News
News
- 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.
-
Sponsored News
-
The Digital Experience Defines the Employee Experience
Sponsored by Citrix - For organizations of every type, improving and optimizing the employee experience (EX) has become a top priority. Among the many benefits this brings, the most obvious is that a better EX improves business results. However, it is much more than that now. See More
-
Part I: Keep the Cloud Your Safe Place
Sponsored by Forcepoint - Organizations of all sizes have been called upon to swiftly support remote work in order to safeguard the health of their workforce and local communities. As businesses are called upon to scale up remote work procedures for the physical safety of employees, IT teams must accelerate the adoption of technology that ensures their people and data are secure—without hurting productivity or morale. See More
-
Reduce Risk With a Consistent Hybrid Cloud That Strengthens Security and Business Continuity
Sponsored by DellEMC - We are at the beginning of a new decade, but some things never change. When it comes to cloud computing, security remains the number one priority for decision-makers across business, IT and cybersecurity functions. See More
-
The Truly Digital Workspace for Good Times and Bad
Sponsored by Citrix - Being able to work from anywhere has always been prized by employees. According to a recent CEBR study, 69% of employees reported that workplace flexibility improves their job satisfaction. And almost two-thirds said that it improves their professional development. See More
-
- 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 29, 2016
29 Dec'16
A CTO's resolutions: IT project prioritization, be an influencer
In this SearchCIO video, Niel Nickolaisen talks about why IT project prioritization and the urgent need to be an influencer at this company are among his 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.
- December 19, 2016
19 Dec'16
What's your CIO legacy? Deloitte has some ideas for you
An IT strategy that incorporates business goals and objectives is the key, according to new research from Deloitte.
- December 16, 2016
16 Dec'16
What IT execs should learn from the Yahoo breach
This week, Yahoo revealed that more than 1 billion accounts were compromised in a breach that took place in 2013. In Searchlight, Senior Executive Editor Linda Tucci spoke with experts to find out ...
- December 16, 2016
16 Dec'16
How is the billion-user Yahoo breach different from other email hacks?
News of a 2013 Yahoo breach will likely not be the jolt Americans need to become more cyber-savvy -- and that's scary. Also, Trump meets with tech leaders; FCC chair to resign.
- December 13, 2016
13 Dec'16
CIOs, beware rising SaaS costs
Forrester expects cloud software sales to rise in 2017 amid uncertainty swirling around President-elect Trump's policies. But SaaS costs could rise, too.
- December 12, 2016
12 Dec'16
Artificial intelligence implementation: Getting past barriers
Suhit Gupta, CIO for asset management company Carlyle Group, maps out the impediments to artificial intelligence implementation -- as well as ways to convince the C-suite to invest.
- December 07, 2016
07 Dec'16
Renew vs. replace software? CFOs say it depends on business capabilities
CFOs discussed how they decide whether to keep or replace software at the recent MIT Sloan CFO Summit. Cloud looms large in their decisions, as do business capabilities.
- December 02, 2016
02 Dec'16
Get future-ready for omnishoppers
This week, Cyber Monday sales hit a new record with consumers spending $3.4 billion on online shopping. In Searchlight, Senior Executive Editor Linda Tucci spoke with research analysts to find out ...
- December 02, 2016
02 Dec'16
Record-busting online holiday sales and the rise of the omnishopper
Record online holiday sales foretell the arrival of conversational commerce, digital humanism and the omnishopper. Also: AWS goes all-out on AI; San Fran Muni metro hacked.
- December 01, 2016
01 Dec'16
Will AR and VR tech revolutionize digital business management?
In this issue of CIO Decisions, we explore how virtual reality and augmented reality technologies could quickly become integral to digital business management.
- December 01, 2016
01 Dec'16
AR, VR tech poised to revolutionize digital business management
We've all seen footage of astronauts being trained for space travel in virtual environments, and many of us were sucked into the augmented world of Pokémon Go when it debuted over the summer. It's the business world's turn to catch up now. Companies...
- December 01, 2016
01 Dec'16
Technology-driven innovation: No sweat for Gatorade
Xavi Cortadellas, head of innovation at Gatorade, explains how he's bringing the sports drink company into the future.
