Leadership: Page 12

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    Salesforce thinks software developers can help sustainability, too

    Its Green Code guidance for developers aims to increase efficiency and lower carbon emissions when applications are deployed at scale.

    By • May 4, 2023
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    How 3 CIOs make time for technology experimentation

    Experimentation can take on many different forms. For CIOs, it can mean getting your hands dirty by connecting with end users or testing new tools.

    By • May 1, 2023
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    Trendline

    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
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    Meta to prioritize AI in future hiring efforts, CFO says

    AI was a dominant theme of the Facebook and Instagram owner’s latest quarterly earnings call, in which the company reported its first sales increase in nearly a year.

    By Alexei Alexis • April 28, 2023
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    AWS revenue growth slows as cloud market expands

    Revenue growth has slowed for Amazon’s cloud division as customers seek cost savings in workload optimization.

    By • April 28, 2023
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    Southwest posts additional $380M in losses from December meltdown

    The total bill for the domestic carrier’s mass cancellations reached more than $1.1 billion after Q1 losses were totalled.

    By • April 27, 2023
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    Microsoft stabilizes cloud revenue growth, renews cost optimization pledge

    The tech giant remains committed to helping customers get the most value out of their digital spend, CEO Satya Nadella said during an earnings call.

    By • April 26, 2023
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    Red Hat trims workforce by 4%, spares sales and product roles

    The company will cut nearly 800 administrative positions across all functions. CEO Matt Hicks attributed the cuts to a realignment of company investments.

    By • April 24, 2023
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    Citigroup technology expenses grow as it pushes transformation

    The financial services company increased its IT spending, retired legacy platforms and invested in cloud-based solutions, CFO Mark Mason said.

    By • April 20, 2023
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    Amazon CEO underscores AWS pledge to help customers manage cloud spend

    Optimization has replaced optimism in the cloud as rising interest rates and persistent inflation hamper revenue growth, an issue the cloud king promises it won’t ignore. 

    By • April 18, 2023
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    Inadequate data hurts ESG efforts in more ways than one

    Companies struggle to measure sustainability gains, leading to an erosion of consumer trust.

    By • April 17, 2023
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    Wells Fargo prioritizes technology in leadership reshuffle

    The bank’s head of technology, Saul Van Beurden, will take over as CEO of Consumer and Small Business Banking.

    By • April 14, 2023
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    T-Mobile shores up tech leadership, promotes 2 from within

    Ulf Ewaldsson became president of technology at the telecom giant and John Saw was named CTO, CEO Mike Sievert announced Tuesday.

    By • April 13, 2023
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    Enterprise ESG aspirations hampered by budget constraints, lack of tools

    Companies want to advance sustainability, according to a Google Cloud report, but have failed to commit sufficient resources.

    By • April 12, 2023
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    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 • April 11, 2023
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    Opinion

    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
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    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 • April 7, 2023
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    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 • April 6, 2023
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    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 • April 4, 2023
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    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 • April 4, 2023
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    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 • April 3, 2023
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    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 • March 31, 2023
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    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 • March 29, 2023
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    Kimberly-Clark global tech exec moves to McCain Foods

    Manoj Kumbhat will serve as chief technology and information officer at McCain Foods.

    By • March 27, 2023
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    Deep Dive

    Tech vendor risk raises vetting stakes in wake of SVB crisis

    Deposits are safe, but tech startups may no longer have access to venture debt and the lines of credit that helped fuel innovation.

    By • March 27, 2023
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    Shopify expects productivity boost from meeting ban

    Engineering, product and user experience teams should complete around 25% more projects by the end of 2023 compared to last year under the new policy.

    By • March 24, 2023