In an ideal universe, the IT and business worlds would be perfectly aligned, with IT supplying business leaders with the strategic plans and resources necessary to achieve maximum performance, efficiency and profits. Yet, as you may have noticed, seeking perfection can be a somewhat elusive quest. In the real world, IT leaders are often left…
Earlier this year, Microsoft announced it would retire 15 certifications and 44 exams, including MCSA: BI Reporting, which validated data analysts’ expertise using Power BI and Excel to visualize data via dashboards and reports. The move is the culmination of the company’s 2018 decision to focus on role-based certifications such as data analyst, data engineer,…
Choosing the right project management methodology for the job is the first step in project success. But knowing which methodology best fits your organization and the project at hand can be challenging — especially with so many project management methodologies to choose from. Two of the most commonly used methodologies are agile and waterfall. Which…
There’s a major IT skills gap in the country and it’s only expected to widen. According to the World Economic Forum, closing the global skills gap could add $11.5 trillion to the global GDP by 2028. Organizations are looking for ways to bridge the gap, but if anything, the global pandemic has worsened the problem,…
IT managers are often responsible not just for overseeing the IT infrastructure in an organization but overseeing IT teams as well. To succeed as an IT manager, you will need to understand the fundamentals of security, data storage, hardware, software, networking and IT management frameworks — and how they all work within the business. Plus,…
Marianne McPeak-Johnson’s first opportunity to serve on a public company board was a great experience that (alas) ended in equally great disappointment. Recruited for an outside board position while she was head of a product innovation and technology division at First Data Corp. in 2017, McPeak-Johnson had the board offer in hand when a last-minute…
Welcome to this special digital issue of CIO featuring our CIO 100 winners and Hall of Fame inductees. In these pages, you’ll learn how award winning organizations are redefining the nature of work, how to find value in data, and how to exert influence when IT spending is decentralized. download September/October digital issue CIO [ Register…
No industry was disrupted more by the coronavirus outbreak than aviation travel, as traffic in airports nosedived worldwide. Undaunted by the pandemic, Ian Law is looking to weave together mobile software, sensors, cameras and biometrics to improve the passenger experience at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), where he has served as CIO since 2013. Like…
Oracle has updated its Fusion Cloud suite to help enterprises with the new demands placed on supply chains by the pandemic. The latest quarterly release also includes new tools for managing remote workers, and other features to help HR departments fit the existing workforce to the new reality of business. The suite covers enterprise resource…
For all the advances of the mobile revolution, a huge swath of the business has largely been left out: front-line workers — ironically, your organization’s most mobile employees. While knowledge workers have relied on iPhones, iPads, and Galaxys for years now to help ensure their productivity, hospital care staff, retail associates, warehouse staff, delivery people,…