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• Quantum computing in business applications is coming

  Quantum computers are closer than you think. While tech companies make progress toward building functioning machines, there are quantum applications that organizations can utilize. Continue Reading

• Edge computing use cases must be driven by business value

  For Schneider Electric and many other large enterprises that take a look at edge computing projects, the main criterion for success is whether the technology delivers business value. Continue Reading

• 4 steps to a blockchain implementation

  If you're not experimenting with blockchain, you're behind the curve. Our step-by-step guide on implementing blockchain dissects the challenges, best practices and payoffs. Continue Reading

• AI for decision-making shows promise, but worker trust an issue

  Companies like Walmart are using AI for decision-making in business processes, but the discipline is new and workers are wary. Experts offer ways to build trust. Continue Reading

• Expect graph database use cases for the enterprise to take off

  Digital giants use graph databases: Traditional businesses not so much. Learn what graph tools do and why graph database use cases should be on every CIO's radar. 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

• Why EY is investing in AI, data and blockchain technology initiatives

  It's more than just an accounting firm. Jeff Wong said EY is using a $1B investment in new technology initiatives to expand its mission and address its clients' digital challenges.Continue Reading

• Digital transformation in manufacturing: Carton maker taps Predix software

  Learn about a digital transformation project at Swiss manufacturer Sig Combibloc, which is using GE Digital's Predix software and IoT sensors to boost productivity and cut costs.Continue Reading

• Bad data stops business process transformation in its tracks

  Dan Morris introduces his new eight-part series on exploring how bad data can sabotage business process transformation and what CIOs need to do to fix it.Continue Reading

• A CIO's essential guide to mobile business strategy

  Enterprise mobility creates numerous logistical questions for businesses. In this Essential Guide, get news and advice to help implement a successful mobile business strategy.Continue Reading

• Indoor navigation system transforms working conditions for the blind

  An assistive technology program at Bosma Enterprises now includes an indoor navigation system that uses Bluetooth beacons and iOS' native VoiceOver feature.Continue Reading

• CTO Gerri Martin-Flickinger talks innovation at Starbucks

  Innovation at Starbucks is served up in many forms. EVP and CTO Gerri Martin-Flickinger breaks down the coffee giant's latest technology investments.Continue Reading

• Complex, customized cloud application services could lead to backlash

  Cloud providers are happy to customize their products for customers, but companies saddled with convoluted deployments may someday stage a revolt.Continue Reading

• Charting the Agile impact on the enterprise

  IT organizations that adopt an Agile approach to software development must be mindful of the Agile impact on the company culture, compensation practices and business processes.Continue Reading

• What emergent technology made the 2017 IT watch list?

  What emergent technology is on your radar for 2017? SearchCIO talked to five IT executives to find out which ones they're looking to take advantage of next year.Continue Reading

• Facebook seeks to revolutionize the enterprise collaboration market

  Enterprise collaboration tools are not new: For almost a decade, Enterprise 2.0 technologies have sought to foster employee collaboration. But with the debut of Facebook's Workplace, will the social platform of choice for 1 billion users conquer the...Continue Reading

• Robotic process automation technology gets to work

  Robotic process automation technology can eliminate or speed up routine digital tasks now performed by humans. Finding RPA sweet spots and the right tools is the CIO challenge.Continue Reading

• Blockchain market outlook: Hype vs. reality

  There are predictions that the blockchain market will change the nature of business transactions. But how much of that is hype? One analyst weighs in on the topic.Continue Reading

• Leatherman Tool Group sees sluggish data center performance during ERP upgrade

  The problem: Leatherman Tool Group Inc., a manufacturer of multifunction tools and knives based in Portland, Ore., updated its 20-year-old, DOS-based ERP system with Microsoft Dynamics AX, ...Continue Reading

• How CIOs can use 3D printing technology to their advantage

  3D printing technology is having a moment. CIOs should use it as an opportunity to rebrand the IT group as a business innovation partner.Continue Reading

• Data virtualization tools move into strategic IT realm

  Data virtualization technology is moving into the strategic realm for CIOs. Find out why, and learn about the problems it's solving for companies.Continue Reading

• CIO-CMO partnerships: Getting past the stereotypes

  One way to bridge the divide between IT and marketing is for the CMO to be a former CIO. Level 3's Anthony Christie talks about the CIO-CMO bond.Continue Reading

• Four pillars of PayPal's 'big bang' Agile transformation

  PayPal's technology VP Kirsten Wolberg gives SearchCIO the facts, figures and philosophy behind a 'big bang' move to Agile that changed the way 510 cross-functional teams work. Included in the budget: $2 million to change out the furniture.Continue Reading

