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How to launch an open source startup

What steps you need to take — and what mistakes you need to avoid — if you want to launch an open source software startup.

By Paul Rubens

Mar 9, 2017 7 mins

Open Source Startups

FBI chief calls for private sector to help battle cybercrime

As the FBI has been expanding and retooling its approach to cyber investigations, Director James Comey stresses need for CISOs to engage with the bureau.

By Kenneth Corbin

Cyberattacks Cybercrime Government

How 18F aims to take the pain out of the government procurement process

The head of 18F, V. David Zvenyach, explains how his company works to make the government procurement process easier with modular contracting techniques, human-centered design and agile approaches to software development.

By Marquis Cabrera

Agile Development Government IT IT Leadership

Racism in tech runs deep

A reader reminds senior writer Sharon Florentine that while racial progress has been slowly made over the decades, racism still exists in a big way in our nation and in tech.

By Sharon Florentine

IT Jobs Mentoring Relationship Building

Putting strategy into action by scheduling urgency

By charting a clear, concrete course through the long and difficult "middle," of a new strategy or initiative, you'll avoid an early sense of complacency and ensure that momentum is sustained throughout the transformation.

By Patty Azzarello

IT Leadership

Can transformation ruin relationships?

Transformation is typically a thankless job but to stay relevant in the market place, companies have to go though it and someone like you and I have to do the "dirty" work. These initiatives are not for the faint-hearted, and as a result of

By Subrata Mukherjee

Business IT Alignment IT Leadership Relationship Building

How location data can transform your business

Location data is helping cities and businesses evolve to enhance services, address challenges and plan for the future.

By Gladys Kong

Analytics Big Data Retail Industry

How to know if your smart TV can spy on you

The voice control function of your smart TV can be used by the CIA and others for eavesdropping while other features of your set may be collecting data as well.

By Bill Snyder

Consumer Electronics Government Privacy

iPhone 8: Overpriced Ripoff Edition?

Rumors are circulating that the iPhone 8 could cost more than $1000 and that Apple might call it the u201ciPhone Editionu201d rn

By Jim Lynch

Mar 8, 2017 6 mins

Consumer Electronics Small and Medium Business iPhone

Teradata releases data lake platform to open source

The Kylo data lake management software platform, available via the Apache 2.0 license, aims to help organizations address common challenges in data lake implementation.

Big Data Data Mining Open Source

How to close the digital leadership gap

A new report by Deloitte identifies what it says is a serious shortfall of digital leadership in organizations and offers a range of solutions to address the issue.

By David Needle

IT Leadership IT Skills Technology Industry

How CRM buyers can negotiate the best deal

Avoid the risks of CRM software lock-in by choosing wisely the first time. Download this free IBISWorld procurement report that analyzes CRM vendors and pricing trends and learn how to get the best deal for your organization.

By Mitch Betts

CIO CRM Systems IT Leadership

The problem with the end-user computing environment

Eliminating u201cshadow ITu201d and end-user dissatisfaction with IT service desk support.

By Peter Bendor-Samuel

CIO Technology Industry

What the Snap IPO means for the future of cloud infrastructure

The Snapchat parent will have no choice but to build its own computing and networking systems. Luckily, it's a good time to do just that.

By Arik Hesseldahl

Mobile Apps Open Source Social Networking Apps

How pay transparency and equity help employers retain workers

PayScale's 2017 Compensation Best Practices Report shows that to build more trusting relationships with their workforce, more organizations are emphasizing pay transparency and pay equity.

By Sharon Florentine

Careers IT Jobs Relationship Building

Tesla hires new CIO

Gary Clark is joining the electric car company from Juniper Networks, where oversaw a broad migration to cloud services provided by Amazon Web Services and several SaaS vendors.

By Clint Boulton

CIO Emerging Technology Technology Industry

The future of work is surprisingly human: 2 trends to relieve your fears

Technology can and will become more human within organizations that are aware of the pitfalls and opportunities

By Michael Frendo

Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business Unified Communications

How the internet of things is disrupting tech staffing: Part 1

IoT introduces enormous "people" challenges that are testing even the best employers. To succeed, these are non-negotiable workforce disruptions that must be conquered.

By David Foote

Careers IT Skills Internet of Things

VMWare joins the Linux Foundation as a Gold Member

The company hired Dirk Hohndel to lead its open source efforts last year. Joining the Linux Foundation shows that VMware is going even deeper into the open source world.rn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Linux Open Source

MongoDB adds free tier and migration utility to cloud service

Seeking to reduce barriers to entry, NoSQL database specialist MongoDB has added a free tier to its MongoDB Atlas database-as-a-service (DaaS) offering. The company has also announced a new utility to make it easier to migrate data from existing depl

Big Data Cloud Computing Database Administration

Microsoft supports creative work with tech-enabled spaces

Microsoft has partnered with commercial architecture and design specialist Steelcase to help organizations better integrate technology and workspaces to transform company culture and better support creative work.

Microsoft Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Should Apple turn the iPhone into a Nintendo Switch?

Nintendou2019s new Switch console is selling like hotcakes. Should Apple turn the iPhone into its own version of the Switch? rn

By Jim Lynch

Mar 7, 2017 8 mins

Gaming Small and Medium Business iPhone

Time for facility inspections to become digital

A mobile, digital inspection platform offers advantages over paper- or spreadsheet-based inspection forms

By Jindou Lee

Big Data IT Strategy Mobile Apps

Is Sprint about to disappear?

SoftBank wants to merge Sprint with T-Mobile or Comcast. Hereu2019s why thatu2019s a terrible idea.

