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• IDG Contributor Network: For your digital transformation, it’s not enough to retool – it’s time to rewire

  21-05-2018 21:09
  I truly believe that there has never been a more exciting time to be in business. The promise of digital transformation is inspiring … and staggering. But when commitments to digital capability development are balanced against basic financial performance objectives, digital transformation initiatives can stall or worse, fail.A recent HBR article took a closer look at the reasons why many high-profile digital transformation initiatives fail. I believe there are some valuable lessons that
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Beware the bait-and-switch: 4 ways to avoid getting hooked by your offshore vendor

  21-05-2018 21:09
  As many as 43 percent of U.S. companies outsourced software development in 2017, and they all sought the promise of cost reductions, hard-to-find IT talent, and reduced time to market. On the surface, offshore vendors can offer every one of those benefits and more. But scratch one layer below and you’ll find a market rife with bait-and-switch schemes that can quickly turn the pursuit of cost reductions into an expensive cleanup mission. Understanding the most common games offshore vendors
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: From CIO to CEO: Yvonne Wassenaar discusses the future of technology

  21-05-2018 20:55
  To survive today, companies need tech-savvy leaders. The convergence of cloud, SaaS, mobile, big data and more is turning every company into a technology company. As a result, CIOs need to step up and partner closely with business leaders to drive strategic initiatives and growth opportunities. In some cases, CIOs are even stepping up into the CEO role itself.I sat down with former-CIO Yvonne Wassenaar, who recently transitioned into her current role as the CEO of Airware, an enterprise drone a
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Why automated business organizations may be the next big thing

  21-05-2018 20:45
  Automation has been one of the fastest advancing tech trends in recent memory as technology empowers us to do more with less effort.  With improvements in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotics, we have seen the rise of driverless cars, automated chatbots and personal assistants, and more. These technologies have already started filtering into several industries in small increments, but that could change sooner than we think.With the addition of new systems like blockchain
  
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• BrandPost: Capitalizing on the Power of HPC

  21-05-2018 19:34
  When it comes to the driving forces for digital transformation — from high performance computing and machine learning to the Internet of Things and real-time data analytics — many people are talking about new and exciting things that are now possible. At Dell Technologies, we’re taking the discussion a step further with our “Let’s make it real” campaign. The idea is that we are inviting our customers to work with us to put technology to work to turn vision in
  
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• Why CIOs need a seat at the M&A table

  21-05-2018 18:32
  Prior to the digital revolution, mergers and acquisitions were primarily pursued to drive synergies and acquire targets similar to a company’s own organization. These traditional M&A deals were conceptualized and executed across the C-suite, but often left CIOs off the playing field.But in today’s fast-changing digital landscape, business success is increasingly measured by the speed at which companies can implement technology that drives their business strategy forward. Accordi
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: The path to explainable AI

  21-05-2018 17:55
  Artificial intelligence (AI) shifts the computing paradigm from rule-based programming to an outcome-based approach. It allows processes to operate at scale, reducing the number of human processing errors, and inventing new ways of solving problems. AlphaGo inspired Go players to try new strategies after experts had been using the same opening moves for 3,000 years. As adoption increases, AI will enable organizations to unlock the “last mile” that traditional automation could not ad
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Why put a lamp under a bucket? IT versus the corporate Learning Management System (LMS)

  21-05-2018 17:21
  When I talk to IT departments about why they aren’t happy with their IT training, I always ask them “How is training being delivered to your teams?” When I hear they have to go through the “corporate Learning Management System (LMS),” I cringe. I picture having to log in to an antiquated system and then go through hoops trying to get to where learning can actually take place. Then when you get there, you are presented with an outdated user experience with poor to n
  
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• BrandPost: Five Steps for Bringing About Change in IT

  21-05-2018 15:00
  IT leaders are upbeat for the most as they continue to move ahead with digital transformation efforts. It’s not that the budget spigots are opening wide – for most, spending and hiring rates are flat.“One of the biggest reasons for the hopeful outlook is the fact that business and IT are finally on the same page, with planned technology projects and overall strategic business goals closely aligned for the upcoming year,” according to Julia King's analysis of Computerworl
  
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• U.S. LBM’s culture of freedom, accountability -- and the future of work

  21-05-2018 12:15
  “I say this every day that I’m here: Every day is opposite day for me,” says Joseph Spagnoletti, vice president and CIO at U.S. LBM. “Every single thing I felt working in a large institutional corporation that held me back doesn’t exist here.”To read this article in full, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• Why digital transformations are lagging

  21-05-2018 12:00
  Ask CIOs how their digital transformations are faring and they'll proudly speak about successful cloud migrations, empowered workforces and analytics that get them closer to their customers. But new data suggests that Big Bang business transformations are lagging or even nonexistent.Fifty-six percent of 1,559 business and IT decision makers surveyed by Forrester Research say their digital transformation is underway, while 22 percent are considering a transformation or are not transforming at al
  
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• Budget constraints can kill IT innovation … but only if you let them

  21-05-2018 11:51
  It's often taken as received wisdom that federal CIOs are limited in the ways that they marshal new technology initiatives to improve their agencies' missions because they don't have the budget to be effective.To read this article in full, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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