IDG Contributor Network: 5 practical ways your organization can benefit from DevSecOps

It’s right there in the moniker: DevSecOps , a portmanteau of Development, Security and Operations,  implies introducing security early on – as a part of a comprehensive, agile Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) used by your organization, rather than doing so iteratively or waiting until after a release. Given how security breaches and vulnerabilities have…

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The rise of the chief experience officer

John Morhous came up through the ranks on the traditional technology track. After graduating Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with B.S. in information technology, he served in a number of tech-related roles, including director of IT engineering and eventually CIO. In his latest gig, Morhous puts a whole new spin on the trajectory for top IT execs:…

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Information technology – what is it good for?

The IT industry is roughly 50 years old. During that period of time it’s experienced many digital transformations. Technology transitions from mainframe computers to client-server architectures to personal PCs and to the Internet, the cloud and the smartphone have been chronicled in depth by many others. We currently find ourselves in another transition involving a…

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The new core competencies IT must master

A couple of weeks ago, I had a conversation with Claus Jensen, CTO of CVS Health, about the shifting challenges facing today’s IT organizations. He calls the current state of affairs a triple whammy. “We all know that the environment is changing — the rate of change accelerating. But also, the expectations of large enterprises…

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What is decision science? Transforming decision-making with data

One of the common aims of digital transformation is often phrased as “becoming a data-driven company.” Whether it’s business intelligence, predictive analytics or machine learning, using objective data rather than hunches to drive decision-making is something businesses increasingly talk about. There are plenty of challenges. Not all large organizations are nimble enough to make the…

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