Stores went dark, online orders tripled. How Joann used tech to cope

The retailer de-stressed its technology, and employees, as online traffic tripled typical holiday volumes. 

By Jen A. Miller • Aug. 12, 2020

'Living at work': CIO leadership tested under crisis

The next wave of modernization will balance technology modernization and employees' appetite for change, testing CIOs and other executive leaders on how to build sustainable operating models that don't alienate workers.

By Naomi Eide • Aug. 11, 2020

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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.

By CIO Dive staff

Pandemic expanded CIO role, but the influence could fade

CIOs will have to expand their scope of action beyond operational upgrades to deliver deeper, business-oriented IT strategies.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 11, 2020

Tech employment recovery cools off in June, shedding 130K jobs

Despite the cooling effects of the pandemic on the U.S. economy, net IT employment is up by 203,000 since the pandemic began.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 10, 2020

Is digital agility a post-pandemic savior? Half of execs say so

The pandemic caught companies off-guard, evidenced by the 39% of respondents who said "more informed strategic planning, beyond growth" is an opportunity for the future, according to a survey by The Economist.

By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 10, 2020

Blockchain's fate under COVID-19

Flashy blockchain pilots are falling out of favor as the bar for delivering business value rises.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 10, 2020

AWS captures 45% of worldwide IaaS revenue. That's only part of the story

AWS still dominates the IaaS market, but Gartner's new segment combining infrastructure and platform services is a better cloud indicator and shows AWS capturing 50% of the market. 

By Naomi Eide • Aug. 7, 2020

With virtual meeting burnout, can companies be remote forever?

CIOs are choosing tools that make employees productive and uphold company culture in a dispersed workforce.

By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 6, 2020

There's no going back

The pandemic created a path to fundamentally rethink how work, the office and technology intersect. To ignore the opportunity is to waste it.

By Naomi Eide • Aug. 4, 2020

IT satisfaction OK, but leaders worry about deploying tools at scale

Staff awareness of IT priorities is key as tech takes over more business processes. Most IT leaders grapple with supporting companies at scale.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 3, 2020

Building your own SaaS billing system not for the faint of heart

A system that grows as your services and pricing become more complex will be far costlier and take longer than you expect, a consultant says.

By Robert Freedman • July 31, 2020

Paradigm shift left VPNs, edge security awaiting long-term strategy

Companies are coming to terms with the reality of securing every employee's network. In some cases, they're unable to. 

By Samantha Schwartz • July 30, 2020

'More complex by the day': Leaders turn to automation to sustain IT efficiency

By automating processes, IT teams expect to offload repetitive work while shifting focus to higher value tasks.

By Roberto Torres • July 30, 2020

Investing in too many cybersecurity tools could hurt defenses

While programs, software and tools are essential to any cybersecurity defense plan, these must work in tandem with security educated employees. 

By Samuel Bocetta • July 30, 2020

Pandemic paradox: Businesses want more IT at lower costs

In times of disruption, technology became the backbone that supported company operations. Now, leaders are tasked with optimizing costs.

By Roberto Torres • July 29, 2020

The Remote Playbook: Navigating the virtual job fair scene

The traditional job fair is in the past, at least for the time being. Companies can tap into a broader talent pool through their virtual equivalent, though biases can still carry over.

By Roberto Torres • July 28, 2020

Layoff worries loom for Bay Area tech workers

The pandemic hampered San Francisco's usual access to venture capital, heightening layoff concerns.

By Roberto Torres • July 27, 2020

PwC: Tech M&A deal value fell to lowest level since 2016

But the pandemic will continue to press companies toward innovation, and by 2024 three-quarters of companies will move their use of AI away from the pilot stage and toward operationalization.

By Roberto Torres • July 24, 2020

MSPs lower growth expectations, focus on security — and the future — instead

Taking the place of or bolstering a company's IT department, the pandemic creates a time for MSPs to shine.

By Jen A. Miller • July 23, 2020

Banks join IBM's financial services cloud as it doubles down on security, compliance

More customers, partnerships and a geographic expansion are signs of the "momentum and investment" behind the financial services cloud, Hillery Hunter, VP, CTO of IBM Cloud, told CIO Dive. 

By Naomi Eide • July 22, 2020

More than half of execs say workers use tech they previously rejected

The pandemic accelerated use of cloud-based collaboration tools at two-thirds of companies, a Cisco report shows.

By Roberto Torres • July 22, 2020

Lincoln Financial centers upskilling efforts on big data and predictive analytics

The company is partnering with the Society of Actuaries to help bring big-data and analytics training to its actuarial employees.

By Ryan Golden • July 22, 2020

7 traits of tech in the new work reality

Technology shapes the changes in work processes, serving as a backbone for contact tracing apps, remote work and the migration of in-person processes to the digital space.

By Roberto Torres • July 21, 2020

2nd coronavirus wave, realities of remote work top executive concerns in Q2 2020

In Q2, executives worried about the financial implications of the pandemic, key context that reshaped their thinking on digital transformation and hiring remotely.

By Roberto Torres • July 20, 2020

The dilemma of running TikTok on devices with corporate data

The CIO Dive team discussed the implications of banning personal applications. Here are our thoughts. 

By Samantha Schwartz , Naomi Eide , Roberto Torres • July 20, 2020