Leadership: Page 53


  • Key product exec departs Oracle, creating leadership roadblock for planned cloud dominance

    Thomas Kurian reportedly pushed to make Oracle software more available on public clouds, including AWS and Microsoft Azure, in order to "diversify from [Oracle's] own struggling infrastructure."

    By Oct. 1, 2018
  • California passes net neutrality law, but DOJ sues over attempt to 'frustrate federal policy'

    The state Silicon Valley calls home frequently sets the tone for what eventually becomes national rules for technology best practices. 

    By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 1, 2018
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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.

    By CIO Dive staff
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    Provo, Utah is North America's fastest-growing tech employment market

    Yes — even faster than San Francisco, Boston or Silicon Valley.

    By Jason Plautz • Oct. 1, 2018
  • Tech dominates almost half of best US companies for compensation

    Google took home the gold for best compensation in the large enterprise category, followed by Facebook and Salesforce. 

    By Sept. 28, 2018
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    'Culture hacks' can improve company culture

    IT teams can change culture and enlighten workflows. 

    Sept. 27, 2018
  • Why CISOs are not setting the business risk posture aymore

    There is a widespread understanding among security professionals that the role of the CISO is evolving, as well as the role of IT.

    By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 27, 2018
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    'It's too late' to diversify cybersecurity workforce

    By the time young students are old enough to enter the security workforce, cybersecurity will be "passé," said Dr. Alissa Johnson, VP and CISO of Xerox. 

    By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 27, 2018
  • Uber's record $148M fine highlights harsh repercussions for data breach disclosure failures

    The lesson from Uber is failure to disclose has a negative impact, a message to big tech companies that they are not above the law.

    By Naomi Eide • Sept. 27, 2018
  • Digital transformation calls for leadership innovation

    One of the greatest challenges organizations face is transforming technology tools and culture in tandem. One without the other doesn't bode well.

    By Naomi Eide , Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Sept. 26, 2018
  • Rometty, Sandberg top Fortune's powerful women list again

    The pool of women CEOs in Fortune 500 companies shrank this year from 32 to 24, and Fortune noted a lack of diversity in C-suites is mirrored in the MPW rankings. 

    By Sept. 25, 2018
  • Top digital transformation tech still facing organizational resistance

    Adopting a digital culture in the midst of digital transformation could be the deciding factor in how new tools are used.

    By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 24, 2018
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    CEOs want agility — and HR knows how to provide it

    HR is "the key enabler" that syncs organizational functions from hiring to culture, according to Renata Lerch, vice president of global marketing and communications at Scrum Alliance.

    By Katie Clarey • Sept. 24, 2018
  • After successful pilot, Walmart rolls out VR training to 1M associates in US

    Just over a year since debuting virtual reality in its associate training program, Walmart is providing 4 Oculus VR headsets to U.S. stores by the end of 2018.

    By Sept. 21, 2018
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    Want to unlock collaboration at your company?

    Protect your company’s data, enable easy collaboration and keep your team happy and productive.

    Sept. 20, 2018
  • Organizations are eyeing automation, but culture needs to catch up

    The cloud requires little persuasion to get C-suite officials on board with its potential, but RPA and other automated tools need more convincing.

    By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 20, 2018
  • Tools enable digital transformation, but too many frustrate employees

    It takes approximately two years for companies to change their technical mindset, making it less of a technology issue and more of a cultural one.

    By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 19, 2018
  • Lawyer who took on Google, Amazon files age discrimination complaint against IBM in SDNY

    The complaint alleges IBM trimmed more than 20,000 jobs in the U.S. held by employees over the age of 40 across a five year span.

    By Sept. 18, 2018
  • How innovator companies are using disruption to 'enable dexterity'

    Many are highly effective at hiring candidates with the desired skill sets and knowledge to propel the organization in a digital environment.

    By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 18, 2018
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    Increasing AI skills propelling enterprise innovation, LinkedIn finds

    While immediate AI applications are having rippling impacts on industry, the web of complementary products and services has an even larger effect.

    By Sept. 17, 2018
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    IT is in for bigger budgets, larger staffs in 2018

    An increase in resources and talent means more on the plate for tech leadership. Without executive buy-in, digital transformation and efficient workflow can fall to the side.

    By Sept. 17, 2018
  • Opinion

    Enterprise cultural shifts required for successful cloud adoption

    Many organizations underestimate the legacy-to-cloud cultural shift and the specific IT skill sets required for managing cloud infrastructure environments.

    By Joy Sim and Michael Byrne • Sept. 17, 2018
  • Tech workers at Tesla, Intel say NDAs have 'silenced' them

    The agreements have come under intense scrutiny as of late given their use in handling sexual harassment claims.

    By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Sept. 13, 2018
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    Instacart hires first CTO, emphasizes growing tech team

    E-commerce payments are a crucial part of Instacart's business model. Schaaf builds off years of experience working on digital payment schemes.

    By Sept. 13, 2018
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    AI chief Fei-Fei Li to scale back role at Google Cloud

    Andrew Moore, dean of the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, will fill Li's shoes as head of the AI and ML unit at the end of 2018.

    By Sept. 11, 2018
  • Machine learning engineer, iOS developer top Gen Z's list of dream jobs

    Gen Zers are naturally drawn to such careers, according to Indeed, having grown up during both the Great Recession and the post-iPhone tech wave.

    By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Sept. 10, 2018