White House wants to hold the software sector accountable for security

Federal officials are taking steps toward a long-stated goal of shifting the security burden from technology users to the companies that build it.

By David Jones • May 13, 2024

Only one-third of firms deploy safeguards against generative AI threats, report finds

Generative AI gives attackers an edge over cyber defenders, according to a survey of security experts.

By Jim Tyson • May 13, 2024

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Digital transformation goes beyond technology — if companies want to engage in a new era of technology, they must rethink how work is done too.

By CIO Dive staff

Out with the old: Why it’s time to upgrade legacy network monitoring to modern observability

The recently released EMA Network Megatrends 2024 Report highlights that the biggest challenges that network operations face are a shortage of skilled personnel, insufficient budget, and tool fragmentation.

May 13, 2024

Enterprises outsource data storage as complexity rises

An overload of operations data, ongoing business growth and expanding web analytics are pushing data estates to their limit, according to a Forrester report.

By Matt Ashare • May 10, 2024

US businesses want to hire more tech workers this year, CompTIA says

More than one-quarter of companies plan to significantly grow their IT ranks this year.

By Roberto Torres • May 8, 2024

Generative AI interest now shapes talent strategy, employers say

Talent limitations are slowing down the ability to scale the technology, leaders said, prompting organizational changes.

By Carolyn Crist • May 8, 2024

IT services spend will reach $2 trillion by 2028: Forrester

Tepid growth this year will give way to a landslide of cloud infrastructure spending driven by AWS, Microsoft and Google Cloud, the analyst firm said.

By Matt Ashare • May 7, 2024

Microsoft restructures security governance, aligning deputy CISOs and engineering teams

The company will enhance management roles under the CISO and partially tie compensation to security performance.

By David Jones • May 7, 2024

Tech skills gaps put pressure on existing IT staff

Technologists surveyed by Pluralsight said workloads have increased and projects have been abandoned as tech proficiency gaps mount.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • May 6, 2024

Enterprises prep for big AI spending, but data woes prevent progress

Modernizing IT estates will cost enterprises an average of $35.5 million this year, according to a Couchbase survey.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • May 6, 2024

3 signs your team is suffering from bad service management

Service teams worldwide are suffering from Bad Service Management (BSM) – a condition caused by outdated and expensive IT Service Management (ITSM) tools. Learn the tell-tale signs of BSM and how to overcome the affliction.

By Edwin Wong, Head of Product, IT Solutions, Atlassian • May 6, 2024

Tech jobs are bouncing back as IT unemployment rate falls again in April

The February spike in IT unemployment is steadily reversing, CompTIA said Friday.

By Roberto Torres • May 3, 2024

CISA warned 1,750 organizations of ransomware vulnerabilities last year. Only half took action.

The majority of CISA's ransomware vulnerability warning pilot alerts were sent to government facilities, healthcare and public health organizations.

By Matt Kapko • May 3, 2024

Marriott gears up for another year of major tech spending

The company expects full-year investments to reach $1 billion as digital transformation projects advance, according to its latest earnings call.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • May 2, 2024

The customer data stockpile is growing. Here’s how to protect it

Data collection and disposal practices play an important role in building and retaining customer trust.

By Bryan Wassel • May 2, 2024

Retail banking turns to core modernization as cloud strategies mature

Legacy systems rife with technical debt are blocking customer service upgrades in the industry, according to IT consulting firm Endava.

By Matt Ashare • May 1, 2024

IT executives rethink data strategies as enterprises push AI adoption

Disruptive LLM technologies drove more than half of organizations to evolve analytics operating models, elevating the chief data officer role, according to Gartner research.

By Matt Ashare • April 29, 2024

Snowflake launches Arctic, an LLM focused on transparency

The data cloud company peeled back the curtain on the open-source model’s architecture and released a “cookbook” of technical specifications.

By Matt Ashare • April 24, 2024

Manufacturing, auto leaders reach the cloud, but cost woes remain

While cloud delivers more capabilities today, its architecture, applications and funding model is more complex, Infosys' Global Head of Manufacturing Jasmeet Singh said.

By Matt Ashare • April 22, 2024

United Airlines nears final mile of cloud migration

"You don’t save the cost of moving to the cloud until you shut the mainframe down,” CFO Mike Leskinen said Wednesday.

By Matt Ashare • April 18, 2024

How 5 household brands are moving beyond generative AI hype

Procter & Gamble, General Mills, L’Oréal, Kraft Heinz and Unilever are beginning their adoption journeys by assessing data processes, rolling out tools and training workers.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • April 17, 2024

ChatGPT grabs the shadow IT crown: report

Generative AI tools emerged as the latest villain in the enterprise battle to curb SaaS bloat and rationalize software portfolios, Productiv analysis found.

By Matt Ashare • April 16, 2024

Software purges: How CIOs can declutter the software stack

A “hairball” of a tech stack can create a world of problems, one expert said. Disjointed technology can make work harder and waste employee time and financial resources. 

By Jen A. Miller • April 15, 2024

How the Boston Celtics used cloud to up their basketball analytics game

As big data rolled in, the 78-year-old NBA franchise migrated its tech stack from CTO Jay Wessland’s back office to AWS infrastructure.

By Matt Ashare • April 12, 2024

Generative AI’s ROI is a work in progress

Gartner analysts place the technology’s models and tools near the beginning of its hype cycle, leaving ample room for growth.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • April 11, 2024