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Accenture CIO: Journey to Cloud Accelerates Tech Upgrades

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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Don�t Neglect Your Data in a Rush to the Cloud

Greg Hoffer, vice president of engineering at GlobalScape, says that sometimes customers get so caught up in the cloud's fast-and-easy mantra they don't fully think out the security implications for their data.

By Johanna Ambrosio Tech Journalist, 3/23/2018

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Why the CIO Needs to Be a Salesperson

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

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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Modern Business Intelligence Platforms Enable Citizen Analysts

Top analytics and business intelligence platforms have been making it easier for end users to get self-service insights. The next step in their evolution is augmented analytics, according to market research firm Gartner.

By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 3/21/2018

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Government IT's Risks and Rich Rewards

James M. Connolly, Executive Managing Editor, InformationWeekEditor in Chief

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

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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Big Data Tech Hadoop and Spark Get Slow Start in Enterprise

There are plenty of success stories about Hadoop in the enterprise, but those may be the exception and not the rule. Gartner Research VP Merv Adrian provides a reality check on deployment rates, successes, and failures of big data technologies in the enterprise.

By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 3/20/2018

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The Discriminating Executive�s Guide to Cloud Computing

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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Digital Transformation Is Advancing

Digital transformation is taking off across industries, although not all sectors are maturing at the same pace. A new Infosys report reveals the details of the key technology investments, goals and outcomes.

By Lisa Morgan Freelance Writer, 3/19/2018

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Blockchain: What Business Leaders Need to Know About This Disruptive Technology

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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How Dev and Ops Can Work Together for Continuous Delivery

How can you get to continuous delivery when your Dev team and Ops team seem to be working at cross purposes? Learn how to build a harmonious, collaborative DevOps team instead.

By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 3/16/2018

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Protection from Software Publishers Ripping You Off

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

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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Create an All-Star Tech Team: Welcome Remote Workers

Want to recruit the best talent to your team, or the best talent that is willing to relocate? Expert John O'Duinn says you can upgrade your team by opening the door to remote workers, and he offers best practices on how to work with distributed teams.

By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 3/13/2018

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7 Techniques for Successful Digital Transformation Initiatives

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

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

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

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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The New Data Playbook: Automation, Mass Data Literacy

How will enterprise organizations scale Agile data and analytics programs in the future? Gartner says trust, diversity, and data literacy all will contribute to mastering tomorrow's complexity.

By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 3/8/2018

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