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How Canonical makes money from Ubuntu

No one makes money from open source; you make money u2018aroundu2019 open source. Canonical just proved it.rn

Mar 16, 2017

Is enterprise software preventing us from hitting business goals?

The notion may seem counterintuitive, but new data suggests that this is, indeed, a reality. And as you would expect, today's executives are not happy about it

By Pete Khanna

Mar 16, 2017

Enterprise Applications Software Development

Baseball games are finally coming to streaming TV

New services from Sling TV and YouTube TV will allow you to ditch cable and still watch your favorite teams play at home or away.

By Bill Snyder

Mar 16, 2017

Sports Software Video YouTube

How to get started as an IT consultant

Ready to strike out on your own? Hereu2019s how three IT consultants landed their first clients.

By Bruce Harpham

Mar 16, 2017

Careers

Google makes AI talent play with Kaggle buy

In acquiring the crowdsourcing platform for predictive modeling and machine learning competitions, Google gains access to 600,000 data scientists in a notoriously talent-strapped market. The company says the deal will help it democratize AI.

By Clint Boulton

Mar 16, 2017

Analytics Artificial Intelligence Big Data

Working while female

A Philly freelance writer inadvertently demonstrates the (unconscious?) bias professional women face every day.

By Sharon Florentine

Mar 16, 2017

Careers IT Jobs Relationship Building

Carry-on bag promises to hold garments, gadgets and charger

Want one bag to carry hanging garments and recharge your smartphone? Genius Pack's carry-on duffle might fit your needs u2014 but expect a few wrinkles..

By James A. Martin

Mar 15, 2017

Gadgets Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Busting IT bureaucracy: minimum viable processes in IT management

IT processes should adhere to the Goldilocks principle: not too complicated, not too simple, but just right

By Mark Settle

Mar 15, 2017

IT Leadership

CIO also means ‘chief influence officer’

As part of that influencer role, CIOs must create a culture that will support the company's transformation.

By David Chou

Mar 15, 2017

CIO IT Leadership

Google and Facebook intensify their duopoly on digital advertising

The U.S. digital ad market is still dominated by Google and Facebook, according to a new eMarketer report, while digital ad spending is on pace to reach $83 billion this year.

By Matt Kapko

Mar 15, 2017 2 mins

Social Networking Apps Technology Industry Web Search

macOS: Disable transparency for better performance

If your Mac is too slow, hereu2019s how you can disable transparency to speed it up and get better performance. rn

By Jim Lynch

Mar 15, 2017

Computers and Peripherals Consumer Electronics MacOS

3D printing will disrupt more than just your supply chain

3D printing isn't just for specialized industries like healthcare. The technology has great potential and could enable us to create new customer experiences that have not been possible before

By Frank Wammes

Mar 15, 2017

3D Printers Computers and Peripherals IT Strategy

How CIOs can master key tech trends to drive change

Accentureu2019s 2017 Technology Vision examines opportunities for CIOs to harness technology to help workers achieve more

By Diana Bersohn

Mar 15, 2017

CIO IT Strategy Technology Industry

4 ways technology has changed recruitment — for better (and worse)

Technology has influenced and changed the way recruiters and hiring managers do their jobs. Here are 4 ways tech is already impacting the hiring process.

By Sarah K. White

Mar 15, 2017

IT Jobs IT Skills Relationship Building

More than a third of tech workers are underpaid

New research from Paysa reveals that many tech workers are undercompensated. Hereu2019s how you can address it.

By Sharon Florentine

Mar 15, 2017

Careers IT Jobs IT Skills

Why adopting microservices is easy in theory, but not reality

Microservices can deliver tremendous speed and agilityu2014but getting there requires cultural and organizational transformation in addition to new technology.

By Anant Jhingran

Mar 14, 2017

APIs Business IT Alignment Software Development

macOS: How to enable Night Shift

Apple has added its own version of Flux to macOS. Hereu2019s how you can enable and configure Night Shift on your Mac to help you sleep better.rn

By Jim Lynch

Mar 14, 2017 3 mins

Consumer Electronics Enterprise Applications MacOS

Microsoft Teams readies for battle in highly contested collaboration space

Microsoft's recent release Teams, a chat-based collaboration app, is counting on it's tight integration with Office 365 to succeed in a crowded collaboration space.

