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ResearchKit: Can Apple solve the big first mile problem in healthcare ?

Solving the first and last mile problems in healthcare requires a transformative approach with technology. Early efforts by Jefferson Health and REACHnet provide some insights into what is to come.rn

By Paddy Padmanabhan

Healthcare Industry Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business

Why Microsoft is your best strategic partner for the future

Avanade CEO Adam Warby details how a $2 billion IT services company is capitalizing on new Microsoft cloud and collaboration capabilities to power digital transformation projects.

By John Gallant

Collaboration Software IT Strategy Small and Medium Business

The urgency of recognizing and satisfying unknown software needs

Itu2019s the unknown unknowns that get you! Using marketing technology as an example, we examine ways of exposing unknown software needs and evaluate the urgency of satisfying them.

By Chris Doig

CRM Systems E-commerce Software Retail Industry

Why marketing technology will make or break careers

Today's marketers should pay attention to fully understand today's complex MarTech environment, or prepare to suffer the consequences.

By Katrin Ribant

Big Data Business Intelligence C-Suite

10 fastest-growing tech skills

Itu2019s a great time to add new IT skills to your arsenal. To help you focus your attention in the right places, here are 10 in-demand tech skills that IT pros should master, according to research from Dice.com.

Developer IT Jobs IT Skills

Blockchain technology: hype or reality?

Blockchain is moving forward as a real technology. How much of this is real now vs what still needs to move beyond the hype?

By Bill Genovese

Cloud Computing Identity Management Solutions Technology Industry

15 ways to not get fired from your dream job

Youu2019ve got your dream job, now how do you keep it? Columnist Rob Enderle shares 15 things you should know before you even start your new dream job in order to not get fired.

By Rob Enderle

Careers

3 things you need to know about today’s popular messaging apps

Modern messaging apps do so much more than just send messages, and many are now hubs for a variety of activities. Here are three things you should know about Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, iMessage and other popular message apps.

By James A. Martin

Consumer Electronics Mobile Apps

Cloud will make U.S. immigration agency more agile

Mark Schwartz, CIO of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, has turned to the cloud for a faster, more agile development model.

By Kenneth Corbin

Agile Development Cloud Computing Government IT

5 things that set openSUSE, elementary OS and Ubuntu apart

What makes each of these Linux distributions unique?rn

Linux Open Source

Savvy CIOs poised to snap up talent cast off by struggling unicorns

CIOs have a great opportunity to hire technology workers jettisoned from startups forced to curb expenses.

By Clint Boulton

CIO IT Jobs Technology Industry

Red Hat shows us its OpenStack arsenal

One stack to rule them all, One stack to find them, One stack to bring them all and in the cloud bind them!

Cloud Computing Linux Open Source

Apr 22, 2016 4 mins

LinkedIn Students app helps graduates get gigs

Students and recent graduates are LinkedIn's fastest-growing audience, and the company this week released a new app that's designed to ease the post-college job search process.

By Matt Kapko

Android LinkedIn Small and Medium Business

Why early STEM education will drive the U.S. economy

The Obama administration pushes to start kids on science and technology education at a young age to elevate the nationu2019s competitive position socially and economically.

By Kenneth Corbin

Government IT Leadership

Why enterprise developers could save Windows 10 Mobile

Microsoft continues to bleed mobile market share with Windows 10 Mobile, so why are some enterprise developers betting big on the platform's eventual success in the corporate world.

By Bill Snyder

Microsoft Mobile Development Small and Medium Business

Next big thing in smartphones might be small

Early smartphones were huge, so manufacturers scrambled to shrink them. Then came the phablet movement. In the future, phone size wonu2019t be the focus and the emphasis will shift to internal improvements and additions.

By Al Sacco

Small and Medium Business Smartphones iPhone

How to silence your Apple Watch

Hereu2019s how you can set your Apple Watch to silent mode, so you wonu2019t have to hear any annoying noises when you get a notification alert.

