Long touted, private 5G networking holds significant promise for the enterprise, with a very specific caveat: Few enterprises have the IT wherewithal in-house to vet it. Live entertainment service provider Clair Global, which hosts music festivals such as Coachella, BottleRock, and Soundstorm, is one entity exploring the potential of 5G, kicking the tires of Cisco’s…
Despite national conversations about a lack of women in tech, women remain largely underrepresented in STEM roles, according to a study by the National Science Foundation. And the pipeline doesn’t suggest a near-term correction, as only 19% of computer science degrees were awarded to women in 2016, down from 27% in 1997. Women also typically…
Ralph Loura, Senior Vice President IT, CIO at Lumentum, joins host Maryfran Johnson for this CIO Leadership Live interview, jointly produced by CIO.com and the CIO Executive Council. They discuss sustainable IT, global supply challenges, crowd-sourcing IT innovation, simplifying through AI/ML, rethinking IT budgeting and more. Watch this episode: Listen to this episode: Read…
Among the relationships that technology teams have with other business departments, the potential for improved IT-finance collaboration is quite possibly the most under-explored. It’s especially poignant when we consider the extent to which financial data can steer business strategy for the better. Take, for example, the ubiquitous and unassuming concept of free shipping in ecommerce.…
The US CIO 100 awards, now in its 35th year, recognizes 100 organizations for their achievements in technology innovation. The award is an acknowledged mark of enterprise excellence. This year’s winning projects, chosen by a team of external judges (many of them former CIOs), exemplify what it means to deliver business value through the innovative use…
Business planning SaaS (software-as-a-service) software maker Anaplan is being acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo for $10.7 billion. Founded in the UK and now based in San Francisco, Anaplan offers cloud-based finance and planning software and counts almost 2,000 customers worldwide, including Coca-Cola, Shell, Thomas Cook and VMware. The company went public in 2018,…
Enterprise planning software maker Anaplan is being acquired by the private equity firm Thoma Bravo for $10.7 billion. Founded in the UK and now based in San-Francisco, Anaplan offers cloud-based finance and planning software-as-a-service and counts almost 2,000 customers worldwide, including Coca-Cola, Shell, Thomas Cook and VMware. The company went public in 2018, two years…
While first and foremost a humanitarian crisis, the hostilities have Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine has also been a concern for IT outsourcing customers with interests in the region — and those taking advantage of the global IT services market generally. The conflict has had a significant impact on Ukraine’s IT outsourcing industry, which exports…
If there’s one thing Jamie Holcombe has learned from his decades-long career as a public and private sector IT leader, it’s how to be a good salesman. Staying razor-focused on business benefits and communicating in a language everyone understands is central to successful IT initiatives, whether the project involves state-of-the-art technology like robotic process automation…
Disruption driven by evolving digital technology will remain a key business challenge this year and reshape customer expectations. In the pandemic-altered landscape, companies of all types have accelerated modernisation programs, driven by the need to be more personalised, targeted, and relevant. CIO and Adobe recently hosted a senior IT roundtable to address the challenges and…