IT Strategy: Page 99
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Deep Dive
The quantum revolution: Who, what, when, where, why and how?
Quantum computing will annihilate modern encryption schemes, and the race to reach the technology first is heating up worldwide — a race the enterprise is staking a claim in.
By Alex Hickey • Oct. 26, 2017 -
Opinion
Crawl, walk, run: How global companies can shift to the cloud
By using a crawl, walk, run approach, companies can ease the digital transformation process and make sure all participants are on board with changes and challenges.
By Akhilesh Tiwari • Oct. 24, 2017 -
Explore the Trendline➔
gilaxia via Getty ImagesTrendlineERP 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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Deep Dive
Security, breaches and threats, oh my! 5 takeaways from CyberTalks 2017
Data security sounds like an easy end, but tech leaders acknowledge front and backend factors at play in today's dangerous cybersecurity environment.
By Alex Hickey • Oct. 24, 2017 -
Reuters: Silicon Valley takes on Congress to protect Dreamers
The Coalition for the American Dream, a collection of companies including Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, Intel and IBM, is reportedly asking for bipartisan legislation to provide Dreamers a path to permanent residency.
By Alex Hickey • Oct. 23, 2017 -
Deep Dive
One year after the Dyn DDoS attack broke the internet, what's changed?
In response to the attack, security experts were quick to extol the virtues of redundancy measures — a best practice that experts have recommended for nearly two decades. But a year later, not much has changed.
By Naomi Eide • Oct. 20, 2017 -
Google to offer AI 'crash courses'
Recognizing the limited pool of talent capable of AI development, the tech giant will begin offering access to free, online learning materials to help coders take up machine learning.
By Alex Hickey • Oct. 20, 2017 -
White House gears up for next stage of government IT modernization efforts
Both industry and agencies need to employ a risk-based focus on cyber, connecting every dollar allocated by the budget to reducing risk, said Margie Graves, acting federal CIO.
By Alex Hickey • Oct. 20, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Inside Starbuck's push to brew technology reinvention
Surely it takes a unified tech stack for a worldwide enterprise with more than 26,000 stores? Think again.
By Naomi Eide • Oct. 19, 2017 -
Amazon, Microsoft and Google get low grades on recycling policy from Greenpeace
As part of a larger "Guide to Greener Electronics" report card, Greenpeace rated electronics companies on their efforts to reduce raw material use and extend device lifespans.
By Cody Boteler • Oct. 18, 2017 -
Cisco enlists AI and ML to fight growing skills gap
Technology is outpacing the knowledge of those in the field and companies like Cisco are looking for ways to close the growing gap.
By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 18, 2017 -
What's next for the C-suite? A Chief AI Officer
Hype about AI is extending into the C-suite. The advanced technology has a long ways to go before it reaches maturity, but IT decision makers are already getting ready.
By Naomi Eide • Oct. 13, 2017 -
3 technologies Microsoft's CEO says are the future
Mixed reality, artificial intelligence and quantum computing are expected to pave the company's path into the future.
By Alex Hickey • Oct. 12, 2017 -
Dell Technologies investing $1B in IoT R&D
The company is bringing AI and ML capabilities to its IoT platform under a distributed computing model, responding to customer frustrations about a lack of centralized IoT infrastructure.
By Alex Hickey • Oct. 11, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Expectation, meet reality: The 4 biggest takeaways from Gartner Symposium 2017
While no predictions are resolute, the research firm has made one thing clear to IT decisions makers: Modernize technology approaches or face irrelevance.
By Naomi Eide • Oct. 11, 2017 -
IT budget optimism bodes well for cloud investment and tech jobs
An overall increase in company revenue is expected to translate to a 19% increase in IT budgets, opening up opportunities for investment and expansion.
By Alex Hickey • Oct. 11, 2017 -
Oracle to offer blockchain-based cloud service
As blockchain sweeps the service-provider industry, Oracle is yet another top SaaS/ERP software company to pick up the tech.
By Jennifer McKevitt , Kate Patrick Macri , Alex Hickey • Oct. 10, 2017 -
Tension in the C-suite: Barriers still exist between CIOs and CFOs
IT is intrinsically woven into the cost-efficiency of a company's entire budget, but IT cannot be seen solely as a cost center.
By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 10, 2017 -
Estée Lauder and L'Oréal get aesthe-tech with AI, AR
Estée Lauder and L'Oréal are among the beauty companies looking to capitalize on modern tech capabilities like artificial intelligence and augmented reality.
By Alex Hickey • Oct. 6, 2017 -
Why are companies turning to robotics? Speed and eliminating repetitive work
Automation is ultimately a tool for efficiency, and IT departments are keen on implementing its services to modernize the IT landscape.
By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 6, 2017 -
Kraft Heinz invests in AI, robotics so it doesn't have to 'ketchup' to competitors
AI applications in sales, marketing, supply chain, robotics and manufacturing and performance analysis in the production pipeline have steadily replaced the company's legacy systems.
By Alex Hickey • Oct. 5, 2017 -
Deep Dive
As companies struggle to discern the scope of cyberattacks, attention shifts to better detection
Yahoo disclosed an additional two billion compromised user accounts Tuesday, highlighting just how long it took for the company to understand the full scope of the 2013 data breach.
By Naomi Eide • Oct. 5, 2017 -
Yahoo admits all 3B user accounts were hit by 2013 data breach
The company, now a part of Verizon's Oath, emphasized that the additional impacted accounts did not stem from a new security incident.
By Naomi Eide • Oct. 3, 2017 -
Deep Dive
With emerging technologies top of mind, CIOs must focus on talent
Though technology is at the center of Gartner's predicted business disruption, companies have to also upend cultures to ensure long-term relevance. Without talent, organizations will become irrelevant.
By Naomi Eide • Oct. 3, 2017 -
Google Glass' unexpected yet successful turnaround
After a customer-centered launch of the technology failed, Google spent several years redefining its wearable tech for the enterprise, and from the looks of it the bet paid off.
By Alex Hickey • Oct. 2, 2017 -
BlackBerry hits its stride as a software company
Over the last four years, CEO John Chen steered the company from a mobile handset maker to a successful software company with optimistic market projections.
By Alex Hickey • Oct. 2, 2017