Tag Archives: IT

Internet of Things: CIOs are Getting Ready for the Next Big Revolution (ZDNet)

CIOs have woken up to the power of the Internet of Things (IoT). Almost three quarters (71%) of IT leaders are now gathering data for IoT initiatives, according to 451 Research. An... More

Study: 50% of IT Professionals Consume B2B Content with Increasing Regularity (The Drum)

B2B marketers have a growing opportunity to reach IT decision makers by acknowledging the changes in content consumption trends and their past mismanagement of prospects, a new ind... More

IT Life: Mark Settle, Okta CIO (Silicon UK)

What new technology are you most excited for a) your business and b) yourself?: "I’ll respond with two technologies that intrigue me for both personal and business reasons. I’m... More

Data is Driving New Skill Requirements (Information Age)

A new collection of skills and business roles are needed to manage and unlock the unprecedented amount of data being generated, as well as minimise any risks. Today’s organisatio... More

Big Data, IoT, Security are Hot IT Careers for 2017 (InfoWorld)

"Big data engineer" seems like an obvious on-fire specialty for the year, and other companies have reached the same conclusion. Staffing and recruiting firm Robert Half saw startin... More

How Livestreaming Video Threatens the Enterprise (CIO)

When Pittsburgh Steelers’ wide receiver Antonio Brown broadcast his coach’s postgame locker room speech on Facebook Live last month it created a distraction and senseless contr... More

6 Ways IoT Will Change Project Management (TechRepublic)

Longer project timelines - Unlike traditional IT projects, an IoT project isn't finished once it's implemented. There must also be a plan for how the IoT will be supported, and ... More

VirtusaPolaris Recognized as a Leader in Application Outsourcing Services (HITS)

VirtusaPolaris has been named as a Leader among mid-sized offshore providers with application outsourcing capabilities by analyst firm Forrester Research. The Forrester Wave report... More

Why 2017 Will be the Worst Year Ever for Security (CIO)

Data breaches are expensive—and there’s more to the bill than the immediate costs of notifying the victims and hiring consultants and forensics investigators to find and fix th... More

Pay for Experts to Rise as Cybercrime ‘To Cost $6 Trillion a Year by 2021’ (Naked Security)

IT security is one of those odd industries: everybody wishes it were not necessary,  but accepts it has to be there. This is why, if you’re a specialist in it, your skills are g... More

Trump’s Proposed Shakeup of Work-Visa Program Could Leave Silicon Valley Scrambling (Forbes)

Tech firms may soon need to find new recruiting ground to the fill high-paying positions that President Donald Trump has repeatedly promised to make a core part of his plan to crea... More

Private Cloud in Retreat, Public Cloud to Fore: Report (IW)

The private cloud based on a heavily virtualized environment in the enterprise data center is going to have a limited shelf life, according to a new study. The number of IT manager... More

Three Reasons Why CEOs Need to Be More Vested in Digital Transformation (Forbes)

The rapid adoption of digital technologies by customers and competitors is disrupting every industry and creating value at an accelerated pace. Advances in technology and marketin... More

Big Data Adoption Slow, but Benefits Beginning to Show (eMarketer)

Top executives in the US appear to be optimistic about big data's value. For example, this week, Forbes reported Wal-Mart's launch of its "Data Café," an analytics hub poised to p... More

Data Scientist, DevOps Engineer Top IT Jobs (EC)

What's better than being a physician earning $200,000 a year? How about being a data scientist or a DevOps engineer? When Glassdoor released its "50 Best Jobs In America for 2017" ... More

Top 5 CFO Priorities for 2017 (Forbes)

Margaret Harrist, Oracle: Have the strategies that have served your finance organization and company become an anchor weight? Or are you confident that your business has the right ... More

How Digital Transformation Projects are Driving New IT Investment (Telecoms Tech)

In today's economy, information technology (IT) is the essential foundation for new digital business transformation projects. It's also the open innovation platform that enables an... More

The Strategy of Speed in IT (IW)

Speed is good, but it can also be bad. Speed for the sake of speed isn’t an answer to anyone’s need any more than a specific technology is the “why” for a project opportuni... More

Salesforce’s Patrick Flynn: IT Key to Improving Data Center Sustainability (NW)

Salesforce's director of sustainability discusses bringing together IT and data center, finance, risk and sustainability to improve data center energy efficiency. "For companies th... More

Cognizant Acquires Insurance-Focused Technology Consultancy Adaptra (Consultancy.uk)

With the acquisition of Adaptra, Cognizant hopes to further strength its position in the core platforms space, focused on improving core services and customer experience. The deal ... More