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• IT spending priorities point to cyber, cloud and data

  TechTarget's survey of IT professionals underlines the continued importance of security and cloud initiatives, as well as increased interest in data management and governance. Continue Reading

• Top 10 enterprise technology trends for 2023

  IT investments underpin an organizational performance and help businesses gain a competitive edge. That's why CIOs and IT leaders should know the top enterprise tech trends. Continue Reading

• IT leaders drive evolution of digital transformation

  Some CIOs are redefining digital transformation, while others abandon the term. What comes next will feature smaller projects, higher levels of automation and a dose of pragmatism. Continue Reading

• Connected product, a Bluetooth jump-rope, reflects digital shift

  Crossrope faced hardware, software and marketing challenges -- along with the need to satisfy data-hungry fitness enthusiasts -- when it launched its first connected offering. Continue Reading

• 10 key digital transformation tools CIOs need

  A key responsibility of the CIO is to stay ahead of disruptions. Learn about digital transformation tools that could help secure an organization's long-term success. Continue Reading

• Project portfolio management: A beginner's guide

  Project portfolio management is a formal approach used by organizations to identify, prioritize, coordinate and monitor projects that align with their strategy and goals.Continue Reading

• The biggest advantages and disadvantages of Web 3.0

  The benefits of next-generation Web 3.0 technologies like blockchain and smart contracts get much of the attention, but the downsides include complexity and resource intensiveness.Continue Reading

• The 10 most promising tools for Web 3.0 development

  Web 3.0 doesn't exist yet, but there are many tools for developing apps for the next generation web and bridging the gap from today's Web 2.0 infrastructure.Continue Reading

• 5 ways Web 3.0 will impact digital marketing

  If Web 3.0 can provide greater privacy, more marketing reach and better targeting, the World Wide Web's latest iteration could ease the online customer personalization problem.Continue Reading

• Economic slowdown cannot stop IT's ESG progress

  An economic slowdown may be inescapable, but IT leaders must maintain focus on ESG initiatives. Discover why IT operations should continue to strive for sustainability.Continue Reading

• 10 challenges in project portfolio management adoption

  A portfolio management approach to project management can really pay off, but it's not easy to implement. Learn about the main challenges.Continue Reading

• Technology diffusion strategies for CIOs and the VC mindset

  Whether a technology investment pays off depends in large part on how fast and widely it's adopted. CIOs can take a page from the VC playbook to improve the odds of success.Continue Reading

• 10 benefits of adopting project portfolio management

  Project portfolio management takes a centralized approach to managing projects and focuses on aligning projects with company goals. Learn how it adds value to project management.Continue Reading

• 12 top metaverse predictions for 2030

  Like AI before it, the metaverse carries unlimited potential and hyperbole. We address the questions of how big, how fast, how far, how scary and how impactful on businesses.Continue Reading

• 'Speed & Scale' has climate action tips for all

  Companies, individuals and governments should work together to combat the global climate crisis, according to 'Speed & Scale' co-author Ryan Panchadsaram.Continue Reading

• Venture capital mindset helps CIOs deal with tech deluge

  As CIOs and CISOs push for innovation, mindset changes might be in order. They can take a cue from VCs and think about ideation funnels and technology investment portfolios.Continue Reading

• 4 sustainability leadership tips from Impossible Foods founder

  Impossible Foods' Patrick Brown is proof that a focus on climate action can drive market success. Here are four sustainability mindset tips that IT leaders can use for themselves.Continue Reading

• How to make the right business case for a tech spend

  CIOs should help evaluate management goals to support long-term strategy. Learn how IT can assist business objectives and justify tech spending with a business case.Continue Reading

• Business-led IT strategy casts shadow IT in more positive light

  Traditional shadow IT is giving way to business-led technology deployments that have the IT department's approval. But CIOs must manage the process to avoid problems.Continue Reading

• Instilling a culture of digital transformation

  Communities of practice, agile methods, cross-functional teams and platform strategies rank among the methods IT leaders use to institutionalize change and create a culture of digital transformation.Continue Reading

• Environmental sustainability considerations for IT teams

  With customers, employees and investors pressuring companies to go green, IT needs to take a lead on sustainability. Learn some of the ways IT can make progress.Continue Reading

• The evolving CIO role: From IT operator to business strategist

  This in-depth guide to the role of the CIO traces the job's evolution, explains what is required of the position today and why it has become so important to businesses.Continue Reading

• CIOs share advice on leading through disruption

  Discover how a focus on three areas -- cybersecurity, employee experience and proactive management -- can help CIOs plan for and better manage disruptions.Continue Reading

• Cloud-first strategy forces big shift on IT infrastructure, skills

  More and more, IT infrastructure is in the cloud. As organizations adopt cloud-first strategies, forward-looking CIOs are refocusing their teams on new roles and tasks.Continue Reading

