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    Uber launches enterprise version of car-sharing service

    Previously, businesses were limited to one car per app at a time and many businesses were using complex workarounds to order more than one car simultaneously. 

    By • April 19, 2017
  • Deep Dive

    Why BMC software charged its head of employee experience with running IT

    Responsible for IT across departments, Monika Fahlbusch, SVP and chief employee experience officer, helps shape the reputation and branding of technology at the executive level, ensuring "table stakes" are not questioned.  

    By Naomi Eide • April 18, 2017
  • Trendline

    IT Upgrades

    CIOs must help their businesses address maintenance needs while keeping an eye on innovation.

    By CIO Dive staff
  • CompTIA: California tops tech sector employment, but for how long?

    The state dominates tech sector employment but also struggles with high costs of living. Utah, North Carolina and Washington, however, are among the emerging tech economies reporting strong year-over-year job growth.   

    By Naomi Eide • April 13, 2017
  • Deep Dive

    How the airline industry can smooth IT turbulence through machine learning

    Airline IT networks have to juggle many points of integration. Even a small interruption in service can lead to cascading delays. In response, many are looking at new ways to modernize the technology. 

    By Mary Catherine O'Connor • April 11, 2017
  • 35 NY districts enter contract for 'managed IT' framework

    Under a new contract with the Lower Hudson Regional Information Center, the school districts will receive training, support and integration assistance from a rotating team of tech and ed specialists.

    By Roger Riddell • April 11, 2017
  • Opinion

    Getting IT out of the basement and into the boardroom

    Organizations won’t be able to see the true value of their IT teams until staff are made more accessible, more visible and more available to deliver services beyond those required to "keep the lights on."

    By Jarod Greene • April 10, 2017
  • Google making engineers available to customers

    For Google, it's another way to differentiate its cloud business from rivals Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. 

    By • April 7, 2017
  • Long-awaited Windows 10 Creators Update is here

    Microsoft added features designed to appeal to gamers, developers and security pundits.

    By • April 6, 2017
  • Microsoft will now check for 'malicious' links across Office 365 suite

    Extending safe links across products is part of Microsoft's recognition that cyberattacks can occur beyond the scope of email. 

    By • April 5, 2017
  • Why VMware is selling part of its cloud business to OVH

    VMware continues to refine its cloud strategy, selling its enterprise hybrid cloud offering to hyper-scale cloud provider OVH.

    By • April 5, 2017
  • Deep Dive

    Consulting companies look to cash in on digital transformation

    Recognizing many organizations have a technology strategy confidence gap, consulting companies are rushing to help customers digitally transform. 

    By • April 5, 2017
  • Microsoft to shutter CodePlex and team with GitHub instead

    The company's move indicates just how dominant GitHub has become. GitHub says 20 million developers and 1.3 million teams use the service.

    By • April 3, 2017
  • Deep Dive

    4 things to know about the H-1B program

    While politicians and other opponents are busy calling for reforms, the tech industry is focused on expanding the program to facilitate recruiting in specialty positions.

    By Naomi Eide • April 3, 2017
  • Google overtakes Apple as most valuable US brand

    Five tech companies now stand in the top 10 alongside some of America's oldest, strongest and most valuable brands — including McDonald's, Wal-Mart and Wells Fargo.

    By • April 3, 2017
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    Investors prefer a mix of human and robo advice

    Significant numbers of millennials and Gen Xers have already turned to hybrid services, according to new Accenture report.

    By • March 31, 2017
  • Dell Technologies reports $3.3B operating loss in FY17

    The company also paid down approximately $7 billion in debt since closing the EMC transaction last September.

    By • March 31, 2017
  • 400 BlackBerry engineers find new home at Ford

    The engineers will help Ford expand R&D in Canada and create a new center focused on connectivity in vehicles.

    By • March 31, 2017
  • Deep Dive

    Technobabble: Proposals for a virtual border wall knocked down, Samsung recycling Note7s

    Contractors are trying to think outside the border wall box by employing high-tech solutions. Also, NASA invented the internet. 

    By Naomi Eide • March 31, 2017
  • Intel EVP: Moore's Law is our core competitive advantage

    Stacy Smith says Moore’s Law is a "pretty powerful law of economics" and "democratizes computing." 

    By • March 30, 2017
  • Google builds new home for everything open source

    The site also gives visitors a look at how Google performs activities around open source.

    By • March 30, 2017
  • Deep Dive

    Why Apple, SAP are bringing iOS to the enterprise

    SAP’s partnership with Apple is part of a broader recognition that by collaborating, large tech companies can do a lot more to serve their enterprise customers.

    By • March 30, 2017
  • Report: Cisco planning to sell networking software separate from hardware

    For the first time, Cisco customers may soon be able to use its operating system software in networking devices made by other companies.

    By • March 29, 2017
  • Amazon is getting into the call center business

    Traditional contact center solutions can prove complicated and expensive, so Amazon is offering a self-service, cloud-based approach. 

    By • March 29, 2017
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    Why Reps. Hurd, Hoyer are focused on government technology transformation

    The federal IT budget is $80 billion, yet the government has to spend 75% of the funds on operations and maintenance of legacy systems.

    By Naomi Eide • March 29, 2017
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    Deep Dive

    What CIOs need to know about containers

    Given the mad dash toward digital transformation, container technology could play an increasingly important role in the enterprise by allowing companies to rapidly transform.

    By • March 28, 2017