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Google tacks toward home

The Home speaker/assistant may not take the lead from Amazon's Echo, but the search giant must make a solid attempt.

By Roger Kay

Consumer Electronics Music Smart Home

5 myths about digital transformation every CEO must know

Set the right foundation for digital transformation without getting carried away by hype or sales pitches.

By Kumar R Parakala

Emerging Technology IT Leadership IT Strategy

Is tape storage dead … again?

Tape storage has been declared dead so many times that it has become a trope in technology journalism. The truth is more complicated and is ultimately less about tapeu2019s demise than it is about the steady encroachment of cloud services.

By Mary Branscombe

Cloud Storage SAN

Imagining the future of EdTech

The future of technology in the classroom is going to be fun.

By Alice Bonasio

Consumer Electronics IT Skills

Facebook at Work (finally) launches as ‘Workplace’

Facebook already owns consumer social networking, and with its new Workplace service, itu2019s clear it wants the enterprise, too. The new offering will feel familiar to Facebook users but will also remain separate from company's consumer platfo

By Matt Kapko

Oct 10, 2016 5 mins

Collaboration Software Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business

Target’s CDO departure underscores C-suite tensions

The removal of Targetu2019s chief digital officer after only four months suggests that integrating new members into the C-suite can be a challenging, contentious enterprise.

By Clint Boulton

CIO IT Strategy Technology Industry

How IoT makes electricity generation more efficient

With the help of GE Power, the New York Power Authority is leveraging sensors and predictive analytics to reduce unplanned downtime and make its 16 generating facilities and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines more efficient.

By Thor Olavsrud

IT Strategy Internet of Things Markets

Why I didn’t buy the iPhone 7

Appleu2019s iPhone 7 is a fantastic phone, but itu2019s just not for me. Iu2019m going to keep my iPhone 6s Plus and wait patiently for the iPhone 8 Plus.

By Jim Lynch

Oct 10, 2016 4 mins

Small and Medium Business Smartphones iPhone

Cannalytics: Exploring the effects of analytics on the cannabis economy

From backroom to storefront, cannabis is leveraging the advances in data analytics driven by other industries.

By Andre Bourque

Analytics

New Comcast data caps spotlight disturbing trend

The age of data caps and metered broadband is here, though Comcast, the largest ISP in the United States, admits network capacity is not a problem. More companies are likely to follow Comcast's lead, and that's terrible news for consumers.

By Bill Snyder

Carriers Consumer Electronics Internet Service Providers

How to convert video files to mp4 with VLC

Did you know that you can use VLC to convert video formats?

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Oct 7, 2016 3 mins

Consumer Electronics Open Source

How to migrate IT to AWS in record time with the extended EC2

Architecture design patterns as the foundation of cloud transformation engineering

By Philippe A. Abdoulaye

Cloud Computing

Why sentient tools will be catastrophic to the job market

Columnist Rob Enderle writes that the rapid rise of sentient technologies such as autonomous cars will have a major impact on the job market that could leave a huge number of people unemployed and a substantial number of companies non-viable.

By Rob Enderle

Careers Emerging Technology Technology Industry

Big data – a road map for smarter data

Using big data to extract value from your data is one thing. However, using big data with neural networks combined with ontologies raises your data value to an all new level, making it smarter.

By Mitch De Felice

Analytics Big Data Emerging Technology

Dolby Narrate for iOS lets you add voiceover to video

Dolby's new Narrate app makes it simple to add voice narration to video clips, making it useful for a variety of business purposes. Of course, you can also have fun with its goofy voice effects.

By James A. Martin

Mobile Apps Music Video

I’ll have what she’s having… Tech design that leads to ‘positive’ addictions at work

Apply the principles of gaming apps to design business applications and activities that make people feel happy and connected.