• Creating a more sustainable IT department

  Technology leaders share some of the ways they're focused on lowering their carbon footprint and helping their companies advance sustainability goals.Continue Reading

• Digital twinning use cases strengthen with AR, VR

  More business leaders are realizing that digital twinning plus augmented reality and virtual reality helps them advance their digital transformation efforts. Take a look at how.Continue Reading

• New book explores business benefits of immersive technology

  Immersive technologies will transform business, with weighty consequences for the global economy. Learn what extended reality can do in this book excerpt by PwC's XR chief.Continue Reading

• Agility and resiliency vital to digital-first business models

  For enterprises transforming their business models, ServiceNow's Yoav Boaz explains how Disney and Peloton reinvented themselves and thrived during the COVID-19 pandemic.Continue Reading

• Hyperautomation technology speeds digital transformation

  To businesses plotting a digital transformation course, ServiceNow's Yoav Boaz says hyperautomation is instrumental in consolidating siloed processes and smoothing workflows.Continue Reading

• Top 10 edge computing use cases and examples

  The move to edge computing will increase over the next few years. Here, we list the areas where it's proving to deliver high value.Continue Reading

• How to harness the disruption of hyperautomation

  Hyperautomation technologies will disrupt business and IT operations, but smart organizations can use them as fuel for successful transformation.Continue Reading

• How to evaluate and select GRC vendors and tools

  There is a variety of governance, risk and compliance software on the market. Learn about some of the available products and how best to evaluate GRC tools and vendors.Continue Reading

• 3 hybrid work strategy tips CIOs and IT need now

  Moving to a hybrid work model presents a number of challenges for companies. Here's how IT leaders can help overcome obstacles and support success.Continue Reading

• CIOs lead digital transformation as pilots, co-pilots, engineers

  According to Genpact's partnered study with the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, CIOs assume one of three roles: pilots, co-pilots or engineers. Here's how each role leads digital change.Continue Reading

• Evaluating the benefits of 5G for businesses

  With its high speeds, low latency and other advantages, 5G is delivering value in the enterprise. Now, business leaders view the new wireless technology as key to future success.Continue Reading

• How IT can enable long-term hybrid remote work

  Hybrid work is here to stay. To keep employees happy and productive, CIOs should partner with stakeholders companywide to design a hybrid remote program suitable for the long term.Continue Reading

• IoT legislation device manufacturers need to know about

  To avoid penalties and meet government agency requirements, IoT device manufacturers must adhere to new standards and regulations. Learn the latest here.Continue Reading

• The mirrored world: What are the benefits of digital twins?

  Building digital twins is the first step on the path to the mirrored world for businesses. Leaders are bringing together data and intelligence, creating an agile, connected future.Continue Reading

• 9 digital experience monitoring vendors to watch

  Demand for monitoring and managing digital experiences is growing. Knowing the vendors and products available to businesses will help leaders make the right choice.Continue Reading

• Uneven tech forecasts and the downstream impact on talent

  Business leaders need to consider how today's 'uneven' economy is impacting talent in the tech space and why they should continue investing in human capital. Here's why.Continue Reading

• Ultimate guide to RPA (robotic process automation)

  This comprehensive guide to robotic process automation explains what RPA is, where it's being deployed and how this disruptive technology is changing how work gets done.Continue Reading

• RPA vs. cognitive automation: What are the key differences?

  CIOs are now relying on cognitive automation and RPA to improve business processes more than ever before. Here are the important distinctions between the two technologies.Continue Reading

• What's the difference between RPA and IPA?

  RPA and IPA can work in tandem to expand the scope of your process automation strategy. But first, it's important to understand their key differences.Continue Reading

• With accelerated digital transformation, less is more

  Ramping up digital transformation to take on problems such as COVID-19 shouldn't mean running up huge numbers of projects. CIOs argue for a focused approach and crystalized tech.Continue Reading

• What are the benefits of cognitive automation?

  As CIOs embrace more automation tools like RPA, they should also consider utilizing cognitive automation for higher-level tasks to further improve business processes. Here's why.Continue Reading

• The future of e-commerce: Trends, tips, traps to avoid

  The term 'e-commerce' has been around for decades. What does it mean for today's businesses? Not what it did in the 1990s -- or even a mere 12 months ago.Continue Reading

• Evolving role of the CIO key to the future of work

  Allan Tate, executive chair of the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, explains how the pandemic pushed CIOs to the forefront as enterprises scrambled to adapt to a new normal.Continue Reading

• What is the status of quantum computing for business?

