This past winter, cold weather took down the Texas energy grid. Residents across the state had no electricity and no heat sources as temperatures plummeted. Everything that could fail did fail at a time when demand was at its highest. The energy grid was not able to survive extreme weather, and the losses were catastrophic. What…
Zoho is updating its Zoho One ERP and analytics software suite with new services, apps and platform enhancements designed to let global businesses with hybrid work environments streamline data analysis and communications across multiple departments, mobile and remote users. Its Zoho One suite, first launched in 2017, is designed to run an entire business on…
Advice is cheap. But unfortunately, many IT leaders end up paying a hefty price for listening to recommendations that turn out to be misleading, self-serving, or simply dead wrong. Most bad IT advice is dispensed innocently. That’s because a misleading suggestion, like a lie, tends to become accepted truth when it’s repeated often enough by…
This article was co-authored with Duke Dyksterhouse, an Associate at Metis Strategy. So long as time is limited and leaders must decide how best to use that time, capacity management will remain a cornerstone of organizational efficiency. And for digital and technology leaders in particular, it’s more important now than ever. Nearly every department in…
Work-life balance, the loose principle through which you evenly split your time and focus between work and personal activities, benefits individuals and corporations in equal measure. A healthy work-life balance can improve health, productivity, job retention and turnover, and in-turn stave off emotional burnout, say experienced CIOs. And yet, attaining a healthy equilibrium between personal…
Applicant tracking system defined An applicant tracking system (ATS) is software used to help manage and automate hiring and recruitment practices for an organization by providing a centralized location to manage job postings, filter job applications, sort through resumes, and identify strong candidates for open positions. ATS software often uses artificial intelligence (AI) and natural…
Like it or not, vendor negotiation is a skill every CIO must perfect to become a successful business executive. Yet, for many IT leaders, reaching a deal that’s both favorable and mutually equitable can be a tall order. Fortunately, expert negotiators have developed an array of tactics — many not widely familiar to CIOs —…
Last June, Sanjib Sahoo became EVP and chief digital officer at Ingram Micro Inc., where he is responsible for accelerating at scale the development of innovative, world-class digital experiences that will create competitive advantage and differentiation for the business and the global technology ecosystem. This includes modernizing the IT architecture, consumption models, and customer experience…
Data analytics is the lifeblood of any successful business. Getting the technology right can be challenging but building the right team with the right skills to undertake data initiatives can be even harder. Successfully deploying big data initiatives requires more than data scientists and data analysts. It requires data architects who design the “blueprint” for your enterprise data…
CIOs are tooling up an assembly line of technologies to get back to business in 2022, including a mix of solutions leaned on heavily to weather the pandemic and new offerings aimed at making the most of emerging opportunities as the pandemic subsides. At its virtual IT Symposium/Xpo this week, Gartner identified the top tech…