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- May 26, 2017
26 May'17
MIT CIO Symposium 2017 elucidates the digital playbook
IT leaders speaking at the MIT CIO Symposium 2017 reveal that a digital playbook is taking shape with elements that transcend industry, company size and age. Also: Hackers get into apps through subtitles.
- May 26, 2017
26 May'17
IT startup companies seek product advice from CIOs
A number of the companies participating in the MIT CIO conference's Innovation Showcase can point to CIOs as important sources of technology direction and product evolution.
- May 25, 2017
25 May'17
Not investing in cybersecurity has 'inverse ROI'
This month's cyberattacks clearly show the cost of skimping on cybersecurity. Unfortunately, the ROI for ample IT security is not as transparent for some companies, MIT's Michael Siegel explains.
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- May 24, 2017
24 May'17
Cyber czar says government will manage IT like an enterprise does
Trump administration 'cyber czar' Rob Joyce outlined how the government plans to combat cybersecurity gaps at an event in Boston.
- May 19, 2017
19 May'17
WannaCry ransomware attack: Dry those tears and get back to basics
The recent WannaCry ransomware attack reminds CIOs and CISOs there are no good excuses for bad security. Also in Searchlight: Google's 'AI-first' agenda, net neutrality in trouble.
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- May 12, 2017
12 May'17
Microsoft makes a grab for VPA future with Cortana-powered devices
Microsoft's plan to roll out Cortana-powered devices anticipates the inevitability of virtual assistants in the workplace.
- May 12, 2017
12 May'17
Live from Boston and the world over: The OpenStack platform
Far from dead, the open source project is alive -- and kicking -- say founders and users at OpenStack Summit Boston. Also in Searchlight: Microsoft goes to computing's edge; Trump signs cybersecurity executive order.
- May 12, 2017
12 May'17
MIT aims to pry open 'black box' of machine learning systems
MIT's Sam Madden said machine learning algorithms are more dark art than science. A new initiative at MIT hopes to change that. The Data Mill reports.
- May 12, 2017
12 May'17
Cozmo the robot doubles as a study in robot-human interaction
Eric Daimler, former White House presidential fellow at the Office of Science and Technology Policy, was surprised that no one at the recent MassIntelligence conference in Boston had heard of ...
- May 08, 2017
08 May'17
Failure is a critical component for blockchain development
Validity, consensus and immutability are the core components of blockchain, and all three have failed. Cornell's Emin Gun Sirer explains why that's not such a bad thing.
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- May 05, 2017
05 May'17
Signs point to cloud future at Red Hat Summit 2017
The open source software company is transitioning from its Linux roots to cloud services.
- April 29, 2017
29 Apr'17
ModelDB aims to keep track of machine learning modeling process
BOSTON -- Sam Madden, professor of electrical engineering and computer science at MIT, is hoping to help advance the field of machine learning from dark art to principled science with an open ...
- April 28, 2017
28 Apr'17
Google, Facebook just fell victim to a phishing scam: The takeaway for CIOs
The fact that Google and Facebook are victims of a phishing scam prove that size and money don't matter -- education does.
- April 28, 2017
28 Apr'17
CISO-CIO rapport at AstraZeneca shores up cloud use, security
The tech and IT security chiefs at the pharmaceuticals maker draw on history to help users work -- and innovate -- in the cloud.
- April 28, 2017
28 Apr'17
CASB technology is Rx for cloud opacity at AstraZeneca
The pharmaceutical company is using a cloud access security broker to gain visibility into cloud usage -- and reduce risk.
- April 28, 2017
28 Apr'17
Nestlé builds 'digital ecosystems' to transform its massive bottled water biz
ReadyRefresh, the name for Nestle S.A's re-imagined bottled water delivery business, will succeed based on its mastery of three digital ecosystems.
- April 28, 2017
28 Apr'17
Blockchain use cases proliferate, but to whose benefit not yet clear
Blockchain use cases are cutting across industries and making use of a spectrum of technologies. Is it time to talk standards?
- April 28, 2017
28 Apr'17
Business of Blockchain event warns big money to play the long game
If there was one message drilled into the heads of attendees at the Business of Blockchain event co-hosted by the MIT Technology Review and the MIT Media Lab it's this: Blockchain looks like it ...
- April 24, 2017
24 Apr'17
Innovation chief taps IFTTT platform to spur 'citizen scientists'
Grace Simrall's smart city vision includes more than an open data portal; she wants data to be useful and user-friendly.
- April 24, 2017
24 Apr'17
A new IT security role, a tested reporting structure
Startup SessionM is designing a new IT security role modeled on a CISO. The hierarchy it will fit into is one CTO Scott Weller says is good policy.
