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Differentiate or die: Your survival guide to make it in a saturated technology market

Now more than ever, itu2019s not enough to build the perfect product. Thatu2019s not to say that specs arenu2019t important u2013 they are. But in an increasingly competitive marketplace where global players can reach into your backyard, differentiat

Teradata forms Global IOT Analytics special ops team

The analytics company has created a new Global IoT Analytics unit within Teradata Labs and also introduced a Hybrid Cloud environment to help customers shift analytic workloads among a mix of on-premises, managed cloud and public cloud systems.

15 ways to improve your email marketing campaigns

Email marketing pros share their top tips on how to craft emails that will get opened and acted upon.

How a CIO can help the CEO drive business growth

With the new opportunities digital technologies provide, CIOs have an excellent opportunity to partner with their CEOs to drive business growth.

Is the patient the cure to AI healthcare ills?

The expectations of big data and artificial intelligence disrupting the medical industry has been less then impressive to date. Why is that?

Why IT needs, and even likes, lawyers

Any part of your contract that is in capital letters SHOULD be read by a lawyer.

Cognitive automation gives employees the freedom to innovate

Cognitive automation is not just a component of technology implementation, but part of a holistic strategy that reaches across the enterprise, potentially improving the performance of every employee.

The first 4 tech applications every startup needs

Startups that don't set up these four pieces of technology at the outset will likely experience inefficiency u2013 and potentially expensive mistakes as a result.

Why curious people make better employees

Most hiring managers focus only on finding candidates with the most impressive qualifications, but there is more to potential employees than a resume. To build self-motivated and inspired teams, you need to hire people who are not only qualified, but

4 IT leaders share the mobile apps they use every day

If youu2019re anything like the typical smartphone user, you have a ton of apps that you barely even notice, let alone use. IT execs are no different, of course. But these apps are different, rising above the typical app clutter to become the ones th

Fake iCloud scam site wants your Apple ID and password

Watch out if receive a text message telling you that your iCloud account is set to be deactivated. Itu2019s a scam designed to get your Apple ID, credit card information and password.

IT career roadmap: How to become a data scientist

In this month's Career Roadmap, Tom Walsh and Alex Krowitz, both research engineers for workforce management company Kronos, discuss what it takes to be a data scientist — one of today's hottest and most in-demand IT careers.rn

Facebook at Work pushed to ‘later this year’

Facebook at Work wasnu2019t absent at F8, but it was relegated to a small booth where workers handed out swag and gave canned demos. The enterprise collaboration product is behind schedule, and Facebook will say only that wider availability is coming

What is agile marketing and should you be sprinting to it?

Agile marketing, an adaptation of the agile software development methodology, is a real thing. If you have any doubt, check out what your competition is doing. Here are seven things you need to know about agile marketing.

4 reasons mergers and acquisitions are doomed to fail

Columnist Rob Enderle writes that if executives would learn from mistakes rather than focus on blame when things go south, acquisitions might not always crash and burn.

How data science helps Purdue predict student success

Millennials force CIOs to rethink tech, training processes

Millennials are pressuring companies to implement new training processes to acclimate these younger employees to new technologies.

What makes a vendor relationship work?

In this free report from the CIO Executive Council, IT leaders identify the most important characteristics of a strategic vendor and reveal how they handle vendor management to produce the best results.

Timeline: Microsoft’s major open source announcements so far

With cloud, anything goes, apparently

Strategies for usingu2014or avoidingu2014the public cloud, vary by firm. For good reasons.

6 secrets for getting your next budget approved

In order to get new IT initiatives off the ground you will have to create a compelling budget. Use these six tips as a guide and you will definitely gain points in the board room.

The Salesforce ecosystem: A shift on the playing field

Gameloft’s disappointing shift to freemium iOS games

Gameloft is going all in with free to play games, and will no longer make premium games that donu2019t require in-app purchases. Yet another gaming company makes the move to freemium to increase profits at the expense of gameplay.

Enterprise tablet wars: Galaxy TabPro S vs. Surface Pro 4

If youu2019re looking for a hybrid device that shines in the enterprise, Microsoft and Samsung both offer high-end Windows 10 tablets. CIO.com senior writer Sarah White compares the Surface Pro 4 and the Galaxy Tab Pro S to see which one fits best in

Obama announces computer-science-for-all initiative

In final White House science fair of his administration, Obama stresses that computer science and other STEM fields are as essential as reading and writing.

