Report: Verizon signs $700M outsourcing deal with Infosys

Verizon's deal is an outlier as outsourcing technology services have become less popular. U.S. government calls to "Buy American, Hire American" have also had an impact on how companies acquire talent for hard-to-fill tech jobs. 

By Naomi Eide • Oct. 4, 2018

Estée Lauder CIO gives IT a makeover to keep pace with fast-changing beauty trends

"We don't talk about digital transformation," Michael Smith said. "I don't like that term, because it's a buzzword, and it means 15 different things to 15 different people."

By Mitch Betts • Oct. 3, 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.

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60% of businesses optimistic about digital transformation. Why hasn't culture followed?

The onus is on leaders to have realistic expectations and not overwhelm employees with too much, change too quickly.

By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 3, 2018

Technology disruption means workers need to put the training wheels back on

A special blend of technology and soft skills is the secret sauce to the modern worker, and businesses need to take an active role in reskilling and upskilling employees to meet these demands.

By Alex Hickey • Oct. 2, 2018

Why aren't wages rising? An analysis

The economy has held steady for years and unemployment remains low, yet projected market responses have not materialized. 

By Kathryn Moody • Oct. 2, 2018

Report: Students say Apple co-founder's Woz U is flawed

The online tech education provider faces criticism from students over a lack of instructors and curriculum that is faulty and out-of-date.

By James Paterson • Oct. 2, 2018

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 Alex Hickey • 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

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 Alex Hickey • Sept. 28, 2018

'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

'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 Alex Hickey • 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

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 Alex Hickey • Sept. 21, 2018

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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 Alex Hickey • 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

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 Alex Hickey • Sept. 17, 2018