Southwest paused flights amid ‘data connection issues’

Data connection issues stemming from a firewall failure led to halted flights and lingering delays Tuesday, the airline said. 

By Roberto Torres • April 18, 2023

Software industry leaders debate real costs and benefits of CISA security push

The global effort toward secure by design is seen as a potential game changer for software security, but may require investments and cultural changes.

By David Jones • April 17, 2023

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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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Lured by emerging technology, CIOs aim for balance

Shiny object syndrome threatens to draw even the most pragmatic tech exec into the hype cycle. But a happy middle with new technology does exist.

By Roberto Torres • April 17, 2023

How SodaStream used mobile technology to boost employee engagement

Nearly half of the company's workforce is in a manufacturing or frontline setting. Solutions tailored to computer access were not going to cut it.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • April 14, 2023

Wells Fargo prioritizes technology in leadership reshuffle

The bank’s head of technology, Saul Van Beurden, will take over as CEO of Consumer and Small Business Banking.

By Matt Ashare • April 14, 2023

AWS wades into generative AI fray with Bedrock service

CEO Andy Jassy highlighted generative AI as a key area of investment for the retail giant, in a Thursday letter to investors.

By Roberto Torres • April 13, 2023

NYC will enforce restrictions on AI in hiring starting July 5

The city published a final rule last week providing guidance on which tools will be regulated and how bias audits must be conducted.

By Ryan Golden • April 13, 2023

How Target approaches identity and access management

Designing an IAM system that provides a good user experience while preventing unauthorized access is a critical responsibility.

By Matt Kapko • April 12, 2023

How to grow generative AI prompt skills across the workforce

IT teams and their leaders have to think strategically about how to upskill workers so that they can reap value from these tools.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • April 12, 2023

Growing SMB tech spending prioritizes infrastructure, managed services

The smaller a company, the smaller its IT budget — but opportunity exists for IT leaders hoping to make their investments carry more weight.

By Roberto Torres • April 11, 2023

College graduates look beyond tech sector for employment opportunities

As layoffs and financial instability tear through Silicon Valley, technology-driven companies like Fidelity are capturing early career talent.

By Matt Ashare • April 11, 2023

Leftover data lurks in the enterprise, creating business risk

When an organization has little data visibility, it becomes even more vulnerable to leaks and breaches — as well as insider and external threats. 

By Sue Poremba • April 11, 2023

PC demand keeps falling as enterprises defer new orders

While overall IT spending remains strong, macroeconomic uncertainty depressed shipments for Lenovo, HP, Dell and Apple in Q1.

By Matt Ashare • April 10, 2023

The way companies project growth shapes the economic outlook. Here’s how to face the slowdown.

Companies can use the slowdown as an opportunity to implement cloud FinOps cost discipline and address the fundamental economics of their business, AWS Enterprise Strategist Mark Schwartz writes.

By Mark Schwartz • April 10, 2023

Tech hiring rebounds as employers added more positions in March

At 2.2%, the unemployment rate for tech positions remained unchanged from last month and well below the national unemployment rate, CompTIA found.

By Roberto Torres • April 7, 2023

Samsung employees leaked corporate data in ChatGPT: report

Data privacy is a concern for companies with employees using ChatGPT’s web-based interface, as input data is used to train and improve the tool.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • April 7, 2023

How much will generative AI disrupt jobs?

Generative AI is capturing the zeitgeist, leading to questions about job loss and creation as tech evolves. Experts say it's more likely to augment than replace.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • April 7, 2023

British regulators scrutinize cloud market competition, target AWS, Microsoft

As dependence on cloud grows, the U.K. joins the chorus of countries concerned about hyperscaler market dominance.

By Matt Ashare • April 6, 2023

Why VMware’s CIO thinks now is the time for IT spend scrutiny

Economic uncertainty represents an opportunity for CIOs to rationalize, prioritize and think about what really matters in their tech stack.

By Matt Ashare • April 6, 2023

Gartner expects a sunnier outlook for IT spending in 2023

Software continues to drive IT spend growth, as a weaker U.S. dollar and ongoing transformation needs boosted growth projections issued in January.

By Roberto Torres • April 6, 2023

Is ChatGPT the future of recruiting?

Employees are beginning to experiment with ChatGPT, finding new ways to automate away the tedious parts of their job.

By Jen A. Miller • April 5, 2023

Southwest Airlines targets more than IT in December meltdown analysis

Software updates to mitigate future incidents are part of a $1.3 billion IT investment push, the company said in a report published Thursday.

By Matt Ashare • April 4, 2023

Shadow IT accounts for more than one-third of enterprise apps: report

If businesses want to get the most out of their SaaS purchases, tech leaders need to address visibility and governance issues.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • April 4, 2023

Upskilling, reskilling central to competing for tech talent, survey finds

Leading organizations were more likely than their peers to put in place upskilling or reskilling initiatives, a report from NTT DATA found.

By Roberto Torres • April 4, 2023

Unilever completes cloud-only migration to Microsoft Azure

The global consumer goods company leaned on Accenture, Microsoft and their joint venture Avanade to finish the project in just 18 months.

By Matt Ashare • April 3, 2023