By Bill Snyder

Carriers Small and Medium Business Sprint

Why email is safer in Office 365 than on your Exchange server

Beyond blocking spam and virus-laden messages, cloud services can determine whether links are safe to visit and whether youu2019re protecting the right information.

By Mary Branscombe

Email Clients SaaS Security

Drone certification: how to earn your wings

Learning to operate unmanned aircraft systems is a great way to explore the wonders of flight. Innovative CIOs challenge themselves personally so they can grow professionally.

By Peter B. Nichol

Consumer Electronics Gadgets Smart Home

Is Google pushing Apple out of U.S. classrooms?

Chromebooks are quickly becoming the standard device in U.S. schools while Appleu2019s market share continues to slide.

By Matt Kapko

Laptops Small and Medium Business iPad

Banking-as-a-Service and the survival of banks in the digital age

Banks have traditionally been considered pioneers of process automation, but they are currently in the background of todayu2019s digitized, customer-driven financial services landscape. The disruption of traditional banking grows stronger worldwide,

By Marco Antonio Cavallo

Financial Services Industry IT Strategy IaaS

Nintendo Switch introduces a new concept for consoles

Nintendo Switch runs on open source FreeBSD kernel and uses many open source components. I've been putting it through its paces the past few days. Here are my impressions.

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Mar 6, 2017 10 mins

Consumer Electronics Gaming Open Source

Think twice before you hire a chief AI officer

Is it time for companies to install a chief artificial intelligence officer to manage machine learning, natural language processing and associated efforts?

By Clint Boulton

CIO IT Jobs Technology Industry

Duel of the rugged notebooks

Panasonic and Dell duke it out for the North American market.

By Roger Kay

Computers Computers and Peripherals Laptops

7 ways to improve your Joomla security

With basic maintenance and powerful tools like CDN, protection for Joomla websites is available to all

By Ralph Tkatchuk

Application Security Internet Security Managed Service Providers

Prioritizing IT projects has never mattered more

IT project prioritization is crucial for your organization.

By David Cotgreave

IT Leadership Project Management Tools

MapR and Outscale partner on big data PaaS

The cloud provider unveils a big data platform as a service (PaaS) offering built on the MapR Converged Data Platform.

Analytics Big Data Technology Industry

Recharge your knowledge of the modern data warehouse

Data warehousing is evolving from centralized repositories to logical data warehouses leveraging data virtualization and distributed processing. Make sure youu2019re not using old terminology to explain new initiatives.

By Peter B. Nichol

Big Data Data Warehousing Hadoop

Why BPM is now taking a central role in digital transformation

Driven by the need for speed and agilityu2014beyond traditional needs of efficiency and optimizationu2014organizations turn to BPM to drive digital transformation

By Charles Araujo

BPM Systems Digital Transformation ITSM

iPhone: How often do you upgrade?

Each year Apple releases a new iPhone, but how often do you upgrade to the latest model?

By Jim Lynch

Mar 6, 2017 5 mins

Apple Small and Medium Business iPhone

7 tips for managing an IT outsourcing contract

Without dedicated and ongoing governance, carefully negotiated and documented rights in an outsourcing contract run the risk of not being enforced, and the relationship that develops may look nothing like what you envisioned.

By Stephanie Overby

IT Leadership Outsourcing Technology Industry

Content management tools: Features users love and hate

IT pros say what they like, and donu2019t like, about Microsoftu2019s SharePoint, IBM ECM, Box and Alfresco.

By IT Central Station

Collaboration Software Enterprise Applications Small and Medium Business

The future of work is today. Are you ready?

Here are six factors transforming the workplace today.

By Morag Barrett

IT Leadership

Spring cleaning

Clean up your 'piling' system and make room for new ideas.

By Paul T. Cottey

IT Governance IT Leadership

How microcertifications work for IT job seekers and employers

Microcertifications are gaining popularity as a way for IT job seekers to quickly and affordably prove their skills, and organizations are coming around to the idea.

By Sharon Florentine

Mar 6, 2017 5 mins

Certifications IT Jobs IT Skills

IT Resume Makeover: Find focus by building a theme

The longer your career, the more difficult it can be to pull out the right details to create a focused resume. Finding a common theme that runs through your experience, can help guide the process.

By Sarah K. White

Careers IT Jobs IT Skills

Analytics 50: Call for 2017 entries (deadline extended)

Deadline extended to May 31. Drexel Universityu2019s LeBow College of Business and CIO.com will again honor 50 organizations that excel at using analytics to solve business challenges. If you have an innovative project, nowu2019s the time to nominate

By Dan Muse

Big Data CIO Technology Industry

Updated TripIt app tells you when to leave for the airport

TripIt's new Go Now feature shows a countdown clock with the remaining time before you need to leave for the airport, based on current traffic and other data. It's a welcome addition to an essential app for business travelers.

By James A. Martin

Consumer Electronics Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business

Docker draws distinctions between enterprise and community editions

The company that popularized container technology has fine tuned its marketing strategy, creating enterprise and community editions of Docker.rn

By Swapnil Bhartiya

Mar 3, 2017 5 mins

Cloud Computing Linux Open Source

Uber’s CEO needs some serious mentoring – fast

Uberu2019s Travis Kalanick lacks the experience to be an effective CEO, writes columnist Rob Enderle The answer is getting him a mentor, perhaps Joe Trucci.

By Rob Enderle

IT Leadership

Augmented education isn’t just for children

Visual, interactive and dynamic learning powered by augmented reality (AR) is being adopted across industries, and in future will become the standard for education and training within the global workforce and across all professions.

By Alice Bonasio