Tag Archives: IT

Why Marketing and IT is the Perfect Team for Solving Customer Identity (IA)

The rise of smart devices has improved our lives, giving us improved communication and information at our fingertips. Today’s digital consumers are mobile and highly selective. T... More

IT Pros Fear Encryption Backdoors (IW)

Amid federal and state bills written to weaken computer security by mandating backdoors that bypass encryption, IT pros are alarmed at the prospect of security made insecure, accor... More

Data Center Spending Among Bright Spots In IT Budget Forecasts (Information Management)

Worldwide IT spending is expected to total $3.49 trillion in 2016, a decline of 0.5% compared with 2015 spending of $3.5 trillion, according to Gartner Inc. But spending on IT serv... More

6 Highest-paying Executive Jobs in Tech (CIO)

Technology workers are a hot commodity and that demand is reflected in the salary for these six high-level executive technology jobs, according to data collected by Mondo. Every ye... More

The Future Looks Bright for IT Workers (CIO)

The IT skills gap and talent shortage remains an ongoing business challenge as technology becomes the cornerstone of nearly every industry. That shift means there is a bigger deman... More

Traditional Media Spend Slows, Digital Maintains Strong Growth (MediaPost)

Global consumer spending for traditional media will continue to slow down to under a 1% growth rate in coming years -- while digital media consumer spending will maintain double-di... More

How To Build An IT Dream Team (Forbes)

Making digital transformation possible, today’s IT infrastructure must be flexible, agile, and highly scalable. Effective management and analysis of large and unstructured big da... More

IoT Adoption is Driving the Use of Platform as a Service, says Gartner (Information Age)

The widespread adoption of the Internet of Things(IoT) is driving platform as a service (PaaS) utilisation, according to Gartner. The analyst firm predicts that, by 2020, more than... More

CEOs Force CIOs, CMOs into Digital Transformation Bunker (CIO)

CIOs and CMOs who value their jobs are collaborating on digital transformations that require them to map out and connect customer interactions across every touchpoint. But this isn... More

Legacy IT Systems: Hidden Risks Revealed (IW)

Legacy systems that won't die. You know you've got one. But do you realize you are harming your organization by suffering to let it live? I should know, I've done it. Following are... More

Report: Netflix Availability Bad News for Movie, TV Spending (MESA)

Once Netflix becomes available in a region, everyone else who deals in the sale of movies and TV is hurt, according to a new report, and spending on Netflix doesn’t make up the o... More

It’s Official: Tech Spending Is Slowing Down in 2016 (Recode)

After several years of consistent growth, the world’s information technology industry is on track to experience the biggest slowdown in spending by individuals companies and gove... More

Why Streaming Services Play a Vital Role in Building a New Music Economy (The Drum)

Opinion: The global streaming data is indicative of how our listening habits and behaviours have changed as consumers. What used to be the gold standard for the number of physical ... More

Netflix’s Global Push Means Big Spending in Small Countries (The Hollywood Reporter)

Netflix's splashy spending at Sundance grabbed headlines, but the real story may be how the streaming giant is splurging on original content overseas. Netflix in 2016 is projected ... More

Data Analytics Among Top Trends Driving IT In 2016 (Thoughts on Cloud)

Data analytics continues to be one of the top areas of IT investments and organizations expect to substantially increase their spending in this area in 2016. That is one of the pre... More

Lights, Camera, Activation: Super Bowl Studio Spending Soars (AdAge)

A year after Universal Pictures sucked all the air out of the category with an audacious six-spot buy, rival studios are reasserting themselves with more aggressive investments in ... More

Amazon Posts Sales, Earnings Gains (MESA)

Amazon on Thursday announced sales of $35.7 billion, up 22% year over year, and a profit of $482 million, up more than double from the $214 million the company posted the fourth qu... More

Sony Sees Best Q3 Profit Since 2008 (MESA)

Sony Corp. rode big gains from its gaming and film divisions to post its best fiscal third quarter profit since 2008, the company reported late Jan. 28. The company posted operatin... More

Quantum Rides Scale-Out Storage Revenue to Operating Profit

By Chris Tribbey Scale-out storage, archive and data protection solutions company Quantum posted operating income of $2 million for its fiscal third quarter (ended Dec. 31) thanks... More

Security and Innovation Driving Transformation of the CIO – Study (Information Age)

The increased prominence of technology in the workplace continues to shift the role of the CIO, according to new research. In a study by Insight UK, 79% of business decision makers... More