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How to address gender-based training gaps in the workplace

To get more women in leadership roles, organizations must overcome awareness and accessibility gaps in their learning and development programs.

By Sharon Florentine

Dec 14, 2018

Careers IT Jobs IT Skills

5 highest-paying IT jobs for every stage of your career

Whether you are entry-level, mid-level or executive-level, CIO.com has you covered as we identify the highest-paying IT roles for every stage of IT careers.

By Sharon Florentine

Dec 10, 2018

IT Jobs IT Skills Technology Industry

The best things about being a woman in tech

Rebook Digital Marketing took a positive look at the results of Ivantiu2019s recent Women in Tech survey and identified seven of the best things about being a woman in this industry.

By Sharon Florentine

Nov 30, 2018

Careers Technology Industry

Google employee walkout results in forced arbitration policy change

Google employees worldwide walked out to protest how the company handled sexual misconduct claims against executives. In response, Google ended forced arbitration for some cases.

By Sharon Florentine

Nov 21, 2018

IT Jobs Staff Management Technology Industry

Why women leave tech

A new report from Indeed.com reveals why women leave the technology industry, including lack of career growth, poor management, and slow salary growth.

By Sharon Florentine

Nov 16, 2018

Careers Technology Industry

SAP’s big Qualtrics buy: It’s all about your customers

SAPu2019s $8 billion acquisition of Qualtrics may help put customer experience on the CIOu2019s agenda.

By Peter Sayer

Nov 13, 2018

ERP Systems SAP Technology Industry

Some good news about diversity in tech, for a change

Intel achieves its diversity and inclusion goal two years ahead of schedule u2013 but thatu2019s just the beginning.

By Sharon Florentine

Nov 9, 2018

IT Jobs Intel Technology Industry

Tableau talks up natural language interface for creating visualizations

BI vendor seeks to simplify and automate data analysis as part of a growing trend toward injecting AI capabilities into BI tools.

By Peter Sayer

Oct 31, 2018

Analytics Business Intelligence Enterprise Applications

Making sense of IBM-Red Hat in the multi-cloud era

IBMu2019s bid to buy Red Hat will see it integrating rivalsu2019 cloud infrastructures, luring new clients to the cloud, and potentially kicking off an industry-wide series of cloud mergers.

By Peter Sayer

Oct 29, 2018

IBM Mergers and Acquisitions Technology Industry

Oracle puts AI center stage at OpenWorld

Oracle is injecting machine learning into its offerings to improve payment processing, expense accounting, and hiring u2014 and has launched subscription management services for its customersu2019 customers.

By Peter Sayer

Oct 23, 2018

Enterprise Oracle Technology Industry

Amazon’s biased AI recruiting tool gets scrapped

Amazon scraps its AI recruiting tool upon realizing it discriminated against women. No one is surprised.

By Sharon Florentine

Oct 19, 2018

Artificial Intelligence Careers Digital Transformation

Privacy Shield review: Prepare for the worst

European Commission will publish its review by year-end

By Peter Sayer

Oct 18, 2018

Compliance Data Management IT Leadership

Intuit adds AI, enterprise features to QuickBooks online

Would you trade your ERP system for QuickBooks? Intuit hopes the answer is yes.

By Peter Sayer

Oct 17, 2018

ERP Systems Finance and Accounting Systems Small and Medium Business

SAP on Azure vies with Salesforce on AWS to break data out of silos

Data silos are bad, but strategies differ on the best way to break out of them.

By Peter Sayer

Oct 1, 2018

Adobe Systems Amazon Web Services Apple

Pentagon CIOs struggle with legacy tech, security. Sound familiar?

Defense Department tech chiefs working to modernize sprawling IT infrastructure encounter similar hurdles u2014 if on a larger scale u2014 as CIOs in other agencies and the private sector.

By Kenneth Corbin

Sep 21, 2018

Data Center Government IT Leadership

Microsoft Managed Desktop: All your Windows 10 devices, managed by Microsoft

With Microsoft Managed Desktop, Microsoft is betting your organization has better things to do than endpoint management. Early customers like the Seattle Reign show what to expect.

