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Hands on with Elementary OS Loki

A great Linux distribution thatu2019s still a work in progress.

SAS adds cognitive computing support

At Analytics Experience in Las Vegas yesterday, SAS unveiled SAS Visual Investigator and SAS Visual Data Mining and Machine Learning for the Viya analytics platform.

Career Roadmap: Making a career in DevOps

Variety is the spice of life, and it's part of what makes a career in DevOps both fascinating and challenging. This month, Eric Sigler, head of DevOps for PagerDuty, talks about his career and what gets him out of bed in the morning.

Facebook Messenger now supports native payments

Facebook today announced Messenger Platform v1.2, and the company's head of Messenger, David Marcus, says it is committed to making the bot experience even better than traditional app experiences.

Being pushed out of your comfort zone can make your IT career

Vanguard CIO John Marcante was working his dream job as the head of the companyu2019s software development team. However, things were about to change.

Functional areas where machine learning is applied first

AI solutions like machine learning transform how people interact and make every day decisions. The application of machine learning is so close to the existence of human beings.

Creative ways 7 startups growth-hacked their way to brand exposure

Sometimes brand exposure can be achieved with a little creativity through growth hacking.

CIO Career Coach: How to write a great resume (video)

Executive recruiter Martha Heller shares six tips for writing a great IT resume.

With analytics, strategic CxOs should avoid conventional ROI

Analytics investments should not be judged using logic developed for evaluating manufacturing investments.

Driving IT productivity using automation as a service

A technology trend that's quietly gaining momentum

CIO’s seat on board reflects IT’s move to agile, DevOps

Former T-Mobile CIO Gary King says he joined the board of directors at Soasta, a maker of performance monitoring software that is hitting its stride as IT departments increasingly adopt agile and DevOps methodologies.

Presenting yourself

Understanding the roles you play when giving a business presentation.

Has your cloud consultant gone crazy?

You might not have noticed it, but cloud implementation consultants and contractors have been acting increasingly stupid over the last couple of years. If you think this doesnu2019t affect you and your project, youu2019re wrong.

CIOs, CTOs playing greater role in technology decisions

New research from Deloitte shows that CIOs and CTOs at mid-market companies are in the drivers' seat more often when it comes to technology decisions.

iOS 10: How to use Magnifier

Magnifier lets you use your iPhone or iPadu2019s camera to make things larger and easier to see such as small text on food labels and other products.

Huawei Matebook: A hybrid tablet that almost competes

Huawei released the Matebook, the latest 12-inch hybrid tablet aimed at changing the way you perform daily computing tasks. However, this device is bigger on looks than it is on brains.

5 tips to successfully pitch your IT project

So many worthwhile IT projects never even get green-lighted.

CIO Quick Takes: What does innovation look like?

Everyone talks about innovation, but quantifying it can be a bit, well, fuzzy. Here three CIOs put innovation into more concrete terms.

Linux Mint 18 review: Playing it safe

Linux Mint has taken a great leap with this release and finally introduced Plasma 5.x desktop.rn

Overcrowding in the C-suite

Have we hit u2018peak C-roleu2019 in the drive to digital dominance?

How to write an arbitration clause for offshore outsourcing deals

To avoid litigation and headaches, in general, itu2019s imperative that you incorporate an effective arbitration clause into international outsourcing contracts.

Why Sling TV should be on every cord cutter’s radar

Streaming TV is quickly becoming a realistic alternative to expensive cable packages, and Sling TV recently joined Netflix and Hulu among the top streaming services.

Why not taking a lucrative layoff package is brain-dead stupid

What should you do if you are offered a lucrative layoff package? Columnist Rob Enderle writes that the answer is a no brainer: Take the money and run.

Why iPhone 7 might be a better fit for enterprise than consumers

Apple's new iPhone 7 may not have an audio port, but it does pack many improvements that are much more important to business users.