  In this episode of Today I Learned (about data), we discuss the status of quantum computing, its current challenges and when businesses can expect to use it in their day-to-day operations.Continue Reading

• 10 ways the pandemic changed digital transformation

  The pandemic has brought lasting changes to how companies do business. Here are 10 important ways in which COVID-19 affected digital transformation initiatives.Continue Reading

• The future of trust will be built on data transparency

  In a digital economy fueled by AI, data transparency is the new currency. Learn what IT leaders must do to bring trust and transparency to the enterprise, now and into the future.Continue Reading

• What are the advantages and disadvantages of RPA?

  While RPA offers several benefits in the enterprise, there are also a few drawbacks. According to experts, these are the top eight pros and five cons of RPA for organizations to consider.Continue Reading

• Calculating cloud migration costs: What CIOs need to consider

  As CIOs make the move to the cloud, they first must ensure they have the budget to do so. Here, we're diving into the pre-migration, migration and post-migration costs to consider.Continue Reading

• 3 technology predictions for 2021

  As IT leaders prepare their organizations for the year ahead, we're offering insights into the technology trends we predict will have the biggest impact.Continue Reading

• Understanding the difference between RPA and AI

  RPA and AI adoption are rapidly increasing, but there's still some confusion over the coevolving technologies. Here we dive into their capabilities and how they can work together.Continue Reading

• A cloud migration roadmap for CIOs

  Migrating workloads to the cloud can be a daunting task -- but with a roadmap in place, CIOs are better equipped to make decisions that will help ensure the migration is a success.Continue Reading

• What CIOs need to know about the future of hyperautomation

  Appian founder and CEO Matt Calkins dives into the benefits of hyperautomation and how unifying technologies will ultimately help enterprises achieve success in today's digital age.Continue Reading

• C-suite execs give future technology predictions for the decade

  What will keep CIOs busy this decade? From machine learning to cybersecurity, IT leaders are providing insights on technologies they predict will be accelerated over the next 10 years.Continue Reading

• How emerging technology fits in your digital transformation

  The business response to COVID-19 has accelerated technology adoption, making emerging technologies a more accessible and important part of digital transformation strategies.Continue Reading

• Will we see less technical debt due to COVID-19 transformation?

  Forrester analyst Brian Hopkins offers his thoughts on how trends might be affected by many companies' rush to adopt digital transformation as a result of COVID-19.Continue Reading

• Why you should consider the transformative power of Agile

  Saggezza speaks with Mastercard and WillScot to offer a look at the Agile methodology for software development and how teams may benefit from using it in 2020.Continue Reading

• Your chief digital officer can't be an afterthought anymore

  As we all adjust to the new normal, the digital experience a company provides is more important than ever. Companies need to reconsider how they handle their digital leadership.Continue Reading

• The framework for your digital transformation during COVID-19

  Companies need to remain agile during the pandemic, especially when it comes to your digital transformation journey. Alisia Genzler offers a strategy for moving forward.Continue Reading

• Squads, pods, cells? Making sense of Agile teams

  Workers are now organized in new types of groups as a result of the movement known as Agile at scale. However, to succeed, the changes have to be more than in name only.Continue Reading

• Free IT mission statement examples for CIOs

  These free IT mission statement examples and how-tos can help CIOs and their IT departments identify and refine their organizational goals.Continue Reading

• The power of positive four-letter words to unlock employee potential

  Four-letter words like can't and don't crush an employee's potential and quash creativity. Have the courage to use positive four-letter words and watch what happens.Continue Reading

• Seven not-so-obvious roles your analytics pro will have to play

  What skills do CIOs need to develop or bring in-house to take on big data and advanced analytics? Here are some not-so-obvious candidates.Continue Reading

• Prescriptive Analytics: The Next Frontier

  Is an optimized future within our grasp? With prescriptive analytics, it just might be. Learn more in this month's issue of CIO Decisions e-zine.Continue Reading

• CIO careers: A guide to getting ahead

  In this CIO Essential Guide, learn how CIOs in high-level careers in IT are driving their enterprises -- and profession -- forward.Continue Reading

• CIO guide: Protect information like a pro

  Providing adequate protection for corporate data is a top-of-mind concern across IT. In this guide, learn how to protect your information assets.Continue Reading

• The new BPM program: A focus on data-driven business outcomes

  With an emphasis on data-driven business results, the new BPM program is giving CIOs the tools to help grow the business.Continue Reading

• HoneyBaked Ham IT and marketing veeps find secret sauce in big data

  At The Original HoneyBaked Ham Co. of Georgia, there's no such thing as data for data's sake.Continue Reading

• Many enterprises missing out on value of internal social technologies, collaboration

  Even as enterprises become increasingly comfortable with the sometimes-dicey world of external social media, most fail to see the value of embracing enterprise social media technologies.Continue Reading

• Leadership tips in a challenging environment from three health IT CIOs

  At the 45th annual SIMposium, health IT CIOs talked about how technology is changing just about every aspect of health care, except one: the importance of leadership.Continue Reading

• Why is Microsoft licensing so complicated?

