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For Bayer Crop Science, decision science breeds success

Bayer Crop Science is bringing machine learning and artificial intelligence to every aspect of its business, from logistics to genetic sequencing.

By Thor Olavsrud

Mar 11, 2019 8 mins

Big Data Data Mining Machine Learning

The 3 surprising secrets that drive innovation in the digital era

What if creating innovative breakthroughs and developing a much-heralded innovation culture isn't about creating tiger teams or unleashing unbridled, free-wheeling creativity into every corner of the organization? What if driving innovation in t

By Charles Araujo

Mar 8, 2019

Digital Transformation IT Strategy Technology Industry

How to choose which IT conferences to attend

Tech conferences can provide practical insights and invaluable networking opportunities u2014 or be a waste of time. IT pros discuss what they look for from the ideal tech event.

By Terena Bell

Mar 8, 2019 6 mins

Careers IT Skills

PaaS, part one: The BLT

Since the term "platform" can have many interpretations, enterprise architects and business strategy leaders must provide clarity to help organizations hone their platform ambitions.

By Ethan Pack

Mar 6, 2019

Enterprise Architecture PaaS Technology Industry

15 characteristics of IT digital maturity

Gauging IT success is about triangulating value from different lenses and peeling through IT digital maturity from a variety of angles.

By Pearl Zhu

Mar 6, 2019

CIO IT Leadership IT Strategy

11 leadership practices that could sink your software project

Software development outcomes can be foiled by any number of 'antipatterns': management practices that seem sound in theory but rarely pay off when zealously adhered to.

By Peter Wayner

Mar 6, 2019 14 mins

Agile Development IT Leadership Software Development

For Ginnie Mae, data analytics lends disaster relief

Disastrous hurricanes in 2017 spurred the Government National Mortgage Association to develop an analytics dashboard to mitigate loss exposure and forecast the financial impact of future disasters.

By Thor Olavsrud

Mar 6, 2019

Big Data Data Mining Data Visualization

How to respond to a ransomware attack

The worst has happened, youu2019ve fallen victim to a ransomware attack. Now what do you do?

By Charlotte Trueman, Christina Mercer-Myers

Mar 5, 2019

Cyberattacks Data Breach Security

Practical AI in the contact center starts with agent assistance

Many businesses are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to improve customer experience. CIOs should be careful with the emerging technology, however, and use it as an assistive tool first to reduce risk.

By Zeus Kerravala

Mar 5, 2019 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing

Culture change 101: Collaborate with HR to drive transformation

There's no silver bullet for culture change, but CIOs should consider partnering with their CHROs on technology architectures and processes intended to shape and influence culture.

By Clint Boulton

Mar 5, 2019 7 mins

Digital Transformation IT Leadership Staff Management

What is an IT auditor? A vital role for risk assessment

An IT auditor is responsible for analyzing and assessing an organization's technological infrastructure to find problems with efficiency, risk management and compliance.

By Sarah K. White

Mar 5, 2019 6 mins

Compliance Data and Information Security IT Governance

Change your self-image to reach your potential

As a manager or leader u2013 or even just as a person u2013 are you holding yourself back from reaching your potential? Learn how to change your internal dialogue.

By Sue Weston

Mar 4, 2019

IT Leadership

St. Jude turns to the cloud to battle childhood cancer

By moving its library of genomic data to the cloud, St. Jude Childrenu2019s Research Hospital has provided a platform for scientists around the world to collaborate.

By Peter Sayer

Mar 4, 2019

Data Mining Data Science Healthcare Industry

12 ways to motivate IT staff

Delivering top-notch products and services takes an energized, committed, and creative team. Here's how to inspire your staff to give you their best effort — now and for the long run.

By Paul Heltzel

Mar 4, 2019 12 mins

IT Leadership IT Skills Staff Management

Choosing the right collaboration technology for workplace connectivity

If they don't involve the people and the critical processes they're involved in, business decision-makers will fly blind when making technology decisions.

By Dave Smith

Mar 1, 2019 5 mins

Collaboration Software IT Strategy Small and Medium Business

The drum beat continues for regulating the content moderation practices of digital platforms

New transatlantic initiatives focus on an increased government role.

By Mark MacCarthy

Mar 1, 2019

Government Regulation Technology Industry

Are your hiring practices filtering tech talent you want and need?

You may not realize that the hiring philosophies you use to filter talent exclude swaths of qualified candidates. Tech companies continue to have abysmally low numbers of women and minorities within their ranks and must adapt their hiring practices t

By Megan Bigelow

Mar 1, 2019

IT Skills Resumes Staff Management

4 signs your delegation style is hurting your team

While itu2019s important for CIOs to empowers their leaders, it shouldnu2019t replace decisive action that drives results. Trust your team, but donu2019t abdicate your responsibility to guide.