By Matt Kapko

Mar 14, 2017

Microsoft Microsoft 365 Small and Medium Business

How one CIO closed the IT-business gap

Day & Zimmermann CIO Sankara "Vishi" Viswanathan ordered IT managers to advise the business lines on back-office technology issues. Now he is moving forward with a digital transformation, hoping that automating capabilities in internal

By Clint Boulton

Mar 14, 2017 5 mins

CIO IT Leadership

Why the subscription economy is the future of business

Zuora CEO Tien Tzuo says subscription-based companies are growing nine times faster than product companies and explains why u2018subscription relationship managementu2019 platforms will replace existing ERP and CRM systems.

By John Gallant

Mar 14, 2017

CRM Systems ERP Systems IT Leadership

MapR unveils platform for IoT analytics at the edge

MapR Edge is a new small footprint edition of the MapR Converged Data Platform geared for capturing, processing and analyzing data from internet of things devices at the edge.

By Thor Olavsrud

Mar 14, 2017

Analytics Big Data Internet of Things

10 cities with the happiest CIOs

Are you a happy CIO? If you hesitated before answering, you might want to consider moving to one of these 10 cities, which are home to the nation's happiest CIOs, according to recent research from Robert Half Technologies.

By Sarah K. White

Mar 14, 2017

CIO Careers IT Jobs

How to get diversity initiatives right

New research shows that the tech industry is still struggling to make progress on diversity and inclusion issues. Here are some strategies to get it right.

By Sharon Florentine

Mar 14, 2017

Careers IT Jobs Relationship Building

Most repair shops can’t fix your iPhone, but that may change

'Right to repairu201d bills in eight states would force Apple and other companies to give repair shops the manuals and so'ftware they need to fix electronic products.

By Bill Snyder

Mar 13, 2017

Apple Smartphones iPhone

Seeing the world through the lens of possibility

Lessons the tech industry can learn from entrepreneurs

By Jessica A. Mitsch

Mar 13, 2017

Careers

Technology health check: 10 early-warning signs of a failing vendor or product

A prudent customer will monitor key technologies and suppliers for potential problems

By Tony Byrne

Mar 13, 2017

Business Continuity Digital Transformation Enterprise Applications

Get the data your business needs without paying high fees

Using the resources available and a little creativity, businesses can get the data they need without spending a fortune.

By Ralph Tkatchuk

Mar 13, 2017

Big Data Business Continuity E-commerce Software

5 top challenges to digital transformation in the enterprise

Here are the top five challenges that large enterprises, born before the digital age, often face when taking on transformation projects.

By Howard Tiersky

Mar 13, 2017

Agile Development CIO CMO

3 ways tech companies can stop paying lip service to diversity problems

Employers that aspire to follow in the footsteps of successful diversity initiatives must commit beyond well-intentioned but ineffectual statements and re-branding campaigns.

By Todd Thibodeaux

Mar 13, 2017

Careers IT Leadership

Transcript: Innovation takes flight at SFO

This transcript details an Insider digital event on innovation with San Francisco Airport CIO Ian Law.

By CIO Staff

Mar 13, 2017

IT Leadership

Digital innovation takes flight at SFO

A conversation with the CIO of San Francisco International Airport provides great advice about how to execute innovative ideas.

By CIO.com staff

Mar 13, 2017

IT Leadership

Why GE is winning the war for tech talent

GE is poaching elite engineers from top technology companies by offering big challenges, sexy software and attractive compensation packages.

By Clint Boulton

Mar 13, 2017

CIO IT Jobs Technology Industry

Intelligent automation points the way to future economic growth

Intelligent automation makes us more humanu2014not less

By Dave Wright

Mar 13, 2017

Data Center IT Leadership IT Skills

How to navigate the changing landscape of cybersecurity

The world of cybersecurity has changed drastically over the past couple of decades. We have evolved from a world of keystroke logging and trojans to a universe of full fledged ransomware and cyber warfare.