• ITSM principles boost service levels and free up IT resources

  Far from bogging down your IT organization, ITSM principles free up IT resource capacity. Expert contributor Neil Nickolaisen explains.Continue Reading

• Don't be a digital underdog -- it's omnichannel or bust

  In the Searchlight: what CIOs can learn from Best Buy's omnichannel turnaround. Plus, corporate social media done right, big data in HR and more.Continue Reading

• Off the shelf or DIY, smart process apps add agility

  Smart process apps are a new breed of software designed for streamlining business activities that are people-intensive and subject to change.Continue Reading

• Smart process applications: Next-gen answer to business agility demand

  With business agility more in demand than ever, context-rich smart process applications emerge as a difference-making solution.Continue Reading

• IT strategy 2014: SDN, SDS, hybrid cloud services are top trends

  Intelligent data centers, disruptive workforces, IT demand through the roof and other trends that'll rock your 2014 IT infrastructure and operations.Continue Reading

• CIO advice on showing value of social media and collaboration initiatives

  Two top CIOs give their quick takes on proving up the value of social media and collaboration tools.Continue Reading

• Beyond the hype, CIOs can generate business value from big data tools

  Sears Holdings CTO Phil Shelley talks about how embracing big data tools led to a new business and how CIOs can use them to add value to the business.Continue Reading

• The right data analysis tool drives success of traffic info provider

  INRIX lives and breathes big data, but when that data got unwieldy, the right data analysis tools set the traffic info provider back on course.Continue Reading

• New York Life CEO extols business benefits of social media strategies

  New York Life RPS CEO Dave Castellani talks about the business benefits of a social media strategy and IT's role in shaping it.Continue Reading

• 2012 election shows power of data analysis to personalize customers

  What can the 2012 election teach CIOs about data analysis? Collecting the right data is important, but using it to change behavior is what matters.Continue Reading

• Multi-vendor ERP strategy fixes $2 billion problem

  Land O' Lakes solved a $2 billion problem by adopting a two-tier ERP strategy that optimizes support for both its big and small business units.Continue Reading

• Where do CIOs see their best opportunities for cutting costs?

  Facing flat IT budgets and under pressure to invest in new technology, where do CIOs see opportunities for cutting costs? Follow the money.Continue Reading

• Mobile inventory management keeps business 'alive'

  For Bell Nursery, mobile inventory management will keep business from withering on the vine.Continue Reading

• Agile development methodologies, transparency pay dividends for NYSE

  A chief digital officer's bullishness on Agile development methodologies and transparency led to NYSE Euronext's Web success.Continue Reading

• Ezine Download: Shared Services

  Shared services has become a hot topic due to promises of virtualization, cloud computing and centralized IT. Discover how a shared services strategy can benefit your organization.Continue Reading

• Custom Web application helps Realtors and homeowners

  IT exec Chris Lambrou built a custom Web application for the real-estate market, and solved a problem that had stymied lending giants.Continue Reading

• Forward-looking CIOs need to focus on app dev skewed toward mobile

  App dev now is taking center stage because meeting customers' real-world information needs is not just nice, it's necessary to being able to compete.Continue Reading

• Innovative LMS solution drives success at technical training program

  This SearchCIO-Midmarket.com IT Leadership Award finalist engages students in a technical training program with a new learning management system.Continue Reading

• Predictive analytics is hard to do; just ask a data scientist

  Where do you rank in using predictive analytics? New research and two Ivy League data scientists suggest that if you do it all, you're way ahead.Continue Reading

• Employee creativity drives CIO's video teleconferencing initiative

  CIO Mauricio Vicente drove customer value and employee creativity in a major video teleconferencing project, making him a SearchCIO-Midmarket.com IT Leadership Awards finalist.Continue Reading

• Miami Dolphins using analytics technology to get home-field advantage

  Miami Dolphins CTO Tery Howard turns to analytics technology and IBM to make Sun Life Stadium all that it can be.Continue Reading

• Other IT systems may get the buzz, but the value of ERP remains

  In the rapidly evolving tech world, where data analytics and cloud hype steal the headlines, the value of ERP is easy to overlook.Continue Reading

• ERP's future value depends on flexibility in the face of tech trends

  The future value of ERP will depend on whether ERP vendors can adapt to tech trends like big data, mobility and the cloud.Continue Reading

• CIO: Forget tech metrics; meeting business needs is measure of success

  Don't ask iRobot CIO Jay Leader to calculate tech metrics on IT projects.Continue Reading

• Content management systems for CIOs

  A content management system (CMS) can help make sense of your organization's various documents, Web pages, blogs and other resources. Learn more in this tutorial.Continue Reading

