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"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

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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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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

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

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

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

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

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