Building an outstanding tech team starts with hiring well. And in a competitive environment, sometimes that means hiring away top IT talent from other firms. But if you’re not Google, Facebook or a blisteringly hot startup, how do you compete for standout candidates? To find out, we talked with tech pros who’ve hired well for…
Name: Alastair Pooley Company: Snow Software Job title: CIO Time in current role: 5 months Location: Bracknell, UK Alastair Pooley was appointed CIO of Snow Software in January of this year, taking responsibility for global IT strategy and implementation. Prior to his role at Snow, Pooley spent five years at multinational security company Sophos, where…
I read a great piece the other day by author Robin DiAngelo (who literally wrote the book on white fragility) on how white people respond to workplace diversity training. It held few surprises: White people tend to react defensively, invoke white fragility, and claim they’re being attacked. One example even involved a woman whose co-workers…
CIOs are quickly learning that cultivating an agile IT organization requires out-of-the-box thinking in the age of digital transformation. That, along with the glaring talent shortage, is why many IT leaders are cross-training employees in other disciplines and domains. Such “reskilling,” as it’s increasingly known, is driven by the need for increased velocity to drive…
If Brad Clay gets the formula right, Lexmark printers will no longer go thirsty, running out of their precious toner during critical business tasks. Leveraging machine learning (ML) and internet of things (IoT), Lexmark’s printers will soon predict when their business-critical liquid will run out and automatically order more before leaving customers high and dry,…
SAP-driven digital transformation initiatives have created a groundswell of system integrator (SI) evaluations. As organizations begin evaluating prospective SI partners, the following are opportunities to improve your SI evaluation and selection process. Initial engagement Most organizations have relationships with consulting partners capable of supporting an SAP transformation, yet despite these relationships, the SIs are initially…
In this episode, host Steve Ragan talks with Phil Grimes, Professional Services Lead at RedLegg, about the challenges of educating customers — and building a partnership with them — to create successful red team engagements. Read More from This Article: The difference between red team engagements and vulnerability assessments | Salted Hash Ep 34 …
What is a product manager? Product managers are responsible for understanding the market, audience and demand for a software, hardware or service. A product manager typically acts as the point person throughout a project’s life-cycle. It is a role that requires you to balance input, concerns and feedback from multiple departments, key stakeholders, business leaders,…
ERP systems are essential to enterprise operations. Yet this core organizational workhorse may not get as much attention as your other systems. That’s a mistake, as significant opportunities to improve cash flow and reduce risk await those who attend to the health of their enterprise resource planning systems. Here’s a look at how organizations are…
Across enterprises, artificial intelligence (AI) adoption is steadily rising. According to a Constellation Research survey of C-level executives in numerous industries, 70 percent of respondents stated their organization currently utilizes some form of AI technology. Moreover, most respondents noted plans to spend up to $5 million in AI investments in 2018. As more companies realize…