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The InformationWeek community brings together IT practitioners and industry experts with IT advice, education, and opinions. We strive to highlight technology executives and subject matter experts and use their knowledge and experiences to help our audience of IT professionals in a meaningful way. We publish Guest Commentaries from IT practitioners, industry analysts, technology evangelists, and researchers in the field. We are focusing on four main topics: cloud computing; DevOps; data and analytics; and IT leadership and career development. We aim to offer objective, practical advice to our audience on those topics from people who have deep experience in these topics and know the ropes. Guest Commentaries must be vendor neutral. We don't publish articles that promote the writer's company or product.
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7/2/2020
IT leaders who use the current crisis to identify gaps in processes and digitize operations will see their businesses thrive.
7/1/2020
IT teams face unprecedented challenges, navigating a fast-paced landscape amid the pandemic. Adopting Agile principles may help drive performance and success.
6/29/2020
First, businesses need a clear understanding of how data will be used, and who will be impacted by the decisions made using the data.
6/26/2020
Tales of robots and smart speakers are eclipsed by those of automation and natural language processing, which are drivers for greater efficiencies, increased productivity and new revenue.
6/25/2020
Find out why deploying an effective master data strategy across an enterprise is an important foundation to building a successful digital transformation journey.
6/23/2020
While the full extent of the impact is not yet known, the following guidelines can help tech risk managers in successfully addressing the many challenges companies are facing now -- and later.
6/22/2020
BI is the transformation of data from services, including software and assets, into accessible insights and reports. But, otherwise, why is BI important?
6/19/2020
No doubt, wide adoption of the cloud as a one-size-fits-all solution brings tons of benefits to the table. However, they come at a cost not everyone can handle.
6/17/2020
Why that is, and what to do about it.
6/16/2020
CIOs and IT teams have a great opportunity to show how the strategic use of technology can help the company achieve its agile goals.
6/15/2020
Companies should use an XaaS strategy to outpace competition, cut acquisition costs and boost efficiency. Here are ways you can get there.
6/12/2020
To harness the power of data analytics, companies need to create a culture in which all employees understand how to use data to advance business outcomes.
6/11/2020
For experienced IT teams who are steeped in DevOps practices, shifting to DevTestOps requires a change in mindset.
6/9/2020
COVID-19 is reshaping the privacy landscape and calibrating priorities, but how long will it last?
6/8/2020
For those looking to reduce cloud costs as much as possible, here are four tips to help improve your overall investment.
6/5/2020
The effort is relatively low compared to the immense personal and business benefits of keeping customers pleased and even delighted during this turbulent time.
6/4/2020
Almost overnight, companies pivoted to remote work, but long-term viability requires an all-in commitment to digital transformation across technology and culture.
6/3/2020
During this time of uncertainty, businesses are trying to adapt to the new normal. Here’s why the Agile philosophy is suitable for unforeseen business obstacles.
6/2/2020
You can’t wait for the world to go back to “normal” or expect your old metrics to work in the future. Listen intently, experiment relentlessly, and spread your bets.
6/1/2020
Artificial intelligence and ML can help us take DevOps to the next level through identifying problems more quickly and further automating our processes.
5/29/2020
With many budgets constrained, now is the time to focus on artificial intelligence projects that will deliver the most payback over the next six months.
5/27/2020
Use these approaches to open the door to the rest of the C-suite and increase your influence.
5/25/2020
With fast-changing markets, fragmented teams, and unprecedented business disruption, how can new work management approaches help leaders maintain productivity on the right work?
5/22/2020
IT teams are facing a new normal with the shift to remote work. Here are some key steps they may not be considering (but should) to improve the digital experience.
5/20/2020
To create the organizational resilience necessary in this new normal, businesses need to stop thinking of IT teams as just expensive gatekeepers.
5/18/2020
Don’t adopt artificial intelligence and machine learning without having a real business problem to solve. Here are some ways to help build the right use cases.
5/15/2020
Many individuals prefer to collaborate in person. But as a community that has operated remotely since its inception, the open source world can teach us a thing or two to ease the transition.
5/13/2020
The lack of women in IT leadership demonstrates the current need for deeper investment in the next generation of women in technology.
5/12/2020
In the first real test of AI in a crisis, the results are mixed. While many individual applications are helping, the tech remains immature and unable to address complex public policy issues.
5/11/2020
COVID-19 has exposed critical cracks in companies' digital capabilities, forcing CIOs to bolster their resiliency, responsiveness, flexibility, and adaptation.
5/8/2020
Though motivations vary based on an organization’s unique needs, there are several key common drivers for moving to the cloud.
