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• 5 technology strategy tips for higher education CIOs

  Higher education technology strategy isn't a one-size-fits-all, especially now. Here we offer five approaches for CIOs to strengthen operational success across institutions.  Continue Reading

• Building a digital transformation team: 8 essential roles

  Who needs to be on your digital transformation team? Metrigy's Robin Gareiss lists the key positions of an effective digital transformation team and explains why they're important.  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

• 3 steps to recalibrate a strategic IT roadmap

  Business leaders must reevaluate their IT roadmap to ensure it aligns with today's growing landscape. Deloitte's IBM Alliance Lead Terri Cobb shares three steps to help get started.  Continue Reading

• Top cloud compliance standards and how to use them

  Get guidance on how to select relevant cloud compliance standards, along with tips on evaluating third-party providers’ cloud compliance and governance efforts  Continue Reading

• 5 strategies to deliver customer service in information technology

  Organizations undergo digital initiatives with the customer in mind, but to deliver outstanding CX, CIOs and their teams must provide the same service and UX to employees.  Continue Reading

• The benefits of CIO dashboards and tips on how to build them

  CIO dashboards can be a vital tool for assessing metrics in real time to gain insight on IT performance and support better decision-making. Here, we dive into how to build one.  Continue Reading

• 5 digital transformation success factors for 2021

  With the right planning, leadership and skills, companies can use digital transformation to drive improved revenues and customer satisfaction in the year ahead.  Continue Reading

• How to conduct an IoT audit for compliance

  To effectively prepare for and conduct an IoT audit, organizations need to understand which IT controls are in scope. Get actionable guidance on the audit process in this tip.  Continue Reading

• Top 5 CI/CD best practices for CIOs to follow

  If you're running into CI/CD roadblocks, here are five strategies from the experts that can help CIOs advance their continuous integration and continuous delivery program.  Continue Reading

• How automated discovery tools can ensure cloud migration success

  Organizations planning a large-scale cloud migration should consider using automated discovery tools to not only accelerate the process but also reduce costs and operational risks.  Continue Reading

• How to develop a technology strategy

  Implementing a technology strategy can be difficult for any CIO, but following this step-by-step guide enables them to build one that delivers on an organization's needs.  Continue Reading

• COVID-19 jolts tech spending, spurs more flexible vendor terms

  IT spending by companies in the early days of COVID-19 quickly turned to cost-cutting. Learn how vendors responded with new terms and aggressive discounting for new business.  Continue Reading

• 6 tips for CIOs managing technical debt

  Managing technical debt can be a challenge, but stepping back and positioning each project in the bigger picture can help minimize it going forward.  Continue Reading

• What CIOs need to know about hardening IT infrastructure

  Infrastructure hardening is an ongoing, proactive way of life for CIOs and their IT teams. Here, we provide guidance to ensure that hardening is planned and implemented successfully.  Continue Reading

• Top 5 executive soft skills CIOs need to lead today

  To help navigate through a crisis like the pandemic, IT executives are drawing on their leadership and interpersonal skills as much as -- if not more than -- their technical ones.  Continue Reading

• 4 data science project best practices to follow

  Two data scientists provide valuable insight on how data science projects should work within the enterprise and the challenges data teams commonly run into.  Continue Reading

• How to ensure cybersecurity and business continuity plans align

  We're diving into how and why organizations should have a collection of emergency-focused plans in place that can interact with each other if a cybersecurity attack occurs.  Continue Reading

• Everything CIOs need to know about IT business continuity plans

  Carrying out a BC plan has become vital to organizations, especially as they deal with the effects of the pandemic. Here, we discuss what the plan entails and the role the CIO plays.  Continue Reading

• Top 3 benefits of multi-cloud strategy

  With the increased use of cloud computing technologies, organizations should consider implementing a multi-cloud strategy to reduce overall costs and improve service and security.  Continue Reading

• How compliance provides stakeholders evidence of success

  Company stakeholders know the importance of corporate compliance. Here's why gauging compliance stakeholders' expectations helps ensure regulatory processes will satisfy them.  Continue Reading