By Mary Branscombe

Sep 19, 2018

Desktop PCs Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Where in the world are the women software developers?

India, the UAE, Romania, China, Sri Lanka, and Italy have the highest percentage of women software developers, while in the EU, Bulgaria has the most women in tech.

By Sharon Florentine

Sep 14, 2018

Careers

SAP’s cloud analytics update offers insights in seconds, not months

Improvements may make enterprises less dependent on data scientists.

By Peter Sayer

Sep 13, 2018

Analytics Cloud Computing SaaS

NDAs stifling tech workers’ voices

Anonymous polling conducted by TeamBlind shows tech workers are being silenced by non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).

By Sharon Florentine

Sep 7, 2018

Careers Technology Industry

Women still underrepresented in Fortune 500 leadership roles

The glass ceiling persists at Fortune 500 companies, especially for women of color.

By Sharon Florentine

Aug 31, 2018

Careers IT Leadership

New research highlights the racial wage gap in the tech industry

Techu2019s diversity problem goes beyond underrepresentation. Black and brown tech workers do not get equal pay for equal work, regardless of their gender.

By Sharon Florentine

Aug 24, 2018

Salaries Staff Management Technology Industry

Machine learning turns unstructured secondary storage into globally accessible data

Cohesityu2019s Helios converts the massive amounts of secondary storage from a wasted asset into data capable of creating competitive differentiation.

By Zeus Kerravala

Aug 23, 2018

Cloud Computing Digital Transformation

More artificial intelligence options coming to Google Cloud

At Next 2018, Google announced it is making Nvidia's Tesla P4 GPU available as a cloud service, enabling more businesses to get started with AI projects quickly.

By Zeus Kerravala

Jul 30, 2018

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing

EU lawmakers threaten businesses relying on Privacy Shield

The European Parliament has voted to curtail transatlantic transfers of personal information

By Peter Sayer

Jul 16, 2018

Government Internet Privacy

Are workplaces actually changing as a result of #MeToo?

Companies arenu2019t doing enough to address the revelations from #MeToo, according to a new Harvard Business Review survey.

By Sharon Florentine

Jul 13, 2018

IT Jobs Technology Industry

$660,000 data privacy fine highlights dangers for businesses dabbling in politics

Make sure you have customers' consent for everything you do with their data

By Peter Sayer

Jul 11, 2018

Analytics Data Breach Privacy

SAP wants to woo businesses back to its CRM

SAP has integrated several existing cloud-based front-office tools into a new CRM suite, C/4HANA.

By Peter Sayer

Jun 5, 2018

CRM Systems Cloud Computing ERP Systems

What the Supreme Court ruling on arbitration means for #MeToo

The Supreme Court dealt a blow to private sector employeesu2019 ability to band together to fight labor violations, including sexual harassment.

By Sharon Florentine

May 25, 2018

IT Jobs Technology Industry

Federal CIOs, racing to modernize IT, get a boost from the White House

New executive order promises to help CIOs take control over agency IT as they pursue hybrid cloud and "everything as a service".

By Kenneth Corbin

May 20, 2018

CIO Government Government IT

Amazon’s board adopts shareholder-backed diversity proposal

After taking flak for voting against a shareholder proposal to improve the diversity of Amazonu2019s board, the tech giant reverses course.

By Sharon Florentine

May 18, 2018 5 mins

Amazon.com Staff Management Technology Industry

New Uber diversity report encouraging, but tech industry still struggles

Uber is making progress towards greater diversity and inclusion, while efforts elsewhere are stalling as u2018diversity fatigueu2019 creeps in.

By Sharon Florentine

May 4, 2018

IT Jobs Technology Industry

For government CIOs, accountability comes without authority

Federal CIO Suzette Kent sees progress for federal CIOs, but says more needs to be done to make tech leaders full-fledged partners with top agency brass.

By Kenneth Corbin

May 3, 2018

CIO Government Government IT

2018 CIO 100 winners: Recognizing IT excellence

CIO celebrates technology and business innovation with 2018 CIO 100 awards

By Amy Bennett

May 1, 2018 5 mins

CIO CIO 100 Innovation

Why CIOs should care about the evolution of collaboration technology

At Cisco's latest Collaboration Summit, Rowan Trollope, SVP and GM of Applications, provided a view into how different collaboration technology is today and where itu2019s going.

