What is a Data Fabric?

By now, you’ve heard the good news: The business world is embracing data-driven decision making and growing their data practices at an unprecedented clip. The pandemic may have forced their hands, but they’ve seen the value of data and will never go back to making decisions based on hunches. Here is the so-so news: They’re…

Top 17 cloud cost management tools

It feels like just yesterday that we were promised that cloud servers cost just pennies. You could rent a rack with the spare change behind the sofa cushions and have money left for an ice cream sandwich. Those days are long gone. When the monthly cloud bill arrives, CFOs are hitting the roof. Developer teams…

6 tips for making the most of a tight IT budget

IT leaders seeking to drive enterprise growth through technology investments are often saddled with budgets that make their tasks of increasing the top and bottom lines challenging. The year 2023 seems to be no different. Despite an estimated increase to IT budgets of 5.1% on average for 2023, research firm Gartner points to a projected…

ServiceNow posts Q4 growth as enterprise automation remains strong

Enterprise software and workplace management orchestrator ServiceNow announced rosy revenue numbers in its Q4 2022 earnings call Wednesday evening, saying that total revenues topped $1.9 billion, which represents a 20% year-on-year increase. IDC analyst Stephen Elliot noted strong corporate management and the company’s expansion into the workplace experience market as contributing factors in the reported…

H2M architects + engineers’ John McCaffrey on infrastructure lifecycles

John McCaffrey, CIO at H2M architects + engineers, joins host Maryfran Johnson for this CIO Leadership Live interview, jointly produced by CIO.com and the CIO Executive Council. They discuss infrastructure lifecycles, 3D scanning and design, and more. Watch this episode: #id63d186e0cef62 .jw-wrapper::before { content: “IDG” !important; } Listen to this episode: Careers, CIO, CIO Leadership…