Consumer Electronics Small and Medium Business Smartwatches

Apr 22, 2016 3 mins

Tips for hiring the right remote worker

Hiring remote workers requires a different screening and interview process than for on-site employees. Here's how to get it right.rn

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Disintermediation and intermediation beyond theory

Bringing back the middleman for digital innovation. Disintermediation promotes disruption and intermediation fosters innovation.

By Peter B. Nichol

Emerging Technology Healthcare Industry Innovation

How to install Ubuntu Bash shell on Windows

You can now have your cake and eat it too.rn

Linux Open Source Small and Medium Business

CIOs must ‘go way outside’ their comfort zone

In this free report from the CIO Executive Council, three IT executives discuss the new challenges of the CIO role u2013 such as fostering business innovation and agility u2013 that go way beyond the traditional set of responsibilities.

By CIO.com staff

CIO IT Strategy Technology Industry

How to tell if Amazon’s Kindle Oasis ereader is right for you

Amazon's premium Kindle Oasis ships on April 27, but are the dedicated ereader's new features worth the hefty $290 price tag? Here's how to tell.

By James A. Martin

Consumer Electronics Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business

The importance of technology in marketing continues to grow, and the stakes for those leading the charge to a digital transformation have never been higher. Savvy CIOs can turn the challenge into an opportunity and make their roles indispensable to t

By Matt Kapko

CIO CMO Marketing

Where’s the employer feedback in the interview process?

Companies complain about the skills gap, but how can candidates improve and close that gap if they don't know what they're lacking?

IT Jobs IT Skills Relationship Building

IT salaries increase across 12 tech job categories

It's a great time to be in tech, as nearly every industry grows more reliant on technology every year. And Mondo's salary survey shows that for tech workers, the average annual compensation is only increasing for these in-demand jobs.

By Sarah K. White

IT Jobs IT Skills Payment Systems

Cord cutting could cause Dish to drop Viacom channels

Cord cutters threaten the TV industry's traditional business models, and as providers' revenue drops they're trying to make up for the losses by raising TV prices and threatening to drop channels.

By Bill Snyder

Carriers Consumer Electronics Video

4 ways to apply SLAs to shadow IT

IT can harness the power of shadow IT services and solutions and mitigate associated risks by wrapping formal SLAs around them.

By Stephanie Overby

IT Leadership IT Strategy Technology Industry

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS packs a lot of punches for enterprise customers

The latest LTS release of Ubuntu introduces 'Snaps' that may change the Linux landscape forever.rn

Cloud Computing Linux Open Source

How an online real estate company optimized its Hadoop clusters

Every night, Trulia crunches more than a terabyte of new data and cross-references it with about 2 petabytes of existing data to deliver the most up-to-data real estate information to its users. Here's how it ensures consistent quality of servic

By Thor Olavsrud

Big Data Hadoop IT Governance

Why I ditched the iPad Pro 12.9 for the iPad Pro 9.7

The iPad Pro 12,9 vs. the iPad Pro 9.7, a look at each and why I chose the 9.7.

Small and Medium Business Tablets iPad

Apr 20, 2016 7 mins

Why machine learning is the new BI

Get ready for artificial intelligence and automation that helps you make business decisions rather than just understanding what happened in the past.

By Mary Branscombe

Analytics Business Intelligence Microsoft

Making the case for in-house data centers

With seemingly everything moving to the cloud these days, itu2019s important to know when setting up your own data management center can still be the right decision.

By Bruce Harpham

Cloud Computing Data Center

Does MacOS need more screen savers?

Some users think that MacOS (OS X) is lacking when it comes to screen savers. But there are plenty available if you just know where to look for them.

Consumer Electronics MacOS Operating Systems

Are agile, DevOps and similar certifications worth it?

DevOps, continuous delivery, scrum and agile are all necessary skills in an IT-driven workplace. But how much can certifications in these areas really prove?

