More than 95% of Fortune 1000 companies still use IMS, IBM’s ancient hierarchical DBMS. At least, that’s the number according to TwoBitHistory.org. My own informal survey, in contrast, reveals that approximately zero percent of the best IT developers have any interest in working in that environment. [ Learn from your peers: Check out our State…
DetailsYou’ve heard it many times by now. Global disruption in 2020 accelerated digital transformation initiatives by five to ten years. But this sudden, dramatic digital business acceleration doesn’t come without an entirely new set of challenges. The rapid advancement of innovative technologies and their implementation across the entire organization is happening in parallel with managing…
DetailsSAP S/4HANA is on the minds of many enterprises, thanks to a 2027 deadline that business and IT leaders are moving toward at their own pace – and for entirely different reasons. I’ve heard from many different businesses about their S/4HANA plans and timetables, their motivations, and the returns on investment they’re looking to reap…
DetailsThe future of business resilience at San Francisco International Airport relies heavily on recollections and lessons learned from past events, strong relationships with partners within and outside of the aviation industry, plus lots and lots of preparedness drills. Join us to learn how these approaches create an evergreen environment of resilience throughout the organization. Read…
DetailsMental health is a critical component of every employee’s wellbeing and should be a top priority in all workplaces. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, 51% of workers have reported an increase in mental health symptoms at work, with 75% of 18- to 24-year-olds reporting one or more mental health symptom. Overall, anxiety levels…
DetailsWhen a company properly prepares for successful cloud negotiations, beyond ensuring they have the proper pricing and they don’t leave any dollars on the table, they need to make sure all the terms and conditions they need to ask for from their cloud vendors are pushed through and make their way into the contract. Based…
DetailsJohn T. Marcante, Global CIO at Vanguard, joins Maryfran Johnson for this CIO Leadership Live interview, which is jointly produced by CIO.com and the CIO Executive Council. They will discuss new ways of working, hiring strategies and more. This episode is sponsored by Cisco. Discover more at https://newsroom.cisco.com/. To read this article in full, please…
DetailsGlobal printer and imaging products manufacturer, Lexmark International, generates a lot of data. Its Lexmark Managed Print Services alone consists of more than a million printers and multifunction devices that generate more than a terabyte of data per week. Lexmark has more than six million additional devices in the wild, and customers of those devices…
DetailsArtificial intelligence was once a magical concept, the stuff of science fiction. Now, after decades of research and commercialization, it’s just another foundational tool to keep the enterprise stack running. Nowhere is this more evident than in the world of DevOps, a data-rich, back-office practice that presents a perfect sandbox for exploring the power of…
DetailsEmploying more than 450,000 people in 25 countries, Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) operates 21,000 stores in several countries. While resilience is critical to any retail operation, it took on new meaning for WBA during the pandemic so the company could provide critical services to customers across access to prescription fulfillment and Covid-19 vaccinations. Join us…
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