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

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Top 5 stories from CIO Dive

Shifts in enterprise software use, ongoing generative AI adoption plans and budget pressures ruled CIO priorities in the first half of the year.

By CIO Dive staff

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

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

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.

By Sanjay Zalavadia • March 21, 2017

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

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

IT projects suffer wasted time, money without service management strategy

As businesses turn to initiatives like cloud-based services and digital transformation, IT Services Management plays an increasingly important role.

By Justine Brown • March 13, 2017

New Google Cloud users can 'try before they buy' with expanded free tier

The free trial gives users $300 in credits they can use over a year. Previously, users had to use the free credits within 60 days.

By Justine Brown • March 13, 2017

PA sues IBM, alleging a failed $170M unemployment systems upgrade

The contract for a new unemployment claims systems and subsequent legal battle has now spanned three governors.

By Justine Brown • March 13, 2017