By Valeh Nazemoff

Developer Small and Medium Business Video Games

Deloitte leaders detail new iOS partnership with Apple

Within weeks of the iPhone 7 release, Apple announced its fourth major enterprise partnership and joined forces with Deloitte. The consultancy's CEO and digital lead share details on its new Apple- and iOS-focused practice.

By Matt Kapko

Apple Small and Medium Business iPhone

4 ways Cognizant customers can protect themselves amid corruption probe

Customer of offshore outsourcing provider Cognizant should be diligent in response to the abrupt departure of the companyu2019s president and revelations of an ongoing corruption probe.

By Stephanie Overby

IT Leadership Outsourcing Technology Industry

A.I. strikes back

Is your new artificial assistant reading this blog?

By Greg Simpson

Analytics Cloud Computing Software Development

Business value is key to IT success

Achieve more success and boost the reputation of your IT organization when you deliver quantifiable and tangible business value for your company.

By Mike Sisco

IT Leadership Technology Industry

Another very bad week for Samsung (with two bright spots)

Samsung's Note7 smartphones still might not be safe to use and Canada recalled hundreds of thousands of the company's washing machines. On the plus side, it acquired an AI startup and Samsung stock hit an all-time high u2026 all in a single

By Al Sacco

Consumer Electronics Small and Medium Business Smartphones

4chan’s misfortune a blessing for the rest of us

What could be described as one of the most u2018wretched hives of scum and villainyu2019 on the internet is on death's doorstep.

IT Leadership IT Skills Relationship Building

Verizon iPhone 7 users report nagging connectivity issues

Many Verizon Wireless customers complain that their iPhone 7 and 7 Plus smartphones frequently drop data and GPS connections, but neither the carrier nor Apple will confirm or deny the reports.

By Bill Snyder

Small and Medium Business Smartphones iPhone

How to build a modern multi-monitor workstation

Many of today's PCs and laptops can easily power two or more external monitors, and a multi-monitor setup can help you get more done in less time. Here's how to find the best configuration for you.

By Paul Mah

Computers and Peripherals Monitors

How recruiters are adapting to an evolving job market

Thought recruiting for tech talent was competitive before? You ain't seen nothing yet, according to Jobvite's latest research.rn

IT Jobs Relationship Building Technology Industry

5 steps to avoid burning out your on-call IT staff

On-call workers don't have the luxury of signing off at the end of the day and going home to relax. They know that a call could come at any time, which means businesses need to take steps to ensure these workers aren't on the fast-track to

By Sarah K. White

IT Governance ITSM Technology Industry

8 challenges that keep financial services CTOs and CIOs up at night

Experts in financial services, IT, security and compliance discuss the major issues facing IT executives at financial services companies.

By Jennifer Lonoff Schiff

CIO CTO Data Breach

IT Resume Makeover Homepage

Creating or updating your resume can feel like a daunting task, but it doesn't have to be. That said, IT is a competitive job market, and companies and recruiters can get hundreds of responses from job postings. The amount of time you have to c

By Rich Hein

Careers IT Jobs Resumes

IT Resume Makeover: How to Write to Your Audience

Even professional writers can have problems with their resume. In this month's Resume Makeover, we help a senior technical writer hone his message and appeal to the right audience.

Careers IT Jobs Resumes

IT Resume Makeover: Position Your Accomplishments for Maximum Impact

This IT and operations executive had a detailed and well-organized resume, but his job search was stalling. However, with the help of our resume expert, he learned how to better position himself for the job he desires.

Careers IT Jobs Resumes

Why healthcare artificial intelligence isn’t about creepy-looking robots

Hint: It's more about democratizing expert healthcare. (Cool armor, though.)

By Andre Bourque

Healthcare Industry Internet of Things

Strategic CxOs extend the boundary of inquiry

Effective business management in the modern era involves getting clear about what things mean. The measure of something is also its limit and its boundary. Analytics is about explanation because it helps us see things with greater clarity.

