10 Reasons Your Data Vision Will Fail
Even as they aspire to be data driven, organizations are failing to align their vision with execution. Pitfalls lurk everywhere. We’ve uncovered 10 of the most common culprits. (Image: geralt…
How the Cloud Has Made an Indelible Impact on IT
A new study shows that most organizations offload tasks, improve their agility, add new functionality and reduce costs with software as a service (SaaS), but they still need to think…
Where Has All the Social Engagement Gone?
Is social networking dying as a way to engage the public, drive traffic and build brand? I’m hearing a lot of complaints about this. But is this true? Clearly, the…
HPE Reportedly Considers Going Private
Has HPE put itself or its software business up for sale? Multiple reports note that a group of private equity companies are interested in buying the software business, or taking…
IoT Investments Rise, But IT Pros Harbor Security Concerns
As IoT investment grows, with billions of dollars flowing into new enterprises, IT departments, as well as other parts of the business, are expressing concerns over the security risks the…
Uber Drivers Under Algorithmic Management: Study
A study of Uber drivers finds that the company’s algorithms amount to managerial control. However, it’s not clear whether Uber’s arrangement with its drivers can be applied to other organizations,…
Rio Olympics Will Test Atos’s IT Systems, Cloud Infrastructure
Atos, the supplier of IT systems to the 2016 Summer Olympics, has been testing its technology for 200,000 hours before the games begin this week. Like many other businesses, Atros…
7 Cool Data Center Innovations
Data centers are like snowflakes — no two are exactly the same. Sure, they may all consist of similar building blocks, but each one is put together differently — and…
The Art of The Shift
In an age of disruption the only viable strategy is to adapt. Today things move too quickly to stick with old paradigms once their time has passed. Once outdated platforms fail…
Innovation for Financial Services
A Status Update from the InnoFin 2015 Conference Innovation for financial services is to a large degree around using technology to disrupt various business model components. The focus is on…
The Role of Play in Innovation
In the Creative Economy, inspiring a sense of play in culture, marketing, and innovation is critical to success. You have to engage your people so that they can engage prospects…
A New Way Amazon Changes Everything
The arrival of the Internet began major disruption to decades old methods of consumer packaged goods (CPG) distribution. The tried and true method of manufactures selling to a collection of…
Why Dark Data Shouldn’t Be Taken Lightly
For enterprises to keep up with the impending surge of data—most of which will be unstructured—they must first understand what dark data is and how it will affect their operations.…
5 Signs It’s Time to Hire a Virtual Assistant
By Tricia Sciortino As a record leader, you’ve got all kinds of collection during your ordering to assistance we work smarter and faster. And nonetheless we expected find yourself descending…
Cyber-Security Skills Shortage Leaves Companies Vulnerable
A lack of valued cyber-security skills has left businesses open to attacks resulting in reputation damage and data loss, research shows. (Click image for larger view and slideshow.) A robust…
Verizon Expands SaaS Offerings With Fleetmatics Buy
Verizon says the $2.4 billion acquisition will help it expand its software-as-a-service and SMB offerings. (Click image for larger view and slideshow.) Verizon Communications said Monday it plans to buy…
Windows 10 Provides Little Incentive For IT To Upgrade
An Adaptiva survey finds businesses of all sizes are slowly migrating to Windows 10, but the update isn’t adding any particular degree of urgency. The survey also found that while…
Mesosphere Links To Key Supporting Systems For Container Use
Mesosphere announced its Data Center Operating System now works with data and message management systems from Lightbend, Confluent, and DataStax. (Click image for larger view and slideshow.) Mesosphere’s Data Center…
Uber Lets Businesses Book, Manage Rides For Customers
With UberCENTRAL, the ride-sharing service aims to provide companies with a way to pay for customers’ transportation. (Click image for larger view and slideshow.) Uber wants to make it easier…
3 Tips For Playing Nice With Your CMO
In his role as EVP and Chief Marketing Officer at HCL Technologies, Matt Preschern knew he needed to collaborate with his CIO in order to move forward a big customer…