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Low-Cost Tech Hubs are Emerging as America’s Most Dynamic Cities (Fortune)

Traditional tech cities like San Francisco and Seattle are still in the top five, but smaller and rural tech centers that started booming during the pandemic have surged in the ran... More

How Can CIOs Remain Innovative to Ensure They Retain Their Top Technical Talent? (Intelligent CIO)

George Dochev, Co-Founder, Chairman, LucidLink: "The secret behind our retention success? Building a culture that puts people first. While this may seem like a very simple concept,... More

Equinix Enters Africa, Closing the $320M Acquisition of MainOne

The acquisition signals the first step in Equinix's long-term strategy to become a leading African carrier-neutral digital infrastructure company, enabling organizations to acceler... More

The Apprentice Opportunity: Using an Old Model to Recruit Fresh Talent (SAP Insights)

Apprenticeships have been a straightforward model of entry-level training since they were established centuries ago. Pay a young person just starting out (in money or in-kind) to l... More

How the Great Resignation Made Tech Recruitment Even More Challenging (Wired)

The Great Resignation has left tech workers wanting more out of work than big pay checks and ping pong tables.... More

7 Traits of Indispensable IT Leaders (CIO)

Irreplaceable IT leaders share several common characteristics. Acquiring these traits can put you on the fast track to long-term career success.... More

CIOs Get Strategic About IT Talent Retention (CIO)

With talent retention becoming increasingly essential, CIOs are rethinking their approaches to leadership, IT culture, team communication, and the value of work.... More

How CommScope Restructured IT for Better Business Partnership (CIO)

To enable the global high-tech company’s business transformation, CIO Praveen Jonnala and the IT team asked themselves, ‘Who do we want to be?’ The result is a reimagined IT ... More

IT Workers Most Likely to Quit, Gartner Finds (CIO Dive)

CIOs kicked off 2022 with large IT budgets and big plans for digital transformation. One constant painpoint holding them back is the ability to attract and retain talent, as IT ski... More

International Talent Mobility May Give Employees the Upper Hand (Brink)

Global mobility is more than just traditional long-term assignments. Organisations are now relying increasingly on various types of international talent mobility, including shorter... More

Silicon Ceiling: Why Aren’t More CIOs Becoming CEOs? (Raconteur)

CIOs are wielding more strategic influence than ever before, yet relatively few go on to lead their businesses. What’s hindering them from becoming CEOs?... More

9 Emerging Tech Trends IT Leaders Need to Watch (EP)

As CIOs focus on enabling their businesses for the future, these key technologies will be front and center in 2022 and beyond.... More

10 Fastest Growing U.S. Tech Hubs for IT Talent (CIO)

You don’t need to move to Silicon Valley to cash in on the boom for IT talent. These 10 cities are among the fastest growing tech hubs by salary, according to Dice. ---> https... More

6 Ways to Restructure IT for Maximum Productivity (CIO)

From shifting operating models to favoring a more cross-functional approach to collaboration, CIOs are improving IT productivity by rethinking how IT gets work done.... More

Softtek CEO Talks Leadership, Adapting to Change, Nearshoring

The Georgetown Americas Institute invited Softtek’s president and CEO, Blanca Treviño, to have a sit-down conversation to hear some of her professional and personal stories of h... More

CIOs Make the Leap to Business Leadership (CIO)

As lines between business and IT blur, IT leaders are contemplating careers beyond IT, taking on hybrid business-IT roles or making the full-on move to business leader. ... More

CIO as Business Partner: 4 Prerequisites IT Leaders Must Master (CIO)

IT leaders wanting to be seen and treated as an equal business partner and be included in the organization’s strategic vision, objectives, values, and decisions must first exhibi... More

Top Digital Transformation Trends for 2022 (Raconteur)

Whether it’s investing in 5G, harnessing automation or supporting the deskless workforce, digital transformation will be a hot boardroom topic in 2022.... More

8 Top Priorities for CIOs in 2022 (CIO)

2022 promises to be both exciting and challenging for IT leaders. To get the most value from IT in the year ahead, tech chiefs should focus on the following key initiatives.... More

The Next In-Demand Job Title: Head of the Future of Work (Forbes)

When the C-suite has a new management priority, a new job title often follows. In the mid-2000s, businesses added innovation executives to focus their companies on organic growth. ... More

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