Searchlight News Analysis
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Federal privacy regulations usher in the age of tech lawmakers
Big tech and privacy advocates are lobbying for dramatically different federal data privacy rights. CIOs should pay attention to whom -- and what -- the legislation seeks to regulate. Continue Reading
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Build 2018 gives the office meeting a high-tech sheen. Does it matter?
A display on the future of meetings at Microsoft's Build 2018 event was a technology tour de force. But analysts said the fanfare sort of misses the point. Continue Reading
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IT Priorities 2018: Network upgrades, automation, cloud make the cut
The TechTarget IT Priorities 2018 survey finds that networking, automation and cloud projects will keep IT pros busy. IoT and AI lag, but that doesn't mean they aren't happening. Continue Reading
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CES 2018 for CIOs: Rise of the AI voice assistant class
What happens in Vegas doesn't stay there -- not at CES 2018, where AI voice assistants and sentient objects were ubiquitous and the crossover to workforces was obvious. Continue Reading
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Conversational commerce rudimentary but full of promise
Conversational commerce between a human and an artificial intelligence is immature and mostly brokered by the tech giants. That doesn't mean CIOs shouldn't put in their two cents. Continue Reading
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A general tells CFOs what people want from leaders in crisis times
Times of crisis require certain leadership traits beleaguered business execs would do well to cultivate. That was the pitch from a retired general at the MIT Sloan CFO Summit. Continue Reading
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AI future is nigh, but enterprises are unready
The AI future is terrifying, terrific -- and companies are unprepared to exploit it. Also: Big tech testifies on 2016 election meddling; iPhone X privacy concerns. Continue Reading
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Top technology trends will put CIOs, companies in warp-speed mode
Don't get too attached to those predictive models you've been churning out. In a few years, software will be calling the shots. Also: CIO salaries surging; first robot citizen. Continue Reading
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Google Glass device finally finds a use case -- in the enterprise
Understand the problem first, then invent the technology -- unless you're Google and the technology is its Google Glass device. Also: KRACK attack, AlphaGo Zero, IoT security strategies on the rise. Continue Reading
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Kaspersky news, Equifax security hack push CIOs to trust no one
The Kaspersky news has IT pros pondering everything from the dystopia of zero-trust security to deliverance by blockchain. Also: Samsung CEO resigns; Google's $1 billion for training. Continue Reading
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Gartner Symposium 2017: Zen and the art of digital business
Companies doing digital projects aren't yet digital businesses, Gartner analysts warn. Deep thought may help. Also: Russia's NSA exploit; Facebook to open Virginia data center. Continue Reading
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Microsoft bets on topological qubits as future of quantum computing
Experts react to Microsoft's 'moonshot' claim on the future of quantum computing. Also: Wal-Mart joins Workplace; the Twitter-Russia connection. Continue Reading
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Google-HTC deal about conversational AI, a better Android OS
Welcome to the dawn of conversational computing. A big part of this week's Google-HTC deal is about building smartphones -- and other AI-powered devices -- that talk to us. Also: Facebook turns over Russian-linked ads. Continue Reading
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CIOs, ask not what Apple's iPhone X can do today, but what comes next
ARKit, neural engine, Face ID -- here's how CIOs should be looking at Apple's iPhone X. Also: Equifax sued, Microsoft and Intel's Confidential Compute, Samsung's $300M bet. Continue Reading
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Data-driven decision-making in the face of catastrophe
Seeking better disaster management, governments strive to turn data insights into action. Also: The Equifax breach, Amazon's 'HQ2' and federal regs for driverless cars. Continue Reading
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Uber CEO's exit puts spotlight on importance of company culture
Uber’s scandals underscore why corporate culture matters. Read about how CIOs can help their companies reinforce corporate values. Also: AI in 2020; job search by Google. Continue Reading
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Will GE stay on digital path following CEO's departure?
GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt is stepping down after boldly paving the company's digital path. He stuck to his guns and CIOs should too. Also: Amazon to buy Whole Foods. Continue Reading
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Digital transformation projects cry out for a human touch
Don't do digital for digital's sake, CIOs and industry observers say -- solve a business problem. Also: SoftBank grabs Boston Dynamics; Apple launches Siri-powered HomePod. Continue Reading
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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. Continue Reading
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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. Continue Reading