Opinion

Opinion

• Data center disasters: Preparing for the improbable

  Data center disasters come in all shapes and sizes, as IT expert Dan Morris knows from firsthand experience. Here's how he advises CIOs to prepare for the unknown.  Continue Reading

• How to get more women in IT jobs? Mandate an inclusive culture

  The Flatiron School, a coding boot camp in New York, calls on the entire organization -- not just the top ranks -- to create a safe, welcoming environment for women.  Continue Reading

• Is there a data doctor in the house? Accenture nominates the CFO

  Crippled by data quality problems, U.S. companies need to find a cure fast. Accenture's Athena Reilly argues the data doctor of choice is the company's CFO.  Continue Reading

• Three trends to keep top of mind when crafting an AI strategy

  Gartner: The first step in forming an enterprise AI strategy is to look at how users are accessing apps in their personal lives. The end game? AI-enabled computing ecosystems.  Continue Reading

• Gartner Catalyst conference keynote shows, tells IT what to build for next

  The research outfit's conference for tech pros takes a novel storytelling approach to guide IT on building for a digital future.  Continue Reading

• Soar toward 'value transformation' on DevOps wings

  Why does IT exist? In the second part of his essay on the evolution of IT, George Spalding makes the case for value transformation and explains the role of DevOps in making it happen.  Continue Reading

• The evolution of IT: From 'IT doesn't matter' to value creator

  In 2003, we were told IT didn't matter and posed a risk to the business. CIOs have been reacting to those alarums ever since. It's time for a change, says this ITSM expert.  Continue Reading

• Digitally disruptive competition drives DevOps trend

  CIOs have long had the means and methodologies to streamline IT service delivery -- and they have come up short. Here's why the DevOps trend is different from past failed attempts.  Continue Reading

• David vs. Goliath no more, Agile adoption is the new standard

  As Agile adoption grows, companies should not be looking to specialists to support agility, says Joseph Flahiff. Make Agile coaching a standard job requirement for team managers.  Continue Reading

• Microsoft digital transformation: CIOs to see industry, partner focus

  Digital transformation is the magic word at Microsoft these days. What can CIOs anticipate from the company as it organizes itself to reinvent its customers?  Continue Reading

• Thinking through the CIO role in digital transformation

  The CIO role in digital transformation is not about technology. It's about understanding how technology can help capture business value. Expert Dan Morris makes the case.  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

• Use the cloud to achieve operating model transformation: Six steps

  Cloud computing is not an end in itself. To build a scalable cloud infrastructure that helps bring about operating model transformation, Mark Tonsetic advises CIOs to take these six steps.  Continue Reading

• Needed now and for the foreseeable future: Five hot IT skills

  Demand for IT talent is at an all-time high, Niel Nickolaisen says, because every company today really is a technology company. Here are the hot IT skills he's on the lookout for.  Continue Reading

• Data literacy in high demand; academia responds

  Data literacy is at the heart of new computing programs at two of the country's premier private research universities. The Data Mill reports.  Continue Reading