The best leaders don’t get things done. They build organizations that get things done. That has been the impetus behind my recent series of “Building effective IT 101” articles: To help outline what it takes to build a 21st century, digital-ready, effective IT organization. But if you’re looking for a high-gloss overview of the foundations…
Tech salaries are on the rise thanks to a demand for talent across nearly every industry. Salaries increased 6.9% between 2020 and 2021, reaching an average tech salary of $104,566 per year, according to the 2022 Dice Tech Salary Report. Salaries vary by location, with the technologists reporting the highest average salaries of $133,204 per…
By Matt Kraning, CTO, Cortex Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are terms that are heard everywhere across the IT security landscape today, as organizations and attackers are both seeking to leverage these advancements in service of their goals. For the bad actors, it’s about breaking down defenses and finding vulnerabilities faster. But what…
“It is our obligation to ensure that the next generation enjoys a natural environment that is protected, treasured, and celebrated. Our children should not inherit a planet that is irrevocably scarred by the unsustainable practices of the generations that came before them. Nor should they have to live with the consequences of climate change.” —…
Rashesh Mody, Senior Vice President, Monitoring and Control Business Unit, at AVEVA. The shock of the pandemic highlighted the critical importance of agility and adaptability in the oil and gas (O&G) industry. But, in an unexpected silver lining, many of last year’s challenges helped reveal areas of low digital maturity, including the industry’s reliance on…
In his time with the Worcester Red Sox, baseball IT exec Matthew Levin grew to be a valuable two-way player. As senior vice president and chief financial and technology officer, Levin wore two hats for the Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, balancing a joint role that married his deep passions for technology, finance,…
Data scientists discover insights from structured and unstructured data to help organizations improve revenue, reduce costs, increase business agility, improve customer experiences, and develop new products. Data scientist teams typically seek to identify key data assets that can be turned into data pipelines that feed maintainable tools and solutions, from credit card fraud monitoring solutions…
Africa’s tech start-ups are thriving. In 2021, more African tech start-ups raised more money from more investors than ever before, with fintech companies — including several based in Nigeria — heavily represented among the big winners. According to the seventh edition of Disrupt Africa’s African Tech Startups Funding Report, 564 African tech start-ups raised just…
Among the cloud providers rushing into the Middle East to meet growing demand, Oracle has been one of the busiest in the region, in just the last two years opening up cloud regions in Jeddah, Dubai, Jerusalem and, most recently, in Abu Dhabi. The company doesn’t plan to stop there — among other things, it…
Coined in late 2019 by Neil MacDonald and Joe Skorupa of Gartner®, SASE (secure access service edge) describes a strategy that converges cybersecurity and WAN edge networking to address challenges that organizations are facing now. Specifically, organizations need to manage an ever-growing technology stack across an increasingly dynamic “service edge” that now includes branches, mobile…