Profile of John Edwards
Technology Journalist & Author
News & Commentary Posts: 75
John Edwards is a veteran business technology journalist. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and numerous business and technology publications, including Computerworld, CFO Magazine, IBM Data Management Magazine, RFID Journal, and Electronic Design. He has also written columns for The Economist's Business Intelligence Unit and PricewaterhouseCoopers' Communications Direct. John has authored several books on business technology topics. His work began appearing online as early as 1983. Throughout the 1980s and 90s, he wrote daily news and feature articles for both the CompuServe and Prodigy online services. His "Behind the Screens" commentaries made him the world's first known professional blogger.
Articles by John Edwards
11/13/2019
The Agile model and its adopters are moving forward rapidly. Here's how you can stay on top of the latest improvements.
10/30/2019
Here's a look at some of the lesser known skills that can help software developers land the job of their dreams.
10/18/2019
Laziness, inattention and poor management practices make containerized applications vulnerable to invasion and attack. Fortunately, establishing strong safeguards is fast and easy.
9/18/2019
AI software is everywhere, yet only a handful of offerings target specific demands. How can enterprises customize generic AI tools to meet their unique needs?
8/29/2019
When a team member begins neglecting his or her work responsibilities, it's important to move quickly. Here's a look at the telltale warning signs.
8/21/2019
A growing number of AI experts are turning their attention to big data. Will that be enough to save doomed projects?
8/6/2019
New privacy rules are coming. Is your organization ready?
7/23/2019
Tech disruption is uprooting traditional business practices while creating new responsibilities -- and opportunities -- for IT.
7/17/2019
IT planning authorities are everywhere, but finding truly knowledgeable experts with your organization's best interests at heart can be a challenge.
7/2/2019
To create a winning IT team, it pays to treat job candidates like potential prospects for a sports franchise.
6/17/2019
Burned by past abuses, consumers are guarding their data with an iron fist. You can win back their confidence and gain the insights that provide targeted services.
5/20/2019
The road to DevOps success is littered with myths and misconceptions. Here are the largest potholes you need to avoid.
5/9/2019
Applying legacy software development approaches to IoT projects is inefficient and counterproductive. For a growing number of organizations, Agile is the answer.
4/30/2019
Organizations need to understand the risks AI can introduce and the steps necessary to safeguard people and property.
4/25/2019
Should robots and other autonomous and intelligent systems be held to established ethical standards?
4/10/2019
Transferring an entire ERP to the cloud is a massive and challenging task. Here's how to make the job easier and less risky.
4/5/2019
New approaches and tactics are tried to curb incidents and lower financial losses.
3/12/2019
When a deadline looms and talent is scarce the pressure builds to find developers who can hit the ground running.
2/28/2019
Great scrum masters are both leaders and facilitators. Becoming a top scrum master requires balancing both agile theory knowledge and people skills.
2/12/2019
The Fourth Industrial Revolution has arrived with the emergence of new technologies. Is your company ready to join in?
1/25/2019
Your first appearance in the IT spotlight should be a shining success, not a career cremation.
1/8/2019
After years of experimenting with open office layouts, the search for places where developers can work both uniquely and collaboratively continues.
12/27/2018
It doesn't take long to lay the foundation for an agile enterprise. Get the initiative going and sort out the bumps along the way.
12/10/2018
A Forrester study predicts that enterprises must respond nimbly to address changing cloud markets and technologies.
11/21/2018
As the open source movement reaches the two-decade milestone, thoughts turn to the movement's achievements and future goals.
11/13/2018
Data management experts share suggestions on why we are still dealing with data silos and how to break them down.
11/4/2018
Would new restrictions help safeguard Internet users or simply give the government unnecessary control over thoughts and services? Opinions vary.
10/24/2018
When hiring gets tough, IT leaders get strategic. Here's how successful organizations seize the experts their competitors' only wish they could land.
10/11/2018
Don't let needless spending diminish the value of your cloud resources. Here's how to cut costs without hurting results.
9/26/2018
Here are some proven techniques you can use to keep your most valuable team members on board and energized.
8/28/2018
Wedged between resource-rich global giants and nimble small firms, many mid-size enterprises struggle to achieve DevOps success. Here are the best ways of addressing this problem.
8/16/2018
For many organizations, knowledge management is a forgotten technology. Now, new attitudes and approaches may help KM systems live up to their original potential.
8/1/2018
The demand for well-trained IT professionals is growing, but quality training options remain elusive.
7/23/2018
Education, skills, certification and experience all have an impact on IT paychecks, but so does where you live and work.
7/12/2018
A report finds that most industry execs haven't yet committed to investing in AI data verification technology.
6/20/2018
Knowledge and skills are your most important career tools. Here's how to prove you're staying on top of the game.
6/14/2018
The best laid plans of DevOps adopters often go awry. Here's how you can fix things.
