Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella observed last year that every organization in every industry will need to infuse technology into every business process and function so that they can do more with less. But he wasn’t talking about working harder or longer – he was talking about the need to apply technology to augment and amplify…
In 2022, the European Commission announced that it is outlawing the use of general-purpose compact fluorescent lamps (CFL). The lamps, which have been in common use for decades, had been shown to emit toxic levels of mercury. The move is a no-brainer — and authorities across other continents have either followed suit or put the…
Climate change is the pre-eminent issue of our present and our future. And figures suggest that our attempts at staving it off so far are falling well short. If we are to achieve a cleaner, greener future, one of the most significant overhauls will be a shift to electric vehicles (EVs). Unsurprisingly, lining our roads…
Toronto’s MaRS Discovery District is a renowned urban innovation hub supporting ventures and startups tackling key challenges in the health, cleantech, fintech and enterprise sectors. And André Allen, MaRS’ VP of IT, chief privacy officer and CISO, is at the center of its growth, ambition, and success. “I’ve been with MaRS for just over a…
The need for efficient software development has taken on greater importance as enterprises introduce more and more digital services and add automation capabilities to enhance business processes. Managing software projects might not be at the top of CIOs’ priority lists, but it is something that IT leaders will have to master. There are plenty of…
Speakers from Left to Right: Bruce Daisley, Amanda Brock, Georgina Owens, Bev White. The CIO Customer and Employee Experience Forum UK will delve into some of the key challenges in reaching the ultimate customer experience and the tech needed for the future of work. Both customer and employee experience have seen an accelerated transformation with…
Marc Hale, Chief Technology Officer, AIA NZ, on enabling healthier outcomes for customers and his approach to his own career transformation. Watch the episode: #id63e2d51783712 .jw-wrapper::before { content: “Marc Hale v2” !important; } Listen to the episode: CIO Leadership Live Read More from This Article: CIO Leadership Live with Marc Hale, Chief Technology Officer,…
For as long as organizations have been interested in moving resources to the cloud, they’ve been concerned about security. That interest is only getting stronger as cloud usage grows – making it a perfect topic for the latest #CIOTechTalk Twitter chat. The chat brought together a host of security consultants and practitioners who weren’t shy about…
In economic uncertainty, it’s natural for executives to explore where to reduce spending, trim the fat, so to speak, and cut enterprising investments as a matter of caution. But this thinking is also counter-productive for all the reasons that make uncertainty so predictable. We can expect that every company is going to react this way…
Most people have probably broken their new year’s resolutions by now, but here’s one I plan to stick with: resetting my passwords and rethinking the strategy behind password management solutions. Here’s why. If you work in information security, you already know how severe the LastPass breach of security, announced in late December 2022, was. By…