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IT Department Hiring Now at Zero Growth
There may be evidence that the movement to cloud computing and workplace automation is slowing IT hiring.
TrueAbility Aims to Reinvent IT Certifications
In an age of cloud computing and rapidly emerging technologies it's time for new approaches to IT certifications.
Top 10 Challenges IT Faces Heading Into 2018
While IT teams seem to face similar obstacles every year (talent shortages, tight budgets), the technology and methods they use to meet those challenges are rapidly improving and evolving.
4 Tips From a Millennial Leader on Finding Great Talent
Hiring great employees means looking beyond the resume into how they solve problems and address goals, as this millennial executive at Workday explains.
3 Tips for Making Better Investments in Security
Information security's role is becoming more strategic, but its approach to making investment decisions hasn't kept pace. To better align security investments with enterprise strategy, IT and security leaders must stay focused on the right risks, add rigor to decision making processes, and give stakeholders opportunities for input.
12 DevOps Terms You Need to Know
Before taking that big step into DevOps, here are 12 core DevOps terms you'll want to understand.
Digital Transformation Done Right
A successful digital transformation initiative starts with an organization's leadership instilling a culture that supports the idea of the entire business operating under one digital strategy.
Consumers Leave No Doubt: People over Chatbots
People complain that virtual agents are too impersonal and can't handle complex requests.
Set the Right Foundation for Applications with Improved CX
IT teams can salvage the value of legacy systems while pivoting to a new foundation offering better customer experiences.
Next on the Chopping Block, Administrative Assistants
You probably have noticed that the number of administrative assistants has declined over the years. Now, digital assistants and outsourcers may be ready to replace those who remain.
You Can Reconcile Bimodal IT with DevOps
Enterprises may be faced with a choice between Bi-Modal IT and DevOps, but maybe the two can live together.
Top 10 Ways IT Sparks Innovation
The pressure to become a digital business is pushing IT leaders to innovate more than ever before. Discover the areas they are focusing on to create change and digitally transform.
Launching a New Office Overseas? Engineer It for Success
Having learned from his experience opening an operation in Norway, Tapad's Jeff Olchovy shares his advice to others planning overseas expansion.
A Hat Doesn’t Make a Captain: 3 Traits of a C-Suite Genius
What makes an executive successful? Consider traits such as risk taking and never relying on the status quo.
Find the Digital Skills Your Company Needs to Succeed
Reaching business goals, even surviving in an era of disruption, requires a tech-smart workforce.
An IT Story: From Supporting Role to Business Partner
An IoT project in a manufacturing plant helped to change the role of the IT group at French auto supplier Faurecia.
Are You Really Ready for Intelligent Automation?
AI and automation are being combined in different ways to complete tasks more efficiently than humans. Every business will be impacted by intelligent automation sooner than may be apparent, so the time to think about it is now.
Fannie Mae Turns to DevOps for Speed and Efficiency
The federal mortgage finance association becomes "Agile" to keep pace in a competitive field.
A Contrarian View on Automation
Beware the overly optimistic ROI estimate when it comes to an automation initiative.
3 Ways to Create a Strategic Framework for AI Adoption
CIOs need to help leaders understand how AI will really impact their spaces and take steps to using AI to help achieve long-term business objectives.
Six IT Talent Priorities for a Digital Strategy
Building teams to execute on a digital strategy isn't just about hiring talent; companies have to rethink how they collaborate, manage processes, and reward people.
10 Best US Cities for Tech Jobs in 2017
These metro areas have seen the biggest gains in software jobs over the last five years. You might be surprised by where some cities rank, and which noted tech employer missed the cut.
Why I Gave My Engineering Team a Chance for a Do-Over
Transforming to a microservices architecture requires coordination across all disciplines. It won't be easy, but it promises plenty of benefits.
Digital Transformation: 5 Strategies for Success
The CFA Institute has embarked on a digital transformation project that takes a human-centered approach to modernizing IT and migrating to the cloud.
Integrating Security into DevOps Takes Care
It makes sense to involve IT security with DevOps, but the integration isn't as easy as it sounds.
How to Ensure a Successful OpenStack Deployment
There are three keys to embarking on a successful OpenStack initiative.