5/6/2020
Chief information officers who can successfully integrate citizen developers with IT will be able to accelerate digital transformation across their enterprise.
5/5/2020
Traditional approaches to cost containment will no longer cut it. Here’s some advice on how to soar past the dark clouds and deploy smart cost management.
5/4/2020
While ML can dramatically enhance an organization’s security posture, it is critical to understand some of its challenges when designing security strategies.
5/1/2020
One of the biggest mistakes a leader can make is blindly following a prescriptive list of one-size-fits-all tips and solutions for remote work.
4/29/2020
Why the role of site reliability engineer is so stressful and what can be done about it.
4/27/2020
The sheer scope of AI’s impact on society does require some regulation. It will be essential to ensure that AI regulation is fair and ethical while not impeding innovation.
4/24/2020
By helping get customers the info they need fast, and freeing up human workers, virtual assistants are now an essential member of any frontline response team.
4/22/2020
These digital natives hold the key to not only unlocking but also fast-tracking the global effort in welcoming tomorrow’s fully digital world. Here’s why.
4/20/2020
Progress is steady, but the technology hasn’t matured enough for most enterprises to truly benefit. Here’s what needs to happen.
4/17/2020
RPA helps drive productivity and secure competitive advantages by maximizing resources already on hand. Here’s how to effectively deploy it in your business.
4/15/2020
Chief information officers face challenges obtaining buy-in to invest in cybersecurity. Yet equating compliance to security is the biggest mistake CISOs are making.
4/14/2020
Though many of us may be unfamiliar with the work-from-home lifestyle, our current situation offers a glimpse into the future of work.
4/13/2020
These management strategies can help enterprise organizations rein in costs for public, private, hybrid, and multi-cloud deployments.
4/9/2020
Enterprise automation is not a cause for alarm but a societal imperative. Here’s why.
4/8/2020
As firms across all industries seek to turn data, the greatest asset of the digital age, to their advantage, attracting and retaining the right talent is essential.
4/6/2020
Is your data protection strategy ready for artificial intelligence? Here are a few things IT leaders and businesses should keep in mind.
4/3/2020
Here are some non-traditional ways that IT leaders can fill their open positions and create a more diverse workplace.
4/1/2020
More people are needed for blue collar jobs in areas where AI-enabled automation was to have the most impact. So where are the robots?
3/30/2020
Why senior IT professionals disclose salary history in the job recruitment process -- despite laws banning the question.
3/27/2020
You’ve just been asked to look at a multi-cloud solution. You might put on a brave face for upper management, but deep down you know this isn’t going to be easy. You’re right.
3/26/2020
Inside the efforts to keep the quarantined world’s popular internet services running smoothly. -- DataCenter Knowledge
3/25/2020
This five-phase approach will help chief information officers and IT leaders maintain continuity of operations during the coronavirus outbreak -- and other critical times.
3/23/2020
IT executives can drive successful outcomes for companies looking to expand on their internal technologies by adopting a product management mentality.
3/20/2020
Internal integration following a merger or acquisition can result in a range of complexities, but there are technologies that can improve this process.
3/18/2020
An obsession with tasks is leading to marginal returns on tech investments. Now is the time to rethink our approaches to machine learning.
3/17/2020
IT leaders should reflect on how and why digital transformations fail and tap nonconformists who are not afraid to think outside the box as a start.
3/16/2020
These baseline business continuity strategies will help ensure your organization is positioned to keep operations going even as the business environment is up-ended.
3/13/2020
Having a well-defined AI strategy and investing in business models that leverage AI and data can help companies become innovative leaders. Where do you stand?
3/12/2020
Google is adding new cloud regions at a rapid rate alongside new capabilities that could help grow market share as it takes on rivals Amazon and Microsoft. -- ITPro Today
3/12/2020
AI can spot patterns in data and make predictions, and the hope is these tools could identify drug prospects to test on humans within months.
3/11/2020
The good news is that the enterprise-level disruptions to the CIO role represent an opportunity to re-examine their positions and make meaningful adjustments -- especially at the mid-market level.
3/10/2020
As we move into the 2020s, leaders must self-reflect and focus on how they can improve upon past AI, 5G and other innovation technologies to drive results.
3/9/2020
An artificial intelligence center of excellence can ensure AI best practices inform every AI project at your organization.
3/6/2020
The 5G rollout is underway. How will this next-generation wireless technology impact you and your organization? -- Network Computing
3/6/2020
Here are three technology breakthroughs that are acting as catalysts, along with four core roles of AI that are driving it forward.