- April 21, 2017
21 Apr'17
Trump's order on H-1B program puts tech employers on notice
The H-1B program is now officially under review. Don't be the next headline, experts warn. Also: Steve Ballmer's public service project, Facebook's brain-computer interface.
- April 19, 2017
19 Apr'17
Lessons for CIOs in a city's bid to build an innovation culture
Building an innovation culture remains the biggest challenge companies face in their digital transformation efforts. The public sector offers a model.
- April 18, 2017
18 Apr'17
Mobile security technology, advances often a double-edged sword
Innovative mobile security technology has been developed to offset vulnerabilities, but using cutting-edge solutions such as automation could come back to haunt IT execs.
- April 14, 2017
14 Apr'17
IT spending expected to shift toward services, software in 2017
This Symmetry roundup explores Gartner's 2017 IT spending forecast, Agile strategy and challenges and mobile compliance.
- April 14, 2017
14 Apr'17
Gartner cuts 2017 IT spending forecast, sees shift to 'digital business'
As companies embrace their digital future, the shift in IT spending to software plows on.
- April 07, 2017
07 Apr'17
Forbes chases Millennials with 'progressive web app,' Snapchat-like design
Forbes' Mark Howard talks about the publication's efforts to disrupt itself with a new mobile website and story format that caters to the Snapchat crowd.
- March 31, 2017
31 Mar'17
In aftermath of FCC privacy rules repeal, uncertainty, ironies abound
Rollback of FCC privacy rules on selling personal data is seen as a boon for ISPs and a blow to privacy rights. But the issue is complicated. What are the implications for CIOs?
- March 31, 2017
31 Mar'17
CIOs are on the hunt for technology startups
The following is our weekly roundup of SearchCIO and SearchCompliance content. More CIOs are partnering with technology startups these days. Senior Site Editor John Moore talks with industry ...
- March 31, 2017
31 Mar'17
Tech jobs for all, robots and fighting fake news at IBM InterConnect 2017
Alongside pitches for state-of-the-art technologies at the tech company's Las Vegas show was a call for young women in technology and distinguishing the funny from the phony.
- March 31, 2017
31 Mar'17
Multicloud management is all about the integration
Do several cloud applications, platform as a service and a data center make a company multicloud? Not necessarily, says consultant Judith Hurwitz.
- March 31, 2017
31 Mar'17
Driving digital transformation: Strategies from a CIO-turned-digital guru
Isaac Sacolick explains how two practices -- aligning agile development with IT operations, and improving data quality -- can help CIOs in driving digital transformation.
- March 30, 2017
30 Mar'17
IBM, Salesforce call for new skills to run AI technologies
People need to be trained to compete in a future world of artificial intelligence, say tech chiefs Ginni Rometty and Marc Benioff.
- March 30, 2017
30 Mar'17
Level 5 autonomous cars: Mobile offices of the future?
As self-driving cars become the norm, they could potentially transform into mobile offices in the future, said Mike Ramsey, analyst at Gartner’s CIO research group.
- March 28, 2017
28 Mar'17
Skedaddle revs up ride-sharing service for group transport
Who's on the bus? Startup Skedaddle aims to crack the ride-sharing business model for group travel. Its bus service to the Women's March on Washington showed there’s interest.
- March 27, 2017
27 Mar'17
Gartner Data & Analytics Summit: A SearchCIO photo roundup
In this photo roundup, SearchCIO chronicles our time at the 2017 Gartner Data & Analytics Summit and explores its major themes, including data centricity and the rise of AI.
- March 24, 2017
24 Mar'17
The disruptive technologies of IBM InterConnect
IBM InterConnect and other news from the week.
- March 24, 2017
24 Mar'17
IBM InterConnect pushes new new thing as now
Cognitive computing, blockchain and other cutting-edge technologies get the spotlight in Las Vegas. Also: CIA builds Apple-spying tools; Senate votes against internet privacy.
- March 21, 2017
21 Mar'17
Solving for human-robot communication deficits in autonomous driving
Self-driving cars are already doing amazing things, but gesturing to other drivers isn't one of them. That's a problem that needs to be solved, according to experts at the MIT Disruption Timeline Conference.
- March 17, 2017
17 Mar'17
Intel buys into the future of autonomous cars with Mobileye
The hype around the future of autonomous cars and the value of data was reinforced with Intel's buying Mobileye this week. Also in Searchlight: Russian agents behind Yahoo hack.
