Reskilling IT for the cloud

Paul Ryan stepped into the CTO post at OpenX in 2017 and found an IT department in need of an overhaul. OpenX, a technology company that makes a programmatic advertising platform, was still 100 percent on-prem. It had five data centers holding 45,000 servers and an IT team organized around the legacy skills needed to…

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6 tips for remote hiring success

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only shaken up business as usual, sending large portions of the workforce to work from home, it’s also pushed companies to hire from home. Recruiters and hiring managers are now faced with the task of vetting candidates remotely, a challenging prospect for many organizations and roles, especially for technical interviews…

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Predictive analytics gives Owens Corning edge in turbine blade development

At manufacturer Owens Corning, data scientists have had the rare opportunity to work hand-in-hand with scientists to meld predictive analytics with scientific research to streamline the company’s innovation efforts. “We don’t typically deal with very in-depth scientific, technical problems,” says Malavika Melkote, director of global information services and the analytics center of excellence at Owens…

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