Welcome to the Winter digital issue of CIO. In these pages, you’ll learn tips for increasing innovation velocity, how to implement a governance model that enables adaptability and speed, how to make the most of board-level attention and avoid common errors, the power of data democratization, and more. [ Register now to download this issue…
For the second year running, SAP is using its TechEd global developer conference to showcase its support for citizen developers in the enterprise. SAP is pushing its low-code/no-code approach as a way to help CIOs address the ongoing skills shortage by removing a bottleneck in the development process: a lack of developers. [ Comparison shopping?…
Informatica is expanding its Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) platform with Cloud Data Marketplace, designed to allow employees within an organization to share ready-to-use data sets for use with AI and analytics models. The marketplace aims to let users contribute to and more easily find data sets that may be spread across different clouds or…
In Canada, oil and gas production accounts for a quarter of national GHG emissions and is a significant emitter in the United States. As concern over global warming grows, regulations are tougher, investors are more demanding, and even bankers want assurance that producers are managing their “climate risk.” Lowering greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from oil…
Choose one word to describe your company’s technical architecture and it would likely be “really complicated.” Okay, that’s two words, but most technical architectures really are really complicated. Figuring out how to simplify and improve them? We’ll need to repeat “really” a few more times: That’s really, Really, really complicated. Of course, when anything is…
Certifications give your resume more credibility and can make you more marketable to recruiters and hiring managers. And at the entry-level, they’re a great way to stand out from other candidates — and even boost your pay. As you grow in your career, you’ll want to consider more advanced certifications to continue your professional development. By…
Kyndryl has named Microsoft its first (and for the moment only) Premier Global Alliance Partner, just a week after the managed infrastructure services business split from its former owner IBM. For Kyndryl, the separation from IBM was all about being free to address a broader share of the IT services market, and it expects this…
It’s no surprise, but the security threat landscape is rapidly becoming more sophisticated, as evidenced by the Colonial Pipeline, Kaseya, and SolarWinds attacks earlier this year. Considering the pace of digital transformation in today’s business, a single cyberattack can bring a company’s operations to a standstill. In June, FBI Christopher Wray commented that the cyber…
Shankar Arumugavelu is what you might call a Verizon lifer. He was a director at telecom GTE when Bell Atlantic acquired it in 2000 to form Verizon. Today he’s SVP and global CIO of Verizon, where he’s helping to drive the company’s adoption of emerging technologies like AI and machine learning in service of creating…
Paul Johnson wears two powerful, distinct hats at Poly, the new company formed as a result of the merger of Plantronics and Poly. As vice president and CIO, Johnson took charge of overseeing the integration of the companies in the post-merger period — not just the technology and IT systems, but the overall business program…