When software becomes central to product development, where does IT stop and product start? As CIOs drive IT development into business units, what is the role of the CIO? What are the attributes of future CIOs, whose roles will be more about governance than ownership? These are some of the questions I posed to Ryan…
Black Friday and the holiday shopping season are on the horizon, and the spammers are already at work. Customers receive an email “advertising” a special limited offer, encouraging them to click links leading to websites pretending to be well-known retail chains or e-commerce brands. The tactic isn’t exactly earth-shattering. We’ve seen this type of scam during past holiday…
So, you’ve made the call. Your current IT gig isn’t a good fit anymore, and it’s time for a new challenge, new experience, or promotion. But before you take a victory lap in an all-company email, we have a few suggestions about leaving your bridges intact. According to a recent survey by Stack Overflow, the…
A new digital business that Toyota Financial Services (TFS) launched as the pandemic gripped the U.S. is already paying off. The automotive finserv’s private-label platform enables other motor vehicle manufacturers to offer consumers lending, payment and insurance services, and is part of a digital transformation intended to streamline operations and improve customer service. In April,…
Asanka Jayasuriya joined SailPoint Technologies as senior vice president of engineering and CTO in early 2019, drawn in part by the company’s commitment to a culture focused on innovation, integrity, impact and individuals. Coming in as a new executive, Jayasuriya saw SailPoint’s articulation of those values — the “four I’s” — as critical to helping…
If you are contemplating a digital transformation initiative that includes migrating to a SaaS solution, one of the key factors you’ll evaluate is the total cost. But don’t stop there. For a more accurate total cost estimate, you’ll want to break the costs down to the external costs of the annual contract value for the…
The word apprenticeship typically conjures up images of trade jobs — where plumbers, electricians and craft laborers learn skills on the job as they progress in their field. But apprenticeships have also found a place in IT, connecting companies with qualified talent who can be trained and upskilled for in-demand IT jobs. And as the…
Even with more IT workers looking for jobs in the wake of COVID-19 than were prior to the pandemic, highly skilled staff are able to demand higher pay. Increasingly, however, it’s on-the-job experience and not certifications that employers are valuing the most. The average premium paid for tech certifications fell to 6.8% of base salary…
Automation technologies are becoming woven throughout the fabric of virtually every company, raising the question of IT’s role in governing such capabilities. CIOs can and should provide guardrails to make sure automation technologies run properly — if the business will only let them, experts say. That if is the sticking point: Most business lines procure…
This year’s extraordinary events have accentuated the need for a modern technology environment agile and responsive enough to meet rapidly changing business dynamics — whether those are emerging revenue opportunities or work-from-home mandates. And that means having a strategic plan for modernizing legacy apps. [ Be sure to learn the secrets of highly effective digital…