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• How to attract tech talent in 2025: 7 essentials

  In this time of 'the great churn,' finding and keeping great tech talent sounds merely aspirational. Read on for seven methods that work. Continue Reading

• What is vendor risk management (VRM)? A guide for businesses

  Vendor risk management identifies, assesses and mitigates risks from third-party vendors to protect companies from data breaches, operational disruptions and compliance violations. Continue Reading

• A guide to risk registers: Benefits and examples

  Risk registers document, prioritize and track an organization's risks, providing a holistic view of the risks and a ready way to communicate risk strategies. Continue Reading

• Learn how to harness strategic risk and improve your operations

  Organizations face factors beyond their control that can prevent them from meeting their long-term goals. Learn about the building blocks behind a cohesive strategic risk strategy. Continue Reading

• What is risk monitoring? Definition and best practices

  In today's complex environment, risk monitoring provides systematic identification and analysis of threats, enabling organizations to address issues proactively. Continue Reading

• How quantum computing can improve supply chains

  Quantum's ability to model and analyze complex scenarios is tailor-made for tasks like route optimization and inventory management. Apps exist, but wide availability is years away.Continue Reading

• What is quantum error correction?

  Quantum error correction detects and fixes fragile qubit errors caused by interference and decoherence, enabling fault-tolerant, reliable and scalable quantum computing systems.Continue Reading

• Quantum computing in finance: Key use cases

  The financial services industry could soon use quantum for portfolio management, fraud detection and other complex processes. But the list of hurdles to overcome is long.Continue Reading

• 4 strategies to improve IT and tech talent retention

  CIOs and IT leaders can play an important role in boosting tech talent retention. Learn how these strategies can motivate employees, which will enable companies' long-term success.Continue Reading

• 8 KPIs to reduce technical debt

  To ensure an IT project's long-term success, stakeholders should keep track of certain KPIs to ensure technical debt is as low as possible. Learn more.Continue Reading

• How to lead a digital transformation: 10 key steps

  Digital transformation success requires cross-organizational alignment, actionable goals and top-notch project management. Here's how leaders can create that.Continue Reading

• How to create a proof of concept with 6 free templates

  What is a proof of concept and how does it help an organization? We dive into the importance of writing a PoC and provide a list of free template examples to help get you started.Continue Reading

• 8 dangers of shadow IT and how to manage them

  Unauthorized devices, software and system changes -- and other forms of shadow IT -- can expose organizations to a range of security risks. Here are ways to manage them.Continue Reading

• 7 business process management challenges and how to fix them

  Unclear goals, weak C-level support and subpar testing setups are among the factors that can derail BPM initiatives. Learn about seven BPM challenges and ways to overcome them.Continue Reading

• Digital transformation challenges and 14 ways to solve them

  Heading into 2024, CIOs must make digital transformation a core competency. Bestselling author Isaac Sacolick names the primary challenges organizations face and how to solve them.Continue Reading

• 11 reasons why digital transformations fail, explained by pros

  Digital transformations continue to be challenging and are prone to failure. Learn about 11 fatal mistakes to avoid at all costs.Continue Reading

• 12 digital transformation tips and best practices

  Successful digital transformation requires agility, speed, cost optimization, technical innovation and cultural change. C-suite commitment and employee buy-in are also critical.Continue Reading

• 7 challenges with blockchain adoption and how to avoid them

  Organizations tend to face the same hurdles when they try to implement blockchain. Knowing what they are could be the first big step to overcoming them on the road to success.Continue Reading

• 4 challenges for creating a culture of innovation

  Successful technology introduction pivots on a business's ability to embrace change. CIOs need to encourage risk-taking while providing guardrails to keep deployments on track.Continue Reading

• 5 advantages and 6 disadvantages of open source software

  Open source software is popular with both small and large organizations, and for good reason. But CIOs should understand which situations works best for this lower cost option.Continue Reading

• 8 free IT strategic planning templates and examples for CIOs

  As technology becomes a business differentiator, a well-thought-out IT strategy plan is more crucial than ever. These IT strategy templates help CIOs make IT a business driver.Continue Reading

• Navigating 7 digital experience monitoring challenges

  Evaluating both customer and employee digital experience is increasingly valuable in the enterprise. Leaders will need to plan for the challenges that come with this new technology.Continue Reading

• CIOs use data, tech to tackle racial disparities in healthcare

  CIOs are looking at data and democratizing technology to help health systems address racial and economic disparities that COVID-19 made impossible to ignore.Continue Reading

• The return-to-work challenge: Ensuring employees remain safe

  Simone Fenton-Jarvis offers some advice on how companies looking to reopen their offices safely could do so, allowing employees to actually be safe and feel it too.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

• 10 must-have steps for an effective SMB information security program

  No information security program would be complete without these security tips from the NIST, which has compiled advice just as security threats to smaller businesses are on the rise.Continue Reading