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Digital healthcare top priority for CIOs in 2021

In 2021, CIOs will not only focus on providing greater access to healthcare but more equitable access. Digital tools will play a key role.

By Makenzie Holland • Jan. 8, 2021

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.

By Albert McKeon • Jan. 4, 2021

How improving your math skills can help in programming

Paul Orland explores how enhancing one's programming skills can be done through studying up on mathematics and better understanding how the two remain linked.

By Paul Orland • Dec. 17, 2020

4 reasons to involve CISOs in mergers and acquisitions planning

As mergers and acquisitions go virtual due to COVID-19, the C-suite should include CISOs to help identify security risks, expedite cyber processes, review the new threat landscape and more.

By Jaime Fox and Deborah Golden • Dec. 16, 2020

Vertical marketing strategies shouldn’t dismiss QSR, retail

The pandemic has pummeled restaurants and retailers, but service providers could still find opportunities in areas ranging from contactless technology to virtual reality.

By John Moore • Dec. 14, 2020

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.

By CompTIA • Dec. 3, 2020

5 ways to keep developers happy so they deliver great CX

Companies need to work on ensuring their developers are satisfied with their jobs and how they're treated, otherwise it'll be customer satisfaction that inevitably suffers.

By Jonathan Roeder • Nov. 25, 2020

Link software development to measured business value creation

Companies must balance customer needs against potential risks during software development to ensure they aren't ignoring security but not falling behind competitors at the same time.

By Victoria (Vicky) Hailey, CMC • Nov. 25, 2020

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.

By Forrester Research • Nov. 24, 2020

Cloud and data considerations for new business models

Enterprises need to manage complex data structures in the cloud without sparing security and compliance. Here's what companies need to consider as they move to embrace cloud adoption.

By Anant Adya • Nov. 20, 2020

5 steps to build partnerships with IT distribution companies

Channel partners' relationships with IT distribution companies should be about more than ordering tech parts. Find out how to get the most value out of distributor relationships.

By Scott Ford • Nov. 20, 2020

project management framework

A project management framework is a set of processes, tasks, and tools that provide guidance and structure for the execution of a project.

By Wesley Chai • Nov. 20, 2020

How automated help desk tools can drive remote productivity

Working from home isn't going away anytime soon, putting an increased strain on IT management. Craig Greenhalgh explains how automated help desk tools could help IT employees.

By Craig Greenhalgh • Nov. 16, 2020

Communication best practices for companies during COVID-19

Many teams have been separated for most of the year, but are they communicating effectively? Use these communication best practices to help collaboration as teams remain separated.

By Scot Marcotte • Nov. 6, 2020

Is your company’s IT governance strategy cloud ready?

As companies prepare to migrate to the cloud, they need to review their IT governance strategy before making any decisions to ensure there won't be any issues later.

By Scott Cameron • Oct. 22, 2020

Gartner IT services forecast pegs 2021 growth at 4.1%

Gartner predicts a 4.1% uptick in IT services spending in 2021. The market research firm pointed to digital business projects as a driver behind the spending.

By John Moore • Oct. 20, 2020

Government action on big tech monopoly power moving quickly

Government antitrust actions are building against tech giants Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. They could lead to tighter regulation or even a breakup.

By Shaun Sutner • Oct. 20, 2020

8 ways CIOs can help companies emerge strong after COVID-19

We continue to navigate the choppy waters created by the COVID-19 pandemic, but here are eight ways companies can enable digital transformation and overcome an uncertain economy.

By Paul Roehrig • Oct. 15, 2020

Accenture enables Enel’s strategic digital transformation goals

Enel Group's strategic digital transformation initiative provided the European energy behemoth with the flexibility it needed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Paul Korzeniowski • Oct. 14, 2020

During digital transformation, CIOs are the secret weapon

Organizations need to look toward CIOs again as they move forward with digital transformation. CIOs can help navigate the uncertainty of how the pandemic affects their business.

By Mark Zawacki • Oct. 5, 2020

Managed services model enters ‘new era’

The MSPWorld 2020 event points to an industry that's finding itself in the spotlight as MSPs see greater attention from customers, investors and government regulators.

By John Moore • Sept. 30, 2020

Ensuring your cybersecurity teams are helping the business

Business leaders need to review how they're handling cybersecurity oversight. Are leaders asking the right questions and understanding how their cybersecurity program currently works?

By Nick Vigier • Sept. 23, 2020

The Phoenix Project

The Phoenix Project is a best-selling novel about DevOps. The book's characters reveal through their actions why it's so important for organizations to put security first and tear down the silos that have traditionally existed between development and operations teams.

By TechTarget Contributor • Sept. 10, 2020

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.

By Yujun Chen and Dawn Li • Sept. 4, 2020

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.

By Simone Fenton-Jarvis • Sept. 2, 2020