By Philip Kushmaro

Mar 13, 2017

Cyberattacks Cybercrime Security

The definition of work is shifting—here’s what you need to know

As technology advances and employees demand greater flexibility and mobility, the word 'work' will continue to take on new and different meanings

By Paige O'Neill

Mar 13, 2017

Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

10 cities where IT pros aren’t paid what they’re worth

Though tech careers are lucrative, research from Paysa shows many organizations struggle to keep up with market rates for tech skills. Here are the 10 cities where tech talent is most likely to be underpaid.

By Sharon Florentine

Mar 13, 2017

Careers IT Jobs IT Skills

How open source has taken over our lives

The next time you play Uncharted 4 on PlayStation 4, The Legend of Zelda on Nintendo Switch, or tell Alexa to turn the lights off, bear in mind itu2019s all running on open source.

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Mar 10, 2017 3 mins

Consumer Electronics Linux Open Source

Google splits Hangouts in half

Google introduced a rebuilt Hangouts for the enterprise and added features to its G Suite productivity apps at Google Cloud Next.

By Matt Kapko

Mar 10, 2017

Cloud Management Google Small and Medium Business

3 things to consider when hiring a Python developer

Tips for nontechnical hiring managers when hiring for technical roles

By Josh Althuser

Mar 10, 2017

Careers IT Leadership

CIO Quick Takes: What’s your strategic focus?

What are the top priorities for CIOs and other IT leaders for the new year? Thirty weigh in and share their strategic plans.

By Dan Muse

Mar 10, 2017 26 mins

CIO IT Strategy Technology Industry

Why Trumpcare will be worse than Obamacare

Rob Enderle writes that fixing a bad process starts with a focus on the original goal. Unfortunately, the Trump administration seems to have lost sight of the actual goal surrounding replacing and repealing the Affordable Care Act and will likely mak

By Rob Enderle

Mar 10, 2017

Government Healthcare Industry IT Leadership

How unlikely collaborations are changing the future of healthcare

In the healthcare sectoru2019s pursuit of improved medical outcomes at lower costs, the only stakeholder yet to get fully involved is the patient. Thatu2019s changing now, and unlikely collaborations are emerging to serve the involved patient. rn

By Paddy Padmanabhan

Mar 10, 2017

Big Data Healthcare Industry Wearables

Apple and SAP hope to create a new class of iOS developers

Apple and SAP are looking to foster a new breed of enterprise iOS developers by simplifying backend systems integrations and moving business services to the cloud.

By Matt Kapko

Mar 10, 2017

Apple Mobile Development Small and Medium Business

How to use your iPhone as a mobile hotspot

As long as you have your iPhone, you always have an internet connection handy. Follow these steps to turn your iPhone into a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot.

By Sarah K. White

Mar 10, 2017

Apple Small and Medium Business iPhone

Target names new CISO to replace Brad Maiorino

Rich Agostino, who helped shore up the retail giantu2019s cybersecurity defense following a significant data breach, takes over chief information security officer duties as Brad Maiorino departs for Booz Allen.

By Clint Boulton

Mar 9, 2017 4 mins

Cybercrime IT Jobs Technology Industry

Data science is a contact sport

Data science requires an organizational strategy that enables data science teams to be mobile and have opportunities to interact with various groups at different points in the data science life cycle.

By Kumar Srivastava

Mar 9, 2017

Big Data Business Intelligence IT Leadership

Deciding when to scale: 3 big questions every tech startup needs to ask

Sure, you've got a growth plan. But how do know, exactly, when it's time to scale?

By Andrew Stanten

Mar 9, 2017

IT Leadership Marketing Startups

Are artificial intelligence systems intrinsically racist?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems are promising spectacular gains, finding new cures, increasing efficiency and mitigating risks, but at what cost to our society, to our democracy?

By Mitch De Felice

Mar 9, 2017

Big Data Data Mining Technology Industry