Does Your Breach Incident Response Plan Have Holes?
The likelihood of a company suffering a breach is worse than most believe. Here's a checklist for building out a plan to deal with a breach.
DevOps Can't Happen Without Education
The emergence of DevOps practices means IT pros must expand their skills and the companies they work for must help foster that learning.
A Telecommuting Tradeoff: Less Collaboration
Some companies believe that collaboration in today's agile workplace suffers when employees are full-time telecommuters.
Innovation Relies on Humanizing the IT Organization
IT organizations are quick to talk about hardware failures, software failures, and outages, but so often the cause of IT failures can be pinned on people.
How to Build Resilient Work Teams
It takes internal "grit" to cope with business and technology changes. Lynn Christensen of Workday shares some advice on building resilience.
An IT Revolution Approaches
For all of the talk about IT playing a key role in innovation, those maintenance tasks that "keep the train running" don't leave much time for innovation.
The 10 'Perks' IT Workers Want Most
Most job seekers don't look for specific perks, but the things an employer offers can provide a valuable glimpse into the corporate culture.
Pay Down Tech Debt While Investing in a Digital Future
The journey to digital transformation isn't just a technology initiative, it's about remaking the business.
Think AI, Clouds, Football, and Structure
One of the challenges to innovation and adoption of emerging technologies is our reliance on classifying everything and everyone.
Are You Digital Enough to Be in Your Business’ Future?
Today's business challenges require diverse teams with new competencies, including the ability to collaborate effectively across organizational borders.
5 Things to Know About IT Candidates
If you're having trouble finding and keeping IT personnel, you're not alone. One problem might be that you don't understand what they want, as a new Manpower study suggests.
10 Influential AI and Machine Learning Experts to Follow on Twitter
AI, machine learning, natural language processing, and other advanced analytics technologies make up the leading-edge of how organizations are gaining value from big data. Here's a collection of some of the most influential and rising stars on Twitter when it comes to AI and machine learning.
Pressure to Digitize Pushes Enterprises to Transform
Enterprises in traditional industries, from manufacturing to logistics and retail, are scrambling to update their offerings to better support emerging technologies.
4 Signs Your IT Strategy is Off Track
Whether the cause is immature technology, outdated processes and skills, or a shift in corporate mindset, IT projects can go wrong at midstream.
MillerCoors’ $100-Million IT Lawsuit Warning
There are lessons to be learned by CIOs planning outsourcing projects in the dueling lawsuits involving MillerCoors and HCL.
The Rise and Fall of Ruby on Rails
Once the rising star of web development, Ruby on Rails has fallen into a secondary role in the corporate world.
Setting the Table for DevOps Team Structure
Building a DevOps team is about people, organization, even tables, chairs and office space.
HR Use of Social Media Grows, But Is the Data Reliable?
More hiring managers and HR pros are using social media to make decisions about candidates, but how wise is it? Could the use of social media for hiring be dangerous in its own way?
Three Big Data Developments No One is Talking About
What you will be discussing about big data in a year will be very different from today's conversations.
10 Things IT Pros Should Consider (or Dread) Before the Job Hunt
Think you've seen changes in your IT group over the years? Well there have been just as many changes in the job market. Here's some advice to help you find that next great job.
To Deliver Digitization, IT Needs Fusion Teams
Cross-functional "fusion" teams can present benefits to organizations, and can help members in their career development, if those teams are done right.
Building a Data-Driven Culture Starts with the Team
Being a data-driven organization is an ongoing process -- you need to invest in the right team, infrastructure, software, and processes that can promote lasting change.
As NYC Tech Industry Grows, City Aims to Fill Skills Gap
Ladders for Leaders is a New York City initiative by the Office of the Mayor that aims to tackle NYC's youth employment crisis while training what they hope will be the most diverse tech workforce.
What to Consider Before Leaping into Microservices
Step one in a microservices strategy is to figure out whether microservices are right for your organization.
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How Enterprises Are Attacking the IT Security Enterprise
To learn more about what organizations are doing to tackle attacks and threats we surveyed a group of 300 IT and infosec professionals to find out what their biggest IT security challenges are and what they're doing to defend against today's threats. Download the report to see what they're saying.
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