6 tech analysts to follow on Twitter in 2018

Analysts help cut through the business technology hype and boil down the realities.

By Samantha Schwartz , Alex Hickey • Nov. 8, 2018

Midterms add legislators hawkish on tech

Congress has been grappling with the powers of big tech and the impact of cybersecurity incidents more than ever over the last year.

By Alex Hickey • Nov. 8, 2018

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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.

By CIO Dive staff

3 key factors drive women from tech. What's the fix?

For starters, employers can improve salary transparency.

By Alex Hickey • Nov. 7, 2018

When it comes to digital strategy, companies can either eat or be eaten

"I'm the first chief digital officer of PwC," Joe Atkinson said. "I may also be the last because if I accomplish what's on my agenda, then we won't have a set of projects to digitize the firm. It will simply be the way we do business."

By Naomi Eide • Nov. 7, 2018

IT professionals looking for work can name their price

Companies of all sizes plan to increase their cybersecurity talent, but smaller organizations also want more skills for DevOps, hardware and infrastructure. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 7, 2018

Why 'hustle porn' can disrupt company productivity for the wrong reasons

Companies look to Silicon Valley to model how they run tech operations, but ignore the underlying fundamental flaw: the creation of toxic culture.

By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 7, 2018

Reports: Amazon to split HQ2 between NYC, Northern Virginia

The split reportedly comes with Amazon wanting to make it easier to recruit talent in the technology sector.

By Chris Teale • Nov. 6, 2018

Walmart and Microsoft expand partnership to unite engineers, hasten speed

Engineers from both companies will work "side by side" to migrate Walmart’s business apps to Azure.

By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 6, 2018

3 cities in 'late-stage' talks to win Amazon HQ2

Reports suggest the winning location could end up in Dallas, New York or Arlington County, Virginia — but Amazon remains tight-lipped.

By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 5, 2018

Look out millennials: Gen Z is coming for the highest-paying tech jobs

Gen Zers have an attraction to tech careers with strong job security, as well as fair and inclusive workplaces. 

By Alex Hickey • Nov. 5, 2018

Lowe's fills vacant CIO role with retail tech veteran

Seemantini Godbole fills the CIO role after the home improvement company quietly announced its vacancy in its Q2 FY18 earnings call.

By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 5, 2018

Johnson & Johnson completes cloud migration with a boost from early adoption and its CIO

Top-down investment paved the way for J&J to prioritize technology transformation, placing it ahead of the adoption curve for then-emerging technologies like hybrid cloud.

By Naomi Eide • Nov. 5, 2018

Our 2018 CIOs to watch: 1 year later

The CIOs have been on the job for around a year, and some of their companies are finding it easier than others to embrace technology.

By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 2, 2018

Intel says it met 'full representation' in its diversity goals, but what does that mean?

The company's announcement points to a wider industry struggle: Most talent pipelines are not structured to encourage the growth of minorities in tech.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett , Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 2, 2018

Gartner's CIO agenda: Unleash digital efforts at scale and measure ROI

The first glimmer of digital technology came in 2014. Now, many businesses have moved from "digital dabbling" to "digital at scale," but laggards persist.

By Naomi Eide • Nov. 2, 2018

IDC: CIOs who don't empower IT teams to disrupt, scale and innovate 'will fail'

In the next two years, compensation will reflect that with 80% of IT executives' earnings based on IT's contribution to business growth and performance.

By Alex Hickey • Nov. 1, 2018

5 stories that highlight 2018 trends in tech salaries

From AI to cybersecurity, technologists will always find a handsome salary. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 1, 2018

Are you smarter than a CIO?

Total Reboot tests the strategic acumen of IT decision-makers. See if you're up to the challenge in this interactive game.

By CIO Dive Game Team • Nov. 1, 2018

CIOs and CISOs no longer solely own cybersecurity responsibility

"Very few people own consequence right now," said William Evanina, director at the Office of the National Intelligence, but "we should all own consequence."

By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 31, 2018

Blockchain engineers join AI specialists as top paid software developers

As a short talent supply meets the high market demand, the average blockchain engineer salary falls between $150,000 and $175,000 per year. 

By Alex Hickey • Oct. 31, 2018

DevOps frees projects from the purgatory of 'potentially shippable,' Gartner analyst says

End users know what they want, but it's usually not what's delivered. "How many software projects look like great flight, wrong airport?"

By Naomi Eide • Oct. 31, 2018

As federal policy lags, state legislative pipeline is more important for CIOs

California is a good place to look to gauge where state policy is headed. 

By Alex Hickey • Oct. 29, 2018

5 Gartner predictions IT decision makers need to know

From blockchain privacy scares to AI "wizardry," the future of technology promises uncertainty — and potential. 

By Naomi Eide • Oct. 29, 2018

95% of companies report cybersecurity culture disconnect

Moving away from a checkbox mindset and toward a collaborative view can help establish a culture of shared reasonability for security. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 26, 2018

Highest-paying IT certifications and why they matter

Companies turn away from "four-year-degree-itis" to widen the talent pool.

By Naomi Eide • Oct. 26, 2018