Tag: IT

August 29, 2023

Self-service IT solutions have cemented their place in the enterprise as a means for enabling employees to resolve IT issues on their own rather than contacting an IT representative. Yet as self-service technology advances and matures, many IT leaders are […]

August 7, 2023

The current economic landscape has been a cause for concern across many industries and, as a result, businesses are looking for any and all ways to be more efficient and optimized. Rocket Software recently conducted a survey of U.S.-based IT […]

August 2, 2023

A data and analytics capability cannot emerge from an IT or business strategy alone. With both technology and business organization deeply involved in the what, why, and how of data, companies need to create cross-functional data teams to get the […]

July 31, 2023

Organizations are sitting on a bevy of data and intelligence, all stored across various internal and external systems. Those that utilize their data and analytics the best and the fastest will deliver more revenue, better customer experience, and stronger employee […]

July 28, 2023

Tight budgets and labor shortages have remained an ongoing challenge for IT leaders in 2023. As a result, CIOs are looking at ways of doing more with less, while continuing to digitally transform their organizations. How can we free up […]

July 25, 2023

CIOs are burdened with far too many responsibilities for a single individual to competently or productively handle on their own. That’s why it’s important to know how to efficiently delegate tasks to carefully selected team members. Unfortunately, many CIOs are […]

June 29, 2023

With businesses increasingly dependent on service providers to reduce costs, improve quality, and drive innovation, traditional contracts don’t work. In fact, they often undermine the partner-like relationships and trust needed to cope with external uncertainty. A better approach is to […]

June 20, 2023

One of the most important accountabilities of the modern CIO is data integrity. The corporation must be confident that the data it uses to make strategic business decisions is safe, accurate, and private. There is no question that the IT […]

June 13, 2023

The pace of innovation is relentless. CIOs must watch for the next generation of emerging technologies because new software can go from the dreams of some clever coder to an essential part of every IT shop in the blink of […]

May 24, 2023

Today’s CIOs have a pivotal opportunity to help their organizations meet new expectations. Yet, as organizations transform, CIOs and their teams are being asked to manage the optimal mix of infrastructure, platform, software, database, storage, and more to meet these […]

May 18, 2023

Democratizing data use within an organization empowers employees, fosters greater collaboration, and enables them to make more informed, data-driven decisions. By giving data and analytics tools and solutions to the many, companies can take accurate and timely decision making out […]

May 12, 2023

Looking at broad technology initiatives that have become “significantly more important” to the future of organisations over the past two years, cloud was the second most talked about technology area – second only to cyber security – with 44% of […]

May 3, 2023

Most enterprises have what they describe as a cordial relationship with their network vendors, but roughly a third say their relationship is guarded, and more than a few say it’s suspicious. That’s a pretty broad range of views, but every […]

May 1, 2023

It wasn’t long ago when engineers configured systems manually. In those days, developers drafted procedural documents for administrators to follow when deploying applications. Devops tools and practices, including deploying with CI/CD, configuring infrastructure as code, and managing containerized systems, all […]

April 18, 2023

Information, according to the mathematical theory that bears its name, reduces uncertainty. If, for example, I tell you I tossed a coin twice, you’ll know there were four equally probable outcomes. But if I then tell you the first toss […]

April 13, 2023

Gartner projects that spending on information security and risk management products and services will grow 11.3% to reach more than $188.3 billion this year. But despite those expenditures, there have already been at least 13 major data breaches, including at […]

April 11, 2023

When Tim Potter, principal at Deloitte Consulting,surveys the current enterprise software and services landscape, he sees potential for IT organizations to spur both innovation and rapid growth. “Enterprises continue to seek software and technology solutions to improve services, deliver more […]

April 10, 2023

When I graduated from college, I worked as an assembler language programmer for Sears. At that time, Sears was the world’s largest retailer and it was just beginning to use the new System 360 from IBM. IT was looked upon […]

April 5, 2023

IT is no longer perceived as a cost factor or a pure support function at many organizations, according to management consultancy 4C Group’s Markus Matschi. And the digitization push during the pandemic accelerated this. But despite such advances, the question […]

April 4, 2023

Tackling the climate crisis is one of the greatest challenges of our time. There is a need for a collaborative and inclusive approach to restoring our planet and protecting our future – and it is clear this topic needs to […]