Profile of Cynthia Harvey

Contributor, NetworkComputing News & Commentary Posts: 42

Cynthia Harvey is a freelance writer and editor based in the Detroit area. She has been covering the technology industry for more than fifteen years.

Top 11 MBA Programs for IT Leaders

6/5/2018
These leading university masters programs could help you take your IT career to the next level.
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5 Things You Should Know About Hybrid Cloud

5/17/2018
Many enterprises are adopting hybrid cloud strategies, but in doing so, they face significant challenges.
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10 Leading Female CIOs

5/8/2018
While women are still underrepresented in IT, quite a few of the world's largest organizations have female CIOs.
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10 Things You Should Know About Deep Learning

4/23/2018
This type of machine learning is going to become increasingly important in analytics and enterprise applications.
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Tech Trends: Top 8 Priorities for IT

4/3/2018
Survey data from The Hackett Group show how IT leaders are supporting the business side of their organizations.
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Soft Skills for IT

3/26/2018
The conventional wisdom says that IT workers need to improve their soft skills, but sometimes the conventional wisdom is wrong — at least in part.
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4 Reasons Why Kubernetes Is Hot

3/13/2018
Interop ITX expert Brian Gracely explains why the container orchestration platform is so popular.
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15 Best Places to Work in Technology

3/8/2018
These tech firms get the best ratings and reviews from current and former employees.
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9 Challenges Slowing Blockchain Deployment

3/1/2018
Enterprises that want to get started with blockchain will need to be prepared to overcome significant barriers — both organizational and technological.
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Full-Stack Engineer: 3 Key Skills

2/6/2018
Interop ITX expert Scott Lowe explains the growing demand for infrastructure generalists.
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10 Things You Need to Know About Kubernetes

2/6/2018
This open source container orchestration platform looks like it's on its way to becoming a de facto standard.
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11 Best-Paying Cloud Skills

1/29/2018
In a recent survey, IT managers said that they were willing to pay more for employees with these hard-to-find cloud skills.
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AI Begins to Infiltrate the Enterprise

1/15/2018
Enterprise adoption of AI is slow today, but experts expect it to increase very rapidly. So far, tech giants are leading the charge.
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7 Fastest-Growing Tech Job Skills

1/2/2018
Which terms do IT employers and job seekers search for most often? There are some significant disconnects between what IT pros offer and what employers want.
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Enterprises Cautiously Migrate Toward IaaS

12/28/2017
On-premises, infrastructure-as-a-service will coexist for quite a while with large organizations moving more workloads to the public cloud, yet operating their own data centers for years to come.
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Careers: 10 Analytics Jobs That Pay The Most

12/26/2017
Before you decide which way to take your analytics career in 2018, take a look at this slideshow, highlighting the highest-paying job titles for data analytics professionals.
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How to Use Blockchain: 10 Use Cases

12/18/2017
Forward-thinking enterprises are investigating innovative uses for this distributed ledger technology.
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9 AI Benefits Enterprises Are Experiencing Today

12/6/2017
The early adopters of artificial intelligence say that it is having a positive effect on their products and processes — as well as their workforces.
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9 'People Problems' Plaguing DevOps

11/16/2017
When enterprise IT teams transition to a DevOps approach, they often face difficult organizational and cultural challenges.
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How to Get Your IT 'Dream Job'

11/13/2017
Interop ITX infrastructure track chair Keith Townsend talks about working his way up from the help desk.
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25 DevOps Vendors to Consider in 2018

11/13/2017
These companies offer tools that are becoming an indispensable part of implementing a DevOps approach to IT.
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10 Data Science Trends for 2018

11/7/2017
Big data, artificial intelligence, augmented analytics, and more. Plenty has changed in data and analytics over the last year. Are you ready for these trends in 2018?
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Top 10 Cities Where Tech Salaries Go Furthest

11/2/2017
When you adjust for cost of living, IT workers often earn more money in smaller cities than in major technology hubs.
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15 Highest-Paying Tech Jobs for 2018

10/17/2017
Executives, managers, mobile developers and people with the word "architect" in their title are at the top of the IT pay scale.
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10 Steps Enterprises Need to Take to Comply with GDPR

10/11/2017
If your organization doesn’t have adequate data protection measures in place, including assigning a data protection officer, you could face steep fines next May.
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12 Artificial Intelligence Terms You Need to Know

9/28/2017
Is artificial intelligence the same thing as machine learning? And what is a neural network? This slideshow explains fundamental AI terminology in everyday terms.
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12 DevOps Terms You Need to Know

9/13/2017
Before taking that big step into DevOps, here are 12 core DevOps terms you'll want to understand.
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Consumers Leave No Doubt: People over Chatbots

9/12/2017
People complain that virtual agents are too impersonal and can't handle complex requests.
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Organizations Struggle with Time to Value for BI

8/30/2017
New research from TDWI highlights the obstacles analytics projects face and suggests best practices for overcoming those challenges.
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10 Best US Cities for Tech Jobs in 2017

8/22/2017
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.
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The 10 'Perks' IT Workers Want Most

8/8/2017
Most job seekers don't look for specific perks, but the things an employer offers can provide a valuable glimpse into the corporate culture.
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10 IT Jobs That Will Be Done by AI

7/10/2017
Artificial intelligence is already taking on some tasks that were previously performed by humans — but that doesn’t necessarily mean you will soon be out of job.
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7 Technologies that Enable a Microservices Architecture

6/15/2017
Organizations that implement microservices often adopt the architectural style alongside complementary technologies, including the seven in this slideshow.
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Research Suggests New Strategies for IT Training

6/8/2017
Giving test subjects direct instruction made them more likely to fall for phishing attacks and less likely to explore the advanced features of software. Mindfulness training had the opposite effect.
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3 Things Millennials Want from Employers

5/3/2017
Retaining young workers can be challenging — but it’s also essential for organizations looking to train their next generation of leaders.
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9 Big Mistakes DevOps Teams Make

4/24/2017
There are plenty of benefits to be gained from a move to DevOps, but here are some mistakes that you really want to avoid so you can get those benefits.
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The 3 Big Mistakes Today's CIOs Make (And How to Avoid Them)

4/21/2017
The job of CIO has changed a lot in recent years, and IT professionals will need a new set of skills to deal with those changes.
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8 Business Benefits of Adopting DevOps

3/23/2017
Embracing DevOps approaches can help organizations improve agility, increase revenues, lower costs, and become more competitive.
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9 Industries Hiring IT Pros Now

2/15/2017
If you're looking for an IT job this year, you might want to start with these types of companies, perhaps focusing on the job types that are hot in a given sector.
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10 Tech Companies That Stole the Spotlight In 2016

12/14/2016
A look back how companies like Google and newer players on the scene like Docker changed the IT landscape this year.
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