Digital geopolitics, emanating from cross-country politics, is rapidly becoming an issue that multinational CIOs must step up to lead, according to Gartner. Gartner predicts that by 2026 about 70% of multinational enterprises will adjust the countries in which they operate by hedging to reduce their geopolitical exposure. The research firm defines geopolitics as the geographic…
For some leaders, delegating is difficult. There’s a voice in your head that says, “I’ll do it myself. It will be faster. It will be right.” That voice helped you get into your current role. But it will be, eventually, your undoing. According to David Giannetto, CEO of WorkWave, this voice is often loud in…
In 2020, US military veteran Will Galey, like many, found his career prospects at a crossroads. After serving in the Army as a 98C signals intelligence analyst in the 1990s, Galey worked several jobs and was ultimately laid off during the pandemic. While unemployed, he discovered NPower, a nonprofit that aims to elevate individuals from…
A cyberattack hits an enterprise. The CEO wants answers; the CFO is worried about the economic impact; the COO fears a halt to operations, and the CMO prepares to handle the fallout and customer impact. An emergency meeting in the corporate boardroom is called. Calmly and confidently, the CIO walks into the room and informs…
Among managed services providers, (MSPs), comdivision stands out for many reasons, among them the depth of the company’s work with VMware. Not only is comdivision a VMware Principal Partner that earned the distinguished VMware Cloud Verified distinction, but it’s also the only MSP globally to have earned all eight VMware Master Services Competencies. Designed to…
CIOs have a lot to gain by working with their C-suite colleagues, if for no other reason than to gain a better perspective on different areas of the business. One of the most important relationships a technology leader can forge is with the chief human resources officer (CHRO). From employee engagement to training, HR executives…
From highways to parking lots to tennis courts and more, asphalt is ubiquitous in modern life. It can also be highly dangerous under high temperatures such as those used in processing the petroleum-based substance. According to the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), more than a dozen heated storage tanks for asphalt or No.…
With so much diverse data available, why do so many companies still struggle to embrace the real-time, data-driven decision-making they need to be more agile? One thing is clear: The challenge isn’t solved by technology alone. “You can’t buy transformation,” says Tom Godden, Principal Technical Evangelist with the Enterprise Strategy team at AWS. “Real change…
By Keith O’Brien, Chief Technology Officer for the Service Provider line of business at Palo Alto Networks With each successive generation, advances in mobile technology have trained us to expect ever-faster mobile speeds and the ability of the signal to transport ever-greater loads of data. Increased data transfer rates enabled 3G to handle larger capacities,…
By: Amrita Shergill, Account Manager, NaaS and Ecosystem Sales at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company. Post pandemic trends have accelerated the need for agility in IT, network procurement, and management. IT procurement cycles have accelerated and investments have increased – much more than pre-COVID. According to a IDC1, 71 percent of organizations report their long-term planning…