IT Strategy: Page 152
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Survey: 80% of enterprise IT budgets to be devoted to cloud computing
Though security concerns remain, cloud technology is continuing strong growth.
By Justine Brown • April 18, 2016 -
Facebook at Work behind schedule, expected sometime this year
The enterprise version of the social network was originally set to premier by the end of 2015, but now the company says it will launch sometime in 2016, though no date is set.
By Naomi Eide • April 17, 2016 -
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Shifts in compute infrastructure, ongoing AI adoption plans and talent challenges ruled CIO priorities in the first half of the year.
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New EU data privacy law will go into effect in 2018
Companies have two years to comply with a new set of data privacy regulations in Europe and face steep fines if they do not comply.
By Justine Brown • April 15, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Why there is a cybersecurity gender gap—and how to close it
In interviews with CIO Dive, two female cybersecurity leaders shared their thoughts on why there aren’t more women in the field and how CIOs can help change the situation.
By Justine Brown • April 14, 2016 -
Slack to roll out threaded messaging
The company has been internally prototyping the message threads and will likely roll out the feature in the next quarter.
By Justine Brown • April 14, 2016 -
Zero-day vulnerabilities more than doubled in 2015
A new report from Symantec found zero-day vulnerabilities, phishing and malware all rose dramatically in 2015.
By Justine Brown • April 13, 2016 -
Gartner: Windows revenue to drop in 2016
Despite rising Windows 10 adoption, the analyst firm says Windows revenue will drop to $13.5 billion this year.
By Justine Brown • April 12, 2016 -
Let's Encrypt leaves beta, continues push for 100% internet encryption
The organization plans to still provide free TLS certificates to improve Internet security.
By Justine Brown • April 12, 2016 -
Deep Dive
When to hire a consultant—and what to watch out for when you do
Consulting companies can help businesses in a number of ways, including quickly implementing new technologies. But, there are caveats, too.
By Justine Brown • April 12, 2016 -
IPO of Dell's SecureWorks could raise up to $180M
Though cybersecurity valuations are down in recent months, SecureWorks still expects to cash in on the market.
By Justine Brown • April 12, 2016 -
Requests for H-1B visas exceeds annual supply in first five days
U.S. immigration services will use a lottery to award the visas because of the demand for foreign skilled workers.
By Justine Brown • April 10, 2016 -
Yahoo extends deadline, Verizon and Google reportedly preparing bids
The company moved the deadline for first round bids to April 18.
By Justine Brown • April 10, 2016 -
EMC, Dell unloading businesses ahead of merger
EMC is looking to sell software firm Documentum and Dell is selling software assets Sonicwall and Quest, Bloomberg News reports.
By Justine Brown • April 7, 2016 -
Reuters: White House will not support draft encryption bill
The proposed legislation would allow federal judges to order tech companies to cooperate with govermment investigations and help them break into encrypted data.
By Naomi Eide • April 7, 2016 -
GAO says Pentagon cyberattack protocol 'lacks clarity'
The watchdog agency is concerned about the lack of clarity over who takes charge in the event of a U.S. cyberattack.
By Justine Brown • April 6, 2016 -
Salesforce buys AI startup MetaMind
Using MetaMInd's deep learning technology, Salesforce wants to further automate its customer support.
By Justine Brown • April 6, 2016 -
Encryption now the default setting for WhatsApp
The Facebook-owned mobile messaging app rolled out full encryption in the wake of the highly publicized privacy battle between Apple and the FBI.
By Justine Brown • April 6, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Rise of the 'self-taught' developer disrupting recruiting, education
Fewer developers are choosing a traditional education path, causing companies to rethink both how and who they hire.
By Justine Brown • April 5, 2016 -
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HP Enterprise to sell majority stake in Mphasis for $825M
The company is selling its share of the Indian outsourcing company as a way to reinforce funds.
By Justine Brown • April 5, 2016 -
Toyota creates new unit focused on data science, IoT
Using Microsoft's Azure cloud platform, Toyota Connected will work to "humanize the driving experience," the company said in a statement.
By Justine Brown • April 5, 2016 -
Study: Facebook by far the most-used social network
According to a new ComScore study, adult Americans who use social media are spending 15-18 hours per month on Facebook.
By Naomi Eide • April 4, 2016 -
Slack raises $200M in funding on $3.8B valuation
As of April 1, the workplace collaboration platform has 2.7 million daily active users and 800,000 paid seats.
By Justine Brown • April 4, 2016 -
Dell's SecureWorks plans April IPO
If it goes through with the plans, the cybersecurity company would be the first IPO from a tech company since mid-December.
By Justine Brown • April 4, 2016 -
Calling all hackers: Registration now open for 'Hack the Pentagon'
Thousands of qualified participants are expected to sign up for the federal government’s first "bug bounty" program.
By Justine Brown • March 31, 2016 -
IBM to buy Salesforce consulting partner Bluewolf
Big Blue hopes to improve its appeal to SMBs and capture a piece of the $111 billion Salesforce industry.
By Justine Brown • March 31, 2016