• The 5 CMMC levels and how to achieve compliance

  While the CMMC certification process is still in development, IT leaders should get familiar with the five CMMC levels and learn how to comply with the security maturity model.  Continue Reading

• Why SLA compliance should be top of mind for IT leaders

  Service-level agreements are critical to measuring agreed-upon metrics and ensuring accountability of both parties. Learn more about the importance of SLA compliance in IT.  Continue Reading

• How to effectively manage your IT team working from home

  For IT staff to be able to work and provide support for other employees in a remote setting, organizations must first ensure they have the proper setup and infrastructure in place.  Continue Reading

• Why IT leaders need to be aware of deepfake security risks

  While IT security leaders are not yet the target of deepfake attacks, with the increased use of AI, it's important they consider how it can be of harm to the enterprise.  Continue Reading

• Top 7 edge computing challenges in the enterprise

  While organizations are seeing the benefits of bringing data closer to the edge, there are some challenges that come with edge computing that IT leaders should be aware of.  Continue Reading

• What is the Dodd-Frank voice recording rule for the swaps market?

  A Dodd-Frank rule requires swaps dealers to record voice communications, which regulators designed to deter illicit financial activity and improve financial compliance.  Continue Reading

• Prep a compliance audit checklist that auditors want to see

  Think your enterprise is ready for its compliance audit? Check off key points in this compliance audit preparation checklist to ensure it has all the resources needed to help auditors do their job.  Continue Reading

• 4 ways CIOs can reduce IT costs through third-party spending

  We've identified the top four ways in which CIOs can drive IT cost savings within their organizations -- in order of low to high -- through their third-party spending.  Continue Reading

• IoT compliance standards and how to comply

  To address IoT security concerns, it is critical for IT leaders to adhere to IoT compliance standards. Learn more about IoT compliance and its IT-relevant standards.  Continue Reading

• 5 post cloud migration risks and how CIOs can avoid them

  We've covered issues that arise when making the move to the cloud but here we're diving into the challenges CIOs and their IT teams face post cloud migration and how to avoid them.  Continue Reading

• Ensure IAM compliance by wielding key controls and resources

  IAM compliance is a top priority for CIOs. Read up on IAM standards and regulations, and learn how to implement IAM controls to best stay compliant.  Continue Reading

• 6 reasons to consider data automation in 2020

  There's no denying the potential of data automation in the enterprise. Here we've identified the reasons why CIOs and other IT leaders should consider automating data in 2020.  Continue Reading

• India lockdown exacerbates coronavirus impact on IT

  As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact IT outsourcing with India service providers, organizations should consider the following approaches that can allow for more flexibility.  Continue Reading

• The impact of India's pandemic lockdown on IT outsourcing

  In part one of a two-part series, we're identifying the major factors affecting enterprises with India IT outsourcing providers during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Continue Reading

• 6 tips to ensure your cloud migration is successful

  Still considering making the move to the cloud? Here are some best practices and cloud-centric processes CIOs can follow to enable a successful cloud environment.  Continue Reading

• Cost of moving to the cloud drops with time and experience

  Can IT leaders save money by moving to the cloud? According to the research, some companies are already seeing significant cost savings with UCaaS.  Continue Reading

• Contract risk management: Focus on these 6 areas

  Inspecting vendor contracts for risk is increasingly important as CIOs scramble to stay nimble in a volatile economy. ClearEdge Partners explains how to protect your interests.  Continue Reading

• How to write an RFP and statement of work for an IT services contract

  Master how to write an RFP and statement of work to get the IT services you need using these best practices from consulting firm ClearEdge Partners.  Continue Reading

• Improve your IT contract negotiations by focusing on 5 factors

  When buying technology, a bare-knuckle approach rarely succeeds. To get a good IT deal, CIOs should pay heed to five transformations driving businesses, ClearEdge's CEO says.  Continue Reading

