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Customer engagement key metric for SaaS companies, CFO says
SaaS companies rely on recurring revenue for growth. That's only achievable when customers are satisfied.
By Robert Freedman • Aug. 30, 2019 -
Indeed: Washington, Boston top list of highest-paying metro areas
The Bay Area, Seattle and Austin have lower tech salaries when adjusted for cost of living.
By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 28, 2019 -
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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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Why IBM's CIO values IT product design over 'expensive transformation projects'
"When did it become okay to live like the 'Jetsons' at home and the 'Flintstones' at work?" asked IBM CIO Fletcher Previn.
By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 27, 2019 -
MetLife names head of global technology, expects new tech to disrupt business models
Bill Pappas served as CIO and head of global operations for Bank of America.
By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 23, 2019 -
Show me the money (and benefits), job-seeking technologists say
Pay and benefits drive technologists' decisions when it comes to job-hunting, data from Indeed shows. But for the right set of perks, candidates are willing to compromise.
By Roberto Torres • Aug. 22, 2019 -
Women-focused STEM programs face Title IX challenges
One study says women-focused STEM programs violate provisions of Title IX. The National Women's Law Center strongly disagrees with the group's claim.
By Roberto Torres • Aug. 21, 2019 -
Chief data officers of the future sharpen focus on revenue, products
Today, chief data officers play the offense, tying work to revenue and products as they arm companies with data-driven insights.
By Roberto Torres • Aug. 20, 2019 -
For knowledge workers, communication hurdles add to morale decline
Disconnected from their company's vision, unaligned workers are more likely to report a hierarchical structure and rigid routine, Slack's State of Work report found.
By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 16, 2019 -
Deep Dive
A great talent drought awaits tech as valued skills shift
Could a debilitating shortage of talent await the tech industry? There are signs a drought is already here.
By Roberto Torres • Aug. 16, 2019 -
CIOs lean on cloud as C-suite dependence on technology execution grows
The growing reliance on technology speaks to urgency: McKinsey's research found CEOs are prioritizing revenue growth and improved agility over reducing business costs.
By Naomi Eide • Aug. 12, 2019 -
Federal 'hack back' bill back on table, but critics wary of blind spots
The latest iteration of the bipartisan bill challenges private entities' response to cyberattacks. Critics argue it lacks guidelines of when or why a company should hack back.
By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 12, 2019 -
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HackerRank: UC Berkeley a top school for developers, ahead of industry powerhouses
The study's results were derived from "real-world skills," the ones most desired by hiring employers, which left schools like MIT out of the top spots.
By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 8, 2019 -
Western Digital's roadmap to merging 3 distinct technology stacks
The company began the daunting task of technology rationalization planning around 2015 and broke the effort into chunks. First up: collaboration and communication.
By Naomi Eide • Aug. 8, 2019 -
Programming, security among top training topics for tech workers
The half-life of skills "is drastically reducing," Skillsoft said, which is why employee development has especially taken off in the tech space.
By Riia O'Donnell • Aug. 7, 2019 -
Monster: 67% of candidates did not negotiate their salaries
Only 15% of candidates provided salary ranges that their employers then negotiated within, Monster said.
By Riia O'Donnell • Aug. 5, 2019 -
New SurveyMonkey CIO tasked with boosting IT scale, efficiency
Eric Johnson's addition, which comes 10 months after SurveyMonkey's IPO, will focus on the company's security, data infrastructure and BI strategies.
By Roberto Torres • Aug. 1, 2019 -
Report: Employers look to Midwest, South for tech talent
Low unemployment rates helped spur growth in "lesser known and under-developed" markets like Tucson, Arizona and Des Moines, Iowa.
By Cailin Crowe • July 24, 2019 -
DevOps: The good, bad and ugly
Approaching its 10-year anniversary, the movement is undergoing a renovation as some communities work to infuse security, making way for DevSecOps.
By Naomi Eide • July 24, 2019 -
Digital strategy evolving as IT takes on 'evangelist' role
Almost two-thirds of leaders want their IT organization to adopt better "influencing skills" in order to "deliver change," according to an Apptio report.
By Samantha Schwartz • July 18, 2019 -
In an undersupplied talent market, companies must become remote-friendly
Four in 10 developers say remote work policies are key when considering a new job opportunity, in a recent study of 4,500 developers from DigitalOcean.
By Roberto Torres • July 18, 2019 -
Target brings in Facebook vet to lead tech ops
Hari Govind will oversee cloud computing, network connectivity and operations for technology throughout the retailer's business.
By Ben Unglesbee • July 16, 2019 -
'Cruel changes' ahead as automation comes for employment, Forrester says
Forrester projects automation will disproportionately impact digital laggards unable to upskill employees at the rapid pace of change.
By Samantha Schwartz • July 15, 2019 -
Amazon, the Marines and community college partner on data training
Billed as "nontraditional" military training, the program reflects the use of Amazon's cloud platform for tech education at community colleges.
By Hallie Busta • July 15, 2019 -
Amazon to invest $700M to upskill 100K employees
Programs to reskill current employees will allow the company to gain technical talent without having to fight over the very small pool of qualified workers.
By Matt Leonard , Roberto Torres • July 11, 2019 -
In the aftermath of tech outages, execs struggle with stress
Breaches and outages have financial and operational consequences. They're also impacting the mental well-being of tech decision makers.
By Roberto Torres • July 10, 2019
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