Technology News

• BrandPost: 4 Steps to Inclusive Conversational UI October 18, 2021
  Your experiences can do better—they can (and must) meet the needs of more people, in more situations. Not only are most digital experiences behind the inclusivity curve, but they also tend to perpetuate old stereotypes.Designing for greater inclusivity is more than just the right thing to do; brands that fail to create experiences that consider […]
• BrandPost: The Healthcare IT Diet: Lose Wait, Gain Opportunities October 18, 2021
  Just as a good diet and exercise strengthens bodies for the short- and long-term, IT leaders know strategic investments in technology will help healthcare facilities enhance patient care and experience today, while setting the groundwork for optimized operations, reduced costs, and improved efficiencies tomorrow.So many exciting advances on the horizon—breakthroughs like three-dimensional printed organs and […]
• BrandPost: How Nasdaq is using data and machine learning to raise the bar on financial services October 18, 2021
  Demand for instant access to financial data from investors and traders around the world has shaken up the financial services industry, and Nasdaq, a pioneer in digitizing the trading process, continues to innovate for customers seeking mobile-first, real-time, mission-critical analytics. Its approach involves embracing the cloud, data and analytics, and an API-first mindset.The global exchange […]
• 5 hot new IT jobs — and why they just might stick October 18, 2021
  Roles involving emerging technologies have accounted for an increasing percentage of all new hiring in IT in recent years. With this has come a raft of new titles aimed at cementing organizations’ interest in exploring the value these new technologies could bring to their businesses. The pandemic has added its own twist. For every new […]
• The biggest enterprise technology M&A deals of 2021 October 18, 2021
  The first half of 2021 saw some of the largest merger and acquisition (M&A) deals of the past five years in the technology, media, and telecommunications sector, according to PwC, although nothing quite rivaled AMD’s $35 billion bid last year for Xilinx, or Salesforce.com’s now-closed $27.7 billion acquisition of Slack.The number of deals this past […]
• Joining a startup board? 4 key questions CIOs should ask October 16, 2021
  As a prominent Bay Area California CIO, Ralph Loura has lost track of the number of tech startups that have asked him to join their fledgling boards of directors.“You have to be very selective, and also careful about your brand,” says Loura, who sticks largely to advisory board roles with several Silicon Valley startups. Currently […]
• BrandPost: Cisco Innovation Powers Hybrid Work October 15, 2021
  By Shaun McCarthy, VP, Mass-Scale Infrastructure Group, CiscoJust as people should focus on a balanced diet, adequate sleep, and regular exercise to maintain optimal health as they age, enterprises and service providers must continually invest in their infrastructure to maintain optimal connectivity for their employees and customers as they grow. In the best of times, […]
• BrandPost: Getting the Most Bang for Your Buck From Cloud Computing October 15, 2021
  The benefits delivered by the cloud model have become so well established that most IT and businesspeople can easily cite many of them: rapid application deployment, open-ended scalability, greater flexibility, faster responsiveness, lower capital and operational expenses, anywhere/anytime access… and the list goes on.While many organizations had already experienced these and other cloud benefits as […]
• BrandPost: Modernizing IT with a Cloud-Native Migration Strategy October 15, 2021
  In some ways, cloud computing has been a victim of its own success. Cloud-based services and infrastructure became so popular and easy to adopt that many organizations ended up adding multiple cloud solutions haphazardly and disjointedly. In fact, much of the so-called “shadow IT’ phenomenon was driven in recent years by business units selecting and […]
• IT certification mistakes to avoid October 15, 2021
  Marko Djakovic knew that getting a formal tech certification could help his career. He finished an AWS course and got the accompanying certification, but that was only going to be the first step. “I planned to pass more courses and become a cloud architect,” says Djakovic, who works as a digital project manager at Best […]