Collaboration software filling gap between frontline reality, corporate expectations

Less than one-quarter of employees said their ideas contribute to decisions made by their bosses, according to a Workplace by Facebook survey. 

By Samantha Schwartz • May 28, 2019

Salesforce pledges to upskill half a million US workers, for free

Training through the company's Trailhead platform will give workers Salesforce administrator, developer and marketing manager training. 

By Riia O'Donnell • May 24, 2019

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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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How Dick's Sporting Goods' CTO untangles spaghetti silos

There are a lot of systems in the hands of frontline associates that shouldn't be; they were "inflicted on them by someone in headquarters," said Paul Gaffney. 

By Samantha Schwartz • May 24, 2019

Merger lessons learned: Changing people is the 'hardest part,' Eversource Energy CIO says

Mergers can hit technology teams especially hard, as they are responsible for eliminating duplicate systems and creating one, centralized process.

By Naomi Eide • May 24, 2019

How a real estate developer gave California a head start in data privacy legislation

Alastair Mactaggart attended a dinner party with a Google software engineer. What he heard shocked him, and shortly thereafter, Mactaggart pushed for a ballot initiative on privacy.

By Samantha Schwartz • May 22, 2019

The not-yet United States of data privacy, 1 year after GDPR

Fewer than 20 states have a data privacy bill in the works, with many taking their last breaths in committee, dying before making it to the governors' desks. 

By Samantha Schwartz • May 22, 2019

Remote work: Powered by talent, enabled by tech

"This war for talent is intense. You can't depend solely on one geographic location anymore if you want to scale," said Amy Chang, senior vice president of the collaboration technology group at Cisco. 

By Jen A. Miller • May 21, 2019

Microsoft, General Assembly aim to curb AI skills shortage by upskilling 15K workers

The companies also created the AI Standards Board, an entity that hopes to shape the concept of AI expertise.

By Roberto Torres • May 20, 2019

CarMax CIO leads effort to transform the used car market

One innovation following a shift to a product-centric approach was the use of mobile devices — instead of paper on a clipboard — for appraising the value of a car for trade-in.

By Mitch Betts • May 20, 2019

Dream Center ties could spell end for coding school Woz U

Arizona regulators cited financial and operational concerns in their decision not to renew its license, including a link to the failed college chain.

By Hallie Busta • May 17, 2019

Reskilling the workforce in the age of automation

Digital technologies are transforming operations, changing the daily duties of nearly every employee.

By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • May 16, 2019

Pharma, late to digital game, rushes to catch up

In the last two years, six of the largest pharmas appointed chief digital or information officers to top management for the first time, a signal of growing industry interest in revamping how it does business.

By Ned Pagliarulo • May 15, 2019

Intel exec to lawmakers: Only Congress can address systemic opportunity gaps

Silicon Valley is a "prime example of a predominately homogenous work culture," which Intel is working to change, said Barbara Whye, chief diversity and inclusion officer, VP of HR at Intel.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • May 14, 2019

Stack Overflow surveyed 90K developers and learned everything

Programmers who know Clojure, F#, Go and Scala demand the highest salaries, from $100,000 per year for Clojure to $78,000 for Scala. 

By Jen A. Miller • May 14, 2019

Why 1-800-Flowers treats Mother's Day like any other day

The only difference between the days leading up to Valentine's Day and Mother's Day is volume, said 1-800-Flowers.com, Inc. CIO Arnie Leap. 

By Samantha Schwartz • May 10, 2019

Designers turning clients toward ethical products, 'appropriate goals,' Accenture exec says

With the war for talent, ethics are taking center stage, Accenture's Mark Curtis said. "Where are you going to get the talent from if your company is doing bad stuff?"

By Naomi Eide • May 8, 2019

Amazon details roadmap to fill talent pipeline as Virginia HQ2 hiring begins

The company will fund and introduce AP computer science classes to 27 schools in Virginia as part of its Amazon Future Engineer program.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett , Samantha Schwartz • May 8, 2019

Half of CTOs eye CEO job as tech shapes business narrative

Technology is softening the boundaries across the C-suite.

By Samantha Schwartz • May 8, 2019

Why seasoned professionals are going back to school to replace the 'old heroes'

Columbia University's master's program is dedicated to shaping the next generation of tech leadership, even if they have already reached executive level. 

By Samantha Schwartz • May 7, 2019

The CIO's hack to staying ahead

Fending off disruption requires shifts in the CIO role, digital transformation planning and a committed focus on the new currency of business — data. 

By Neil Kinson • May 6, 2019

Programs boost women's interest in tech, but a field dominated by men awaits

Promoting interest in technology for underrepresented populations is not about filling seats at empty desks — there's an economic imperative.

By Naomi Eide • May 6, 2019

Report: Every company 'needs to be a tech company'

Workplaces are increasingly adopting new technologies to make work more efficient, and employers will need to find the talent to match.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • May 3, 2019

How a public power utility forges the path to a digital future

The "shift of any utility, and especially NYPA, from a traditional utility to a digital utility, is shifting the mindset of folks who have been here many years," said CIO Robert Piascik.

By Samantha Schwartz • May 3, 2019

Workers afraid to ask for training for fear of appearing incompetent

About half of workers said their employer penalizes them for not having the right skills, research from Sitel found.

By Riia O'Donnell , Morgan Fecto • May 2, 2019

Mistakes to avoid when bringing new IT leaders into an organization

With steep (and rising) acquisition costs and a short tenure, companies must create an environment that allows technology leaders to hit the ground running, writes A.T. Kearney's Joshua Swartz. 

By Joshua Swartz • April 29, 2019