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Sustainable procurement goes mainstream, influences IT buys

ESG considerations add a new dimension to IT purchasing criteria and, more broadly, could bridge the gap between business leaders and IT professionals.

By John Moore • Oct. 14, 2022

For climate tech investors, the team behind the tech matters

Climate tech success hinges on the technology's capability, the team behind the tech, and their vision for building a viable business and scaling it.

By Makenzie Holland • Oct. 12, 2022

Experts torn on impact of antitrust bills passed by House

The three antitrust bills passed by the U.S. House of Representatives would funnel more money to antitrust law enforcers, as well as add to enforcement processes.

By Makenzie Holland • Oct. 7, 2022

Micron investment to spark chip ecosystem in New York

The $100 billion plan aims to bring businesses and thousands of workers to the Syracuse, N.Y., area -- and boost the chip supply for the IT staples and innovations CIOs pursue.

By John Moore • Oct. 7, 2022

sunsetting

Sunsetting is the intentional phasing out or termination of something, and in business, the term is used often regarding brands, partnerships, agreements, policies, and hardware and software.

By Katie Terrell Hanna, Ivy Wigmore • Oct. 7, 2022

Tech talent development rests on DEI, upskilling, teamwork

Liberty Mutual Insurance's next CIO, Monica Caldas, shares new ways of solving the IT talent problem and explains why soft skills are critical for today's IT teams.

By Diann Daniel • Oct. 6, 2022

Good sustainability strategy balances tech, use cases

During Forrester Research's Technology and Innovation Forum, experts said IT leaders should identify use cases for technology to advance a company's sustainability strategy.

By Makenzie Holland • Oct. 5, 2022

Channel partner programs evolve amid digital transformation

A series of channel partner program relaunches that will continue into early 2023 reflect a shift to business outcomes, varied business models and subscription-based selling.

By John Moore • Oct. 3, 2022

Test beds, workforce critical to U.S. technology leadership

The CHIPS and Science Act allows the U.S. to invest in critical technologies such as quantum computing and artificial intelligence.

By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 30, 2022

distributor

A distributor is an intermediary entity between a producer of a product, or manufacturer, and a downstream entity in the distribution channel or supply chain.

By Robert Sheldon, Ivy Wigmore • Sept. 29, 2022

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.

By Jerald Murphy • Sept. 28, 2022

Experts highlight trust and safety practices for the metaverse

Creating a safe metaverse experience means bringing all stakeholders to the table, according to experts.

By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 23, 2022

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.

By Mary Pratt • Sept. 21, 2022

Companies need data privacy plan before joining metaverse

Experts speaking during ITIF's AR/VR Policy Conference pointed out that businesses need to head into the metaverse with a strong data privacy plan.

By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 16, 2022

IT services inflation follows broader market trend

CIOs can expect to pay more for consulting and professional services as pricing in the sector continues an upward trend that first surfaced last year.

By John Moore • Sept. 15, 2022

Amazon’s iRobot acquisition raises concerns

Numerous organizations wrote to the Federal Trade Commission Friday, raising data privacy and competition concerns about Amazon's iRobot acquisition.

By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 9, 2022

Apple, Sephora settlements shine light on data privacy

High-profile lawsuits and the potential for new FTC data privacy rules should be a warning to businesses to ensure that internal data privacy practices are in order.

By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 9, 2022

privacy compliance

Privacy compliance is a company's accordance with established personal information protection guidelines, specifications or legislation.

By Ben Cole, Stephen Bigelow • Sept. 7, 2022

contingent workforce

A contingent workforce is a labor pool whose members are hired by an organization on an on-demand basis.

By Luke Marson, Mekhala Roy • Sept. 6, 2022

Inflation Reduction Act boosts clean energy incentives

The Inflation Reduction Act increases incentives for clean energy, but there is concern that it doesn't address existing regulatory flaws inhibiting clean energy tech deployment.

By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 1, 2022

Privacy bill ADPPA to police data sharing, algorithmic bias

The ADPPA passed the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce in July, making it farther than other recently introduced data privacy bills.

By Makenzie Holland • Aug. 31, 2022

Amazon evolves healthcare approach, ends Amazon Care

The end of Amazon Care and acquisition of One Medical means Amazon is turning from employee health to direct to consumer.

By Makenzie Holland • Aug. 26, 2022

transactional leadership

Transactional leadership, also known as managerial leadership, is a leadership style where leaders rely on rewards and punishments to achieve optimal job performance from their subordinates.

By Ben Lutkevich , Mary Pratt • Aug. 25, 2022

Inflation: Server costs rise, software sells at a premium

Latest PPI data reveals a 3.1% month-over-month uptick for host computers and servers, while storage prices drop slightly and professional services stand pat.

By John Moore • Aug. 24, 2022

critical path method (CPM)

The critical path method (CPM) is a step-by-step project management technique for process planning that defines critical and non-critical tasks with the goal of preventing project schedule problems and process bottlenecks.

By Paul Kirvan • Aug. 23, 2022