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• Box CIO talks IT innovation and pressures in an 'all-cloud' environment

  Box CIO Paul Chapman discusses the demands of running IT at a company that was 'born digital' and why an 'all-cloud' environment doesn't preclude having to manage legacy IT.  Continue Reading

• Digital transformation for insurance: Idaho firm opts for HCI

  An Idaho-based property and casualty insurance company has swapped out its VMware infrastructure and separate storage systems for hyper-converged hardware from Scale Computing.  Continue Reading

• From phishing attempt circumvention to AI, new CIO has a big job

  As the new CIO at Snow Software, Alastair Pooley is taking on a range of priorities, from helping the business to recognize a phishing attempt to exploring AI for customer support.  Continue Reading

• Cybersecurity skills gap: Get creative about cyber hiring

  Hiring candidates from disciplines beyond infosec can go a long way to address the widening cybersecurity skills gap, says industry veteran Javvad Malik.  Continue Reading

• How cloud is changing the role of the CIO today

  Cloud has had a colossal impact on IT -- for starters, it's changed how it works and what it can pull off. And its effect on the role of the CIO today is no less transformational.  Continue Reading

• Natural-language processing technology boosts BI at Penn Medicine

  Natural-language processing technology lets Penn Medicine tap unstructured data, improving its analytics and patient care. Success required a multidisciplinary effort.  Continue Reading

• Cybersecurity trend forecast: Streamlined, simplified security

  In this SearchCIO Q&A, Javvad Malik discusses why streamlining infosec processes is becoming a top cybersecurity trend and how new tech influences the infosec industry.  Continue Reading

• New tech creates new attack vectors, cybersecurity vulnerabilities

  CISO John Germain explains how tech like AI and IoT are revolutionizing business -- and creating new cybersecurity vulnerabilities as data protection is left on the back burner.  Continue Reading

• Startup thinking: CIOs face challenges tapping entrepreneurial spirit

  Startup thinking is something CIOs and their enterprises hope to incorporate, but they must consider the rigors and challenges of embracing startup culture.  Continue Reading

• Digital labor transforms IT, but not without careful prep

  Robotic process automation can replace humans with software bots that are always on and always right, says believer Gerson Benker, but be prepared for major organizational change.  Continue Reading

• Deep learning projects: Cloud-based AI or dedicated hardware?

  Are deep learning projects part of your AI agenda this year? Here's how to evaluate the tradeoffs between using cloud-based AI infrastructure versus dedicated hardware.  Continue Reading

• For IT chief, the goal is to deliver business value

  Waste Industries' Hubert Barkley discusses the CIO role and tech projects that increase efficiency in this Q&A.  Continue Reading

• At Waste Industries, digital transformation initiatives rooted in trust

  Getting the business to buy the notion of business-enabling technology comes before big, flashy wins, IT chief Hubert Barkley says in this interview.  Continue Reading

• What do the new AI chips mean for CIOs? Homework, for starters

  New AI chips promise to put deep learning initiatives in better reach of enterprises. But they aren't applicable to all AI projects and, in some cases, are inferior to CPUs and GPUs.  Continue Reading

• Tech, growing data sets complicate enterprise cybersecurity strategy

  Emerging tech has grown companies' data sets and made IT environments increasingly complex. As IT capabilities evolve, enterprise cybersecurity strategy is struggling to keep up.  Continue Reading