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Apr 20, 2016 6 mins

8 universities at the forefront of big data

Undergraduate programs have been slow to catch on to big data education. Until now. Here are eight universities paving the way for the next generation of data scientists with undergraduate degrees in big data.

By Sarah K. White

Big Data Careers IT Skills

APIs abound, but challenges remain

Most organizations use APIs to build mobile and Web applications, integrate back-office systems, enable third-party developers, and incorporate third-party services. But IT departments face many challenges, ranging from infrastructure to suppliers to

By Thor Olavsrud

Development Tools IT Strategy Technology Industry

Do Microsoft customers really need Software Assurance?

Not every Microsoft customer needs Software Assurance on all of the vendor's offerings. Eliminating SA on some products can lead to savings of 20, 30 or 40 percent of your annual maintenance spend with Microsoft.

By Jeff Muscarella

Cloud Computing Enterprise Applications

New MacBook: Apple disappoints with 480p FaceTime camera

Apple has updated the 12-inch Retina MacBook with Skylake processors, and even offered a Rose Gold version. But it still comes with a disappointing 480p FaceTime camera.

MacBook Mobile Small and Medium Business

Apr 19, 2016 4 mins

Dell takes back the night in PCs

Even as the PC market declines, a private Dell is taking share.

By Roger Kay

Computers and Peripherals Laptops

Why Facebook wants rivals to build hardware

Facebook bet big on hardware and software, but instead of selling its own network infrastructure products, transmission technology or 3D video camera systems, the company open sourced all of its related designs so they're available to competitor

By Matt Kapko

Apr 19, 2016 4 mins

Facebook Small and Medium Business Video

PepsiCo hires veteran CIO to refresh IT

Jody Davids, who has served as CIO of Agrium, Best Buy and Cardinal Health, has taken the leadership skills cultivated in her 35-year career to beverage giant PepsiCo.

By Clint Boulton

Apr 19, 2016 4 mins

CIO IT Jobs Technology Industry

iPhone 8: Good riddance to the iPhone’s aluminum casing!

Rumors are flying that the iPhone 8 will have glass casing instead of aluminum. Does it make sense for the company to do such a radical redesign with the iPhone 8?

Consumer Electronics Small and Medium Business iPhone

Apr 19, 2016 5 mins

8 project management skills in high demand

By 2020, reports estimate that there will 700,000 new project management jobs in the United States. Do you have what employers will be looking for?

By Moira Alexander

Careers IT Skills Project Management Tools

IT pros happy but open to new career opportunities

The 2016 Job Seeker Nation study from Jobvite shows the U.S. workforce is in a state of flux. Job tenures are shorter and the hunt for new opportunities never stops.

IT Jobs IT Skills Relationship Building

Do you begin an enterprise transformation with the business or with IT?

For many companies change is a way of life. In fact, companies need to change in order to survive. Enterprise transformation deals with the fundamental organizational change that impacts how its core business is conducted. This need for transformatio

By Mark Edmead

Agile Development Business IT Alignment Enterprise Architecture

Open Container Initiative addresses Docker, CoreOS image problem

The Open Container Initiative finally takes the much needed step towards container standardization.

Cloud Computing Linux Open Source

Apr 18, 2016 3 mins

Why bimodal IT kills your culture and adds complexity

Bimodal IT is gaining acceptance at some multi-billion-dollar corporations but Forrester Research says itu2019s the wrong approach at a time when customer preferences for digital technologies are forcing companies to move faster.

By Clint Boulton

CIO IT Strategy Technology Industry

Improve your business writing with text-to-speech proofreading

Anybody involved with purchasing enterprise software will do a lot of business writing. See how using text-to-speech can dramatically improve that writing.

By Chris Doig

C-Suite Email Clients IT Governance

3 stats that will force you to re-examine your email marketing strategy

Email marketing has been proclaimed dead time and again. Yet the statistics always prove the naysayers wrong. This time we have some new numbers from a 2016 study that shows email marketing has the highest and consistently growing ROI. We examine how

By Dipti Parmar