MapR continues search for 'strategic transaction' past lifeline deadline

Embattled by competition from cloud service providers, the company missed its July 3 deadline to finalize a key transaction.

By Roberto Torres • Updated July 8, 2019

A CIO's guide to a successful digital transformation

Businesses are approaching a pivotal moment where big-box, legacy IT solutions are no longer the answer for today’s enterprise challenges. What's a CIO to do?

By Ryan Douglas • June 17, 2019

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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

CTO the latest to join Wells Fargo's roster of new tech leaders

More leadership change is on the way for the bank — the bank still lacks a permanent CEO.

By Naomi Eide • June 14, 2019

FDA taps Walmart, IBM for blockchain pilot project

Merck and KPMG will also be a part of the initiative, which aims to track medicines and ensure their integrity.

By Kristin Jensen • June 14, 2019

IT budgets rise as spend shifts toward business-managed IT, report finds

There is a downside: If organizations don't involve IT in business-led technology decision making, they could be more at risk for cyberthreats, according to a Harvey Nash/KPMG survey.

By Naomi Eide • June 13, 2019

How ML productization can help companies avoid resource waste

With the right processes in place, teams can scale, automate and manage machine learning models more efficiently, said Sharath Bennur, machine learning lead and architect at IQVIA.

By Roberto Torres • June 13, 2019

How can procurement managers get their workforce on board with emerging tech?

Many aspects of the procurement function are ripe for digitization, but emerging technologies will only succeed if employees trust the results.

By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • June 12, 2019

Atlassian's CIO looks for 'stronger together' mentality in acquisition integrations

Acquisitions "not only accommodate the needs of business but actually help transform what's possible for the company," said CIO Archana Rao. 

By Samantha Schwartz • June 11, 2019

Gartner: The top 5 personal technologies empowering digital business transformation

Innovations in personal technology present opportunity — and risk — for enterprises, Gartner's Annette Jump writes.

By Annette Jump • June 10, 2019

At 1-800-Flowers Inc., IT strategy and vendor sharing decided by council

CIO Arnold Leap views individual brands as a portfolio of customers. "They have a slightly different view of the world."

By Samantha Schwartz • June 5, 2019

Deciding on major tech updates, IT managers need empathy and common sense

When most of IT is running on older frameworks like Java 8, flashier platforms issue siren calls. Should tech managers mute them or heed their allure?

By Roberto Torres • June 4, 2019

MapR, a fixture of the Hadoop market, readies for a shutdown

Though not yet final, the possible downfall of the big data analytics firm could lay off 122 staffers. It’s another sign of consolidation in the Hadoop-based data analytics market.

By Roberto Torres • May 31, 2019

Playing by the rules: How Adobe centralized its data management

Before the operating standard, departments had different internal systems and processes for managing the data that meant the most to them.

By Samantha Schwartz • May 31, 2019

Cyberattacks by email impersonators are on the rise

Seven in 10 companies hit by email impersonation lost data, money or customers, a Mimecast survey shows. Here are three ways to stave off attackers.

By Roberto Torres • May 30, 2019

To outsource or not? How to know if it's right for business

An airline and a sporting goods CTO take opposing stances on third party work.

By Samantha Schwartz • May 29, 2019

The CIO's view: Critical strategies for winning the security arms race

Securing the modern business is a relentless pursuit and can sometimes feel impossible as the pace of threats seem to accelerate every day, Signify's CIO writes.

By Kurt De Ruwe • May 28, 2019

Merger lessons learned: Changing people is the 'hardest part,' Eversource Energy CIO says

Mergers can hit technology teams especially hard, as they are responsible for eliminating duplicate systems and creating one, centralized process.

By Naomi Eide • May 24, 2019

Building out data capabilities added to Tetra Pak's market dominance

How can a company make corporate decisions without centralized data management? "You got to be stubborn and patient," said CIO Mark Meyer. 

By Samantha Schwartz • May 23, 2019

For Graham Holdings, GDPR compliance was a breeze

The company has a mandatory data inventory every year. It's "an enormous job but it's really critical to us to know what we have," Halota said.

By Naomi Eide • May 23, 2019

Prudential taps former Freddie Mac exec as new CIO

Stacey Goodman, an exec with leadership experience at Bank of America and UBS, takes the helm of data, information, digital and technology operations at the financial services company.

By Roberto Torres • May 21, 2019

Demand for IT apps is on the rise, but a backlog looms

Complex integrations with legacy systems and talent shortages stand in the way of timely app launches, according to a survey of 3,300 technologists.

By Roberto Torres • May 21, 2019

CarMax CIO leads effort to transform the used car market

One innovation following a shift to a product-centric approach was the use of mobile devices — instead of paper on a clipboard — for appraising the value of a car for trade-in.

By Mitch Betts • May 20, 2019

The true impact of GDPR is emerging now

Businesses need the ability to easily trace data lineage if organizations hope to survive any kind of audit, Snowflake's Kent Graziano writes. 

By Kent Graziano • May 20, 2019

Pinterest teases new platform goals after disappointing earnings

The pinning platform has about 250 million monthly users, with each visit contributing to a more personalized experience crafted by data.

By Samantha Schwartz • May 17, 2019

All about 'Bertie': Overhauling CMS technology at Forbes

The publisher used historical data to weave augmented intelligence into its publishing platform. "We think of it as a bionic suit for our writers," Forbes CDO Salah Zalatimo said.

By Naomi Eide • May 16, 2019