Thinkstock Here’s how leading CIOs are successfully tapping data analytics and machine learning to achieve business goals. By Clint Boulton Senior Writer, CIO | NOV 14, 2018 2:40 PM PT Hyperaware that reducing costs or boosting revenues can help them shine in the eyes of the C-suite and board of directors, CIOs are spending more than ever on technologies […]
November 2017 Online shopping continues to grow in popularity. In 2016, for the first time ever, shoppers bought more online than in stores. And last year’s Cyber Monday was the biggest online shopping day in the history of the US. [1] Unfortunately, the ease and convenience of online shopping makes the holiday season the perfect time […]
By Michael Chui, Brett May, and Subu Narayanan What it takes to get an edge in the Internet of Things Three practices can help differentiate successful companies from those that struggle to gain traction. Internet of Things (IoT) technologies have evolved rapidly in recent years and continue to change how we interact with our surroundings. For companies, IoT […]
Marriott International acknowledged on Friday that an “unauthorized party had copied and encrypted information” belonging to about 500 million customers on its Starwood reservations system.CreditCreditMauritz Antin/EPA, via Shutterstock By Amie Tsang and Adam Satariano Nov. 30, 2018 The Marriott International hotel chain said on Friday that the database of its Starwood reservation system had been hacked and that […]
Kevin Lancaster on Nov 28, 2018 12:43:39 PM Breach news to share This week, Amazon experienced technical issues, and cybersecurity culture isn’t where it needs to be in 95% of organizations. Dark Web ID Trends: Top Source Hits: ID Theft Forums (98%) Top Compromise Type: Domains Top Industry: Manufacturing Top Employee Count: 11-50 employees (36%) Global Breach – Amazon https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/11/21/amazon_data_breach/ Exploit: Technical error. Amazon: Online […]
Steve Andriole Contributor Enterprise & Cloud This is the second installment of the annual Gartner prediction/trends set. The last one focused on strategic predictions. This one focuses on Gartner’s technology trends. This year’s list feels a little like a redo (with some new names for already pretty well-defined trends). Part of the problem with solid research organizations like Gartner is how visible […]
Harvard Business Review Abraham Zaleznik FROM THE JANUARY 2004 ISSUE The traditional view of management, back in 1977 when Abraham Zaleznik wrote this article, centered on organizational structure and processes. Managerial development at the time focused exclusively on building competence, control, and the appropriate balance of power. That view, Zaleznik argued, omitted the essential leadership elements of […]
After 301 million miles of travel at a cost of $850 million, scientists hope to learn more about what’s beneath the surface of Mars NASA spacecraft lands on Mars Nov. 26, 2018 / 11:43 AM PST / Updated 12:06 PM PST By Denise Chow and David K. Li NASA’s InSight landed safely on Mars on Monday afternoon, with […]
Frank Gruber @FrankGruber November 5, 2017 Are you ready to prepare a feast for the Thanksgiving holiday? Thanksgiving ranks at the top of my list of favorite days of the year, so it’s important to me that we get it right at my house. To prepare for this challenge, I like to turn to technology […]