“How should we adapt our cybersecurity controls to address the new WFH reality?” This question is top-of-mind for CIOs and security executives. When it comes to cybersecurity in the post-COVID era, every CIO needs an answer to three key questions: What are the changes in usage patterns and architecture in my IT environment? How do…
Never before have the pros and cons of working from home become more obvious than in 2020, as the coronavirus initiated a mass exodus from corporate offices worldwide. In the early days, employees reveled in their ability to sleep in and spend more time with the family. Soon the warped reality of the pandemic set…
Due to distractions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, CIO Australia is granting nominees and their nominators a two-week extension to enter this year’s CIO50. Entrants now have until 5:00pm on Friday September 4 to complete and send in their nominations. 2020 has been a tough year for many of us with the pandemic placing enormous…
Due to distractions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, CIO Australia is granting nominees and their nominators a two-week extension to enter this year’s CIO50. Entrants now have until 5:00pm on Friday September 4 to complete and send in their nominations. 2020 has been a tough year for many of us with the pandemic placing enormous…
This episode of ‘The CIO Show’ is the first of our two-part programme on Women in IT, where we tackles the questions of how many women are currently working in the sector – including in leadership roles – are there too few, and what can be done about it. There’s certainly consensus around the need…
Before COVID-19 became a reality, Aflac, the $23 billion insurance company, had embarked on a digital transformation. Launched in early 2019, “One Digital Aflac” would use technology to make it easier for customers to buy insurance, for the sales teams to sell into the marketplace, and for employees to deliver. “We built a whole portfolio…
In 2018, a wildfire caused by a faulty electric transmission line owned by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) tore through Northern California’s Butte County, killing 85 people and destroying nearly 19,000 buildings. In June of this year, PG&E CEO and President Bill Johnson, on behalf of the utility, pled guilty to 84 counts of involuntary…
Technologies that can help companies choreograph how they ship goods around the world are having their moment. Battling shortfalls in parts and products in the wake of a coronavirus pandemic, enterprises are turning to machine learning (ML) and other data-crunching technologies to help clear supply chain hurdles. Yes, companies mustered their way through disruptions triggered…
Workforce management (WFM) is framework for optimizing employee productivity. WFM began as a means for improving the consistency, efficiency and productivity of call centers but has since expanded to other industries and job functions. Organizations now leverage WFM processes and tools to increase organizational performance in a strategic fashion that includes human resource management, performance…
Vipin Gupta, CIO at Toyota Financial Services, joins Maryfran Johnson for this CIO Leadership Live interview, which is jointly produced by CIO.com and the CIO Executive Council. Listen as they discuss reimagining IT budgets, accelerating digital transformation and more. To read this article in full, please click here Read More from This Article: CIO…