Are you smarter than a CIO?

Total Reboot tests the strategic acumen of IT decision-makers. See if you're up to the challenge in this interactive game.

By CIO Dive Game Team • Nov. 1, 2018

What digital change means for cybersecurity: Rip up the playbook and take risks

Playbooks are good learning tools, but if attackers aren't following the rules, why should anyone else?

By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 1, 2018

Explore the Trendline➔

ERP Modernization

ERP modernization can bring some disruption if not planned correctly. But the costs of aging, inefficient systems pose a bigger threat.

By CIO Dive staff

DevOps frees projects from the purgatory of 'potentially shippable,' Gartner analyst says

End users know what they want, but it's usually not what's delivered. "How many software projects look like great flight, wrong airport?"

By Naomi Eide • Oct. 31, 2018

5 Gartner predictions IT decision makers need to know

From blockchain privacy scares to AI "wizardry," the future of technology promises uncertainty — and potential. 

By Naomi Eide • Oct. 29, 2018

Highest-paying IT certifications and why they matter

Companies turn away from "four-year-degree-itis" to widen the talent pool.

By Naomi Eide • Oct. 26, 2018

Target hits the bullseye with agile tech and operations

The retailer has had to rise to the demand of the 21st century — a blend of "digital, home and store."

By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 25, 2018

Walmart weaves AI into the back office

Walmart crafted a compelling business need for AI — taking costs out of back-office systems to invest in the front end — giving the organization a scope for implementation.

By Naomi Eide • Oct. 24, 2018

How Chick-fil-A is perfecting its recipe for service and support

Technology is as crucial as those two pickles on every chicken sandwich. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 23, 2018

7 takeaways from Gartner defining the CIO role

The five-day event touched on every facet of the CIO experience, including changing culture to meet the demands of everyone's favorite buzzword: digital transformation.

By Naomi Eide , Samantha Schwartz , Alex Hickey • Oct. 22, 2018

Gartner's 10 technology trends for 2019 and beyond

Intelligence and connectivity are becoming the norm. With that prevalence come threats of future tech capable of disrupting current models.

By Naomi Eide • Oct. 22, 2018

Digital transformation is making CIOs culture custodians

Hacking culture can't be accomplished in one meeting. It's about small actions that are often overlooked and steadily shaping new mindsets.

By Alex Hickey • Oct. 22, 2018

Coca-Cola building CIO role with more power, influence

With the CEO's ear, and more control over enabling services, Barry Simpson is up against few leadership roadblocks to transform Coca-Cola.

By Naomi Eide • Oct. 22, 2018

Raytheon CIO championed as business — not just tech — leader

Kevin Neifert wants to embolden employees to express ideas so he implements innovation advocates across organizations. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 19, 2018

For The New York Times, a shifting model redefines the CIO role

The 'Gray Lady' reshaped its technical paradigm when it moved to a digital operation. That process is continuing.

By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 18, 2018

7 'scary' and disruptive technologies to watch out for

Companies that don't prepare "will be pushed aside," said Daryl Plummer, distinguished VP analyst and fellow at Gartner.

By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 18, 2018

Bridging the gap between DevOps and IT Infrastructure Library

With the emergence of DevOps and after eight years without an update, some think ITIL has finally outlived its value.

By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 17, 2018

How Ginni Rometty is positioning IBM to play a role in customers' future

There's a lot to be learned from a company in transition. After almost seven years at the helm of IBM, Rometty shared takeaways at the Gartner Symposium. 

By Alex Hickey • Oct. 17, 2018

Digital tech was a 'shiny object' — now it enables IT value creation, Kimberly-Clark CIO says

To help execute change and spark ideas, Suja Chandrasekaran whiteboards with her presidents, involving them in creative processes rather than presenting ideas to them.

By Naomi Eide • Oct. 17, 2018

'Welcome to what's next': Intrigue and anxiety await business tech

Business technology relies on more than digital transformation, a phrase that is ubiquitous and does little to define what organizations are trying to accomplish.

By Naomi Eide • Oct. 16, 2018

Corporate culture: The unexpected component for digital transformation

A year in, some companies find digital transformation projects are stalled or scaled back; over budget and behind schedule; or canceled all together. Was the corporate culture ready?

By Katherine Kisovec • Oct. 15, 2018

Are businesses prepared for the voice revolution?

Voice interfaces are becoming more important to business — but enterprises should not expect that adapting to voice will be like adapting to mobile. 

By Anant Jhingran and Michael Endler • Oct. 8, 2018

Steelcase drives workspace overhaul for the 'fitness and wellness' of IT

Renovating IT's workspace means breaking out of the basement.

By Naomi Eide • Oct. 8, 2018

Report: Verizon signs $700M outsourcing deal with Infosys

Verizon's deal is an outlier as outsourcing technology services have become less popular. U.S. government calls to "Buy American, Hire American" have also had an impact on how companies acquire talent for hard-to-fill tech jobs. 

By Naomi Eide • Oct. 4, 2018

Estée Lauder CIO gives IT a makeover to keep pace with fast-changing beauty trends

"We don't talk about digital transformation," Michael Smith said. "I don't like that term, because it's a buzzword, and it means 15 different things to 15 different people."

By Mitch Betts • Oct. 3, 2018

60% of businesses optimistic about digital transformation. Why hasn't culture followed?

The onus is on leaders to have realistic expectations and not overwhelm employees with too much, change too quickly.

By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 3, 2018