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• You can sign up for this team collaboration app for free today

  28-01-2019 22:42
  Efficiency is the name of the game in today’s fast-paced digital world; and whether you’re leading a team—or an entire company—you should always be looking for new and creative ways to get more done in less time. That’s the goal, right? While there are plenty of pricey tools like Slack and Skype that promise to fine-tune your productivity, few are as quick and impactful as Glip, and it won’t cost you a dime.To read this article in full, please click here
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Why pay for tech certifications is declining

  28-01-2019 18:26
  There’s always been a tug of war within employers about hiring tech people with skill certifications versus those who have learned by experience on the job. Eventually the question of comparable pay arises, shining a light on whether certification is a valid factor when measuring a worker’s value or potential on the job. And if it isn’t, then how should employers be assessing skills competence?  Historic pay disparities between certified and non-certified tech skills &nbs
  
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• Gartner: Cloud, enterprise software to drive global IT spending increase

  28-01-2019 17:35
  If you have any doubts that digital transformation is top of mind for IT executives, just take a look at what they're buying. Spending on enterprise software, particularly cloud services and applications, is expected to grow faster than any other category of IT this year, fueling an overall increase in global spending on technology.That's according to a report from market research and consultancy firm Gartner, released today, that forecasts a 3.2 percent rise to $3.77 trillion in worldwide spen
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: There's a new sheriff in town

  28-01-2019 17:14
  "Novus rex.  Nova lex."
  —Proverb
  Translation: "New king. New law." Or, more colloquially, "There's a new sheriff in town."I do a lot of merger and acquisition work as part of my job.  It could be a "simple" change in ownership, a combination of two or more companies, or a carve out of a portion of a company from its parent.  Regardless of the specifics of the transaction, the outcome is that there is likely a different management focus ("Novus rex") and therefore a different
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Waning or waxing? What’s happening to CIO influence?

  28-01-2019 15:21
  The influence of technology across businesses of all industry and size continues to rapidly expand. Can the same be said when it comes to the influence of CIOs who lead tech organizations? Up until 2018, CIO influence had been growing steadily, but then something changed. The 2018 Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey found that fewer CIOs were on executive boards. In fact, that number went down a solid 9% from the year prior, underscoring the hard road many CIOs have traveled trying to gain equal footin
  
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• BoSox digital strategy covers all the bases

  28-01-2019 12:00
  The Boston Red Sox have been among Major League Baseball's most winning teams in recent years. The same couldn’t be said for the franchise's technology systems when CIO Brian Shield joined the organization in 2013.To read this article in full, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• 6 hot IT leadership trends — and 6 going cold

  28-01-2019 12:00
  IT leadership is changing nearly as rapidly as technology itself. Successful tech executives are shifting toward initiating strategic change rather than acting as trusted operators, as the CIO role sees greater emphasis on leadership skills related to digital transformation over keeping the lights on.To read this article in full, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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