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Enterprise mobile strategy

• COVID-19 speeds up future-of-work plans for companies

  Forrester Research analysts look at how companies must contend with four "shocks" for their future-of-work plans to have any measure of success.  Continue Reading

• Know how to secure your home network while working from home

  Employees need to know how to properly protect their home networks as they work remotely, including setting policies for security, passwords, disaster recovery and more.  Continue Reading

• Build a digital transformation strategy with software at its core

  What is a winning digital transformation strategy? For many companies, it starts with an overhaul of their software environments. Our comprehensive guide explains how it's done.  Continue Reading

• The shift to edge computing is happening fast -- here's why

  Whether you call it the Fourth Industrial Revolution or digital transformation, enterprise IT is being changed fast, and forever, and edge computing is a big reason why.  Continue Reading

• IoT, machine learning, MookieBot triple threat for Red Sox IT in 2019

  Red Sox IT chief Brian Shield talks about the next leg of the franchise's digital transformation: using IoT and machine learning to serve fans and sharpen at-bats.  Continue Reading

• How the Red Sox built a winning digital transformation roadmap

  Years before it became a thing, Red Sox IT chief Brian Shield came up with a digital transformation roadmap that positioned the storied team for DX success.  Continue Reading

• 5 'technology enablers' key to Travelport's digital transformation plan

  Travelport CIO Matt Minetola details the five 'technology enablers' key to the success of the company's digital transformation plan and explains why the travel commerce platform relies on a hybrid cloud approach.  Continue Reading

• Law firm makes case for technology-enabled transformation

  Top 100 law firm Jackson Lewis redefines how it provides legal services to clients as part of a technology-enabled transformation overseen by its first-ever chief digital officer.  Continue Reading

• Machine learning use cases, touch-text-talk on Box CIO's to-do list

  Intuitive interfaces, automating menial work so people can focus on big ideas, finding AI and machine learning use cases -- Box CIO Paul Chapman's to-do list is awesome.  Continue Reading

• CIO Marty Boos orchestrates StubHub mobile transformation

  When the bar code became the ticket, StubHub CIO Marty Boos had to recalibrate IT resources and launch a major shift to mobile services. SearchCIO gets the details.  Continue Reading

• Supporting and protecting the mobile enterprise: Think big

  Protecting the mobile enterprise while allowing for the many business benefits mobility provides has never been more challenging. Read how these IT leaders are making mobile work.  Continue Reading

• Perkins taps cloud for mobile bus stop app

  Cloud computing is helping Perkins School for the Blind deliver bus stop information to people with visual impairment -- today in Boston; tomorrow perhaps in a city near you.  Continue Reading

• Patriots' digital transformation strategy taps mobile, social, AR

  Organizations from the New England Patriots to small municipalities are tapping mobility as a foundational technology for improving customer experience.  Continue Reading

• Bus stop app for visually impaired got start on the street

  When Perkins School for the Blind asked its constituents what innovations would matter to them, it got the message -- and then got to work.  Continue Reading

• Mobile app for visually impaired could improve GPS accuracy

  A project at Perkins School for the Blind aims to help people with vision loss easily find bus stops -- but it could also enhance GPS accuracy for everyone.  Continue Reading

• Enterprise augmented reality: AR applications are just around the bend

  AR applications are poised to become an integral part of CIO mobile strategy. Start with tablets and smart phones and be on the lookout for headset breakthroughs.  Continue Reading

• 'Promiscuous' users redefine bounds of good mobile security

  To meet today's mobility demands -- and deliver good mobile security -- organizations must balance business and user needs, says Gartner's Dionisio Zumerle in this SearchCIO interview.  Continue Reading

• Mobile and cloud computing: Today's center of innovation?

  Consultant Bob Egan says that companies need to spend money on mobile cloud not just because it's beneficial to productivity but because it's required to keep up with competitors.  Continue Reading

• As mobile apps for employees proliferate, CIOs get involved

  As mobile apps for employees, clients and customers alter how enterprise work gets done, the role of the CIO and IT deepens.  Continue Reading

• Building an online game platform: Startup caters to developers

  The online game platform startup STOVE aims to solve the catch-22 of platform businesses by offering business assistance to its content producers, in addition to user analytics.  Continue Reading

• Platform business model picks up steam -- what's the CIO role?

  The platform business model develops and derives value from the ecosystem of users it connects. CIOs need to be in on it.  Continue Reading

• The outcome economy is upon us -- is your business ready?

  Smart products and services put a new twist on the old idea of giving customers what they want. Allan Alter explains the new 'outcome economy.'  Continue Reading

• NYT CIO uses niche apps to crack the digital media code

  Marc Frons, who recently announced he will be leaving his post as CIO of The New York Times, believes a culture of experimentation is the fastest road to digital glory.  Continue Reading

• Multichannel retail depends on IT systems integration

  Before dressing up brick-and-mortar locations with customer-facing technology, CIOs need to integrate IT systems.  Continue Reading

• Whirlpool CIO: The future of IoT demands a new IT paradigm

  Whirlpool CIO Mike Heim is using cutting-edge tech to reinvent the lowly laundromat, but first he had to reinvent how his IT team worked. Welcome to the future of IoT.  Continue Reading

• Profiles in digital leadership at Forbes, CBS, US Bank

  Forbes, CBS and US Bank use social media marketing, mobile devices, Agile project development -- and strong IT-marketing partnerships -- to drive digital projects.  Continue Reading

• Enterprise mobile app development: No easy answers

  Enterprise mobile app development tools are proliferating but far from mature, say CIOs and analysts -- and forget about a single platform that can do it all.  Continue Reading

• Evolution of mobile hinges on marriage between data and devices

  Enterprise mobile computing marches on, and data is proliferating. Companies need to put them together to compete effectively.  Continue Reading

• CIOs make the tough call on legacy systems

  After decades of building up their IT infrastructures, companies are faced with deciding which legacy systems to keep and which to cut. CIOs can attest there are no easy formulas.  Continue Reading

• Ensure mobile device security through a mobile device management policy

  A panel of experts at the ASAE's Technology Conference details how to create an enterprise MDM policy and implement a comprehensive MDM system.  Continue Reading

• CIO drives tech-enabled golf with repeatable processes, innovation labs

  TopGolf CIO Tom LaPlante helps drives the tech-enabled business by implementing stable processes and turning every employee into an innovation ninja.  Continue Reading

• Airport CTO takes customer service to new heights with sensor technology

  Houston Airport CTO Lisa Kent uses sensor technology to provide superior service to her customers -- both internal and external.  Continue Reading

• Rainmakers: Three CIOs who made revenue generation their business

  CIOs know alignment with the business is vital, but as IT emerges as a center of innovation, smart CIOs are taking charge of revenue generation.  Continue Reading

• FAQ: How does the Six Sigma methodology benefit IT?

  The Six Sigma methodology has helped companies improve customer service and eliminate errors for years. Learn how IT can reap the benefits of this service-driven methodology.  Continue Reading