More people are working remotely than ever before as a result of worldwide shutdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This puts executive leaders in the awkward position of leading from home. Traditionally, leadership involves face-to-face meetings, getting one-on-one time with other executives and having a physical presence across the organization that helps build trust with…
DetailsData is now one of the most valuable enterprise commodities. According to IDG’s State of the CIO 2020 report, 37 percent of IT leaders say that data analytics will drive the most IT investment at their organization this year. While data comes in many forms, perhaps the largest pool of untapped data consists of text.…
DetailsFrom deliverable schedules to procurement windows, virtually every IT timeline has been compressed by the coronavirus crisis. Those three- to five-year horizons for digital transformations? They’ve shrunk to months thanks to the pandemic, say some CIOs and consultants. As is often the case, the truth is more nuanced. Big Bang transformations have been streamlined —…
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When Ken Grady was deciding on his next CIO job a few years ago, he was also looking for a company that would support his goal to serve on a board of directors one day. “I was being very deliberate when evaluating these new opportunities,” says Grady, who made a point of talking about his…
DetailsAiming to help organizations derive insight from workforce analytics, Oracle on Tuesday unveiled Oracle Analytics for Cloud HCM. “Companies have a lot of analytics they want to do about their people and their finances, and typically to do that they’ve got to move their data left and right, it’s not integrated with their processes, it’s…
DetailsEditor’s note: This article is the third in a three-part series to help IT leaders who depend on partners and suppliers in India or other offshore locations for core IT services to better understand the impact of COVID-19 in India on offshore IT service relationships, and what actions can be taken to protect and support…
DetailsThe coronavirus pandemic has created challenges in virtually every aspect of business, in ways few people could have imagined just a few short months ago. IT is certainly no exception, with CIOs and other technology leaders working overtime to cope with the disruptions, support the business, and continue to steer transformations into uncertain futures. […
DetailsVentec Life Systems was a little, and little-known, medical device manufacturer in the Northwest until the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a huge spike in demand for its VOCSN ventilators. Previously, Ventec had the capacity to make around 3,000 of its multi-function ventilators a year, but in early April it landed a contract from the Federal Emergency…
DetailsMichael Smith, VP & CIO at American Academy of Family Physicians, joins Maryfran Johnson for this CIO Leadership Live interview, which is jointly produced by CIO.com and the CIO Executive Council. Listen as they discuss the post-COVID-19 business pivot and how tech is enabling the medical practices of family doctors. To read this article in…
DetailsJust when we needed it most, the internet of things is delivering gobs of data and remote device control across almost every industry, from healthcare to agriculture.
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