6/6/2018
Fear not, developers. The open source development community will thrive, no matter who's running the show.
5/29/2018
Customer-facing giants find that innovation, agility and cost benefits outweigh the negatives. Will Verizon's migration inspire others to follow?
5/15/2018
It's time to consider: Does the technology promise hope or hype for society and business?
5/9/2018
Inflated expectations often lead to disappointing results when companies launch ambitious digital transformation initiatives.
4/30/2018
New technologies give consumers and investors informed insights into a company’s reputation.
4/2/2018
DevOps teams are challenged by hackers whose tools and practices have grown increasingly sophisticated. Here's how the good guys can gain the upper hand.
3/26/2018
DevOps is moving forward. Is your organization coming along for the ride?
3/15/2018
Cutting corners isn't the path to analytics success. Data science requires an enterprise commitment.
3/12/2018
Multiple obstacles must be overcome before blockchain can arrive as a mainstream technology, as shown by copyright authentication challenges.
2/21/2018
Data center automation is inevitable. Here's how to do it right from the beginning.
1/31/2018
Research shows that chief data officers are helping their organizations turn data into dollars.
1/22/2018
Do you have the skills you'll need to succeed this year, or are you still betting on a COBOL revival?
1/11/2018
IT groups will need to provide architecture, data-mining tools and connectivity, while giving business groups the freedom to innovate on their own with the Internet of Things.
1/3/2018
When it comes to DevOps success or failure, little things count the most. Start small, make sure everyone's really in, and count – and celebrate – the team's successes.
12/26/2017
After decades of AI being viewed as a "future" concept it may be time for companies to invest real dollars for real applications.
12/8/2017
There are significant gaps in how IT professionals and business leaders view issues such as aligning tech with business goals. Experts share some thoughts on how to close the gaps.
11/8/2017
Determining if your organization is an intelligent enterprise or a slow learner may be challenging, but a new index quantifies criteria in terms of data usage, workflow efficiency, and progress toward the IoT.
10/31/2017
A study finds that 70% of all analytics data now comes from non-relational sources. What does that mean for you?
10/19/2017
New tools help enterprises organize and maximize their expanding multiple cloud infrastructure.
9/26/2017
Data governance strategy is rapidly shifting from the defense to the offense.
9/14/2017
Enterprises turn to the hybrid cloud for disaster recovery, data archiving and other applications.
9/11/2017
Designer Scott Schaedle feels that user interfaces would look and function much better if developers simply followed a handful of good design practices.
8/31/2017
Reaching business goals, even surviving in an era of disruption, requires a tech-smart workforce.
8/24/2017
The federal mortgage finance association becomes "Agile" to keep pace in a competitive field.
8/10/2017
It takes internal "grit" to cope with business and technology changes. Lynn Christensen of Workday shares some advice on building resilience.
8/4/2017
Corporate transformation seen as the best way to counter digital disruption and address other key challenges.
8/4/2017
Tips for financial institutions or others heading for digital transformation.
7/7/2017
Experts expect to see the shared database technology securely managing transactions in areas ranging from real estate to digital.
6/27/2017
Sophisticated tools search for and pinpoint potential savings opportunities.
6/20/2017
Why businesses should work to spread DevOps benefits across their entire organization.
6/5/2017
The business communications giant breaks new ground in optimizing freight price quotes.
4/13/2017
Tech companies need to work harder to attract and retain more minorities and women, says Interop ITX speaker Coco Brown.
4/6/2017
An Interop ITX speaker believes that DevOps can help unified communication (UC) teams work together more efficiently and effectively on a wide range of issues and challenges.
3/22/2017
The best approach to DevOps is one step at a time, and that is particularly true for a well-established enterprise.
3/10/2017
Addressing the under-representation of women as technical practitioners, Interop ITX speaker Patricia Dugan outlines some of the issues that the IT and tech sectors need to address.
3/2/2017
Determining DevOps' ultimate value to an organization is essential for receiving maximum benefits.
2/13/2017
Learn why bad code is generally much better than no code all, except maybe in matters of life and death.
2/10/2017
Everybody's talking about DevOps, but how many really understand how to build or deploy an effective strategy?
State of the Cloud
Cloud has drastically changed how IT organizations consume and deploy services in the digital age. This research report will delve into public, private and hybrid cloud adoption trends, with a special focus on infrastructure as a service and its role in the enterprise. Find out the challenges organizations are experiencing, and the technologies and strategies they are using to manage and mitigate those challenges today.
Getting Started With Emerging TechnologiesLooking to help your enterprise IT team ease the stress of putting new/emerging technologies such as AI, machine learning and IoT to work for their organizations? There are a few ways to get off on the right foot. In this report we share some expert advice on how to approach some of these seemingly daunting tech challenges.
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