Software: Page 22

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    Nordstrom’s tech chief to step down this month

    As chief technology and information officer, Edmond Mesrobian has spent the last four years overhauling the retailer’s data capabilities.

    By Daphne Howland • Oct. 6, 2022
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    Businesses can lose up to $1.3M a year on inefficient processes, report says

    In organizations with mostly manual, paper-based workflows, the greatest impediment to automating tasks was a commitment to the status quo.

    By • Oct. 5, 2022
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    Digital transformation

    Digital transformation goes beyond technology — if companies want to engage in a new era of technology, they must rethink how work is done too.

    By CIO Dive staff
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    Security to take an outsized role in IT spending in 2023

    Modernization has taught companies that cyber spend is a smart investment.

    By • Oct. 4, 2022
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    Technical interviews have a bad reputation. Can new frameworks help?

    CoderPad is rethinking the technical interview with custom frameworks that let employers assess technical skills that developers and engineers will need daily.

    By • Sept. 30, 2022
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    Organizations rapidly shift tactics to secure the software supply chain

    Synopsys data shows rapid increases in automation and use of SBOMs among software producers and other organizations.

    By David Jones • Sept. 22, 2022
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    Updates can spell trouble for IT. What to consider with Windows 11 — and beyond

    For tech departments, an update is more than just a push-to-start procedure. IT professionals must ensure updates are not a hindrance to the business.

    By • Sept. 21, 2022
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    The CIO-CTO bridge: How Lenovo is reshaping its leadership structure

    Lenovo is leveraging in-house tech expertise to grow its enterprise software division — and blurring the lines between CIO and CTO in the process.

    By • Sept. 21, 2022
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    IT’s fiercest foe: user expectations from consumer-facing technology

    The digital user experience lets people easily navigate new tech, leading employees to wonder why workplace tech isn’t as simple to use.

    By • Sept. 20, 2022
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    White House guidance on third-party software tests cyber risk strategy

    The U.S. hopes that pushing software makers toward minimum security standards for federal use, a new baseline strategy will emerge industrywide.

    By David Jones • Sept. 19, 2022
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    Price crunch lures some enterprises to software marketplaces

    Pressed by costs and the need for speed, enterprises are finding creative ways to acquire software — including marketplace sourcing.

    By • Sept. 16, 2022
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    ‘Shift-left’ software strategy challenged by security and compliance

    Developer burnout and supply chain concerns mount as companies push to begin software testing early in the development process.

    By • Sept. 15, 2022
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    Analytics for everyone drives revenue, but deployment often stalls

    While democratizing data is difficult to achieve, the potential ROI makes it worth the effort.

    By • Sept. 13, 2022
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    Zoom rethinks chat hub, targeting Teams, Slack

    Users will see new features on Zoom Team Chat — formerly known as Zoom Chat — by the end of the month, the company said Monday.

    By • Sept. 12, 2022
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    For many grocers, tech investments aren’t yet paying off

    Nearly 4 in 10 retailers surveyed by the Food Industry Association said their technology investments have positively impacted their business.

    By Jeff Wells • Sept. 12, 2022
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    With SaaS prices set to rise, contract negotiation may become vital

    If IT vendors opportunistically raise prices, CIOs can fight back with data from economic indexes, earnings call statements and other documentation.

    By • Sept. 8, 2022
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    Build vs. buy: Where vertical software vendors fit

    As vendors compete to fill the void left behind by legacy tech, businesses must decide whether to build in-house solutions or outsource them.

    By • Sept. 7, 2022
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    Show, don’t tell: Google adds emoji support in Docs

    The latest feature on Google Docs signals a continued shift away from formality in enterprise collaboration.

    By • Aug. 30, 2022
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    Businesses are on the hunt for employees with data-based programming skills

    While SQL is the most desired, companies also look for other programming language expertise, IEEE Spectrum’s analysis found.

    By • Aug. 25, 2022
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    Knowledge silos are interrupting developers’ workflows

    Research from Stack Overflow shows development teams are wasting weeks finding answers or solutions.

    By • Aug. 19, 2022
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    Say goodbye to custom-built apps — the vertical software market is booming

    Industry-specific, on-premise applications have holes that vertical software applications can fill as businesses modernize and migrate to the cloud.

    By • Aug. 18, 2022
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    End user tech adoption too slow, wasting investments: report

    When end users do not adopt a piece of technology, it wastes resources and frustrates staff and stakeholders.

    By • Aug. 12, 2022
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    Slack resets passwords en masse after invite link vulnerability

    The bug, which went undetected for five years, impacts at least 60,000 users but likely more.

    By Matt Kapko • Aug. 5, 2022
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    Why Chipotle accelerated its software development cadence

    One philosophy is central to Chipotle's technology organization, CTO Curt Garner said: “We need to get 10% better every year.”

    By • Aug. 4, 2022
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    Global RPA market keeps growing but barriers persist

    An automation drive will push global RPA software revenue to $2.9 billion by the end of 2022. However, growth is slowing down as CIOs deal with barriers to success.

    By • Aug. 3, 2022
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    GitHub Copilot adds 400K subscribers in first month

    The AI pair programming tool from Microsoft's GitHub became generally available in June.

    By • Aug. 1, 2022