- March 17, 2017
17 Mar'17
Google applies gamification technique to neural nets -- and optimizes its data center
Incorporating game mechanics into daily tasks has proven to be an effective way to motivate workers. As it turns out, gamification techniques don't just work on us. Google DeepMind is applying the ...
- March 15, 2017
15 Mar'17
Data-driven decision-making, American Express style
Michael Vapenik, the enterprise data governance officer at American Express, expounds on what it means to be a data-driven organization.
- March 10, 2017
10 Mar'17
Gartner summit: Get a CDO and other tips for achieving data-centricity
Is your organization suffering from data analytics scarcity? This week's Gartner summit on data and analytics offers a path to abundance. Also: WikiLeaks releases CIA hacking files.
- March 10, 2017
10 Mar'17
Roboticists: Universal basic income demands attention
MIT Tech Conference: Technologists and academics debate the merits of universal basic income in the face of automation.
- March 10, 2017
10 Mar'17
MIT Tech Conference: Programming robots for the real world
Robots are basking in the limelight these days, but the possibility of purchasing a Rosie the robot for the home is still a ways off. In fact, robots are used to solve only a few problems today ...
- March 10, 2017
10 Mar'17
Tapping Facebook's Terragraph to erase the digital divide in San Jose
Smart city technology promises to make city living better on many fronts -- from easing traffic jams to improving air quality. But figuring out how to finance these do-good projects is a conundrum ...
- March 10, 2017
10 Mar'17
Shutterstock CIO plays 'varsity' defense against public cloud outages
The photo stock company's IT chief discusses how he designs his IT architecture to withstand public cloud outages like February's.
- March 06, 2017
06 Mar'17
City CIOs debate the merits of the IoT-powered smart city platform
Smart city projects often begin as a one-off. Now, city CIOs face the challenge of knitting it all together.
- March 03, 2017
03 Mar'17
CIOs, it's time to armor up against future cloud outages
How to deal with cloud outages rocketed to the top of CIO agendas following a service disruption at Amazon Web Services. Read our analysis and get links to all the rest of the news on SearchCIO and ...
- March 03, 2017
03 Mar'17
Amazon cloud outage: A CIO survivor's guide
Industry watchers sound off on cloud worries following Tuesday's disruption. Also in Searchlight: FCC issues stay on privacy rule; Wendy's will serve up self-ordering kiosks.
- February 28, 2017
28 Feb'17
PwC: Don't just invest in digital -- invest in human experience
New research shows organizations are less confident in their "digital IQ," or how they adapt to new tech. Highlighting the human experience can help.
- February 28, 2017
28 Feb'17
Smart city projects have CIOs on the hunt for new business models
Becoming 'smart' is on every city's agenda these days. But what projects should be extended beyond a pilot phase and how cities should fund the initiatives remain unclear.
- February 27, 2017
27 Feb'17
OpenStack public cloud big outside of U.S.
Providers in Asia and Europe are turning to the open source platform to run their public clouds. But it's not happening stateside.
- February 24, 2017
24 Feb'17
Why 5G needs to be on CIOs' radar; IT Priorities Survey results
The following is our weekly roundup of SearchCIO and SearchCompliance content. There's a lot of hype around 5G, but does it amount to anything? Senior Executive Editor Linda Tucci seeks the answer ...
- February 24, 2017
24 Feb'17
How 5G wireless technology will dazzle, confuse and be of use for CIOs
The hype around 5G technology is crazy. That doesn't mean CIOs shouldn't get ready for it. Also, Google cracks SHA-1; Ryzen arrives; Yahoo discounted.
- February 22, 2017
22 Feb'17
CERN offers path to rare OpenStack skills -- and it's smashing
The European particle physics lab hires young people, gives them the OpenStack skills they crave to run its cloud environment – and then lets them go.
- February 22, 2017
22 Feb'17
IT priorities 2017: A mix of forward-looking and traditional tech
Our ninth annual IT Priorities Survey indicates data centers will address upgrades and infrastructure improvements and take on new and emerging technologies.
- February 21, 2017
21 Feb'17
IBM's Rossi on AI ethics: 'Start small and widen the scope'
The rapid evolution of AI systems is prompting calls for a code of AI ethics. But how to make a moral machine is far from settled science.
- February 20, 2017
20 Feb'17
Smart city platform: A work in progress
One of the head scratchers city CIOs are trying to work through is what the smart city platform should look like. To flesh out their requirements for an analytical data platform, 120 members of the ...
- February 20, 2017
20 Feb'17
Looking to get hyperpersonal with customers? Better get AI
Alfred Essa from McGraw-Hill and Mike Gualtieri from Forrester on serving the customer of one at Spark Summit East.
