CIO of the Year: Clay Johnson, Walmart

Johnson's tech initiatives are all about making associates more productive, putting more mobile devices at their fingertips and providing them with instruments necessary to make real time decisions.

By Samantha Schwartz • Dec. 3, 2018

Blockchain fact vs. fiction: A reality check for businesses

Blockchain is perhaps the most overhyped and perplexing of the interconnected, transformational technologies for enterprises. 

By Maciej Kranz • Dec. 3, 2018

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Agentic AI

CIOs face an enormous challenge: Fielding a technology that could forever change how enterprise work gets done.

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Dish Network hires CIO, CDO

Are new technology leaders enough to save a pay-TV provider from cord-cutting customers? 

By Alex Hickey • Nov. 30, 2018

Chapter and verse of Houghton Mifflin's radical IT modernization

As an incoming CIO, Trish Torizzo found herself ​"staring at an IT operating model that was not in line with how the company is structured.​"

By Mitch Betts • Nov. 29, 2018

NYC-based nonprofit gets $2M grant to build tech training program

The initiative is part of the groundbreaking of Civic Hall's city-supported 80,000-square-foot facility, set to open in 2020 near Union Square.

By Samantha Schwartz , Riia O'Donnell • Nov. 28, 2018

National Landing in pictures: A walk through Amazon's new headquarters location

Photos show the untapped potential of National Landing. But can Amazon, local developers and officials stave off the negative consequences Seattle incurred?

By Alex Hickey • Nov. 28, 2018

Upending the tech status quo at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Talk about low tech. Even the clocks were wrong when Jody Harper took over as senior director of technology and infrastructure.

By Naomi Eide • Nov. 26, 2018

Bill Gates watches 'Silicon Valley' and thinks you should, too

The Microsoft co-founder said he identifies most with the show's main character, Richard Hendricks.

By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 21, 2018

Google partnership offers free tech training for NYC moms

The tech company is footing the bill for the nine-week program aimed at college-educated moms who want to re-enter the workforce, start a business or change careers.

By Alex Hickey , Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 20, 2018

Technologies 6 execs say are overdone

In a couple of days, we will be full of turkey and stuffing. Until then, executives are stuffed with concepts and tools that will surprise you. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 20, 2018

Women in tech: Stop seeking mentors and start searching for sponsors

Although women have made many inroads to crack the glass ceiling, men can and should play an integral role in helping advance women's careers, writes Julie Cullivan, CIO and SVP, Business Operations, ForeScout Technologies.

By Julie Cullivan • Nov. 19, 2018

Google Cloud CEO stepping down; Oracle veteran to succeed

After three years as chief executive, Diane Greene will leave her role to focus on empowering women leaders in STEM.

By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 19, 2018

10 tech conferences to put on your radar in 2019

Not all tech conferences are created equal. We broke down the ones worth packing a suitcase for.

By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 15, 2018

AWS and Coursera deliver cloud training 101

AWS already has a robust training program, but with Coursera it has access to 32 million more learners, including broad IT and data science learning spaces.

By Alex Hickey • Nov. 15, 2018

Gotta catch 'em all: Pokémon International complies with data privacy standards

The Pokémon Company International, following the successes of Pokémon Go, is learning the rules of the world its app has taken by storm.

By Alex Hickey • Nov. 14, 2018

'AI for everyone': Coursera tackles training for the nontechnical

Co-founder Andrew Ng's latest course will help leaders build "a sustainable AI strategy" and understand the technology's opportunities from a business perspective. 

By Alex Hickey • Nov. 14, 2018

Strong university ecosystems feed Amazon HQ2 fire

Amazon has to hire 50,000 employees for its new headquarters. Standing agreements with local governments on workforce development and a range of nearby universities can facilitate the process. 

By Alex Hickey • Nov. 13, 2018

'70-30': Balancing innovation and digital moonshots at UTC

To embrace agility, speed and an appetite for risk, United Technologies Corp. had to turn its "process oriented, safety first" mentality on its ear.

By Naomi Eide • Nov. 13, 2018

CIOs and other tech execs to watch in 2019

The industry will watch as these 13 prominent leaders come into their own in the new position — or fail to meet high expectations.

By Alex Hickey • Nov. 9, 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

Tyson Foods' emerging tech team creates a hatchery for innovation

"Tyson might be an incumbent company," said Chad Wahlquist, director of emerging technology, but "that means there's just a breadth of opportunity for digital transformation."

By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 8, 2018

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

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