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Why the former CIO of Gap moved from clothes to cloud

After spending the past year investing in and advising a handful of retail and SaaS startups, Tom Keiser is again donning his CIO hat for Zendesk, a rising customer service software maker.

May 2016: Making IoT magic

‘Me’ternity leave? Is she serious?

CIO.comu2019s Sharon Florentine weighs in on the controversy surrounding 'me'ternity leave -- where childless women take the equivalent of parental leave time.

IT resume makeover: Breaking through tech jargon

In this resume makeover, the candidate didn't need a complete remodel. Instead, he needed to shift the overall focus. The resume writer Donald Burns was able to take his resume from tech-focused and dense, to something that any recruiter or hiri

To get digital, be the dog

Executives and decision makers may think they have the power, similar to Pavlov, to elicit a reaction from their customers. However, an executive's approach to technology is more similar to the dog's reaction than to Pavlov's position

How to do influencer marketing like a pro

With 81 percent of marketers already going gaga about influencer marketing, you sure can bet on this promotion tactic to amplify the reach of your content amongst your target audience. But influencer marketing isnu2019t anything like what youu2019ve

Are you paying too much for outsourced resources?

CIOs need to check for u201coutsourcing bloat.u201d

More than half of IT projects still failing

An annual survey from project management company Innotas shows that more than half of IT projects fail, three years after a similar survey showed nearly identical findings.

6 traits engineers need to succeed as IT leaders

Finding managers who motivate, lead and inspire is easier said than done. Here are six tips for hiring IT leaders with successful outcomes.

Forrester calls for CIOs and CMOs to improve their relationship

A new report looks at the relationship between CIOs and CMOs, citing that a big shift needs to take place if businesses ever hope to live up to increasing customer expectations.rn