13 organizations that support LGBTQ+ tech workers

The lack of diversity in IT doesn’t just leave underrepresented workers feeling alienated; it can also make them feel unsafe. That’s certainly true for the LGBTQ+ community, with only 76% of LGBTQ+ workers reporting they feel safe in their workplace and 64% of trans and gender nonconforming (GNC) individuals saying the same, according to a…

SAP brings new tools and modularity to Rise

SAP kicked off 2021 with a bold bet on migrating its customers’ core ERP applications to the cloud. Introduced in January, “Rise with SAP” offers to move customers’ systems of record to S/4HANA on their choice of cloud provider and manage them there with a single SLA. Now SAP is adding new applications to Rise…

BrandPost: EPISODE 2: Edge Services And Applications

The transformation of business and IT has raised expectations for end users, customers and partners. Demand for real-time experiences and interactions has put a premium on speed, agility and security. In this podcast, we’ll explore the range of services Lumen supports at the edge, from analytics to storage. To read this article in full, please…

BrandPost: EPISODE 1: Edge Infrastructure

IDC says Edge computing represents the next wave of infrastructure modernization. From networks to devices to hardware:  In this podcast episode, we’ll look at what are the most important trends surrounding edge infrastructure in today’s landscape. We’ll provide some prescriptive infrastructure guidance for IT leaders planning their edge strategy. To read this article in full,…

Universities lean into 5G to prep next-gen workforce

Companies that have deployed 5G technology on their corporate campuses are few and far between. College campuses, however, are racing to roll out the ultrahigh-bandwidth, low-latency networks. Institutions of higher learning from Connecticut to Missouri are experimenting with 5G networks, a move to both entice students to enroll and to give current attendees early access…

Consequential innovation: 4 tips for unlocking hidden growth opportunities

Traditionally, most innovation programs have focused on either incremental or disruptive innovation: Incremental innovation to achieve near-term, quick wins and disruptive innovation to pursue longer-term big bets and game-changers. In most organizations, the split in terms of the percentage of resources and investment on each area, is typically 80/20 incremental versus disruptive. The challenge with…

IT’s silent career killer: Age discrimination

Recent reports that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) found technology company Intel had discriminated against eight older workers during mass layoffs in 2015 have shed light on a topic that often remains in the dark: age discrimination against older workers in IT. It’s an issue that never seems to go away, and it…