5 pillars of a strong IT culture

Effectively developing and growing a positive and innovative culture is easily one of the top objectives for most IT organizations and companies today. It is also one of the more challenging goals given the adversities of the past two years and the resulting impact on worker attitudes and workforce dynamics. There are some concrete reasons…

Employee retention: 10 strategies for retaining top talent

Employee retention definition Employee retention is an organization’s ability to keep its employees under contract, making for a more stable, productive workforce. Companies that are serious about retaining their talent establish policies and programs aimed at reducing employee turnover. Those that succeed in achieving high employee retention rates operate at an advantage both in meeting…

The rule of 30: The metric your job search needs

Long before it was fashionable to promote workplace diversity or draw attention to the IT leadership talents of women, Kristen Lamoreaux was on a mission to do exactly that. Kristen Lamoreaux, president and CEO, Lamoreaux Search Lamoreaux Search In January 2007, she founded SIM Women, a networking and career development organization within the Society for…

IFS, Bearing Point launch services joint venture Arcwide

With demand for technology services and enterprise spending on IT on the rise, Sweden-based ERP software provider IFS and Dutch technology consulting firm Bearing Point have combined to launch a professional services joint venture named Arcwide, which will become operational from April as a standalone entity. Headquartered in Europe, Arcwide will push IFS solutions as…

Retailers Stock Up on a Smart New Skill: AI

Retailers have shown remarkable resilience during the pandemic, and things are looking up now that restrictions are easing and people are eager to visit stores again.  In a recent Deloitte survey of senior retail executives, 86 percent expect revenue growth this year. But many challenges remain. The $26 trillion industry has been hit by a triple whammy…

MLPerf Benchmarks: The Secret Behind Successful AI

Even though they have been around for years, the phrase “MLPerf benchmarks” holds little meaning to most people outside of the AI developer community. However, this community-driven benchmark suite, which measures performance of a broad range of machine learning (ML) tasks, is quickly becoming the gold standard for the fair and unbiased assessment of accelerated…