• Plan and implement a GRC framework with this checklist

  Whether planning or updating your governance, risk and compliance program, use this guide to help simplify the initiative and successfully implement a GRC framework.  Continue Reading

• How to negotiate a good software subscription agreement

  A big mistake IT execs make in negotiating software subscription deals is overbuying. Here are seven steps from ClearEdge Partners' Rachel Annello that will lead to a better deal.  Continue Reading

• Here's why a customer feedback program is essential to a business

  With C-suite executives investing in a customer feedback program, they will be able to implement strategies to capitalize on positive ratings and resolve negative comments.  Continue Reading

• How ITSM services on mobile devices power employees, boost service

  Delivering ITSM on mobile devices boosts productivity through the enterprise and will help CIOs drive digital transformation. Here's why and what you need to do.  Continue Reading

• 8 ways CIOs can use technology in meetings

  Meetings can be frustrating, as they often lead to scheduling and technical complications -- but today, enterprises are utilizing technology in meeting rooms to make them more beneficial.  Continue Reading

• How CIOs can tackle AI with ITSM tools

  We've previously covered how to use AI to improve ITSM processes -- now, we're diving into how organizations can apply ITSM principles to AI.  Continue Reading

• How IoT, 5G, RPA and AI are opening doors to cybersecurity threats

  In the second part of a series on CIOs preparing for cyberthreats in 2020, we look at how emerging technologies like IoT and the cloud became vulnerable to cyberattacks in the last year.  Continue Reading

• Preparing for the new forms of cybersecurity threats in 2020

  In the first part of a series on the new forms of cyberthreats in 2020, we're diving into the many infiltration points being targeted today and why CIOs should be prepared.  Continue Reading

• RPA bots: Unattended vs. attended vs. hybrid

  CIOs and other IT leaders have their pick of attended, unattended and hybrid RPA platforms; this tip explains how each works and outlines their strengths and limitations.  Continue Reading

• The rise of RPA bots and the role of C-level decision makers

  According to new research, there will be 3 million RPA bots running in the enterprise in 2020. As RPA bots proliferate, C-level decision makers must take steps to ensure their RPA programs deliver tactical and strategic benefits. Check out this ...  Continue Reading

• Turning your business into a platform business

  Leading Edge Forum offers four paths CIOs can take to develop the sophisticated ecosystems necessary to transform into a platform business.  Continue Reading

• AR headsets: 5 tips to get you started

  Still in their adolescence, augmented reality headsets are poised for a growth spurt. Will you be ready? Here are some tips for a successful deployment.  Continue Reading

• Biometric data privacy, ethical questions complicate modern IAM

  Use of biometrics in IAM systems may help secure company systems and data, but it also raises privacy issues. Here's how to keep both your security and ethical standards high.  Continue Reading

• Risk-based digital identity benefits CIOs, CMOs and customers

  Asking customers to reaffirm their digital identities by sharing private information undermines CX and data security. Instead, use a risk-based approach to digital identity.  Continue Reading

• Agile practices endure and continue to adapt

  As the 20th anniversary of the Agile Manifesto approaches, Agile practices remain vital to software development and are being adapted to critical business functions outside of IT.  Continue Reading

• Why CIOs need to adopt a process mining initiative

  The father of process mining Wil van der Aalst weighs in on the future and explains why it's crucial for organizations to start process mining on a larger scale today.  Continue Reading

• 5 tips on how to pick the right AI use cases

  Businesses may not be ready to jump all in to AI just yet, so starting with individual projects can be a good place to start. What should CIOs look for in early-stage AI projects?  Continue Reading

• Regs create blueprint for industrial controls, IoT and IIoT

  Protecting devices associated with industrial control systems, IoT and IIoT presents many challenges, but wide-ranging regulatory mandates can help guide cybersecurity processes.  Continue Reading

• 10 cloud migration process tips CIOs need to consider

  Cloud migrations are never easy, especially for CIOs and IT leaders moving workloads to the cloud. To ensure your migration is a success, consider these 10 tips from cloud experts.  Continue Reading

