What It Takes to Be a Winner in Tech

Claire Blythe, VP, global tech and operations at GfK (the AI-powered intelligence platform revolutionizing real-time access to critical knowledge), won Role Model of the Year at Computing’s recent Women in Tech Excellence awards. We ask for her secrets to success in technology leadership, and how women can rapidly advance their careers in the field. What…

Data science drives big decisions at Kohl’s

Long before the advent of customer data platforms (CDPs), Kohl’s business model centered on collecting and cultivating customer data. “We’ve had a homegrown customer data environment for decades,” says Paul Gaffney, CTO and supply chain officer at the $19.4 billion American department store chain. “And we’re quite happy with our custom implementation.” The Milwaukee, Wis.-based…

3 capabilities to get more value out of your data

Many organizations have become adept at collecting data at scale, but too few have mastered the art (and science) of filtering the deluge to identify insights and initiate actions that drive favorable business outcomes and increase competitive differentiation. Across industries and enterprises, data continues to explode, increasing in volume, variety, and velocity. According to IDC…

The Developers focus, the Team quickens

Today, we find that there is a common tendency in larger organizations for management and oversight of development projects to be given greater importance than the actual creation of value by people writing, iterating on, and shipping code. It’s not always the case, and sometimes the lowly developer might feel like he or she is…

Understanding Digital Interactions in Real-Time

By Ed Anuff, Chief Product Officer, DataStax Enterprises across industries have been obsessed with real-time analytics for some time. The technology that powers this toolset that aims to make critical business decisions quickly is expected to amount to a $50.1 billion market by 2026. It’s no surprise. The insights provided by analytics “in the moment”…

IDC: 4 cloud investment predictions

As cloud adoption has continued to rise in recent years in response to businesses’ need for agility, cost savings, innovation, and digital transformation, organizations are faced with new challenges and opportunities that impact business operations. Presenting at CIO’s recent Future of Cloud event, Dave McCarthy, research vice president, cloud infrastructure services at IDC, shared IDC’s…