‘Citizen developer’ success requires strong IT oversight

The “citizen developer” revolution sounds very promising. After all, what enterprise wouldn’t want to be more agile while reducing costs and accelerating their ability to bring solutions to market. But the wide array of platforms that enable end users to create workflows, automations, or even entire applications without the skills of professional developers invite the…

Podcast: CIO Leadership Live with Russell Kaurloto, VP and CIO at Clemson University

Russell Kaurloto, VP and CIO at Clemson University, joins Maryfran Johnson for this CIO Leadership Live interview, which is jointly produced by CIO.com and the CIO Executive Council. They will discuss the post-COVID workplace, the digital divide, diversity and more. This episode is sponsored by Cisco. Discover more at newsroom.cisco.com. To read this article in full, please…

6 'crackpot' technologies that might transform IT

Famous mock musician David St. Hubbins once said, “There’s a fine line between stupid and clever.” On one side of the line is an endless celebration of genius. On the other: failure and ignominy. The tech industry has no choice but to embrace innovation and risk taking. As such, some innovations start out looking crazy…

Truck maker Oshkosh drives decisions with data

American automotive manufacturer Oshkosh Corp. has designed and built specialty trucks for more than a century. But for the past several years, the Wisconsin-based company has been ramping up its data capabilities to drive decision-making. “We are focusing on developing predictive models for our businesses and functional areas,” says Anupam Khare, Oshkosh’s senior vice president…

Allyship: Stepping up for a more inclusive IT

Diversity and inclusion are fast becoming cornerstones of IT hiring and retention strategies. Recognizing the importance of fostering diverse teams, IT leaders are reaching out to new talent pipelines and reassessing internal practices with a lens for inclusion. But beyond recruitment and recognition, more challenging work awaits in the form of advancement — of ideas,…

The quest for end-to-end intelligent automation

The pandemic has seen accelerated interest in process automation as organizations have scrambled to overhaul business processes and double down on digital transformations in response to disruptions brought about by COVID-19. And for IT leaders stepping into or already steeped in such modernization efforts, artificial intelligence — mainly in the form of machine learning —…

4 tips to kickstart your agile practice

For years, agile has been the essential approach for keeping innovation teams moving with collaborative precision and velocity. In 2020, many organizations were forced to flip their agile processes upside down to meet the challenges of remote work during the global pandemic. For tech teams and leaders eager to keep moving forward as we return…