Conference Notebook

Small business IT strategy

• Google's John Solomon redefines the cloud worker for CIOs at MITCIO

  Who is a cloud worker? According to Google's John Solomon, CIOs are shortchanging their companies by not enabling virtually every worker today to use the cloud to do their jobs.  Continue Reading

• Succeed at implementing RPA: Top tips from execs at IBM Think

  Implementing RPA requires planning and coordination between multiple parts of the business to be effective. Execs at IBM Think share tips on how to craft a winning RPA strategy.  Continue Reading

• New Balance steps back from the cloud buzz

  An IT exec at a recent tech leader conference says cloud isn't always best for his company's ever-growing volumes of data -- stirring a different sort of cloud buzz.  Continue Reading

• Encrypting data in the cloud is no guarantee, analyst says

  Organizations look to encryption as a foolproof way of securing cloud information. But making the data unreadable to unauthorized users doesn't protect data from everything.  Continue Reading

• Macro trends HP is tracking: Urbanization, globalization, demographics

  HP Inc. CTO Shane Wall weighs in on three big macro trends that are shaping the company's long-horizon strategy.  Continue Reading

• Training, technology needed to fight cyberattacks today, panel says

  Cyberattacks today are a genuine threat -- and organizations need to take action, according to a quartet of cybersecurity experts.  Continue Reading

• Latest Gartner ranking: Who's winning the cloud wars

  AWS, Azure and Google score big in the latest Gartner ranking. But don't just go by good grades when choosing an IaaS cloud platform.  Continue Reading

• Look for cognitive systems in IT services marketplace

  The systems that will form the backbone of future business applications will be available in the cloud, says consultant Judith Hurwitz.  Continue Reading

• Think different: Cognitive computing systems will bring data-led change

  Today's programming models are things of the past, says consultant Judith Hurwitz. Cognitive computing systems use data to devise applications that reflect the world as we see it.  Continue Reading

• Pros, newbies seek new answers to cloud questions at Cloud Expo

  Consultants and job seekers joined practitioners at the Cloud Expo conference with cloud questions on topics ranging from container storage to the internet of things.  Continue Reading

• Falling into the tech skills gap? Try a new recruiting tack

  Organizations forging into the digital future often come up short in a search for talent. But there are novel ways to close the tech skills gap, say execs at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium.  Continue Reading

• BPO/ITO: AI applications in outsourcing limited now, but coming on fast

  In advance of the World BPO/ITO Forum on June 13 and 14 in New York, conference speaker R. Lee Coulter talks about the state of AI applications in IT and business process outsourcing.  Continue Reading

• Failing fast: A lesson in semantics

  Two digital officers weigh in on why the term "failing fast" doesn't work for their organizations.  Continue Reading

• How three digital leaders overcame resistance to change

  Digital leaders at CBS, IBM and SAP point to culture as one of the biggest digital transformation hurdles. Here's how they prevailed.  Continue Reading

• Net promoter score a useful IT tool for honing customer-centric design

  If customer service is a competitive differentiator, too much standardization can hurt IT departments and companies alike.  Continue Reading

• Security of IoT-enabled devices remains low priority for developers

  MIT Sloan cybersecurity expert Stuart Madnick talks about clear and present dangers in an IoT-enabled world.  Continue Reading

• Stuart Madnick: Dark Web hackers trump good guys in sharing information

  Organizations are getting better at defending against cyberattacks, says MIT Sloan's Stuart Madnick, but dark Web hackers maintain an edge. He explains why.  Continue Reading

• Guy Kawasaki on the art of innovation: Ten steps

  As the former 'chief evangelist' at Apple, Guy Kawasaki has had plenty of experience selling the next new thing. Here's his take on the art of innovation.  Continue Reading

• The on-demand economy and the future of work: Buckle up

  When companies get serious about understanding what it costs to get work done employment will change dramatically. Who's ready for the on-demand economy?  Continue Reading

• Sen. Warner: Gig economy chance to 'reimagine whole social contract'

  Fueled by technology and global in scope, the gig economy is underway. Making it work will require a new social contract.  Continue Reading