• Business process improvement is about more than efficiency gains

  Business process improvement begins with efficiency gains, but BPM goals are becoming more about external customers and rapid, real-time improvements.Continue Reading

• SaaS solutions with a vertical slant

  A growing segment of SaaS solutions targets industry-specific needs and mission-critical business functions.Continue Reading

• CIOs: Align technology and marketing strategy to meet customer needs

  CIOs explain how a combined technology and marketing strategy helps companies respond to customers, and why business must serve customers differently.Continue Reading

• PLM software is the go-to guy, increasingly critical to the business

  PLM's star is rising, as IT executives turn to the software to solve problems, error-proof the global design process and speed time-to-market.Continue Reading

• Big Data: Probing global warming with object database engine

  How can we sort out the data that could illuminate global warming's effect on the poles? One IT veteran had to rediscover the object database engine.Continue Reading

• Sentiment analysis turns social media into customer intelligence

  Sentiment analysis tools are creating a kind of customer intelligence that online marketers are finding beats traditional market research.Continue Reading

• Open source solutions offer agility and collaborative development

  Midmarket firms save money while avoiding vendor lock-in with open source solutions that range from operating systems to middleware and applications.Continue Reading

• Subaru CIO gets technology to align with business goals

  Subaru CIO Brian Simmermon replaced more than 90% of the company's technology to remove silos and redundancy, and to align with business goals.Continue Reading

• Business software guides for the midmarket: CRM, ERP, Web 2.0 and more

  Find a wide range of business software solutions for the midmarket, covering everything from ERP software to Web 2.0 applications in our business software guides.Continue Reading

• Enterprise business software and services guides for CIOs

  They're the nuts and bolts of IT, the lifeblood of your IT organization. Explore the critical IT systems and software that you use every day with these CIO Briefings.Continue Reading

• With new enterprise collaboration platforms, 'social' means business

  Forget about pushing people to use wikis and blogs. The rush is on to build enterprise collaboration platforms that pull social networking into every workstation.Continue Reading

• Business process transformation hinges on a flexible management model

  Business process transformation succeeds best in IT organizations emphasizing collaboration and real-time analysis. Learn how IT can bring transformation to the lines of business.Continue Reading

• Enterprise application integration: Beyond SOA and into the cloud

  CIOs look to enterprise application integration to coordinate and consolidate. Learn how to use SOA, cloud computing and application integration providers to your advantage.Continue Reading

• Information systems management for the midmarket

  Systems management is an essential part of IT professionals' responsibilities in the midmarket. Find tips, news and more on the subject in this Midmarket CIO Briefing.Continue Reading

• SAP offers SaaS ERP solutions -- will they stick? News podcast

  SAP's goal is to have 10,000 subscribers to its SaaS ERP solution by 2010, but customers in the midmarket are wary of adopting the tool.Continue Reading

• ERP strategies for CIOs

  An ERP system is a critical component to running a business. Get the resources you need to implement a successful ERP program in the enterprise.Continue Reading

• ERP software and systems for the midmarket

  The decision to purchase an ERP system can lead to a number of questions for IT professionals at SMBs. This guide offers tips and articles to address implementation issues.Continue Reading

• Open source software management guide for CIOs

  Open source software and downloads, which lack proprietary code, can save enterprises big bucks. Get the latest analyst predictions, case studies and more to help you make smart open source investment decisions.Continue Reading

• Customer relationship management software guide for CIOs

  Customer relationship management (CRM) software is essential to the success of any business. In this Executive Guide, you'll find the resources and advice you need to implement and/or manage an enterprise CRM system.Continue Reading

• Open source software management for the midmarket

  Open source software has caught on with SMBs, thanks to advances in security as well as a growing acceptance of its use. Learn more in this Midmarket CIO Briefing.Continue Reading

• IT cheat sheets for all

  They may seem like no-brainers to you, but some of your IT tricks and workarounds look magical to your peers. We've collected our favorite IT cheat sheets on topics ranging from AS/400 to HTML and Outlook so everyone can look like a whiz.Continue Reading

• Customer relationship management software guide for the midmarket

  Customer relationship management (CRM) software options are increasing for the midmarket. This guide will help you make informed choices, with CRM news for midmarket CIOs, product options, tips and expert advice.Continue Reading

• Infrastructure planning for CIOs

  Get resources and advice needed to build, upgrade and/or consolidate the various components of your enterprise infrastructure.Continue Reading

• B2B integration guide for CIOs

  Learn how to maintain a solid B2B integration strategy with the articles and tips in this CIO Briefing.Continue Reading