• Achieving business value from cognitive collaboration

  CIOs can take advantage of AI to improve employee and customer collaboration with cognitive capabilities that are now available from vendors such as Microsoft, Google and Facebook.  Continue Reading

• 3 ways to use quantum technology features in your enterprise

  While quantum computers aren't available just yet, there are other properties to consider, such as quantum sensors and quantum copies, that are being utilized around the world today.  Continue Reading

• CIO as technology evangelist: Build your case for transformation

  Technology change is hard -- and, these days, it's constant. Here's how one CIO learned to become a technology evangelist and got the time, money and buy-in for IT transformation.  Continue Reading

• Challenges vs. benefits of edge computing security

  Organizations moving more compute to the edges of their networks must adjust how they protect and govern their data and devices. But what should you expect along the way?  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

• Establishing a CCoE can secure your cloud cost savings

  CIOs who made, or are considering making, the move to the cloud need to consider these three best practices to achieve real cost savings and efficiencies.  Continue Reading

• Approach customer engagement by first asking good questions

  Organizations need to align their customer strategy with their technology and know how to gather and use the right customer data when integrating all the components.  Continue Reading

• Protect customer data with these 5 essential steps

  Engagement with customers inevitably yields a trove of sensitive data. Learn the key steps you should take to stay compliant and secure in an era of virtual business.  Continue Reading

• 5 ways CIOs can take their AI project to the next level

  We've covered the basics for CIOs getting started with AI -- now, we're taking a look at the potential challenges they may face and how they can prepare for and mitigate them.  Continue Reading

• New class of cloud security suite promises next-gen protection

  Nemertes analyst John Burke points CIOs to a new type of cloud security offering that combines the functions of VPN, cloud firewall, secure web gateway and cloud access security broker.  Continue Reading

• 3 important steps to get started with AI

  David Petersson lays out three steps that will change how you think about AI and help your business get started with AI.  Continue Reading

• Efficiency vs. effectiveness in business: Which comes first?

  Operational efficiency gains do not equate to operational effectiveness. Expert Dan Morris explains efficiency vs. effectiveness in business process automation.  Continue Reading

• How edge computing differs from decentralized computing

  Edge computing isn't about sticking servers and storage in a branch location. Learn the critical differences between edge and traditional decentralized computing.  Continue Reading

• Facebook's Libra project -- why enterprises should prepare

  Facebook's foray into cryptocurrency is setting off alarm bells in government and finance circles. The question is how could the Libra project help the enterprise?  Continue Reading

• Ransomware attacks: How to get the upper hand

  Ransomware attacks are on the rise. Can organizations play like Radiohead and refuse to pay? The answer from security experts is a qualified yes.  Continue Reading

• New BPMS architecture is answer to 'future-proofing' the enterprise

  An aging, complex IT environment needed to become more nimble -- and remain stable. A months-long project using a new BPMS architecture pointed the way.  Continue Reading

• 4 steps to remain compliant with SOX data retention policies

  Data retention policy is inherent to Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance. In this tip, learn SOX data retention best practices to remain regulatory compliant.  Continue Reading

• Expect graph database use cases for the enterprise to take off

  Digital giants use graph databases: Traditional businesses not so much. Learn what graph tools do and why graph database use cases should be on every CIO's radar.  Continue Reading

• The C-suite case for hiring a chief customer officer: 5 elements

  Delivering world-class digital customer experiences has become job No. 1 for companies. Nemertes' Robin Gareiss makes the case for putting a chief customer officer in charge.  Continue Reading

• Deep learning pioneer Fei-Fei Li on the fundamentals of ethical AI

  AI luminary Fei-Fei Li was among a group of distinguished AI researchers asked to share their thoughts on how to develop ethical AI. The right data and careful observation help.  Continue Reading

• Andrew Ng's AI playbook for the enterprise: 6 must-dos

  AI legend and online education pioneer Andrew Ng has developed an AI playbook for businesses. Here are six must-dos.  Continue Reading