  Live from the 2013 Gartner Symposium ITxpo, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer discusses why Microsoft licensing is so complicated.Continue Reading

• The future of mobility: A BYOD guide for CIOs

  In this Essential Guide, learn how CIOs are planning for the future of mobility, aligning consumer devices with bring your own technology trends.Continue Reading

• 2013 SearchCIO-Midmarket IT Leadership Awards finalists

  The 2013 IT Leadership Awards honor the leadership and management skills of CIOs and IT execs in the midmarket space. Here, we reveal our finalists.Continue Reading

• DR Ascends to the Cloud

  Advances in cloud computing are taking backup strategies skyward and easing common business continuity concerns. Learn more in the latest issue of CIO Decisions ezine.Continue Reading

• Creating competitive advantage through data analytics

  In this week's roundup, as the title suggests, read three different ways of creating competitive advantage. Plus, why CIOs need to start questioning the green-ness of cloud.Continue Reading

• A guide to IT sustainability practices for CIOs

  In this guide to IT sustainability practices for CIOs, learn how to make your company greener through technology innovation.Continue Reading

• Olympic-size woes and the dark side of tech innovation

  This week's roundup finds former tech stars who won't be up on a podium anytime soon, the dark (Hat) side of innovation and heroic leadership lessons.Continue Reading

• Scary-good tech innovation

  This week's roundup of bits from around the Web includes some amazing tech innovation, social collaboration tips and a rather forgettable anniversary.Continue Reading

• Why you don't want to Excel at virtualization capacity management

  As more of your data center becomes virtualized, succeeding at capacity management increasingly depends on using the right tools.Continue Reading

• Girls who code may become women in computer science

  Girls Who Code seeks to give teenage girls the skills to pursue degrees in technology and join the sparse ranks of women in computer science.Continue Reading

• Is Yammer a solution to a CIO problem or a trap?

  Has Microsoft just solved a huge CIO problem with its acquisition of Yammer, or laid a trap for IT in a bring-your-own-device era?Continue Reading

• Buddying up to HR to solve your tech hiring headache

  CIOs looking for allies in the IT revolution will want human resources on their side in facing the challenge of tech hiring.Continue Reading

• What the Queen of Soul can teach about social CRM

  In this week's roundup of interesting items from around the Web, we present a musical key to social CRM, Google's search for love and more.Continue Reading

• Relocated, remote workers may be worth financial risk

  Fearing the financial risk, many companies are missing out on IT talent by not considering hiring remote workers or paying for relocation.Continue Reading

• Access is necessary but not sufficient for mobile IT

  It's easy to forget how breathtakingly quickly mobile IT made its way to the enterprise. Educating, not just providing access, will be key for CIOs.Continue Reading

• Enterprise mobile apps and business software guide

  Are enterprise mobile apps taking your business software to the next level? Establish a strategy for enterprise mobile apps with this guide.Continue Reading

• CIO skills in most demand: The ability to 'helicopter'

  Does your CIO skills repertoire include the ability to "helicopter"? Then do I have a job for you!Continue Reading

• Social media tips and other helpful lists

  In this week's roundup, we have a list made up primarily of lists -- how meta! Included are social media tips and a general how-to on being a good CIO.Continue Reading

• Filling soft skills gap may be easier than you think

  Some of our readers responded to a recent story about the perceived soft skills gap in IT suggesting the talent leaders are seeking could be all around them.Continue Reading

• CEOs: CIOs earn seat at the table by creating competitive advantage

  CIOs who master new technologies and wring value from legacy systems are great, but what CEOs really want is a partner in creating competitive advantage.Continue Reading

• Even a minor lapse in security protocol can lead to major costs

  When security protocols are neglected, data isn't the only loss. A breach in Utah cost the state CIO his job and possibly his reputation.Continue Reading

• Really big deals: Facebook IPO and SEC guidance on cybersecurity

  Read about this week's biggest tech news, including Facebook's long-awaited IPO and the SEC's guidance on cybersecurity.Continue Reading

• Of motherhood and mobile strategy

  In this week's roundup, we make a highly unscientific link between motherhood and mobile strategy and get a glimpse of Siri's possible true calling.Continue Reading

• Mobile spending seeding a business revolution

  Mobile computing is burning up the enterprise in more ways than one. A new report on mobile spending adds a piece of kindling to the rage.Continue Reading

• BI? Website relaunch? It's all about mobile app design

  Whether it's a conversation about websites, business intelligence, sales, you name it -- all roads lead to mobile app design.Continue Reading

• Do CIOs care about gaining a competitive advantage?

  Do CIOs care enough about gaining a competitive advantage—or is collegiality the secret of success in IT?Continue Reading

• Sometimes tech innovation is the only option

  This week's roundup of bits from around the Web includes two interesting looks at tech innovation. Plus, could your Facebook profile help save a life?Continue Reading