personal data of thousands of Saks Fifth Avenue customers exposed
Owner Hudson’s Bay Co. took the affected pages offline after an inquiry from Buzzfeed News, but email, phone numbers and IP addresses were visible in the meantime.
By Daphne Howland • March 20, 2017 -
IBM to hire 2K US veterans for 'new collar' IT jobs
Big Blue's program is part of the company's broader efforts to hire 25,000 "new collar" U.S. workers through 2020.
By Justine Brown • March 20, 2017 -
Few companies are early adopters, taking a 'measured' approach to new tech
Most companies tend to be conservative and wait to see who is investing in and succeeding with new technologies before they follow suit.
By Justine Brown • March 17, 2017 -
Enterprise, consumer appetite for VR exploding
Sales of VR headsets for both enterprise and consumers is expected to grow 58% by 2021, according to new data from the International Data Corp.
By Justine Brown • March 17, 2017 -
Businesses know digital transformation is coming, but most doubt ability to execute
Expectation, meet reality. Moving technology into the digital era is a daunting task for all, but when IT leaders are faced with outdated systems, the transition may seem nearly impossible.
By Justine Brown • March 17, 2017 -
Trump budget includes big money for cybersecurity
The proposed budget would boost cybersecurity efforts at several federal agencies, including $1.5 billion for Department of Homeland Security to help protect federal networks and infrastructure from a cyberattack.
By Justine Brown , Naomi Eide • March 17, 2017 -
Big Data, business analytics revenue to reach $150B in 2017
Banking, discrete manufacturing and professional services are among the industries expected to make the biggest investments this year.
By Justine Brown • March 15, 2017 -
Report: H-1B visas led to lower wages for US employees
The economics study examined an eight-year period ending in 2001, though one of the report's authors does not believe impacts of the program have changed significantly since then.
By Justine Brown , Naomi Eide • March 15, 2017 -
Verizon originally asked for $925M discount following Yahoo breach disclosures
Eventually receiving $350 million off its original $4.83 billion purchase price, Verizon sought the discount after Yahoo revealed breaches impacted more than 1 billion users.
By Justine Brown • March 14, 2017 -
GE refocused recruiting strategy to bring in top tech talent
The company has managed to lure tech executives from Apple, Google and Microsoft, part of an overarching effort to become a leading software company by 2020.
By Justine Brown • March 14, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Box CIO: New style of work, new style of IT
In a conversation with CIO Dive, Box CIO Paul Chapman explains what it is like to implement technology for a millennial workforce and help the company mature its technology stack for scale.
By Naomi Eide • March 14, 2017 -
Report: WhatsApp testing tool to allow businesses to chat directly with users
The Facebook-owned company first announced plans to connect its user base of more than one billion with businesses last August.
By Justine Brown • March 13, 2017