- November 30, 2016
30 Nov'16
In elections, opinion polls matter less than 'stable' voters
Opinion polls on the 2016 presidential race went up and down with the campaigns. But Harvard's Gary King says voters don't base choices on events.
- November 30, 2016
30 Nov'16
Shopping for survey research services? Look to the election for lessons
Organizations that want to outsource survey research can learn something from the signals pollsters missed in the 2016 election, says Harvard's Gary King.
- November 29, 2016
29 Nov'16
HR partnership key to combatting IT talent shortage
CIO Curt Carver is taking on the IT talent shortage with a broad array of tactics, starting with a rock-solid relationship with HR.
- November 29, 2016
29 Nov'16
100 technology wins in one year
Curt Carver promised to the staff, faculty and students that he would improve their lives in at least 100 ways during his first year as vice president and CIO at the University of Alabama at ...
- November 29, 2016
29 Nov'16
New surveying methods needed for better U.S. election predictions
The surprise result of the 2016 presidential election has raised a lot of questions about how surveys are done in an era of cellphone-only households.
- November 29, 2016
29 Nov'16
Blue Apron, Redfin CFOs explain startup mindset
What's it like to be the CFO at an industry-disrupting startup? The CFOs at Blue Apron and Redfin shed light on the startup mindset at the 14th annual MIT Sloan CFO Summit.
- November 22, 2016
22 Nov'16
Microsoft and Linux: Growing ties could benefit CIOs
Microsoft's recent arrival as a Platinum-level member of The Linux Foundation deepens the company's involvement in open source technology, which could benefit CIOs.
- November 22, 2016
22 Nov'16
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.
- November 22, 2016
22 Nov'16
IT leadership tenets: How to become a relationship-driven CIO
Executive coach Michelle Lederman schooled the audience at SIMposium 2016 on the three leadership tenets of the relationship-driven executive.
- November 21, 2016
21 Nov'16
Facebook has a new CIO
Facebook has a new CIO. Atish Banerjea joined the social media company last month. Banerjea comes to the position after CIO stints at NBCUniversal, a news and entertainment company owned by Comcast ...
- November 18, 2016
18 Nov'16
Microsoft holds lead on Google in cloud productivity race
More organizations use Microsoft's bundle of cloud productivity apps, Office 365, than Google's G Suite, a new report shows.
- November 18, 2016
18 Nov'16
Change is the only constant in the digital age, says GE CFO
This week, SearchCIO was at the MIT CFO Summit. In Searchlight, Associate Site Editor Brian Holak writes about General Electric Company SVP and CFO Jeff Bornstein's advice on how embracing change ...
- November 11, 2016
11 Nov'16
Presidential election predictions cast doubt on data analysis
Donald Trump's surprise presidential election win has media, pollsters soul-searching on the predictive power of data. Also in Searchlight: Yahoo hack may mean no Verizon sale.
- November 07, 2016
07 Nov'16
Gartner Symposium roundup: Mastering leadership in a digital ecosystem
2016 Gartner Symposium Instagram snapshot: We chronicle our time at the event and highlight the themes of mastering leadership and discovering your place in a digital ecosystem.
- November 07, 2016
07 Nov'16
Enterprise collaboration space heats up; the IT empowerment model
Here's what you missed last week on SearchCIO and SearchCompliance: Microsoft Teams is poised to take on Slack. What does that say about the nature of work and the future of messaging in enterprise ...
- November 04, 2016
04 Nov'16
Microsoft Teams work tool another sign that chat is where it's at
The Microsoft Teams versus Slack news speaks to a bigger story about the nature of work. Also in Searchlight: CenturyLink's $34 billion deal; Google rejects EU charges.
- November 01, 2016
01 Nov'16
Will Workplace revolutionize the enterprise collaboration market?
In this issue of CIO Decisions, we explore Facebook's venture into the enterprise collaboration market and why cooperation between business and IT continues to be vital to modern companies' success.
- November 01, 2016
01 Nov'16
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...
- October 31, 2016
31 Oct'16
Digitalizing business: The difference two letters can make
Digitizing is not digitalizing, says Gartner's Jan-Martin Lowendahl. The "al" means digital info has been used to create "completely new" business models.