CIO move over. CFO to help set digital transformation agenda

Company leadership must buy in before expecting staff to get on board, which requires the two executives to identify the technology and the value it will bring.

By Robert Freedman • Oct. 2, 2019

3 reasons women leave tech careers — and how to stop it

Targeted hiring shows positive intention, but may have an adverse effect if employees think the hiring team is lowering the bar.

By Roberto Torres • Oct. 2, 2019

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CIO Priorities

CIOs are tasked with balancing their company’s economic and operational needs as they enable technology throughout the business.

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Programs and policy drive 1% uptick in representation of women in tech

One review of the workforce at 76 companies found women hold 25.12% of technical roles, a 1.09% increase from 2018.

By Roberto Torres • Sept. 30, 2019

'Outside-in' digital age devolves the enterprise architect role

The role must be sectioned into its three parts, eliminating the constraints it has experienced over the past decades, which have limited its strategic value to the organization. 

By Spencer Izard • Sept. 30, 2019

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

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

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

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

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