IT orgs partner on apprenticeships, aiming to diversify tech pipeline

SNS Technologies joined CompTIA Apprenticeships for Tech, an initiative to expand and diversify the information technology workforce.

By Emilie Shumway • Oct. 6, 2021

The cost of career change: Workers spend time, money breaking into IT

As the Great Resignation hits the enterprise and workers seek out job opportunities, 13% of job seekers are thinking about pivoting to IT, according to CompTIA data.

By Katie Malone • Oct. 4, 2021

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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

Remote work is enabling a Silicon Valley exodus

How has the tech industry's widespread embrace of working from home affected its capital?

By Emilie Shumway • Oct. 4, 2021

The Water Cooler: 4 IT execs on their first incident response steps

The first step to recovery is planning ahead. But during a crisis, how leadership prioritizes resources and actions from the get-go can determine mitigation.

By Katie Malone , Roberto Torres • Oct. 1, 2021

Who will win the remote work game of chicken?

Success in the hybrid work era will be shaped by how well companies can embrace collaborative technology, experts say.

By Emilie Shumway • Sept. 30, 2021

Risk, operational efficiency sell IT to business leaders

Tech leaders should be able to explain how IT investments can buy down risk, said Derek Brink, VP and research fellow at Aberdeen Strategy and Research.

By Katie Malone • Sept. 30, 2021

How introspection can stop the Great Resignation

Employees quitting en masse is creating a "brain drain," and companies must act swiftly to improve the digital experience to ensure current and future employees feel supported and productive.

By Yassine Zaied • Sept. 27, 2021

Cigna expands purview of global CIO

Noelle Eder, who first joined the company in August 2020, will add data and analytics to her role as innovation reshapes access to care across the industry.

By Roberto Torres • Sept. 23, 2021

Less than 1 in 5 Fortune 500 CIOs identify as women, report finds

The gender gap is further evidenced by the difference in tenure — women spend one and a half fewer years as CIOs than their male counterparts. 

By Roberto Torres • Sept. 21, 2021

The Water Cooler: Skills 4 tech execs target in IT recruiting

Workers can gain digital skills on the job tailored to business needs, though there are certain prerequisites management looks for as they evaluate the hiring landscape.

By Katie Malone , Roberto Torres • Sept. 17, 2021

3 keys steps to facilitate robust, sustainable learning programs

It's vital companies cultivate an environment of learning and upskilling, enabling employees to develop their knowledge and skills.

By Michael Voegele • Sept. 17, 2021

How my winding path to CIO taught me to mentor women in tech

ScanSource SVP and CIO Rachel Hayden knew she wanted to become a CIO after realizing the role didn't require having technical answers for every question.

By Rachel Hayden • Sept. 13, 2021

Bank of America splits technology, operations oversight in leadership shakeup

After 12 years as head of technology and operations, Cathy Bessant is shifting to a global strategy role. Two executives will take over her responsibilities.

By Naomi Eide • Sept. 10, 2021

What do tech workers want?

The COVID-19 pandemic proved that companies could accommodate flexible work and employees have more choice to go to companies with better pay.

By Katie Malone • Sept. 9, 2021

Tech industry banks on service models, hiring grows again

IT companies added 26,800 workers last month, CompTIA reports. It's the largest hiring increase since November 2018.

By Roberto Torres • Sept. 8, 2021

Los Angeles, Microsoft partner on veteran tech training program

Recent research has shown that some veterans may struggle to transition into the civilian workforce, although many believe job training programs may help.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 8, 2021

Remote work is widening the skills gap, report finds

While businesses are providing workers with upskilling resources, they remain underutilized.

By Katie Malone • Sept. 7, 2021

6 measures CIOs can take to protect trade secrets

Though under the umbrella of security, reasonable measures to protect trade secrets often involve different, albeit related, objectives.

By Steven Kursh and Pratike Patel • Sept. 7, 2021

The Water Cooler: How 5 organizations set up tech training programs

Talent development programs help with employee retention and prepare the business to mitigate skills gaps.

By Katie Malone , Roberto Torres • Sept. 7, 2021

Target CIO to retire next year, making way for new IT era

Executive Brett Craig, who joined Target in 2008, will replace Mike McNamara as EVP and CIO.

By Roberto Torres • Updated May 5, 2022

Transformation starts with fixing one big tech problem, former Oracle CFO says

Identify the application that’s causing the most frustration, inside and outside finance, and make progress on that to gain credibility for additional overhauls, says Jeff Epstein.

By Robert Freedman • Sept. 1, 2021

The CIO's role in maintaining a strong supply chain

Supply chains are no longer focused wholly on just-in-time delivery and logistics any more than CIOs are focused entirely on help desks and printers.

By Jason Dury, Jack O’Meara • Aug. 30, 2021

Employers, employees butt heads over hybrid work

COVID-19 has shifted work-life balance in quite a literal way, but not all agree on how that will look moving forward.

By Caroline Colvin • Aug. 27, 2021

How IT leaders can address inequality in technology

As tech workers continue to document discrimination in the workplace, members of leadership are tasked with making progress toward equity.

Aug. 25, 2021

Young tech workers report discomfort, discrimination at work

In the technology industry, women and non-white tech workers continue to document discrimination and discomfort in the workplace.

By Katie Malone • Aug. 25, 2021