By Steve Trautman

Mar 1, 2019

C-Suite CIO IT Leadership

D&I tech market grows as diversity and inclusion become a business priority

There's been a flurry of activity in the diversity and inclusion (D&I) technology space as the tech industry uses its strengths to address discrimination and lack of representation.

By Sharon Florentine

Mar 1, 2019 4 mins

C-Suite IT Leadership Staff Management

The great conundrum of data liquidity in healthcare

A new HHS ruling aims to push healthcare towards greater data interoperability. However, data liquidity will face a host of challenges.

By Paddy Padmanabhan

Feb 28, 2019

Electronic Health Records Healthcare Industry Technology Industry

#MeToo in tech: how to go from window dressing to action

The #MeToo movement ushered in a wave of gender parity awareness in nearly every industry, yet many women are still feeling underrepresented in tech. Can we do more to make IT more welcoming to women?

By Anna Frazzetto

Feb 27, 2019

CIO IT Leadership Technology Industry

Creating an organization that excels at digital

Digital isnu2019t always easy but the organizations that succeed will survive the next wave of digital disruption. Those that donu2019t will have a "Kodak Moment."

By Myles F. Suer

Feb 27, 2019

Digital Transformation IT Leadership IT Strategy

7 projects primed for predictive analytics

The advanced techniques of predictive analytics are becoming widely available, bringing forecasting power within reach of almost any business. Here are key areas where predictive analytics can have an impact.

By Mary Branscombe

Feb 27, 2019 10 mins

Analytics

4 keys to assembling a successful agile team

Agile teams are only as effective as their members. These core factors and key questions will help you select and develop the best.

By Sharon Florentine

Feb 27, 2019 7 mins

Agile Development Project Management Staff Management

Developing a business-driven, customer-obsessed IT strategy

For Oshkosh Corporation CIO Anupam Khare, the goal is for IT to enable the business strategy and add significant business value — all the while ensuring customers' needs inside and out of the company are met.

By Martha Heller

Feb 27, 2019 8 mins

CIO Careers IT Strategy

‘No pain, no gain?’ How about ‘little pain, great gain?’

New and innovative technologies are seductive. They draw us in. They spark our imagination. They open new business opportunities. While itu2019s important for CIOs to remain in-the-know, itu2019s also imperative for CIOs to support business outcomes

By Frederic Veron

Feb 26, 2019

IT Leadership IT Strategy

9 biggest hurdles to AI adoption

Early adopters are beginning to reap real business results from artificial intelligence implementations. But rolling out an AI initiative isn't without its challenges.

By Maria Korolov

Feb 26, 2019 14 mins

Artificial Intelligence Data Science IT Strategy

Heidelberg data platform transforms the printing press

The 150-year-old companyu2019s interactive digital platform gives its industrial offset press customers real-time access to data about the service and performance status of their print shops.

By Thor Olavsrud

Feb 26, 2019

Big Data Digital Transformation Manufacturing Industry

The 8 toughest decisions IT leaders face

Making decisions is what technology leaders are paid to do. But some choices are harder than others.

By Dan Tynan

Feb 25, 2019 15 mins

CIO IT Leadership

Retail robots prove power of human-machine collaboration

Clean up on aisle 5: Robots patrol Ahold Delhaize USA's Giant/Martin's and Stop & Shop stores for spills, one of several examples of how automation technologies are augmenting human work.

By Clint Boulton

Feb 25, 2019 6 mins

Digital Transformation Robotics Staff Management

Lessons from broadcast spectrum auction can help close the Homework Gap

Former Congressman Rick Boucher discusses opportunities that would arise from putting frequencies in the 2.5 GHz Educational Broadband Service spectrum band into an incentive auction. Not only could the governmentu2019s share of the proceeds be put t

By Rick Boucher

Feb 22, 2019

5G Government Technology Industry

Asana vs. Mavenlink vs. Wrike: Project management platforms compared

Asana, Mavenlink, and Wrike offer world-class work management, but how do you know which one is best suited for your company? Here are the highlights, pros, and cons of each platform.

By Moira Alexander

Feb 22, 2019 7 mins

Enterprise Applications Project Management Project Management Tools

Trusted advisors: The digital CIO’s secret weapon

From strategic vendors to former colleagues, trusted advisors are essential to the success of todayu2019s CIOs, who must bet on the right partners in their quest to drive digital across the business.

