With shiny objects involving artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and the internet of things (IoT) coming onto the market every day, it is easy for executive committees to let the technology tail wag the business dog. At Campbell Soup Company, CIO Francisco Fraga preempts this unhappy fate by making “business relevance” the foundation for all technology…
Data science is revolutionizing computational fields and providing a foundation for enabling computers to solve problems. From drug design to machine vision, smart algorithms are enriching our lives and sometimes even saving them. But beyond the success stories, there’s a vast amount of questionable and unreliable results. Everyone who approaches a new collection of data…
What is an MCSA certification? Microsoft’s entry-level Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) certifications cover a range of Microsoft products and job areas. Not to be confused with Microsoft’s now retired Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) certifications, the MCSA certifications are designed as a way for entry-level workers to demonstrate proficiency in a variety of Microsoft…
For most businesses, their next critical step is business transformation. But the step after this needs to be innovation. But how are the two terms reconciled when so often they are put together. According to Isaac Sacolick, author of Driving Digital, “innovation is something new while transformation is about business change.” We hear much discussion…
The smartphone’s role in people’s daily lives leaves CIOs no shortage of options with which to get closer to customers. And while many retail chains are throwing one novel technology after another against the wall to see what sticks, convenience store chain Wawa has come up with a different formula: partnerships with companies whose digital…
As Novant Health ramps up its digital health agenda, its IT organization might look a little foreign to the average CIO. Rather than the traditional structure that aligns IT practitioners to specific functional areas like human resources or supply chain, technologists like programmers and systems architects are a shared resource pool that floats between projects…
When last we met, I summarized two key lessons from a dozen leading IT communications professionals. As CIOs fight a never-ending battle for talent in a hyper-competitive marketplace, and as they struggle to elevate their organizations from basic service providers to strategic innovators, their approach to communications becomes vital. The best CIOs give their communications…
Businesses have fallen in love with the aphorism, “Every company is becoming a technology company,” owing to the importance of digital capabilities. Some companies are taking that idea a step further by hiring CIOs as presidents, COOs and CEOs. Tapping IT leaders as head honchos does not yet qualify as a trend, but more companies may…
Agile development and delivery methodologies can help organizations improve product quality, accelerate time-to-market and increase customer satisfaction. In fact, making the switch to agile can provide a significant competitive advantage in the digital age. But to make the switch, you’ll need the right skills and personnel. A successful agile team can be broken down loosely…
Startups and enterprises think differently — and for good reason. A business with 10 employees can move much more quickly than one with 10,000. Enterprises often support vast troves of legacy systems and have an existing client base to serve. And though they typically have more money at their disposal, they get a bad rap…