Collaboration software filling gap between frontline reality, corporate expectations

Less than one-quarter of employees said their ideas contribute to decisions made by their bosses, according to a Workplace by Facebook survey. 

By Samantha Schwartz • May 28, 2019

CarMax CIO leads effort to transform the used car market

One innovation following a shift to a product-centric approach was the use of mobile devices — instead of paper on a clipboard — for appraising the value of a car for trade-in.

By Mitch Betts • May 20, 2019

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Shifts in enterprise software use, ongoing generative AI adoption plans and budget pressures ruled CIO priorities in the first half of the year.

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All about 'Bertie': Overhauling CMS technology at Forbes

The publisher used historical data to weave augmented intelligence into its publishing platform. "We think of it as a bionic suit for our writers," Forbes CDO Salah Zalatimo said.

By Naomi Eide • May 16, 2019

Fixing the paper problem at Liberty Mutual Investments

Relying on the 2010 version of SharePoint document management system left departments siloed and unable to efficiently collaborate and share documents.

By Naomi Eide • May 15, 2019

PaaS market, impossible to win, will double in size

There is no clear winner of the PaaS market as most vendors are narrowing their focus on "a single fit-for-purpose" xPaaS offering, Gartner said. 

By Samantha Schwartz • May 14, 2019

Stack Overflow surveyed 90K developers and learned everything

Programmers who know Clojure, F#, Go and Scala demand the highest salaries, from $100,000 per year for Clojure to $78,000 for Scala. 

By Jen A. Miller • May 14, 2019

Companies rethink vendor relationships with shift to digital

World Fuel Services was a big Oracle, AT&T and Cisco shop. In a lot of respects, culture mirrored that. "You are the kind of company you keep," said Jeff Smith, EVP and COO. 

By Naomi Eide • May 9, 2019

Alexa in the warehouse? How voice applications are changing and growing

As e-commerce order volume spirals upwards and delivery windows shrink, workers need innovations to meet picking, packing and shipping goals.

By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • May 2, 2019

Netflix relies on Python as programming language gains industry prominence

Python is the fastest growing programming language, according to Stack Overflow's 2019 Developer Survey of almost 90,000 global developers.

By Naomi Eide • May 1, 2019

Open source security improves as companies take on patch deployment

Bad actors depend on the popularity of open source, making it a prime target. Attackers look for organizations neglecting timely fixes. 

By Samantha Schwartz • May 1, 2019

Collaboration market is Slack's to lose, but going public airs struggles

The temperament of the market is just half the battle. Slack needs paying customers to support its viability on the market and in the enterprise.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 30, 2019

Us vs. them: Vendors duel over open source project administration

In the open source market, some companies are pointing at AWS as the villain. This creates the opportunity for others to come across as open source heroes.

By Naomi Eide • April 30, 2019

Slack builds 'bridge' for email communication, workflow development

"We'll never try to recreate those original applications at the service level or rebuild all the functionality of those applications inside Slack," said Andy Pflaum, director of product management, interoperability at Slack. 

By Samantha Schwartz • April 25, 2019

Zoom's public debut is armed with market expansions

Proving itself as a vital enterprise tool, Zoom's momentum stems from its narrow focus on a video-first user interface.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 18, 2019

Open source use grows 68% as corporations buy into the software solution

Companies want layers of solutions to amplify the cloud experience. Enter open source. 

By Samantha Schwartz • April 17, 2019

Reliability at heart of Lyft and Uber's tech, IPOs reveal

Reliable technology service providers set the foundation for optimal operations, trustworthy security and a five-star customer rating after drop-off.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 15, 2019

Slack's 'highly requested' enterprise power move integrates users with Office 365

If you can't beat them, integrate with them. 

By Samantha Schwartz • April 10, 2019

How Dick's Sporting Goods' CTO is revamping athletic e-commerce

The retailer is investing about $15 million in e-commerce fulfillment capabilities and $10 million in technology.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 2, 2019

Software glitch grounds Delta, Southwest, United flights

The flight delays were related to software vendor Aerodata's inability to allow airlines to make or release paperwork for flights.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 1, 2019

ERP 101: Choosing the right solution for the business

Aging ERPs can fail to meet business demands, which has some organizations seeking change.

By Jen A. Miller • March 25, 2019

Microsoft Teams reaches 500K paying customers, eclipses Slack

Before Microsoft showed up, Slack dominated the collaboration software market. Now, the space is Microsoft's to lose.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 20, 2019

Atlassian sticks to what it knows, acquires AgileCraft

AgileCraft's software, similar to Atlassian's tools, tracks developer processes at a "granular level" during agile developments, according to the company.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 19, 2019

The impetus for Slack's IPO and what it means for collaboration software

When Slack hit the market in 2013, it spoke to a greater industry need, but that doesn't mean it reinvented the wheel. 

By Samantha Schwartz • March 13, 2019

With cloud basics covered, organizations embrace the disruption of open source

"Open source is defining the future of the cloud more so than any other technology today," Cloud Foundry Foundation Executive Director Abby Kearns said. 

By Alex Hickey • March 8, 2019

Cloud-only services lead growing PaaS market

Most companies use a variety of service offerings from multiple providers, yet lack a PaaS selection strategy or clear market understanding, according to Gartner.

By Alex Hickey • March 4, 2019