A crisis on the scale of the one we’re facing demands decisive action. Luckily for many IT leaders, the first move was easy: When COVID-19 work-from-home mandates hit, those with the right policies and infrastructure in place endured the massive shift to remote work with minimal disruption. Add VPN capacity, videoconferencing, and a healthy dose…
As the coronavirus began ravaging New York’s Suffolk County in March, desperate health department officials turned to CIO Scott Mastellon for help processing citizens’ lab tests for COVID-19. But with the state averaging 400 COVID-19 cases a day, compiling, printing and sorting reports for health-care staff proved unwieldy for the 12 people who were manually…
Using data has been an important element of Bayer Crop Science for decades, but the organization got a real data-driven shot in the arm with Bayer’s 2018 acquisition of Monsanto. Since then, it has sought to apply machine learning and artificial intelligence to every aspect of its business. One area where AI is playing an…
Editor’s note: This article is the first in a three-part series to help information technology leaders who depend on partners and suppliers in India for core information technology services better understand the current status of COVID-19 in India, the impact on offshore IT service relationships, and what actions can be taken to protect and support…
Several vendors, including Microsoft, Google, Slack, Zoom, Cisco and LogMeIn, are making chat, videoconferencing and other collaboration services free as demand for remote working booms.
Read More from This Article: Update: Coronavirus prompts collaboration tool makers to offer wares for free
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Championing technology solutions isn’t typically high on the priority list for CIOs. But sometimes potentially game-changing products need a nudge when they get stuck on the shaky bridge between IT and the business. That’s what Parsons CIO Stu Kippelman set out to do in 2019, when he discovered that strong technology solutions built by the…
When customers demand faster delivery and lower costs, consumer packaged goods companies need to optimize their manufacturing and supply chain operations. That’s where intelligent factories come in. But how do you drive change in factories that have been run in the same way for decades? According to Rita Fisher, CIO and SVP of Supply Chain…
Welcome to the April/May 2020 digital issue of CIO. In these pages, you’ll learn what it takes to create a top-notch customer experience, the skills and traits you need to take your career to the next level, how to set up analytics initiatives for success, how Target’s CIO engineered a turnaround, and more. [ Register…
We compared Zoom, Cisco Webex, Microsoft Teams, GoToMeeting, and Google Meet in real-world tests to see which videoconferencing platforms perform best for business users. Here’s how they stack up. (Insider Story)
Read More from This Article: Review: 5 top videoconferencing services put to the test
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CIOs say that the coronavirus crisis has proven the value of IT, especially for organizations that were ready with mobile approaches and where the CIOs were tightly connected to other business counterparts.
Read More from This Article: CIOs prep for the coming IT recession
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