The great reconciliation: Mitigating technical debt

The COVID-19 pandemic led to the widespread adoption of various technologies as businesses rushed to digitize their processes to cope with the crisis. However, this adoption came with a natural debt accrual, including operational debt, cultural debt, technical debt, security debt, lock-in debt, and more. With a looming economic downturn, businesses need to look for…

Efficiency is the name of the game for IT leaders

The current economic landscape has been a cause for concern across many industries and, as a result, businesses are looking for any and all ways to be more efficient and optimized. Rocket Software recently conducted a survey of U.S.-based IT directors and vice presidents in companies with more than 1,000 employees and found that due…

Unlocking the hidden value of data

With data, an organization can do super powerful things with AI and machine learning, like building models that do everything from enhancing fraud detection capabilities to identifying gaps in the market for the organization to separate from the pack. But getting to that data, and using it effectively and securely, is often easier said than…

4 questions CIOs are asking about cloud computing

Ever since Basecamp announced late last year that they were (mostly) pulling out of the cloud, there’s been a spirited debate about the failure of cloud computing to deliver on hyped-up promises of miraculous cost savings. Like a low-calorie cheesecake, cloud computing was supposed to give us everything we desired with minimal effort, all while…