App modernization platform provider vFunction has released a new tool dubbed vFunction Assessment Hub, to help CIOs and other IT decision makers understand the complexity and risk of their existing legacy applications before deciding to modernize them — a process that typically involves taking on technical debt. Market demand for faster and better services along…
The boom in data science continues unabated. The work of gathering and analyzing data was once just for a few scientists back in the lab. Now every enterprise wants to use the power of data science to streamline their organizations and make customers happy. The world of data science tools is growing to support this…
There comes a time in the professional life of most CIOs when they — you — need to bring in a consultant. Not a contractor. That’s someone with a defined set of skills you bring in to help with day-to-day tasks. We’re talking about someone with broad expertise and experience-based judgment you pay for good…
Datacom CIO and CISO Karl Wright on how change is driven by people rather than technology, the importance of storytelling, and why he’s giving ex-prisoners IT jobs through the Take 2 programme. Watch this episode: #id627311088f677 .jw-wrapper::before { content: “IDG” !important; } Read More from This Article: CIO Leadership Live with CIO and CISO…
Episode sponsored by Fairfax County Economic Development Authority: Paul Beswick, CIO at Marsh McLennan, joins host Maryfran Johnson for this CIO Leadership Live interview, jointly produced by CIO.com and the CIO Executive Council. They discuss fostering IT velocity, business process focus, the entry-level recruiting surge, development COE, delivering the future with IT and more. This…
By Nitin Rakesh, Chief Executive Officer, and Managing Director at Mphasis The COVID-19 pandemic has tested humankind’s resilience in unprecedented ways. For the first time in a century, we continue to live with a mix of restrictions on social interactions, travel, and assembly. Attributes have emerged in our current ‘limited edition’ lives as keys to…
A huge swath of the African population lacks any form of identification. This makes it difficult for financial institutions and other companies to conduct KYC (know your customer) protocols and issue spills into various facets of life, leading to financial exclusion and denial of government services. KYC guidelines, including government regulations, are meant to prevent…
Rama Sridhar, EVP of Digital, Emerging Partnerships and New Payment Flows across Asia Pacific at Mastercard, joins James Henderson for CIO Leadership Live in ASEAN, produced by CIO.com and Foundry. Rama tackles the issue of digital exclusion across Southeast Asia and shares how Mastercard is addressing such challenges through pioneering programs and new technologies. Watch…
Matt Mehlbrech is VP of IT for CoorsTek, Inc., where he leads the global IT organization. Headquartered in Golden, Colorado, CoorsTek is a privately held, family-owned global supplier of engineered ceramics and advanced materials to customers across industries from semiconductor manufacturing and energy and defense to medical devices, agriculture, and household goods. It employs more…
Sandbox began life as a secretive division of Google parent company Alphabet in 2016, and in March 2022 became a company in its own right, Sandbox AQ. The A is for artificial intelligence, and the Q is for quantum, says CEO Jack Hidary. The company plans to apply those technologies in the development of software-as-a-service…