Google’s Apigee buy validates API economy

Googleu2019s $625 million acquisition of the leading API management platform provider validates CIOsu2019 plans to use APIs to build out digital businesses.

HPE deal makes SUSE an enterprise heavyweight

SUSE will become the preferred Linux partner of HPE.

The value of identifying the ‘failure stream’

Understanding the value stream of a process is important. But it's also important to understand the 'failure stream.' Start by asking, 'At what point can things go wrong?'

Why hasn’t artificial intelligence made the Internet smarter?

With all the advancements in machine learning, you would think artificial intelligence already would have created a smarter Web experience. Sadly, this is not the case.

Government ill-equipped to thwart cyberwarfare

The U.S. infrastructure is outdated and vulnerable to cyberattacks. If government reaction doesnu2019t improve the country electrical could be crippled.

Super Mario Run might disappoint iPhone and iPad gamers

Don't get your hopes up about Super Mario Run for the iPhone and iPad. It's not quite the same kind of game as the Mario we've come to know on Nintendo's own systems.

What can IoT do for healthcare?

Here are a few examples of how IoT technologies can lead to a better patient experiences or outcomes.

Behind the scenes of Apple’s iPhone 7 event

CIO.com was at Apple's iPhone 7 unveiling this week and shot a series of photographs that provide an insider's view of the exclusive event.

Fed clamps down on for-profit schools

After the Department of Education found ITT Tech wasn't delivering on its promises, the for-profit college chain is the latest forced to close.

5G could require cell towers on every street corner

The upcoming 5G wireless is expected to deliver speeds up to 10 times faster than what consumers see on today's 4G LTE networks, but 5G could also mean millions of new cell phone towers.

What’s your IT department’s strategy for website downtime?

Downtime doesn't just affect ecommerce sites. It can bring any business to a halt as IT workers scramble to find a fix.

14 tips for working with recruiters

If youu2019re a job seeker, follow this list of tips to make the most of your relationships with recruiters.

Carnegie Mellon University helps you control your privacy

Managing your personal data in the digital age has become almost impossible. But Carnegie Mellon University has found that a combination of natural language processing, privacy preference modeling, machine lanuguage, crowdsourcing and privacy interfa

What should you do with your .NET apps?

'The .NET Core has brought a renaissance in .NET,' says Scott Hunter, a member of the .NET engineering team. But that doesnu2019t mean you should port your existing apps.

8 keys to ecommerce success

Ecommerce business owners and experts discuss how you can make your online store stand out from the crowd.

Why I love Blizzard’s WOW Legion companion app for the iPhone and iPad

Blizzard has released a terrific iOS companion app for its World of Warcraft Legion expansion. If you're playing Legion in WOW, you should get this app right away.

CIO travels new path to IT governance at native cloud company

Oktau2019s Mark Settle will institute change management and data governance for a growing company. But at this startup, BYOD and shadow IT are the rule rather than the exception.

Use reverse engineering to help users set requirements for big software purchases

Collecting detailed software requirements from users is difficult. See how rewriting software features as requirements helps develop a comprehensive requirements list for selecting enterprise software.

Here’s why the market loves the underdog

With the underdog narrative, brands can convey to customers that they are just like them.

The future of innovation management software

4 tips to get around resume filtering

Are applicant tracking systems and resume-filtering technologies hindering your job search? Here's how to beat them.

Understanding data governance

Focusing on the business intelligence (BI) marketplace gives me insight into some of the common challenges organizations face in relation to their data management strategies.

Why Pixar open sourced its 3D graphics technology

Runs on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS.

How one CIO became a corporate board director

In this Q&A, Brambles CIO Jean Holley discusses her successful path to board service.

Why Microsoft’s Edge browser is missing its edge

More than a year after its introduction, Edge remains underwhelming and a very much a work in progress.

7 tips for making a good impression at your new job

The first month at a new job is a crucial period. Here are seven tips for making sure your first month is one of your best and sets the tone for your tenure with your new company.