Review: 7 Python IDEs go to the mat

Of all the metrics you could use to gauge the popularity and success of a language, one surefire indicator is the number of development environments available for it. Python’s rise in popularity over the last several years has brought with it a strong wave of IDE support, with tools aimed at both the general programmer…

Anatomy of a killer IT internship program

Chad TerMaat, senior director of IT at Lincoln, Nebraska-based engineering firm Olsson, counts three factors enabling the success of their IT internship program. First off, he says, you put them to work. “Our interns do actual IT work, and their capabilities drive the type of work we give them,” he explains. “That could be software…

CEO directives: Top 10 initiatives for IT leaders

When the calendar flipped to 2021, CIO Sue Workman started looking back at the IT priorities she had set for Case Western Reserve University back in July to see which initiatives were still tenable. “Are we still there, or are we now able to think differently?” Workman deliberated. She concluded that the university’s IT strategy…

Zoho launches Qntrl to automate business processes

Zoho is launching a new workflow automation platform — but rather than integrate it with its suite of SaaS applications at Zoho.com, it is creating a new division, Qntrl, to operate it. Whereas larger enterprises might choose to rebuild their workflows in a platform like ServiceNow, or automate them using tools such as Celonis, Nintex, or…

DC Water hunts lost water with analytics

The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) delivers about 900 million gallons of drinking water a day via 1,300 miles of pipes, and operates the worlds largest advanced wastewater treatment plant, processing an average of about 300 million gallons a day. Thomas Kuczynski’s mission is to deliver analytics throughout the organization, or,…