American Airlines hires tech chief to succeed longtime CIO

The air carrier named Ganesh Jayaram, CIO of agricultural equipment manufacturer Deere & Co., to take over for departing CIO Maya Leibman.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 25, 2022

Zoom leans on existing customer base to stay competitive

After a meteoric rise, Zoom is trying to hold on as revenue growth slows. The path forward includes acquisitions and appeals to enterprise customers.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Aug. 23, 2022

Corporate real estate needs to invest in tech, too

As businesses pull back on office space, corporate real estate companies will use technology to support a hybrid world.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Aug. 19, 2022

Moving up: CTOs scale the corporate ladder, join CIOs in the C-suite

CTOs are confronting new challenges in defining their role: establishing their value to the business.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 15, 2022

Debt, declining revenue threaten future of cloud-communication company Avaya

After a challenging transition from hardware to software, the iPaaS company replaced its CEO in the face of faltering financials.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 10, 2022

Zillow sees tech talent attrition as business growth obstacle

The company issued off-cycle restricted stock units to raise employee compensation, with attention on tech and product talent retention, said CEO Rich Barton.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Aug. 8, 2022

Warner Bros. Discovery plans migration to a single tech stack

Technology is the third-largest portion of the company’s OpEx spending. But the company plans to explore cost-saving automation opportunities.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Aug. 5, 2022

McDonald’s names global CIO following other executive changes

Brian Rice will serve on the global senior leadership team as EVP and global CIO, reporting directly to CEO Chris Kempczinski.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Aug. 1, 2022

Lessons from Target’s cloud journey, a decade in the making

The retailer didn’t just lift and shift to get to the cloud — and it had some sticker shock along the way.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • July 29, 2022

AWS commits to helping customers optimize cloud spend

E-tailer Amazon posted net losses for the second consecutive quarter despite big gains for Amazon Web Services.

By Matt Ashare • July 29, 2022

Grill company Weber CTO steps in as interim CEO

At least in the interim, technology is the answer for Weber as CEO Chris Scherzinger departs amid sales slump, supply chain woes and inflation.

By Matt Ashare • July 25, 2022

Dollar Tree taps new CIO amid C-suite shakeup

Bobby Aflatooni, along with several former Dollar General executives, joins Dollar Tree's revamped C-suite as the discount retailer navigates a business overhaul, price hikes and even rodent problems.

By Matt Ashare • July 21, 2022

Truist expects tech investments to yield future savings

The bank’s CFO Daryl Bible said moving more applications to the cloud will generate savings for the company.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • July 20, 2022

CIOs: lifted up where they belong

CIOs are gaining more recognition and responsibility to lead transformative changes, streamline processes and efficiently reach business goals. 

July 18, 2022

Goldman Sachs to split up co-CIOs in innovation push

The investment firm brought in the former head of Google's tech incubator Jigsaw to co-lead a new applied innovation office. 

By Matt Ashare • July 13, 2022

CVS brings in new tech boss

Tilak Mandadi will join CVS’s technology leadership team in the newly created EVP role of chief data, digital and technology officer.

By Matt Ashare • July 8, 2022

FedEx to shut down its last mainframes within 2 years

Sunsetting the final 20% of its mainframes will save the company $400 million per year, CIO Rob Carter said.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 30, 2022

CIOs called to quickly show return on technology investment

Modernization is a messy business, characterized by friction and disruption. But CIOs can show value in the chaos, highlighting the end goal amid the fray.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 6, 2022

Forget technology: Talent is the key to modernization

Competition for digital skills remains a major headache — and the solution may be an HR rethink.

By Matt Ashare • June 2, 2022

The State of Digital Leadership

Gartner Peer Insights data and opinion explores: 'Are you a good digital leader?'

May 31, 2022

Can your tech stack improve your employee retention?

Investing in technology that makes collaboration visual, fun, and human can boost engagement and help stave off the worst effects of the great resignation in your workforce.

By Varun Parmar, CPO at Miro • April 11, 2022

The do's and don'ts of a successful employee onboarding strategy

Make a great first impression and increase employee retention with an exceptional employee onboarding process.

By Fernando Santos, Tech Product Marketer with OutSystems • Feb. 7, 2022

How IT leaders can support a productive hybrid workplace

Hybrid work can generate employee happiness and efficiency—but only with the right technology.

By Helen Irias, Product Marketing Manager at Envoy • July 26, 2021

Tech M&A is skyrocketing, fueling vendor consolidation fears

The value of tech M&A deals has grown, compensating for a decline in deal volume, according to a report from PwC.

By Katie Malone • July 14, 2021

Tech M&A growth spurt leaves IT execs less market choice

Gartner recorded 1,264 mergers and acquisitions in the tech and service provider space in the fourth quarter of 2020.

By Roberto Torres • May 25, 2021