My CIO Blog
- Five critical steps to ensure ESM success January 17, 2022Enterprise service management (ESM) takes the principles developed by IT teams in their service management activities and applies them across enterprise business functions. The goal is to improve the quality of service delivered both internally and externally by creating processes and systems that support the organisation’s service delivery goals. In today’s world, companies can no […]
- Pandemic, zero trust fuel cybersecurity spending growth in Turkey January 16, 2022The security burden of moving to remote working during the COVID-19 pandemic, an ever-evolving technology and threat landscape, and a zero trust approach to corporate security will significantly boost overall spending on cybersecurity technology in Turkey over the next several years, according to new research by IDC. Turkey’s security technology market is forecast to grow […]
- New cross-sector alliance aims to improve cybersecurity for South Africa January 16, 2022Over the last two years, the problem of cybercrime has moved from being a serious but manageable problem to an existential threat with the potential to ruin businesses and destroy lives. There are many reasons for this: the shift to remote work, the mass cloud migration, untraceable cryptocurrencies and sophisticated, well-organised hacking groups have opened up […]
- Empowering Your Organization by Closing the Data-Centric Talent Gap January 14, 2022Data may be the key to accelerating strategic decision-making, yet without a seasoned bench of expert talent, data is just another underutilized asset with a limited ability to impact the business, let alone the bottom line. Despite the momentum and dollars funneled to data initiatives, the lack of available talent with specialized expertise in areas […]
- Delivering Business Value Through Data-First Modernization January 14, 2022Despite the billions of dollars and countless man-hours being channeled into digital transformation, too many companies are spinning their wheels, buried in petabytes of unusable data. As a result, many are saddled with initiatives that do little to advance the strategic agenda or deliver value for the business. According to Forrester Research, companies are three […]
- Why Everyone’s Talking About Event Streaming January 14, 2022By Chris Latimer, vice president, product management, DataStax There’s a lot of talk about the importance of streaming data and event-driven architectures right now. You might have heard of it, but do you really know why it’s so important to a lot of enterprises? Streaming technologies unlock the ability to capture insights and take instant […]
- Top 15 IT certifications in demand for 2022 January 14, 2022Certifications can validate your IT skills and experience to show employers you have the expertise to get the job done. You can get certified in skills you already have or skills you’d like to put to use in your career — whatever your reason, certifications are a great way to strengthen your resume and set […]
- Mainframe: The Essential Platform For Our Digital Future January 13, 2022By Greg Lotko, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Mainframe Software Division, Broadcom Software The further we evolve as a digital society, the more a fundamental truth is borne out: Mainframe systems are more central to our lives and work than ever before – and not just online, but to virtually everything we do. Almost […]
- Three Steps to Enterprise Modernization January 13, 2022By Milan Shetti, CEO Rocket Software To stay competitive, today’s businesses must run like a well-oiled machine. Efficiency impacts everything: revenue, customer service, brand reputation, the list goes on. At the core of this is technology is one principle– today’s organizations cannot succeed without tools and solutions oriented toward helping people operate as efficiently as […]
- FedEx EVP/CIO Ken Spangler on enterprise agility as an enabler for innovation January 13, 2022Ken Spangler is executive vice president of information technology and CIO of Global OpCo Technologies at FedEx, an $84 billion, Fortune 45 company with 560,000 team members worldwide. Having previously served as CIO for each of FedEx’s businesses, he brings a unique business vantage point to his role today overseeing the global information technology teams […]