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• BrandPost: Next-Gen Technology Adoption

  30-03-2018 20:20
  Given the broad potential of next-gen technology – and the growing adoption levels – a secure and well-thought out IT technology strategy is essential. IBM
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• BrandPost: Bringing Shadow IT Out of the Shadows

  30-03-2018 20:13
  Click here to learn more about IBM’s approach to shadow IT.  IBM
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• IDG Contributor Network: How one IT leader is responding to insurtech disruption

  30-03-2018 20:11
  The role of IT is changing at a staggering rate. Once viewed as a cost center, IT is becoming a strategic player in today’s business landscape. We’re witnessing CIOs increasingly transition into CFO roles as well as more CIO engagement at the board level, all pointing to the power of IT if treated as a strategic asset.To get more insight into the changing role of IT, I recently sat down with Jeff Rauch, vice president of IT at ICW Group, a leading national insurance carrier with ove
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Don’t wag the dog: digital transformation starts with company strategy

  30-03-2018 15:33
  For years you’ve been told to avoid technology for technology’s sake – yet the same trap is catching CIOs pushing for digital transformation because everyone else is doing it. Like any IT initiative, digital transformation only makes sense if it supports your organization’s overall strategy.Don’t do it simply because everyone else is doing it
  It’s undeniable that the digital revolution is here and, just like during the industrial revolution 200 years ago, the
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Management requires special skills

  30-03-2018 13:00
  Moving into management is tempting to many IT pros, but before jumping into a position you’re not ready for, there are a few issues you should examine.I’ve been fortunate to have managed thousands of employees in my 20-plus years of managing IT resources. One of the interesting things I’ve consistently noticed during that time is how many employees want to become managers.I absolutely love managing IT organizations and the people within them, but it’s not all glory and a
  
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• Makeshift Society uses comedy to tell an important story about women in tech

  30-03-2018 12:15
  Name a female tech founder. Go ahead, give it a shot. It’s by no means a trick question, but if you couldn’t come up with any, you’re not alone. A recent survey from AI messaging, bots and branding platform LivePerson shows that when you ask most people to name a female tech luminary, many of the answers you get are Alexa and Siri.Serena Schuler wants to change that, and she’s creating a television comedy to do it.Makeshift Society is a TV series pilot, currently in the
  
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• Agile’s dark secret? IT has little need for the usual methodologies

  30-03-2018 12:00
  Agile is supposed to be yesterday’s news. Advanced companies? They’ve jumped to DevOps. Except, a lot of application teams not only haven’t adopted agile techniques, they don’t even see how they could.You might find this surprising — until you take a closer look at what these teams need to do: There’s very little overlap between their objectives and what agile methodologies deliver.Agile methodologies, especially Scrum, which many IT managers think is synonym
  
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• Leaving your job: what you can and can’t take with you

  30-03-2018 00:45
  When some people leave a job, the only thing they want to take with them from their office is their dignity, and maybe some family photos. Others leave with contact lists, project plans, marketing collateral, code snippets and other work-related files from their computers. Still other employees take the opportunity to loot the supply cabinet for notebooks, pens, flash drives and other items that they don't want to buy from Staples.To read this article in full, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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