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Real IT leadership: Selling the transformative dream
It's one thing to cook up a great new initiative, but making it happen requires powers of persuasion, solid partnerships, and access to genuine technical insight.
Review: 6 top videoconferencing services put to the test
We compared Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Cisco Webex, Google Meet, BlueJeans, and GoToMeeting in real-world tests to see which videoconferencing platforms perform best for business users. Here’s how they stack up.
Open source’s diversity problem
It’s no secret that women are underrepresented in tech, especially open source, but their contributions speak for themselves.
CIO Think Tank: Reinventing IT
As companies accelerate out of pandemic disruption, how can IT meet increasing demands — and reap unprecedented benefits? In a series of virtual roundtables, dozens of IT leaders offered key insights about the road ahead.
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3 usability standards for web and mobile applications
Create applications that delight people with disabilities, customers in other countries, and real-world users.
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The future of work: Coming sooner than you think
What will your worklife be like years from now? Today's work-from-home world has given us a glimpse of the future, as these five articles from CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World illustrate.
Hidden figures: 7 Black programmers you should know
These African-American software pioneers were part of a largely unheralded history of key software innovators.
Q&A: Box CEO Aaron Levie looks at the future of remote work
Once a company focused on cloud-based file-sharing, Box now offers features to support remote productivity and teamwork. CEO Aaron Levie talks about his company's evolution – and how the workplace continues to change.
The keys to a successful remote work strategy
Getting remote work right is tough. But with a mission-driven approach and effective technology, a productive remote work strategy can really pay off.
Update: Coronavirus prompts collaboration tool makers to offer wares for free
Several vendors, including Microsoft, Google, Slack, Zoom, Cisco and LogMeIn, are making chat, videoconferencing and other collaboration services free as demand for remote working booms.
7 ways to optimize IT team productivity during difficult times
Even in today's challenging environment, inspiring staff members to function effectively isn't as hard as many IT leaders believe. The secret lies in smart, adaptable management.
Collaboration answers the call
When office workers fled to their homes, collaboration tools and methods suddenly became indispensable. Here's what our new era of collaboration may look like.
Remote working, now and forevermore?
Employees around the world are suddenly working from home full-time. Find out how to make the new WFH reality work for your organization, whether it will last beyond the pandemic, and where it might take us.
Cloud migration strategy: How to build a team of experts
In order to pull off a cloud migration successfully you will need a team of experts. Here is a look at the roles you need to on your enterprise cloud migration team.
Good tech talent is still hard to find (how to bridge the gap)
Companies have big plans for digital transformation, but the lack of skilled IT talent remains an obstacle. Here’s how to cope.
Why retailers can’t get enough data scientists
As the retail apocalypse continues – with an estimated 8,600 closing their doors in 2019 – other retail survivors are upping their game with hard-to-find data scientists
What women want in the IT workplace: 6 key factors for hiring and retention
Women are exiting IT in droves, as companies struggle to hire and engage these valuable employees. The first step to change? Listening to what women want.
Stop searching for that data scientist unicorn
Instead, focus on hiring the technical skills needed to build the team, and the soft skills needed to work on the team
Managed service providers and outsourcers are building whole new value streams to meet customers’ devops requirements
Established MSPs and outsourcers have come to rely upon new specialty devops services firms for expertise