• 5G enables AR and VR for the enterprise: CIO primer

  Lag time and the inability to accommodate multiple users have limited AR and VR for enterprise use. 5G will change that, spurring new ways of working and of serving customers.  Continue Reading

• CIOs need to rethink how they're managing outsourcing transitions

  The old rules for managing outsourcing transitions no longer apply. Here are three nontraditional approaches to help ensure maximum benefit when switching outsourcing providers.  Continue Reading

• 6 potential blockchain limitations for enterprise use

  The potential benefits of blockchain for enterprise use must be weighed against blockchain's limitations. Here are six.  Continue Reading

• 4 integrated monitoring strategies that will improve IT operations

  Digital transformation expert Isaac Sacolick offers four ways to build an integrated monitoring architecture that will actually improve IT operations -- not slow them down.  Continue Reading

• Problems with blockchain and how they're being solved

  Do you know about the blockchain trilemma? David Petersson looks at some of the problems with blockchain and how cutting-edge companies are tackling them.  Continue Reading

• 5 reasons CIO career paths go south -- and how to protect yourself

  Safeguard your CIO career path. Agiloft CEO Colin Earl details the top five reasons CIOs get the ax -- and how to avoid them.  Continue Reading

• BPM tools mitigate business disruption amid digital transformation

  A major challenge in digital transformation is avoiding harmful disruption to the business while doing the work of creating a new business/IT operating model. BPM tools can help.  Continue Reading

• How AI cybersecurity thwarts attacks -- and how hackers fight back

  IT leaders are using AI to take security to the next level. But how much security can AI provide? David Petersson examines where AI cybersecurity excels and how it can be fooled.  Continue Reading

• How to use AI in your business in 2019 -- AI sweet spots

  Step one in figuring out how to use AI in your business is to know what AI can and can't do today. David Petersson lays out 2019's AI sweet spots for enterprise decision-makers.  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

• How to sustain hard-won ITSM automation gains

  The ITSM automation gains you've reaped from your ITSM provider can vanish when you need to switch vendors. These five tips will prevent that from happening.  Continue Reading

• BPMS architecture modernizes legacy tech, makes IT more strategic

  The technology of the past put humans on the moon, but it's bringing businesses to a breaking point. Here's why CIOs should consider a BPMS architecture to modernize legacy systems.  Continue Reading

• AI in ITSM equals 'service intelligence' -- ITSM's next frontier

  AI in ITSM, or 'service intelligence,' is the next logical step in IT's mastery of professional service delivery. ITSM expert Jan-Willem Middelburg lays out four use cases.  Continue Reading

• 5 tips to improve ITSM SLAs in IT shops with multiple service providers

  How do CIOs develop ITSM SLAs that satisfy business expectations in today's complex environment of multiple service providers? David Clifford takes CIOs through five key steps.  Continue Reading

• 4 cloud-based e-discovery strategies to target containerized data

  A cloud migration requires evaluating any existing information governance programs. E-discovery in the cloud and for container-based data platforms requires a detailed strategy.  Continue Reading

• E-discovery in the cloud introduces security, compliance issues

  E-discovery is still reliable for organizing and preserving data for legal compliance, but e-discovery in the cloud and container-based storage complicate governance processes.  Continue Reading

• How automating feature engineering can help data scientists

  Feature Labs CEO Max Kanter explains how automating feature engineering for machine learning can help data scientists and why CIOs should care.  Continue Reading

• Deploy RPA bots to clean legacy data

  Got data cleaning issues? Business improvement expert Dan Morris shares how his team is experimenting with RPA bots to clean and reconcile data.  Continue Reading

• ITSM governance essential as new tech trends drive business processes

  New tech trends in AI, cloud and robotic process automation create capabilities that are reshaping ITSM. But for the innovations to reach their full potential, strong governance over ITSM processes are required.  Continue Reading

• IoT adoption gets a C+ from Cisco expert -- how can CIOs improve?

  Why is IoT adoption in trouble? Underestimating the disruption to the business is one reason, says Cisco's Jon Stanford, in this tip on the challenges and best practices for IoT adoption.  Continue Reading