The move to digital business has wrought profound changes in certain industries, and financial services is one of them. Not only are traditional financial services companies using data and technology to change the game, a plethora of “FinTech” startups are using digital products to dislodge traditional players. This podcast features Peter Ku. Vice President, Chief…
By Milan Shetti, CEO Rocket Software In today’s volatile markets, agile and adaptable business operations have become a necessity to keep up with constantly evolving customer and industry demands. To remain resilient to change and deliver innovative experiences and offerings fast, organizations have introduced DevOps testing into their infrastructures. DevOps environments give development teams the…
You’ve heard it before: change is the only thing we can count on. It’s especially true in today’s volatile job market and constantly changing work landscape. With so much in flux, organizations that fail to preserve their institutional knowledge are inviting major losses in productivity and innovation. The reality is that doing nothing to surface,…
The skills that make some IT pros invaluable can be hard to put your finger on, but tech leaders say the high-performers on their teams share similar traits that are helpful to identify when recruiting — and to keep teams running smoothly. These indispensable technologists are always solving problems, and they consistently bring enthusiasm to…
Politics gets a bad rap. Or is it rep? When a CIO proposes a transformational initiative that fails to get traction, they often complain that politics got in the way. They might even add the once-humorous, now tired definition — that politics gets its name from “poly” (many) followed by the name of a popular…
If there is one universal truth, it’s that fashion is fickle. In the apparel industry, what’s in fashion one day may be out of fashion the next. So, if you’re an apparel manufacturer, you need the most efficient, responsive, and innovative operation possible. That way, you can keep up with ever-changing demand and stay in…
Listening to customers is a strategy that often sounds good on paper but is soon overshadowed by other areas of business or trends. Hyland, however, remains laser-focused on making sure customer success is the key to product improvements and a core component of the company’s culture. We spoke with Drew Chapin, CMO at Hyland, to…
For many of today’s IT teams, there’s a common, recurring question that keeps being posed: Why are we doing this? This question is fundamental, some may say basic, but it is often one that teams don’t get good, solid answers to. Further, this speaks to a broader lack of visibility and insight. Among the many…
As popularity of project collaboration software grows along with other software-as-a-service products, a research report from SaaS purchasing platform Vertice shows that more than 90% of enterprises are overpaying for these tools. The project collaboration software market is estimated to reach a value of $27.40 billion by the end of 2022, from $21.69 billion…
What’s in a name? For Chris Bedi, who joined ServiceNow as CIO in September 2015, a lot: the company recently gave him a new title, chief digital information officer, and rebranded his IT team as “digital technology.” “The rebranding is an acknowledgement of how the role has changed,” he says, but is also intended to…