2nd coronavirus wave, realities of remote work top executive concerns in Q2 2020

In Q2, executives worried about the financial implications of the pandemic, key context that reshaped their thinking on digital transformation and hiring remotely.

By Roberto Torres • July 20, 2020

The dilemma of running TikTok on devices with corporate data

The CIO Dive team discussed the implications of banning personal applications. Here are our thoughts. 

By Samantha Schwartz , Naomi Eide , Roberto Torres • July 20, 2020

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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.

By CIO Dive staff

Shifts in customer, employee behavior driving automation budget growth

As users demand efficiency from businesses, a quarter of executives plan to boost automation budgets by at least 10%, according to a study.

By Roberto Torres • July 17, 2020

Whiteboard tests eliminate qualified applicants, research suggests

Technical interviews are more fit to assess a candidate's performance anxiety levels rather than their coding chops, new research from North Carolina State University and Microsoft finds.

By Roberto Torres • July 16, 2020

26% of transformation budgets grew 'dramatically' as pandemic speeds up digital

Pushed forward by disruption, business leaders cast aside the traditional hurdles that stifled innovation, according to a study from Twilio.

By Roberto Torres • July 15, 2020

Liberty Mutual centralizes technology, leans on serverless for engineering excellence

With lofty cloud adoption plans, organizations have to rethink how they administer technology and promote an environment of engineering excellence. 

By Naomi Eide • July 14, 2020

Gartner expects IT spending to drop 7.3%, cloud outlook rosy

Through market uncertainty, infrastructure as a service shines, with Gartner projecting the segment will grow 13.4%, reaching $50.4 billion this year and $64.3 billion in 2021.

By Naomi Eide • July 13, 2020

CIOs lead digital transformation, but CEOs control the money

As the pandemic skews spending priorities, the CEO is more likely to determine what budget is allocated to digital transformation.

By Roberto Torres • July 13, 2020

As tech employment recovers, small IT shops lag

Pandemic-induced dips in tech sector employment can be explained in part by companies scaling back their non-technical workforce.

By Roberto Torres • July 7, 2020

COVID-19 upended technology priorities. Where do businesses go from here?

The pandemic overhauled technology priorities for 2020, accelerating migration, freezing innovation and flattening previously forecast growth. It leaves businesses with little recourse, yet certain technologies are imperative.

By Naomi Eide • July 6, 2020

The new software priorities of 2020

A reckoning on how to quickly provide value to customers placed software budgets under scrutiny.

By Roberto Torres • July 6, 2020

The new data priorities of 2020

Early adopters thrived, as technology let operations pivot quickly to the digital realm.

By Roberto Torres • July 6, 2020

The new business technology priorities of 2020

Cost control is no longer a nice to have, it's a must. 

By Naomi Eide • July 6, 2020

Even Pentagon IT leaders want more telework post-pandemic

The Pentagon has been slow to adopt the cloud and famously reliant on floppy disks. Shifting to remote work upended traditional IT security practices.

By Samantha Schwartz • July 2, 2020

70% of businesses push past pandemic, maintain digital transformation spend

For tech companies enabling digital processes, it's boom times. For travel and entertainment industries, survival is the short-term focus.

By Roberto Torres • July 1, 2020

6 stories that defined 2020 so far

To showcase how quickly the news cycle moved, and how CIO priorities changed, CIO Dive rounded up the top stories of each month of 2020. Take a look. 

By Samantha Schwartz • July 1, 2020

Inside Ally Financial's technology strategy

The company needs to operate at a speed it hasn't before, Ally's technology head Sathish Muthukrishnan, told CIO Dive. It requires small technology iterations, modifying or enhancing products in closed loops.

By Naomi Eide • June 30, 2020

AWS dips into no-code. Can it reach critical mass?

The company hopes the new product will give mid-management users an avenue to build apps quickly. But the solution lacks heft and must overcome usability hurdles as it enters a maturing space, analysts say.

By Roberto Torres • June 29, 2020

GDPR watchdogs bulk up budgets, but COVID-19 slows investigations

Though fines have not lived up to expectation, the regulation is curtailing unfavorable data behaviors.

By Samantha Schwartz • June 26, 2020

IHOP, Applebee's parent taps acting CIO into permanent role

Justin Skelton comes to the role with the upper hand of having previous tenure at Dine Brands, and serving as the CIO in an acting capacity. 

By Roberto Torres • June 26, 2020

First came communication platform adoption. Now it's time for strategy

Between technology vision and employee demand, CIOs are confronted with a new challenge: preserving employee well-being. 

By Samantha Schwartz • June 26, 2020

Going remote, employee productivity hampered by password lockouts, app access

Working through the global crisis highlighted gaps in IT, allowing companies to become more aware of the challenges they face amid disruption.

By Roberto Torres • June 25, 2020

Slack Connect opens channel-based communication to outside companies

The function is "designed to replace email," as it extends the platform's primary internal use cases outside of a business.

By Samantha Schwartz • June 24, 2020

C-suite leading AI projects as companies accelerate strategies

Though IT spend is expected to contract this year, executives aren't letting off the gas on their AI strategy.

By Roberto Torres • June 24, 2020

CIOs entered 2020 with tech goals in mind. COVID-19 upended their plans

Tasked with reshaping tech strategies for the coming year, CIOs align with business goals as they identify which initiatives to keep — and what investments to scrap.

By Roberto Torres • June 24, 2020