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6 Expert Budgeting Tips for IT Leaders (CIO)

The IT budget says a lot about its owners: whether executives have a roadmap for the future and whether they’re willing to pay for it, whether company leaders value innovation or... More

Why Technology is the Bright Future for Business Schools (Forbes)

The five most valuable companies in the U.S. are all tech firms. At the end of February 2018, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook have a combined market capitalization of... More

Glimmers of Hope for Women in the Male-Dominated Tech Industry (Bloomberg)

Despite signs of progress at some schools, just 18 percent of undergraduate computer-science degrees go to American women, down from 34 percent in the early 1980s, according to gov... More

Apple’s Fourth U.S. Campus: Handicapping Where it Will Go (Bloomberg)

It’s Apple’s turn to go shopping. In January, Apple Inc. announced plans for a fourth U.S. campus—a down-payment of sorts on its commitment to hire thousands of Americans ... More

7 Ways an MBA Will Advance Your IT Career – and 5 Ways It Won’t (CIO)

CIOs, CTOs, CDOs and other IT executives and high-level managers straddle two worlds: technology and business. Virtually all of these IT leaders have a deep background in areas suc... More

Box CEO: Company Sees Strong Initial Demand for Relay, GxP Validation (HITS)

Box is seeing strong initial demand for its recently-launched Box Relay and Box GxP Validation solutions as the company readies the launch of its Box Skills artificial intelligence... More

HCL Infosystems Appoints Rangarajan Raghavan Managing Director (Business Standard)

Rangarajan Raghavan has been appointed as a Director and the new Managing Director (MD) of the HCL Infosystems as Premkumar Seshadri has resigned from the post of Executive Vice-Ch... More

PwC Joins Tesco, JP Morgan, Others to Launch New Women in Tech Charter (The Independent)

Over a dozen firms, including PwC, Tesco, JP Morgan and the company behind Zoopla, have teamed up to launch a new charter aimed at tackling the factors behind a critical shortfall ... More

FCC Chairman Defends Net Neutrality Decision (Adweek)

On Monday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai defended his decision to end net neutrality in the United States, claiming the regulation is needed to build out the ... More

IBM Targets Installed Base with Second Phase of POWER9 Systems (Forbes)

Back in December, IBM announced the first phase of its POWER9 products—its first POWER9 chip and its first POWER9-based server (read my full write-up of the announcement here). N... More

Breaking Down the Barriers Between Women and Technology (Odgers Interim)

Pamela Maynard, President, Product and Innovation at Avanade: "One of the biggest hurdles preventing women from entering the industry is undoubtedly the lack of female role models.... More

10 Ways to Improve IT Performance – Without Killing Morale (CIO)

Every IT leader seeks faster, more efficient department performance. After all, when IT underperforms, it hurts business operations and stifles innovation. A lackluster IT departme... More

Can Virtual Reality Open STEM Education and Jobs to More People? (Forbes)

Employers need to fill 1.6 million jobs in the US that require backgrounds in science, technology, engineering, and math by 2021, according to a 2016 study by the US Department of ... More

PwC: Job Automation Will Hurt Women First but Will Ultimately Hurt Men More (Quartz)

There’s a risk that gender and racial inequality will be exacerbated by automation, as women and some ethnic minority groups are more likely to work in the lower-skilled jobs tha... More

Tech Workers Favor Seattle, Austin for Relocation (VentureBeat)

Many cities in America’s heartland hope that their lower cost of living is enough of a siren call to lure tech workers out of the Bay Area. But a new survey shows that tech worke... More

The Future of Work: How to Thrive Through IT’s Latest Revolution (CIO)

1. Skills will matter less than the ability to learn new ones - According to Oxford University research, the “half-life” of a job skill dropped from 30 years to 5 years between... More

Top 10 Strategic CIO Priorities of 2018 (Forbes)

Rob Preston, Oracle: CIOs across the globe are constantly evaluating a fusillade of emerging technologies, business models, and economic movements being fired at them. Machine Lear... More

10 Under-the-Radar Cities with Great Tech Career Opportunities (CIO)

To find that next great tech career opportunity, you might want to look beyond the usual places. Sure, San Francisco, Seattle and New York offer the highest-paying IT jobs, but fac... More

13 Top Paying Jobs in Security, Software Development, IT Leadership (IM)

Robert Half International has released its “2018 Salary Guide for IT Professionals,” which looks at 79 job positions in web development, networking, applications development an... More

At Oracle, Great Technology is Not Enough (strategy+business)

Safra Catz, Oracle: "Everything is important, but I think the most critical is the fact that AI is finally here. What is AI? It’s making decisions based on very large amounts of ... More

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