Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor’s resignation overshadows solid sales growth

Salesforce’s third-quarter financial report Wednesday showed a solid 14% year-over-year increase in revenue, beating analysts’ expectations, but was overshadowed by the announcement that company co-CEO Bret Taylor will be stepping down. The move will leave company  founder Marc Benioff once again running the company as lone CEO. Salesforce’s revenue growth, totalling $7.8 billion for the…

Enabling smart cities through connected lightning

The world has become increasingly urbanised. The UN reports that since 2007 more than half the world’s population has been living in cities. That number is projected to rise to 60% by 2030.  Increased urbanisation brings with it increased responsibility for cities, especially regarding the environment. Cities account for roughly 70% of global carbon emissions and…

HPE is in talks to buy Nutanix: Report

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is in talks to acquire cloud computing firm Nutanix, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, quoting sources familiar with the matter.  The deal between the two companies could be mutually benefitial according to experts. Nutanix offers its customers an open, software-defined hybrid cloud platform. HPE, on the other hand, calls itself an edge-to-cloud…

Technology Leadership in a pre and post pandemic world

Nick Marchand, Vice President, Digital & Technology Operations and Cyber Security, Cineplex discussed leadership in the post pandemic world. Watch this episode: #id638882e7c4d04 .jw-wrapper::before { content: “Nick Marchand” !important; } Listen to this episode: Careers, CIO, CIO Leadership Live Read More from This Article: Technology Leadership in a pre and post pandemic world …

CIO Leadership Live with Ty Tastepe, CIO at Cedar Fair Entertainment

Ty Tastepe, CIO at Cedar Fair Entertainment, joins host Maryfran Johnson for this CIO Leadership Live interview, jointly produced by CIO.com and the CIO Executive Council. They discuss digitizing guest experiences, data-driven pricing decisions, innovation partnerships and more. Watch this episode: #id6387cca5213b1 .jw-wrapper::before { content: “IDG” !important; } Listen to this episode: CIO, CIO Leadership…