How Target approaches identity and access management

Designing an IAM system that provides a good user experience while preventing unauthorized access is a critical responsibility.

By Matt Kapko • April 12, 2023

How to grow generative AI prompt skills across the workforce

IT teams and their leaders have to think strategically about how to upskill workers so that they can reap value from these tools.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • April 12, 2023

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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.

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Growing SMB tech spending prioritizes infrastructure, managed services

The smaller a company, the smaller its IT budget — but opportunity exists for IT leaders hoping to make their investments carry more weight.

By Roberto Torres • April 11, 2023

College graduates look beyond tech sector for employment opportunities

As layoffs and financial instability tear through Silicon Valley, technology-driven companies like Fidelity are capturing early career talent.

By Matt Ashare • April 11, 2023

Leftover data lurks in the enterprise, creating business risk

When an organization has little data visibility, it becomes even more vulnerable to leaks and breaches — as well as insider and external threats. 

By Sue Poremba • April 11, 2023

PC demand keeps falling as enterprises defer new orders

While overall IT spending remains strong, macroeconomic uncertainty depressed shipments for Lenovo, HP, Dell and Apple in Q1.

By Matt Ashare • April 10, 2023

The way companies project growth shapes the economic outlook. Here’s how to face the slowdown.

Companies can use the slowdown as an opportunity to implement cloud FinOps cost discipline and address the fundamental economics of their business, AWS Enterprise Strategist Mark Schwartz writes.

By Mark Schwartz • April 10, 2023

Tech hiring rebounds as employers added more positions in March

At 2.2%, the unemployment rate for tech positions remained unchanged from last month and well below the national unemployment rate, CompTIA found.

By Roberto Torres • April 7, 2023

Samsung employees leaked corporate data in ChatGPT: report

Data privacy is a concern for companies with employees using ChatGPT’s web-based interface, as input data is used to train and improve the tool.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • April 7, 2023

How much will generative AI disrupt jobs?

Generative AI is capturing the zeitgeist, leading to questions about job loss and creation as tech evolves. Experts say it's more likely to augment than replace.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • April 7, 2023

British regulators scrutinize cloud market competition, target AWS, Microsoft

As dependence on cloud grows, the U.K. joins the chorus of countries concerned about hyperscaler market dominance.

By Matt Ashare • April 6, 2023

Why VMware’s CIO thinks now is the time for IT spend scrutiny

Economic uncertainty represents an opportunity for CIOs to rationalize, prioritize and think about what really matters in their tech stack.

By Matt Ashare • April 6, 2023

Gartner expects a sunnier outlook for IT spending in 2023

Software continues to drive IT spend growth, as a weaker U.S. dollar and ongoing transformation needs boosted growth projections issued in January.

By Roberto Torres • April 6, 2023

Is ChatGPT the future of recruiting?

Employees are beginning to experiment with ChatGPT, finding new ways to automate away the tedious parts of their job.

By Jen A. Miller • April 5, 2023

Southwest Airlines targets more than IT in December meltdown analysis

Software updates to mitigate future incidents are part of a $1.3 billion IT investment push, the company said in a report published Thursday.

By Matt Ashare • April 4, 2023

Shadow IT accounts for more than one-third of enterprise apps: report

If businesses want to get the most out of their SaaS purchases, tech leaders need to address visibility and governance issues.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • April 4, 2023

Upskilling, reskilling central to competing for tech talent, survey finds

Leading organizations were more likely than their peers to put in place upskilling or reskilling initiatives, a report from NTT DATA found.

By Roberto Torres • April 4, 2023

Unilever completes cloud-only migration to Microsoft Azure

The global consumer goods company leaned on Accenture, Microsoft and their joint venture Avanade to finish the project in just 18 months.

By Matt Ashare • April 3, 2023

The route to CIO: How companies are sourcing tech execs

With salaries rising and portfolios expanding, the stakes are higher than ever to find technology leaders.

By Matt Ashare • April 3, 2023

The increasing gender imbalance in technology won’t solve itself

Skillsoft research shows it's increasingly common for men to outnumber women in technology at least 4 to 1. Experts say more vigilance around diversity and inclusivity efforts is required. 

By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 31, 2023

What happened to enterprise ambitions in the metaverse?

Meta and Microsoft pulled back, Disney put efforts on hold and Walmart shuttered a Roblox storefront as immersive VR aspirations dwindle.

By Matt Ashare • March 31, 2023

The perks of a CIO with a background in sales

Executives with a view of the market can articulate their messaging more effectively, spotting business needs and potential products.

By Roberto Torres • March 30, 2023

Alibaba stands up cloud division in companywide restructure

The move may placate Chinese government authorities but is unlikely to threaten the dominance of hyperscalers AWS, Microsoft and Google Cloud, analysts said.

By Matt Ashare • March 29, 2023

What to consider as vendors add generative AI to workplace tools

In order for enterprises to get any value from these additions, business leaders have to put in the work.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 29, 2023

Cisco plugs AI and automation into platform as Webex Calling passes 10M users

The digital communication and networking company doubled down on hybrid work technologies with video conferencing enhancements.

By Matt Ashare • March 28, 2023