IBM grows quantum computing initiative with new partner universities

The expansion of the company's Q Network adds to the steady stream of recent partnerships between tech corporations and colleges.

By James Paterson • April 26, 2019

Workers accuse Google of retaliation for organizing efforts

The two employees organized the November walkout of 20,000 Google workers, according to an internal letter obtained by Fortune.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • April 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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Report: AI industry has 'diversity crisis'

The AI Now Institute says that tech companies need to do more to diversify their ranks, including changing hiring practices, achieving pay equity and committing to hiring transparency.

By Jason Plautz • April 24, 2019

Xerox names new CTO, pushes for digitally savvy operations

Improving IT and building its technology-focused leadership is one of Xerox's five pillars to drive revenue growth.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 24, 2019

Women hold fewer than 1 in 5 CIO, CTO roles, Korn Ferry finds

Year over year, gender diversity improvements in the C-suite are minimal and rapid disruption seems unlikely.

By Naomi Eide • April 23, 2019

Disaster recovery plans imperative as climate change threatens data center uptime

The cloud alleviates stress on-premise data centers put on the environment and eases a company's responsibility of protection.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 22, 2019

Automation complicates cybersecurity recruiting, survey finds

The Ponemon findings indicate highly specialized fields like cybersecurity demand more from recruiters because of the relative scarcity of talent.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • April 22, 2019

Study: H-1B denial rates are up by a wide margin

Microsoft's denial rate for initial employment, for example, was 13% for FY 2019 — up from 1% in FY 2015.

By Lisa Burden • April 18, 2019

Wells Fargo CTO departs

The financial services firm wants to enhance the customer experience "by becoming more centralized" in technology product delivery.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 17, 2019

H-1B program receives more than 200K petitions, increase from FY2019

Companies long-reliant on the H-1B program are finding alternatives to continue doing business in the U.S.

By Naomi Eide • April 16, 2019

Finding the right recipe for innovation comes down to people and culture

The secret to innovation and adopting disruptive technologies is a company's digital transformation progress. 

By Samantha Schwartz • April 12, 2019

10 highest paying entry-level jobs in tech

Despite the rising popularity of DevOps, entry-level specialists did not make it into the top five of Comparably's list.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 12, 2019

How Infosys trains employees to keep up with the market

Learning material at Infosys is a combination of in-house development, external resources and content created by learners for other learners.

By Riia O'Donnell • April 12, 2019

It's not just McDonald's — restaurant CIOs are hungry for tech

"It's hard to look cool if you've got a pager that was from the 1980s still in use," said the founder of Aaron Allen & Associates. 

By Samantha Schwartz • April 11, 2019

Former Land O'Lakes CIO joins Subway amid leadership shake ups

Mike Marcie is joining Subway as it battles for relevance in a saturated fast food market and undergoes a leadership shuffle.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 9, 2019

Which traits set 'digitally savvy' companies apart from competitors

"All firms want to make sure they're digitally transformed so they're not going to be disrupted," said Stephanie Woerner, research scientist at the MIT CISR. 

By Samantha Schwartz • April 8, 2019

Ford is a mobility company with an AI 'core competency,' CTO says

Wrinkle detection in car seats is trivial, right? For Ford, it's an internal AI application for manufacturing and an example of what's possible with advanced technology. 

By Naomi Eide • April 5, 2019

Walgreens Boots Alliance's heavy focus on digitalization to save up to $600M

The firm brought in a new chief digital officer in January, who is expected to lead the development of WBA's digital and physical customer solutions. 

By Samantha Schwartz • April 5, 2019

STEM fields won't achieve gender parity without direct intervention

Bias and selection based on similarity could keep gender equality at bay indefinitely, a new study reveals.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • April 5, 2019

The skills and people who ignite DevOps — and fuel its evolution

Organizations decide they're going to "do" DevOps. But they "can't really do DevOps and expect an outcome," said Eveline Oehrlich, independent research director at the DevOps Institute. 

By Naomi Eide • April 4, 2019

94% of CIOs, CISOs have to make protection compromises

Decision making can move from confident to rattled because of a lack of visibility into endpoints like laptops, servers, virtual machines, containers and cloud infrastructure.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 4, 2019

Women make up 24% of cybersecurity workforce — up from 11% in 2017

The gender gap in cybersecurity adds pressure to the skills gap, but some critics say it is too late to solve the gender issue. 

By Samantha Schwartz • April 3, 2019

How an SAP implementation brought a CIO out of retirement

When chemical company Old World Industries tapped Kevin Reilly's consulting expertise, it was clear to him the company was "in a spot where they hung on to old tech for a long time." 

By Samantha Schwartz • April 3, 2019

How Dick's Sporting Goods' CTO is revamping athletic e-commerce

The retailer is investing about $15 million in e-commerce fulfillment capabilities and $10 million in technology.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 2, 2019

Remote work brings benefits — but also greater security risks, survey says

HR and IT professionals must work together to create cybersecurity policies, design employee trainings and communicate their rationale to workers. 

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • April 1, 2019