By Clint Boulton

Feb 21, 2019

CIO IT Leadership

Moving ERP to the cloud? Expect delays

Businesses are attracted to cloud ERP systems by their scalability and security patch automation, but compliance challenges and difficulties in moving sensitive data to the cloud are still a concern, a study by the Cloud Security Alliance reveals.

By Peter Sayer

Feb 21, 2019

Cloud Computing ERP Systems

IT shifts away from ‘Big Bang’ digital transformations

Recognizing that digital transformations never truly end, many CIOs are pumping the brakes and shifting to a more measured and thoughtful approach to innovation.

By Stacy Collett

Feb 20, 2019

Digital Transformation IT Leadership IT Strategy

Lessons learned from business transformations that fail to start

CIOs and leaders can learn a lot from transformation programs that are in the news and fail to drive consensus and enthusiasm.

By Isaac Sacolick

Feb 19, 2019

Digital Transformation IT Leadership IT Strategy

Tapping into the WeWork Effect with an app?

WeWorku2019s seemingly simplistic approach is having a profound effect on the market, leading enterprise organizations to try to replicate the sense of community, collaboration, and engagement it creates. Now competitors are fighting back with apps u

By Charles Araujo

Feb 19, 2019

Mobile Apps Technology Industry

A primer for CIOs needing ‘deep learning’ on the benefits on emerging tech

Analytics, machine learning and other emerging technologies are transforming how businesses compete.

By Myles F. Suer

Feb 19, 2019 10 mins

Analytics Blockchain Deep Learning

Kaiser Permanente transforms patient care through DevOps

Now capable of delivering new digital services quickly, Kaiser Permanenteu2019s shift to DevOps at scale in a highly regulated industry shows the value of culture change done right.

By Clint Boulton

Feb 19, 2019

Devops Digital Transformation Healthcare Industry

P&G revitalizes innovation for the digital age

Procter & Gamble CIO Javier Polit is retooling the consumer goods giantu2019s innovation.

By Brian P. Watson

Feb 18, 2019

Digital Transformation IT Leadership Innovation

IT forecast: Cloudy with a chance of digital transformation

Like the weather, the accuracy of technology predictions can change with the wind. Iu2019m looking forward to seeing how the industry will continue to challenge one another and how business demands will force continuous innovation.

By Joe Kinsella

Feb 15, 2019

Cloud Computing Digital Transformation Technology Industry

5 reasons why your business model may need an API

APIs offer businesses more than just an efficient way to get data to end users. They can also be used to generate new revenue streams and extend your market reach.

By Martin De Saulles

Feb 15, 2019

APIs IT Strategy Technology Industry

Managing enterprise application architectures in 2020: the game has changed!

Enterprise architecture teams that attempt to rationalize and standardize employee engagement applications do so at their own peril. Their recommendations will likely be ignored and their roles as champions of technology innovation will be marginaliz

By Mark Settle

Feb 15, 2019

Enterprise Architecture IT Leadership

Intel’s Native Coders program offers pathway to STEM for Native American students

Intelu2019s Native Coders initiative provides pathways to computer science for hundreds of Native American high school students through a culturally sensitive curriculum.

By Sharon Florentine

Feb 15, 2019

Careers IT Skills Intel

It’s time to think seriously about regulating platform content moderation practices

A sensible regulatory regime can discourage harmful content and still protect free speech.

By Mark MacCarthy

Feb 14, 2019

Legal Regulation Technology Industry

Arapahoe County develops document system into beneficial platform

Arapahoe County developed HSconnects to process benefits claims faster. And by productizing the platform, it's not just helping the needy; it's helping its neighbors, too.

By Peter Sayer

Feb 14, 2019 8 mins

Document Management Systems Government IT Leadership

Serverless: The future of cloud computing?

Serverless marks the next leg of the cloud journey as CIOs further abstract infrastructure and operations in pursuit of greater business agility.

By Clint Boulton

Feb 13, 2019 7 mins

Cloud Computing IT Strategy

7 ways to ensure IT gets the credit it deserves

Often ignored, overlooked or even snubbed, IT needs to claim its rightful place in the enterprise spotlight. Here's the steps you can take to raise IT's profile and morale.

By John Edwards

Feb 13, 2019 10 mins

CIO IT Leadership IT Strategy

Tableau adds natural language interface, streamlines data prep

With the latest update, Tableau users can type plain English queries to generate data visualizations, further lowering analyticsu2019 barrier to entry

By Peter Sayer

Feb 13, 2019

Analytics Business Intelligence Data Mining