By Rohan Light

Android Small and Medium Business iPhone

Analytics

Apple users react to Google’s new Pixel phones

Find out what some of Appleu2019s customers think of Googleu2019s new Pixel Android phones. Is the Pixel really a match for the iPhone?

By Jim Lynch

Oct 5, 2016 7 mins

Why it takes a cloud service to manage cloud services

Chances are, your business already uses multitudes of cloud services and integrates with many more. How do you manage them all? These services can help.

By Mary Branscombe

Cloud Computing Enterprise Applications SaaS

Can Facebook really do enterprise collaboration right?

Facebook is about to enter the business collaboration market, and though the space is crowded, the opportunity for Facebook at Work is clear u2014 but the company must earn trust in the enterprise.

By Matt Kapko

Oct 5, 2016 5 mins

Collaboration Software Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business

Virtual assistant faceoff: Alexa, Cortana, Google Assistant and Siri

A lot can change in a year. Just ask Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri, Google Assistant and Microsoft's Cortana virtual assistants. We posed the same questions to all four in the summer of 2015 and again in fall 2016, with notable results.

By James A. Martin

Enterprise Applications Mobile Apps Virtualization

How to be a more ‘authentic’ IT leader

In today's digital workforce, it's not enough simply to manage. Workers are looking for authentic leadership.

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3 tips to foster a culture of innovation

Innovation is a hot topic in the corporate world these days, but what exactly does innovation look like in practice and how do you achieve it?

By Sarah K. White

IT Strategy Innovation Technology Industry

Dell ups its wide game in monitors

With nearly 5 million pixels, the U3417W is great for wide spreadsheets, multitasking and enhanced productivity.

By Roger Kay

Computers and Peripherals Consumer Electronics Monitors

How digitization creates new career paths for CIOs

There are five main career paths CIOs (and aspiring leaders) can take as the digital journey evolves

By Andrew Horne

Careers IT Leadership

CIO eyes digital services in SD-WAN push

In a move designed to lure customers to its new services, including a software-defined wide area network, EarthLink hired American Cancer Society CIO Jay Ferro to rebuild its back-end and front-end systems as well as improve its sales process.

By Clint Boulton

CIO Internet Internet Service Providers

Story point normalization — what’s the point?

When using story points, it's a challenge is to normalize your delivery pointing scale across multiple teams. Here are a few ideas for ensuring a consistent baseline

By Michael Dougherty

Agile Development IT Governance IT Leadership

‘New Mac’ scented candle smells nothing like a new Mac

What do you buy the Apple 'Fanboi' who has it all? A 'New Mac' smell candle, of course.

By Al Sacco

Consumer Electronics MacOS

IBM invests $200 million in Watson IoT AI business

Citing escalating demand from customers looking to transform their operations with Internet of Things and artificial intelligence technologies, IBM makes a $200 million investment in the IBM Watson IoT global headquarters in Munich.

By Thor Olavsrud

Emerging Technology High-Performance Computing Internet of Things

Automation: Disrupt or be disrupted

Embracing automation may seem like a risky investment, but holding out on these new technologies is even riskier

By Dinesh Goel

Outsourcing Technology Industry Telecommunications Industry

The older I get the more agile I am

Executives are finally seeing agile pay off.

By Jill Dyché

Business Intelligence CIO Data Mining

macOS Sierra: Disable automatic downloading and installation of macOS updates

Itu2019s easy to stop macOS Sierra from downloading and installing macOS updates automatically.

By Jim Lynch

Consumer Electronics MacOS

What CIOs need to know about open source forking

Forking is a concept that can strike terror into the heart of any CIO that relies on open source software. Hereu2019s how to make sure youu2019re on the right side of the split.

By Paul Rubens

CIO Enterprise Applications Open Source

Why an IT services firm sponsors the New York City Marathon

Typically, major marathons are sponsored by financial services companies not IT services companies. Hereu2019s a look at why TCS decided to sponsor the New York City Marathon and why itu2019s working.

By Jen A. Miller