- February 17, 2017
17 Feb'17
New security threat: Custom applications in the cloud
New research shows that custom applications in the cloud are running more core business functions today -- without IT security knowing about it.
- February 13, 2017
13 Feb'17
Law firm: Cloud-based technologies power up digital business
Mayer Brown predicts more companies will take on cloud services to aid digital business efforts.
- February 13, 2017
13 Feb'17
Tech trends in 2017: A legal view
Data regulations, blockchain and the popularity of Agile will have a significant impact on organizations' technology partnerships and contracting, according to law firm Mayer Brown.
- February 10, 2017
10 Feb'17
IoT explosion a wake-up call for CIOs
This week, a new report from market analyst firm Gartner predicted that 2017 will be the year when the number of connected devices will surpass the world's population. In Searchlight, Associate ...
- February 10, 2017
10 Feb'17
The IoT explosion is upon us -- what's holding CIOs back?
The IoT explosion is certain, CIO reservations and ill-fated use cases notwithstanding. So says new research from Gartner, HCL. Also: Microsoft launches IP protection program.
- February 10, 2017
10 Feb'17
Accenture: AI is the new UI
Artificial intelligence will be the new user interface for internal and customer-facing applications -- not eventually, but soon, according to Accenture. In its flagship technology report ...
- February 09, 2017
09 Feb'17
Dunkin' sees growth from digital tech
Dunkin' celebrates progress on digital initiatives, but using digital tech to deliver customer value is no slam dunk, says Forrester's Nigel Fenwick. Read which factors matter.
- February 08, 2017
08 Feb'17
Data transparency is the lifeblood of new information economy
Many companies have invested in the analytics infrastructure that helps turn data into a business asset. Now what? Gartner's Debra Logan offers insight.
- February 06, 2017
06 Feb'17
Reporting lines for the CDO role: Context counts
The chief data officer (CDO) role may be gaining influence, but a lingering question that both public and the private sector organizations have yet to answer is: Who should CDOs report to? ...
- February 03, 2017
03 Feb'17
23 principles to help avoid an AI apocalypse
This week, tech leaders established new guidelines for AI, known as the Asilomar AI Principles. It is a set of guidelines that aims to prevent a Westworld-like AI apocalypse, writes Senior ...
- February 03, 2017
03 Feb'17
Musk, Hawking and other luminaries sign AI principles into being
Introducing the Asilomar AI Principles, a set of guidelines to protect us against an AI apocalypse and ensure that the many, not just the few, reap AI's benefits. Also: Tech vs. Trump on Muslim ban.
- January 31, 2017
31 Jan'17
City CIOs gather to swap smart city experiences
A select group of city CIOs and other technology policy makers gathered recently at Harvard University to participate in the 2017 Smart Cities Innovation Accelerator. The order of the day? To ...
- January 31, 2017
31 Jan'17
Net neutrality law: Much ado about nothing?
President Trump's free-market pick for the FCC might dismantle net neutrality law, but some industry watchers say that's not such a big deal.
- January 31, 2017
31 Jan'17
CIA chief of data science program: 'Goal is to find the truth'
The head of the CIA's data science program told corporate data chiefs that it's important to give decision-makers the information they need to hear, not what they want to hear.
- January 31, 2017
31 Jan'17
Goldman Sachs builds digital ecosystem, not empire, to serve clients
Goldman provides its clients with sophisticated services by partnering with startups like Kensho Technologies.
- January 31, 2017
31 Jan'17
Goldman CIO touts new consumer lending business as 'fintech startup'
Goldman Sachs CIO Martin Chavez talks up APIs, cloud services and open source as key to meeting digital disruption head on.
- January 27, 2017
27 Jan'17
President's FCC pick could shake up net neutrality
Check out this week's SearchCIO and SearchCompliance stories.
- January 27, 2017
27 Jan'17
Trump's FCC pick may trim net neutrality rules -- what's a CIO to do?
With Ajit Pai likely to roll back regulations governing internet providers, IT leaders need to ponder an uncertain future.
- January 24, 2017
24 Jan'17
CompTIA AITP to support IT pros along their 'resume-to-retirement' journey
CompTIA is launching its first IT professional organization -- CompTIA AITP -- this spring. CompTIA has acquired AITP as part of the initiative.
- January 20, 2017
20 Jan'17
Could outcome of Oculus trial impede enterprise VR adoption?
This week, video game company ZeniMax accused Facebook-owned Oculus VR of stealing some of its key intellectual property and then using it for designing Oculus VR headset. In Searchlight, Associate ...
