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Citing 'prudent approach,' Hershey pushes back ERP project by 1 year
The announcement is supporting evidence for the theme of finance chiefs delaying or canceling IT investments.
By Roberto Torres • April 27, 2020 -
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Coronavirus squeezes services sector. Here's what India's pivot means
Service providers around the world had to enable remote work while contending with contract constraints and limited infrastructure. India, where the services industry is king, highlighted the challenges of remote work.
By Naomi Eide • April 27, 2020 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineERP Modernization
ERP modernization can bring some disruption if not planned correctly. But the costs of aging, inefficient systems pose a bigger threat.
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CIO perspective: Strategizing a return to the office
The pandemic has accelerated digital technology adoption, demanding engagement from CEOs to software developers. IT hurdles that were accepted before will no longer fly.
By Samantha Schwartz • April 24, 2020 -
Who is responsible for securing the home network?
Companies should not expect all of their employees to be IT people; nor should companies overwhelm those suddenly working from home with a long list of security mandates.
By Jen A. Miller • April 23, 2020 -
How 5 companies handled the shift to remote work — and what changes could stick around
The coronavirus broke decades-old standards. Will the office ever go back to what it was?
By Naomi Eide • April 22, 2020 -
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IT employment soared in 2019, but industry braces for a slowdown
Tech added 2.3 million jobs last year, but the pandemic is poised to reshape the state of IT employment.
By Roberto Torres • April 22, 2020 -
Opinion
Why CIOs should make DevSecOps a priority during the COVID-19 crisis
Companies around the world are increasing capacity and taking the opportunity to look again at their DevOps processes and build in security from the ground up.
By Samuel Bocetta • April 21, 2020 -
3 recession scenarios and their impact on tech spend
With budgets frozen, long-term projects and spending will take a hit, which impacts vendor stability.
By Naomi Eide • April 17, 2020 -
COBOL job searches spike as states grapple with legacy systems
With state unemployment systems under unprecedented pressure, a 60-year-old programming language is — once again — having a moment.
By Roberto Torres • April 17, 2020 -
Zero trust isn't a temporary band-aid for remote security
The coronavirus outbreak and the work-from-home model obliterated a secure perimeter. With business data everywhere, zero trust is what's left.
By Samantha Schwartz • April 16, 2020 -
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6 charts to understand the coronavirus impact on IT
COVID-19 is changing tech executives' assumptions about the future, their ability to access talent and supplies and spending priorities in key verticals.
By Roberto Torres • April 15, 2020 -
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COVID-19 'first real test' of digitization for office of CFO
The complete utilization of every available service or software is an integral first step to stave off pandemic-like business interruptions, said Sanjay Srivastava, chief digital officer at Genpact.
By Jane Thier • April 15, 2020 -
PwC: Recession drum beats but 'digital journey' continues
Estimates of a quick return to normal are dissipating and companies are reducing or deferring investments. What does it all mean for IT?
By Naomi Eide • April 14, 2020 -
IBM pitches in to ease demand for COBOL skills
The effects of the pandemic put strain on state agencies, which must navigate a scarce and aging workforce to keep systems up and running.
By Roberto Torres • April 13, 2020 -
Start, stop, defer: How companies are navigating technology spend in a crisis
The pandemic has delineated spending priorities, showing the benefits of cloud and emphasizing the need for a flexible security portfolio.
By Naomi Eide • April 9, 2020 -
What enterprise leaders can learn from New Jersey's COBOL woes
The state's unemployment platform struggled to support a 1,600% spike in demand. The chaos highlights risk for the business world.
By Roberto Torres • April 8, 2020 -
44% of Microsoft Office 365 licenses are 'underutilized or oversized,' research finds
With leaders eyeing budget cuts ahead of the recession looms, adjusting the cost of subscriptions might yield benefits.
By Roberto Torres • April 7, 2020 -
Azure tops AWS as preferred IaaS and PaaS vendor, Morgan Stanley says
CIOs are rethinking spending, prioritizing technology that can enable and secure remote work. This is where Microsoft has the advantage.
By Naomi Eide • April 3, 2020 -
ERP confronts a new reality in 2020
How companies handle ERP will depend on their position before the crisis. Some are vaulting ahead because of previous implementations; others will slow down or be ripe for acquisition.
By Jen A. Miller • March 31, 2020 -
PwC: Companies deferring or canceling investments target facilities and IT
With an eye toward cost containment, companies are starting to put actions in place that are more medium- rather than short-term.
By Naomi Eide • March 31, 2020 -
Understanding Google Cloud's recent service hiccups
The interconnectedness of the internet could spell trouble for the new normal, as one service's outage can lead to another site or platform going offline.
By Roberto Torres • March 27, 2020 -
Download speeds are dwindling as network capacity shifts home
Connectivity at home is one hurdle of distributed work, as residential speeds are unlikely to match enterprise-grade internet connections.
By Roberto Torres • Updated April 1, 2020 -
Coronavirus 2020 technology game plan: Cost-cut to survive but accelerate transformation
In 2020, businesses will execute two distinct technology strategies: during and post-pandemic. The latter will define business success as the economy struggles.
By Naomi Eide • March 27, 2020 -
Traffic floods digital services, raising reliability concerns
During the novel coronavirus pandemic, online learning platforms have seen up to 11 times their normal volume of incidents, according to data from PagerDuty.
By Roberto Torres • March 26, 2020 -
For IT spend, a new coronavirus reality: Delayed projects and hiring freezes
The rosy outlook experts held for 2020 is looking quite different, as CIOs are likely to postpone resource-intensive projects.
By Roberto Torres • March 25, 2020
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