Cloud modernization boosts market valuation, Deloitte finds

Strategic cloud investments amplify the impact of other technologies on how investors value companies, the consulting firm found.

By Matt Ashare • May 12, 2023

How digital upskilling brings more talent of color into pipelines

During the National Skills Coalition’s summit, three labor advocates explained why investment in basic digital skills is key to building a talent pool.

By Caroline Colvin • May 11, 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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Generative AI at work: 3 steps to crafting an enterprise policy

Without guidance, employees could unknowingly put sensitive corporate information into the model or repurpose generated content and present it as their own. 

By Lindsey Wilkinson • May 9, 2023

With compensation budgets tight, employers turn to titles to entice talent

The use of job titles to attract and reward employees has skyrocketed since the pandemic, but they’re no substitute for pay raises.

By Laurel Kalser • May 8, 2023

Class of ’23 brings tech chops to the workforce — no matter their degree

Even non-tech majors possess data and IT proficiencies and are eager to add to that knowledge, according to a Handshake report.

By Matt Ashare • May 8, 2023

More tech sector jobs meet higher unemployment in April

Businesses across industries shed nearly 100,000 technology positions last month, as the economy sent mixed signals.

By Roberto Torres • May 5, 2023

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 Matt Ashare • May 4, 2023

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 Lindsey Wilkinson • May 1, 2023

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

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 Matt Ashare • April 28, 2023

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 Matt Ashare • April 27, 2023

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 Matt Ashare • April 26, 2023

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 Matt Ashare • April 24, 2023

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 Matt Ashare • April 20, 2023

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 Matt Ashare • April 18, 2023

Inadequate data hurts ESG efforts in more ways than one

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

By Matt Ashare • April 17, 2023

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 Matt Ashare • April 14, 2023

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 Matt Ashare • April 13, 2023

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 Matt Ashare • April 12, 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

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

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

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

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