By Chet Kapoor, Chairman and CEO, DataStax Data is critical to enabling developer productivity, building powerful customer experiences, and driving revenue. But many of the enterprise technology leaders I speak with face the same obstacle when it comes to harnessing their data: complexity. Data is often locked away in multiple mismatched technologies scattered across the…
Murat Ozkan, chief information and digital officer at Anadolu Efes, the Turkey-based international beverages company, chats with CIO Middle East about how a data management strategy comprising AI and analytics will sustain further growth. Murat Ozkan joined international beverages company Anadolu Efes in 2019 after almost 30 years in various roles in IT, starting as…
By Milan Shetti, CEO Rocket Software The IT skills gap, which has incrementally worsened over the last decade, is becoming a full-blown crisis for many businesses. While many were prepared for Baby Boomers leaving the workforce, they were not anticipating two outcomes from the pandemic – and the Great Resignation coupled with a strong job…
When confronted with the need to pay for storage, organizations have two options: They can buy it upfront as a capital expense (CapEx). There are benefits to IT hardware bought as a capital expenditure. The buyer is in complete control of the purchase from selection to installation to maintenance to decommissioning. However, that might not…
Tout Canadien connaît la dualité : une grande partie du pays ressemble aux États-Unis, de la culture aux affaires. Une autre portion s’en distingue, ce qui n’est pas toujours évident de l’autre côté de la frontière. Les DSI canadiens vivent tellement dans un contexte nord-américain — des fournisseurs aux partenaires commerciaux en passant par les…
Ireland has long been a technology powerhouse, with deep roots in hardware engineering, computer science, and IT support. This is largely due to the Irish Development Agency’s efforts to make the country a regional hub for American and global companies seeking direct access to the European market, of which Ireland is a member, as well…
Any Canadian knows the duality: Much of Canada is like the US, from culture to business. And much of Canada is quite distinct but not always so visible across the border. Canadian CIOs live so much in a North American context — from the vendor pool to business partners to technology trends — that they…
The CSO Security Summit, to be held virtually on 16-17 March, will focus on the theme: Leading, Together. Across the two days, conversations will delve into how cybersecurity leadership has been impacted and changed over the past two years. Discussions will explore key aspects of the modern CISO role, how cybersecurity threats are evolving, and where…
Brian Jackson, CIO of Texas Tech Credit Union, wants to boost the amount of data being used by employees to make decisions. As such, Jackson continues to fine-tune the organization’s business intelligence (BI) strategy, which launched in 2014 with its initial implementation of BI tools. Over the interceding eight years, Jackson has worked with his…
Edward Wagoner is the CIO for Digital at JLL Technologies, one of the world’s leading real estate and investment management firms with annual revenue of $16.5 billion, operations in over 80 countries, and a global workforce of more than 90,000 people. A 25-year technology veteran at JLL, Wagoner previously served as the company’s Global CIO…