- January 20, 2017
20 Jan'17
Oculus trial: Even if Facebook loses, VR to prevail
The outcome of the Oculus trial is up in the air, but VR is gaining ground. Also in Searchlight: Oracle faces discrimination suit; Twitter sells Fabric to Google.
- January 13, 2017
13 Jan'17
PrivacyCon: Tech's assault on (obliteration of?) consumer privacy
The attack on consumer privacy by new tech is huge and growing, enabled by consumers and greased by profit; in other words, a fait accompli?
- January 12, 2017
12 Jan'17
Five analytics priorities for 2017
The International Institute for Analytics recommends embracing AI, clearly defining roles, and finding a balance between experimentation and deployment.
- January 10, 2017
10 Jan'17
International Institute for Analytics' five analytics predictions
AI classification systems will be created, predictive models will be scrutinized and analytics teams will be decentralized. Welcome to analytics 2017.
- January 06, 2017
06 Jan'17
CES 2017: The CIO angle
A bevy of new consumer technology products were unveiled this week at CES 2017, but what does it have to do with CIOs? A lot, according to industry analysts. But it's not so much the fancy gadgets ...
- January 06, 2017
06 Jan'17
CES 2017 for CIOs: Making consumer tech business-ready
Artificial intelligence and the internet of things were big at this year's extravaganza. Here's what IT chiefs need to know.
- January 03, 2017
03 Jan'17
Eight CIO goals and IT resolutions for 2017
CIOs tell us what they're hoping to accomplish in the next 300-plus days.
- December 30, 2016
30 Dec'16
The most popular IT advice columns for CIOs from 2016
CIOs wanted practical advice on how to achieve digital transformation. Emerging tech and how to be a better boss also got mind share. Here are our top IT advice columns of 2016.
- December 29, 2016
29 Dec'16
AR/VR, AI tech make list of best-read Data Mill columns in 2016
CIOs are on to the next new thing. From virtual reality technology to artificial intelligence to digital business, CIOs are educating themselves on all of it, according to this list of the ...
- December 29, 2016
29 Dec'16
Teaching leadership to Millennials? First, get used to them
Teaching leadership skills is critical in a changing world, MIT's John Van Maanen says, but coaching Millennials comes with unique challenges.
- December 29, 2016
29 Dec'16
IT lessons from 2016 pave way for 2017 resolutions
A clever new way to manage IT projects, a vital new approach to leadership, a brand new technology to try: A CTO looks back at 2016's IT lessons and makes some 2017 resolutions.
- December 28, 2016
28 Dec'16
Top 10: Most popular videos featuring IT advice in 2016
SearchCIO rounds up its most popular videos featuring consultants and IT experts. Topics range from the changing role of the CIO to the cognitive enterprise.
- December 23, 2016
23 Dec'16
Building a CIO legacy
To build a CIO legacy, "what matters is that what you're developing and what you're building right now is in response to the business need," according to Deloitte's Khalid Kark. Senior News Writer ...
- December 23, 2016
23 Dec'16
Does EU's charge against Facebook demonstrate ineptitude of regulators?
This news roundup was written by Mekhala Roy and Brian Holak run down this week's top tech news.
- December 23, 2016
23 Dec'16
2016 mergers and acquisitions in tech: Our top 5 picks
We look back at the torrid pace of 2016 mergers and acquisitions in tech. Here are the top five deals and a post-mortem on last year's history-making Dell-EMC merger.
- December 23, 2016
23 Dec'16
IT conferences 2016: The year in photos
In this IT conferences 2016 Instagram roundup, take a look back at some of the best moments from our recent travels.
- December 22, 2016
22 Dec'16
Digital Business Summit: How to ride the digital wave
At the recent Digital Business Summit in Chicago, ISG Insights' Bill McNee offered pointers for organizations embracing digital initiatives and said it's OK sometimes to be second.
- December 22, 2016
22 Dec'16
Becoming a strategic CIO
Strategic CIOs create customer value, improve profit and enhance shareholder value. According to Phil Weinzimer, they jumped through four high hoops to get there.
- December 20, 2016
20 Dec'16
Old-school tool supplier harnesses 3D and virtual reality tech
A venerable Massachusetts precision tool supplier looks at 3D and virtual reality and sees a new way to improve customer service.
- December 20, 2016
20 Dec'16
Top tech news in 2016: Trump, data breaches, Delta outage
Delta canceled flights by the thousands, Samsung lost billions and billionaire Donald Trump wins the presidency. It's all a part of 2016's top tech news, as covered by SearchCIO.
- December 19, 2016
19 Dec'16
CIOs: How to be a business leader in three steps
CIOs who are trusted by their business peers and can demonstrate deep understanding of the business are the ones driving digital transformation.