5 qualities a leader must have to turn around troubled projects

What traits does an IT leader need to do a 180-degree pivot on problematic projects?

Fed-up congresswoman proposes law to block robocallers

Millions of consumers complain every year about unwanted robocalls, but nothing has stopped them. A proposed law would compel carriers to arm their customers with robocall blockers.

4 ways to keep digital business development on course

Proven methods to help navigate the seemingly endless number of ways that a digital business development effort can go wrong.

Top 6 reasons not to buy Amazon Tap (and 3 reasons you should) (updated)

Amazon's new Tap is a portable Bluetooth speaker with built-in Alexa virtual assistance. But Alexa must be conjured by tapping a button instead of speaking a wake word and won't likely be joining you on a picnic.

4 ways I make working-from-home work for me

My personal strategies for staying productive and focused while working from home.

12 apps Windows power users must have

Whether youu2019re looking to replace the bloatware that came preloaded on your HP laptop, or simply on the hunt for best-of-breed apps, this list has you covered.

Blockchain’s fungibility in a platform economy

In the quest for a platform economy, technology fungibility, mutual substitution and Ockham's razor hold the key.

3D Touch is the iPhone equivalent of bubble wrap

Appleu2019s 3D Touch feature can be addictive once you get used to using it. Itu2019s the digital equivalent of the bubble wrap that so many people like to pop with their fingers. Yes, 3D Touch is that fun to use.

Why some CIOs are taking on customer advisory roles

CIOs are taking on customer-facing positions, which companies are creating to get a better handle on how to better grow their digital businesses.

Facebook is bringing in the bots and AI

By opening the floodgates for bots on Facebook Messenger, the social media leader hopes to kindle a more modern and efficient mode of communication between businesses and their customers.

April 2016: Wearables go to work

4 steps to freshen up your image

If you're not being chosen for highly-visible assignments that could advance your career, then maybe it's time for a spring makeover!

Ransomware: ‘World War Business’ and the post-modern CIO

How ready are you for all out technology war being waged against your organization?

Game of stacks: Mirantis vs. Red Hat

Is Mirantis taking customers away from one-time partner Red Hat?rn

Invisible analytics and the last mile in healthcare

Increasing consumerism means that patients have to feel like they are partners in their health care. Improved user experience design in technology and real-time analytics at the last mile that is invisible and improves the quality of the physician-p

Nintendo’s Miitomo game for iOS is raking in the cash, but some gamers remain unimpressed

Nintendou2019s Miitomo game is making $280,000 per week, but some iOS gamers still long for Mario, Donkey Kong and Zelda. Will Nintendo ever release its classic games for iOS?

Why data scientist is the hottest tech job in retail

It should be clear to every IT leader in every industry that data is eating the world. The retail sector is no different. And finding the people who can mine the gold out of the vast veins of data running through the retail world is proving particula

6 highest-paying executive jobs in tech

If you're in the tech industry, you probably know that are your skills are in high demand. And that demand has spurred an increase in average salaries — especially for these six high-paying executive roles.

Five more job interview tips from an IT executive recruiter

You’re not getting the “blazing speed” your wireless carrier promises. But it doesn’t matter.

A study by Nielsen shows that the vast majority of files downloaded by consumers are so small the network doesnu2019t have time to hit its peak speed.

Why ‘Design Thinking’ is becoming a game changer for many enterprises

Can these techniques really be the future of business requirements management?

It’s time to talk about IT talent

Many IT functions are not equipped to meet the higher expectations that cloud offerings have triggered. CIOs must develop a talent strategy and implement a talent roadmap.

DataStax believes multi-model databases are the future

DataStax is strengthening operational database support for multiple data models, from key value to tabular, JSON and graph, and has added DataStax Enterprise Graph to its offering.

3 big tests for Facebook at F8

Facebook kicks off F8 this week with some big tasks that should dominate its efforts this year.

Key features of Windows 10 Enterprise

From security to productivity to management, the Enterprise edition of Windows 10 packs a whole lot of business punch.