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Accenture CIO: Journey to Cloud Accelerates Tech Upgrades
Jessica Davis,  Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
Accenture CIO Andrew Wilson is 2 years into a 3-year journey to put 90% of the company's IT infrastructure into the cloud. Here's how that cloud commitment helped accelerate a recent IT project.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 3/23/2018
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Why the CIO Needs to Be a Salesperson
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
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Whether they are making a case to the board for new IT investments or working with find the right technology fit for end users, CIOs have to sell, sell, sell.
By Mary Shacklett, founder and owner of Transworld Data , 3/23/2018
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The Biggest Capital Asset: IoT & Augmented Reality
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While machines represent large capital investments and demand support resources, a company's greatest asset could be the advanced technology that keeps those machines running efficiently
By Jeff Brown, VP, Global IoT and Embedded PC Sales, Dell EMC , 3/22/2018
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Government IT's Risks and Rich Rewards
James M. Connolly, Executive Managing Editor, InformationWeekEditor in Chief
Satire
As Detroit CIO Beth Niblock knows, government IT means dealing with challenges and risks, but the rewards when tech makes lives better are worth it.
By James M. Connolly Executive Managing Editor, InformationWeekEditor in Chief, 3/21/2018
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3 Myths About the Site Reliability Engineer, Debunked
Emily Johnson, Digital Content Editor, InformationWeek
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As automation becomes a fact of life, newer roles, such as site reliability engineer, emerge. For IT pros looking for their next move, here�s a little background about the role as well as some common misunderstandings about it.
By Emily Johnson Digital Content Editor, InformationWeek, 3/20/2018
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The Discriminating Executive�s Guide to Cloud Computing
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Commentary
Business leaders need more than technical speak; they need cogent answers to critical business questions.
By Rich Murr, CIO, Epicor Software , 3/20/2018
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Manage What You Can't See: No Magic Required
Johanna Ambrosio, Tech Journalist
Satire
Andi Mann, chief technology officer at Splunk, is a big proponent of 'observability' � knowing what's happening with all systems, services and apps to be able to fix and, eventually, prevent problems.
By Johanna Ambrosio Tech Journalist, 3/19/2018
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Blockchain: What Business Leaders Need to Know About This Disruptive Technology
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Commentary
IT and business leaders can benefit from learning what blockchain means to their organizations and explaining the benefits, and drawbacks
By Patrick McHugh, co-academic director of the IE Brown Executive MBA program , 3/16/2018
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Beware the Dangers of 'Drive Thru' Analytics
John Edwards, Technology Journalist & Author
Satire
Cutting corners isn't the path to analytics success. Data science requires an enterprise commitment.
By John Edwards Technology Journalist & Author, 3/15/2018
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Reshaping Skillsets in the Age of Analytics
Rich Wagner, President and CEO of Prevedere
Commentary
Automation and greater involvement by business managers with the analytics team are just a couple of the changes that are in store for data science.
By Rich Wagner President and CEO of Prevedere, 3/15/2018
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Protection from Software Publishers Ripping You Off
Andrew Froehlich, President & Lead Network Architect, West Gate Networks
Commentary
Do you ever wonder why software licenses are so complicated, and what you can do about them?
By Andrew Froehlich President & Lead Network Architect, West Gate Networks, 3/15/2018
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From Measurement to Insight: Put DevOps Metrics to Work
Anders Wallgren, CTO, Electric Cloud
Satire
When you can measure the results of your DevOps program, that's where the magic happens.
By Anders Wallgren CTO, Electric Cloud, 3/14/2018
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7 Techniques for Successful Digital Transformation Initiatives
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Seven techniques that will help create natural project checkpoints, stakeholder feedback loops, and system adjustments throughout your digital transformation initiative.
By Julie Furt, Senior VP, MarkLogic , 3/13/2018
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Creating an Open Source Program for Your Company
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An experienced open source expert offers some tips for how to succeed with open source software, starting with an open source project office.
By Chris Aniszczyk, COO, Cloud Native Computing Foundation , 3/12/2018
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6 Ways to Get Users to Love Self-Service Analytics
Jessica Davis,  Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
If your enterprise wants to spread self-service analytics throughout the organization, buying the platform or tool is just the first step. It's just as important to get people to actually use it. Here's how some successful companies are doing it.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 3/12/2018
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Blockchain Roadblocks Hinder Content Protection
John Edwards, Technology Journalist & Author
Commentary
Multiple obstacles must be overcome before blockchain can arrive as a mainstream technology, as shown by copyright authentication challenges.
By John Edwards Technology Journalist & Author, 3/12/2018
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5 Tips for Developing a Cloud Security Strategy
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If you are getting started with the cloud or just concerned about security, here are five steps to consider in your security strategy.
By Larry Alton, business consultant , 3/9/2018
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Conversational AI is Ready for Prime Time
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Commentary
Don't lump the various types of AI-based technologies into one basket. There are differences among them, as a look at call center tech highlights.
By Stanton Jones, director & principal analyst, Information Services Group , 3/6/2018
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How New Technologies Can Spell Disaster
James M. Connolly, Executive Managing Editor, InformationWeekEditor in Chief
Commentary
IT compensation expert David Foote warns that outdated HR models threaten to destroy companies as they try to implement emerging IT concepts.
By James M. Connolly Executive Managing Editor, InformationWeekEditor in Chief, 3/5/2018
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How Biased AI is Holding Us Back, and Two Things We Can Do About it
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Commentary
Like Hollywood and Washington, D.C., Silicon Valley and the tech world must step up to combat entrenched biases.
By Sophie Searcy, Senior Data Scientist at Metis , 3/5/2018
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