Comment les dirigeants canadiens des TI peuvent favoriser la diversité et l’inclusion

Il n’y a pas de solution facile lorsqu’il s’agit d’engendrer la diversité et l’inclusion (D&I) en milieu de travail. L’implantation et le maintien d’un environnement diversifié et inclusif s’accompagnent de nombreux défis – et nécessitent une approche nuancée qui ne s’accorde pas toujours avec les mécanismes existants – souvent inadéquats et désuets. Pour réussir dans…

Tips for CIOs in the digital age

Altering your approach as a CIO is critical in leading digital transformation within healthcare organizations. The goal of healthcare digital transformation is to achieve clinical, financial, and operational strategic goals, but this journey is complex and requires the mobilization of technology, resources, processes, and talent. Every aspect of what healthcare organizations do is affected by…

How Germany Returned to the Beatles’ Proving Ground – To Rescue the Arts During COVID-19

Germany’s bustling port city of Hamburg has long been known as one of Europe’s premier cultural destinations, the birthplace of composers Felix Mendelssohn and Johannes Brahms, the inspiration behind designers Karl Lagerfeld and Jil Sander, the spot where the Beatles traveled to receive their seasoning, as well as their signature haircuts. But during the COVID-19…

Building better IT leaders, one engagement at a time

There’s no roadmap. No standard approach. No required certifications. No tried-and-true methods to guarantee success. Executive coaching sounds like a profession at the opposite end of the spectrum from the CIO role. Yet for former CIOs Jim Rinaldi of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab and Jim DiMarzio of Toyo Tires and Mazda North American Operations, their…

Enabling Digital Transformation, Securely

Digital transformation goes well beyond reducing physical assets to bits. Digital transformation leverages software to re-invent the entire LBGUPS (Learn, Buy, Get, Use, Pay & Support) business value chain. I suspect almost all reading this post are involved in digital transformations at work and see it in action throughout daily life. For example, over the…

2021 Comcast Business DDoS Threat Report

Key Takeaways from this Report 2021 was another record year for global DDoS attacks. At 9.84 million, the number was lower than the 10.1 million attacks in 2020 but still represented a 14 percent increase over the 2019 numbers. A few factors account for the slight decrease in global attacks from 2020 to 2021. First,…

Securing the Digital-First Model for Retail

Retailers continue to adopt a digital-first approach to customer experience, both in-store and online. According to a recent survey by DemandScience and Comcast Business, over the next 12 months, retail IT executives will prioritize upgrades in digital customer experience (CX), network and cybersecurity solutions, expanded use of analytics-backed decision making, and increased investments in AI. To meet…