By Zeus Kerravala

Apr 27, 2018

Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business Video

6 reasons why IT workers will quit

One-third of IT workers have their sights set on a new job this year. But the trick to retaining current staff differs depending on whether youu2019re targeting millennials, Gen Xers or baby boomers.

By Sarah K. White

Apr 27, 2018 7 mins

Careers IT Jobs Staff Management

Deloitte report has some good news about women in technology

A recent Deloitte report shares perspective from women CIOs about their roles, successes, and how theyu2019re helping other women in technology.

By Sharon Florentine

Apr 6, 2018

Careers IT Leadership

The most interesting things from Nvidia’s GPU Technology Conference

At Nvidia's GTC, CEO Jensen Huang performed a 2.5-hour keynote loaded with announcements. These are the key ones CIOs should take note of.

By Zeus Kerravala

Apr 2, 2018 7 mins

Analytics Artificial Intelligence Data Center

MLB hits home run by shifting its communications to a private cloud

Major League Baseball implements Mitel-based private cloud to deliver consistent leaguewide communications.

By Zeus Kerravala

Mar 21, 2018

Cloud Computing Digital Transformation Private Cloud

MSC Cruises digitizes the passenger experience

Leveraging networking technology from HPE and Aruba, MSC Cruises has modernized the cruise ship experience.

By Zeus Kerravala

Jan 11, 2018

Digital Transformation Emerging Technology Internet of Things

CIOs need to focus on customer experience now

A Five9 survey shows customer service experience has overtaken price, product quality and all other factors as the top factor for customers when deciding with whom to do business.

By Zeus Kerravala

Nov 22, 2017

Digital Transformation IT Leadership Technology Industry

Project management salaries: Talent gap reveals long-term growth

State of the project manager: Growing demand for project-based professionals is fast fueling a worldwide talent gap, leading to substantial career opportunities in project management u2014 and salaries that can be expected to rise considerably.

By Moira Alexander

Nov 13, 2017

Careers Project Management Tools Salaries

Talkdesk leverages AI to improve inside sales

Talkdesk for Sales is an excellent example of how AI can be used to augment a workeru2019s skill set and make them more productive.

By Zeus Kerravala

Nov 7, 2017

Artificial Intelligence CRM Systems Enterprise Applications

10 most telecommuting-friendly companies in tech

Remote work is a boon for both employers and employees alike. If you're looking for a job that allows (or even encourages) telecommuting, these 10 tech companies are the places to begin your search.

By Sharon Florentine

Oct 26, 2017

Careers IT Jobs Remote Work

Splunk’s CIO on DevOps, APIs and the evolving role of IT

In this Q&A, Splunk CIO Declan Morris shares insight into the technology approaches that will enable Splunk to double revenue in the next three years.

By Ross Mason

Aug 22, 2017

APIs Devops Digital Transformation

5 things to know about today’s IT retention killer

Itu2019s a selleru2019s market in IT, meaning itu2019s more important than ever to keep an eye on your IT workersu2019 stress levels and work-life balance, before they burn out u2014 or seek work elsewhere.

By Sarah K. White

Jul 3, 2017

Careers IT Leadership Staff Management

How to get the most from a managed IT services provider

As the managed services provider market matures, CIOs should resist the urge to go with the lowest-cost provider in favor of partners that understand your business and can help you achieve strategic goals.

By Thor Olavsrud

Jun 30, 2017

IT Strategy Outsourcing Technology Industry

Digital transformation sparks sales of U.S. IT services abroad

America has become a key provider of digital technology services to the world. But future trade policies and increased global competition could curtail U.S. IT service providersu2019 business growth overseas.

By Stephanie Overby

Jun 7, 2017

IT Strategy Technology Industry

WannaCry reminds CIOs to stay on top of patching

Cybersecurity experts say delaying or even ignoring a patch Microsoft released two months ago paved the way for the current ransomware. So why donu2019t CIOs keep on top of patching?

By Clint Boulton

May 18, 2017

CIO IT Strategy Technology Industry