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5 questions the board wants answered during risk assessments
The board of directors wants risk articulated in terms of trade offs and return on investment.
By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 30, 2019 -
Sponsored by Nokia
Crack the complexity code to create value: The telco CIO's mandate for 5G operations
In the 5G era, CIOs are uniquely poised to reduce complexities in business operations - here's how.
By TL Viswanathan, Head of Products, Digital Operations, Nokia • Sept. 27, 2019 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineCIO 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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Shift to digital business is booming, but are CEOs ignoring associated risk?
Risk that exists beyond a company's core network and into the cloud is "stuff that CEOs really do not understand," said John Wheeler, senior director analyst at Gartner.
By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 27, 2019 -
One-third of business doesn't recognize IT as a 'value-creator,' reports find
Nearly all of the survey's respondents, 96%, say business feels the impact when IT needs are unmet. IT then shoulders the burden of the failure, resulting in lower morale.
By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 25, 2019 -
If a recession lands, companies plan to ramp up cyber, innovation investments
Rethink the decades old investment strategy "where every investment had to be significant," like ERP or CRM adoptions, said Chris Stephenson, at Grant Thornton.
By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 24, 2019 -
Opinion
Why heads of IT should report to the chief people officer, not the CFO
IT and finance no longer have the same relationship they did 10 years ago.
By Matt Harris • Sept. 23, 2019 -
Once a staple of tech hiring, industry goes beyond whiteboard tests
Decision-makers are introducing take-home assignments and peer interviews as part of their talent assessments.
By Roberto Torres • Sept. 23, 2019 -
Amazon primes the candidate pipeline with career day blitz
While the event brought people in from an array of specialties, it was not a job fair; Amazon was not hiring on the spot.
By Naomi Eide • Sept. 20, 2019 -
Software eats the world, jobs double US employment growth rate
Though automation will reshape the future of the industry, expansion is poised to continue as more sectors embrace tech.
By Roberto Torres • Sept. 20, 2019 -
To keep up with blockchain, colleges look across disciplines
As fintech expands, institutions are adding classes in cryptocurrency and digital ledgers to equip students with practical skills.
By Hallie Busta • Sept. 19, 2019 -
Amazon Web Services continues cloud curriculum expansion
The news of a K-12 and higher ed partnership in the San Francisco Bay Area comes as more colleges are developing curriculum with the tech giant.
By Hallie Busta • Sept. 19, 2019 -
Legacy companies missing automation leader for shift in business models
The addition of another C-suite role, or a CAO-equivalent role, is designed to take the burden of automation off the CIO or CTO.
By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 19, 2019 -
Email drains 5 hours of worker's time every day, Adobe finds
Workers spend more than three hours a day on work email, and another two hours on personal email.
By Roberto Torres • Sept. 18, 2019 -
Yum Brands taps Walmart CIO for global digital, tech strategy
Clay Johnson is Walmart's second major technology head to depart in 2019 CTO Jeremy King left for Pinterest in March. Both are credited with laying the foundation for Walmart's digital transformation.
By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 18, 2019 -
Goldman Sachs brings on co-CIO, CTO
The executives are joining a firm heavily investing in technology. This year, the bank plans to devote nearly half of its $4 billion engineering budget to tech investments.
By Naomi Eide • Sept. 12, 2019 -
Technology concerns creeping onto the CEO's desk
Technology is taking an outsized role in shaking up business operations, representing more than 10% of the national economy.
By Naomi Eide • Sept. 12, 2019 -
Procurement was a 'pain in the neck.' Now its leaders help alleviate the pressure point
Procurement is in a strategic role to find the best price while identifying vendors and suppliers — often with an assist from AI and ML.
By Jen A. Miller • Sept. 12, 2019 -
Universe shifts, millennials now ask Gen Z for tech help
Gen Z exudes technology confidence in the workplace — even to a fault.
By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 11, 2019 -
Amazon, Walmart among CEOs calling for a federal privacy law
The members of the Business Roundtable issued a framework designed to avoid overlapping standards by calling on comprehensive rules that apply across industries.
By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 11, 2019 -
Deep Dive
Tech giants and 2-year colleges are teaming up to teach in-demand skills
Amazon, Facebook and Google are among the companies helping institutions craft curriculum, but some worry such programs can be limiting.
By Kelly Field • Sept. 9, 2019 -
USCIS proposes $10 fee per registration for H-1B visa applications
Employers already have issues with the H-1B process, but the high demand for skilled foreign workers is unlikely to change in a tight labor market.
By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Sept. 9, 2019 -
Kohl's names retail-tested executive as CTO
Paul Gaffney is joining the retailer later this month following stints at Dick’s Sporting Goods and The Home Depot.
By Naomi Eide • Sept. 9, 2019 -
Courtesy of Walgreens
Walgreens Boots Alliance nabs CIO from Kraft Heinz
Francesco Tinto is taking over technology leadership at WBA during a time of focus on digital transformation and advancing the company’s technology capabilities.
By Naomi Eide • Sept. 6, 2019 -
Technologists show up at the negotiating table knowing they're in demand
To make sure offer letters get signed, employers have a couple of strategies: proactive salary assessments and faster, more granular salary assessments.
By Roberto Torres • Sept. 5, 2019 -
Lofty digital transformation goals driven by CIO, not the C-suite, study finds
IT is caught between maintaining the Wi-Fi and driving innovation. That is a vast territory to own.
By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 4, 2019
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