3/5/2020
Yes, IT leaders and teams can be perceived as a pain in the neck, but don’t overlook their superpowers.
3/4/2020
It’s impossible to know what the future will bring for DevOps in the cloud, but the areas highlighted here are sure to play a role.
3/2/2020
By applying these best practices, you can bring on talent that keeps pace with innovation, shifting customer needs, and new technologies.
2/28/2020
Companies looking to truly take advantage of AI’s full potential must first address the most common problems that again and again hold the industry back.
2/26/2020
But CIOs and IT leaders must also establish an open communication channel to discuss disabilities and accessibility awareness to help reinforce a culture of inclusion.
2/24/2020
While the California Consumer Protection Act is a step in the right direction in the war for data privacy, are the hurdles that businesses are forced to jump effective and cost-worthy?
2/21/2020
Here’s how Chaos GameDays and its spinoffs can enable enterprises to fortify their infrastructure resilience and detect failures before they occur.
2/19/2020
Public policies and commercial norms could constrain our ability to realize the full potential of big data.
2/17/2020
With only 10% of SaaS startups succeeding in today’s increasingly digital world, what questions can we ask in order to determine their likelihood of success?
2/14/2020
Cost optimization goes beyond an engineering, stand-alone initiative. Here are some questions to ask and best practices to consider that might help you unlock the benefits.
2/12/2020
Enterprise organizations need to understand the full evolution of Agile to reap its benefits. Here’s some advice on best ways to implement Agile practices today.
2/11/2020
The prospect of performing AI at the edge is still mostly theoretical, but organizations are exploring potential edge computing benefits. -- ITPro Today
2/11/2020
The nation’s most comprehensive data privacy law has gone into effect and enforcement is just around the corner. Worried about compliance? Follow these guidelines.
2/10/2020
Enterprises can benefit in many ways from internal and external data analysis. One of the most obvious is using data analytics to help close your IT team’s skills gap.
2/7/2020
Burnout from lack of time off takes a toll on your employees, hampers their productivity and erodes your ability to retain strong IT team members. Nobody wins.
2/6/2020
It was widely expected that Red Hat's Jim Whitehurst would be Ginni Rometty's successor. Instead, the job is going to Arvind Krishna -- and that's probably a good thing. – ITPro Today
2/5/2020
Even the best cloud computing trend must end: Why PaaS, serverless, OpenStack and multicloud have already seen their best days. -- ITPro Today
2/5/2020
Differentiate your enterprise by going more in-depth with cloud, leveraging data and analytics, embedding AI, and putting security at the center of the business.
2/4/2020
Blockchain technologies will ignite the era of decentralization, where customers own their data and decide how it is used. IT leaders should start to rethink their strategies.
2/3/2020
The purpose of adopting a machine-first approach is to bring together diverse technologies including automation, AI and analytics in a holistic way.
1/31/2020
Developing practical methodologies requires understanding the different roles that participate in the enterprise data lake. -- ITPro Today
1/31/2020
Here are 6 digital innovation technologies and how they could be deployed in various markets. It’s not just about the customers.
1/30/2020
The edge will benefit from the developing frameworks -- once the market coalesces around a leading framework. -- IoT World Today
1/29/2020
The Agile change bus will continue its journey, but this time with the additions of flow, design thinking, and improved metrics.
1/27/2020
The role of IT as just a back-office function within an organization is a thing of the past.
1/24/2020
We are witnessing the next wave of software; one that democratizes its use and allows all parts of a business to participate in making it work.
1/23/2020
Here are the 10 most important programming languages for machine learning and artificial intelligence. -- IT Pro Today
1/22/2020
Try building a public brain. Pull out your Post-its and Sharpies and find a blank wall. Here’s how.
1/20/2020
One small step for tech, one giant leap for privacy? It is up to our society to create clear boundaries that will enhance the positive and control the negative.
1/17/2020
Despite some imperfections, cloud adoption is the future. Of course, it's important to be mindful of the risks involved with the practice.
1/15/2020
As every company becomes a tech company, a major part of this shift means determining which tools will give an edge, and which ones will distract from broader goals.
1/13/2020
While cost efficiencies are important milestones, the real value of digital transformation lies in long-term innovation. Here’s how you can get some mileage by making your case.
1/10/2020
Here are some areas that may prove key to the development of the Internet of Things (IoT) applications within enterprise organizations.
1/8/2020
Gen Z’s high-tech upbringing will bring a new set of behaviors, expectations, and preferences to the workplace. Here’s some advice for CIOs.
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