HITS News Headlines
Google Opens Digital Training Hub in London (IT Pro Portal)
The UK's digital skills gap is real, and Google is doing its part in closing it with the opening of a new London facility to help provide training in key digital skills. From s... More
12 ‘Best Practices’ IT Should Avoid at All Costs (CIO)
What makes IT organizations fail? Often, it’s the adoption of what’s described as “industry best practices” by people who ought to know better but don’t, probably because... More
Featured Jobs: Sony Pictures; Salesforce; Oracle
Data Scientist — Culver City, CA — Sony Pictures Lead Security Engineer — San Francisco — Salesforce Director, Software Development — Seattle — Oracle Click here to... More
Vistex Adds Seasoned Consumer Products Industry Principle (MESA)
Vistex, which offers go-to-market solutions for managing pricing, incentive, rights and royalty and channel programs, has announced the addition of Gary Adams as Industry Principl... More
What is UX and Why Does it Matter? (Signiant)
Bad user experience. I bet we can all think of the last time we visited a website or used an app and thought, “Why is this so difficult!?”. At Signiant, we pride ourselves on... More
The 7 Hottest Jobs in IT (CIO)
If you’re burning out on your current gig, or feel that your role may be heading toward a dead end, it might be time for a change. To that end, we reached out to recruiters, exec... More
Turning a Data Strategy into Business Insights (Information Management)
Data in itself is not actionable, even when it is real-time, at hyperspeed. To drive effective business actions, data needs to be sourced, processed and shared with the end goal in... More
Legacy Processes are Holding Back Your Digital Business (CIO)
Businesses like Netflix and Uber are often touted as ‘cloud native’ businesses, without the disadvantages of legacy enterprise IT to hold them back from taking advantage of Saa... More
Digital Transformation – More Than Just a Buzz Phrase? (IT Pro Portal)
“So, what do you do every day?” A question every IT professional has surely had to tackle. Undoubtedly the answer is often some form of “I deal with and fix everyone’s tech... More
Lloyds Bank Signs Cloud Mega Deal with IBM (CBR)
IBM is said to have signed a huge 10-year cloud outsourcing deal with Lloyds Bank. As part of the deal Lloyds Bank will send 1,500 staff and contractors to IBM, according to an int... More
The Art of Maintaining Business Buy-In (CIO)
For years, CIOs and their teams toiled through multiyear, multiphase initiatives, from implementing new ERP systems to overhauling data centers. Beyond the obvious technology burde... More
The API Economy: Connecting Value to Drive Customer Engagement and Loyalty (Capping IT Off)
Technology innovations are opening up new opportunities for businesses even as customer expectations are rapidly expanding. The ability to deliver appealing experiences and removin... More
Featured Jobs: IBM; Aspera; Technicolor
Information Engineer — Washington, D.C. — IBM Director of Software Engineering — Emeryville, CA — Aspera Head of Design — Los Angeles — Technicolor Click here to vie... More
Why IBM’s Shrinking Transistors Look Like a Breakthrough for All of IT (eWeek)
The timing of the 5nm breakthrough couldn't be better, thanks to the huge number of new IoT devices in the transom. This isn't to mention all the gazillions of chips that will be n... More
Box’s Cloud Content Management Vision Showing Results (TechCrunch)
For years, Box has been seen by many in the press, analyst and investor communities as a storage product and nothing more, which given its roots, was an understandable misperceptio... More
Avanade Announces New Microsoft Azure Stack Solution (HITS)
Avanade has revealed the upcoming availability of a complete Microsoft Azure Stack solution from a single provider. This fully managed solution will offer an Azure-consistent exper... More
OpenText to Acquire Covisint (HITS)
OpenText announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Covisint Corporation, a cloud platform for building Identity, Automotive, and Internet of Things... More
Cisco Introduces Continuing Education Program to Advance the Technical Workforce (HITS)
Cisco today announced a new Continuing Education Program for certified IT professionals looking to upskill in alignment with the latest advances in technology. This program offers ... More
Amazon Web Services’ Swami Sivasubramanian on the Future of AI in the Cloud (GeekWire)
Sivasubramanian: "We are entering a golden age of AI and machine learning. We believe AI will revolutionize almost all aspects of technology – making it easier to do things that ... More
Wipro Study Highlights Leadership Crisis in Digital Transformation (HITS)
Wipro Digital, the digital business unit of Wipro Limited, released a new study that indicates leadership within digital transformation may be in crisis. Half of senior executives ... More