These days, it’s difficult to find a company that isn’t looking for qualified professionals to fill vital IT roles. In fact, despite layoffs and hiring freezes reported among technology companies, IT job postings grew month-over-month in the first half of 2022, a boom Dice.com attributes to IT hiring having strengthened in nearly every other industry…
New York-based insurance provider Travelers, with 30,000 employees and 2021 revenues of about $35 billion, is in the business of risk. Managing all of its facets, of course, requires many different approaches and tools to achieve beneficial outcomes, and Mano Mannoochahr, the companyâs SVP and chief data & analytics officer, has a crowâs nest perspective…
While a new forecast released Monday by Spiceworks/Ziff Davis said that overall IT spending will be largely unhampered by recessionary trends in the economic outlook, much of that spending will be driven by large enterprises, leaving the picture much murkier for small and medium-size businesses. The forecast is based on a survey of IT professionals…
With a focus on safety and the opportunity to greatly enhance operations and the quality of research and learning, educational institutions could see significant gains by implementing computer vision with real-time federated analytics. Computer vision is revolutionizing many industries but itâs still making inroads into education. That’s not surprising, given the historically tight budgets for…
Nvidia used to be just a graphics chip vendor, but CEO Jensen Huang wants you to know that the company is now a full-stack computing service provider, and that he may be an artificial construct. With such lofty ambitions, Nvidia is moving into the cloud, delivering both hardware and software as-a-service. At the company’s GTC…
Sainsburyâs group CIO Phil Jordan has announced heâll retire in March 2023 after a 35-year career in technology, spanning country, regional and group CIO roles across telecommunications, financial services, industrial gas and retail. He recalls his career highlights, leadership lessons while working abroad, and how CIOs can become future CEOs â so long as they…
Perhaps your tech career feels like youâre treading water, and you wonder why your peers are progressing more quickly than you are. Or maybe youâre looking to shake things up and take the next step in your career. Regardless, itâs helpful to regularly pause, reflect, take the long view to optimizing your path, and stay…
Understanding the student lifecycle isnât easy. With more higher education institutions attempting to embrace digital learning, there is a growing need for visibility throughout the student journey. By gathering data across every student, faculty and alumni touchpoint, institutions can optimise each stage of the admission and onboarding process. The appetite for insights among higher education…
As enterprises seek advantage through digital transformation, they’ve looked to breakthrough IT architectures like hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) to drive agility and simplify management. The ongoing expansion of IT from the traditional data center to the cloud and the edge has recently forced organizations to confront a level of hybrid management complexity that requires a more…
Since the late 19th century, cash-operated vending machines and kiosks have been used to sell drinks, snacks, newspapers and much more. However, new digital technology is expanding how customers pay through these types of unattended commerce. Today’s consumers use mobile apps, wearables, and contactless cards to pay for food, groceries, parking, bike rentals and other…