The act of “modernizing” is everywhere — in cities people may not have lived in a decade ago, in major markets like medicine, transportation and journalism, and of course, most notably in IT. With change comes hesitation and discomfort in moving to the next phase, particularly with application modernization. As a result, an extra layer […]
Amazon recently disclosed its 2015 decision to scrap a recruitment tool used to hire talent, after finding that it had a bias against women. While this story has been covered sufficiently, there is a much greater story still to tell: A substantial amount of the artificial intelligence technology that currently is used for recruitment and […]
After taking the popular Battlefield series to “the beginning” with the First World War-based Battlefield 1, developers have returned the action to its World War II roots with Battlefield V. [embedded content] Anyone who’s not familiar with this first-person shooter (FPS) need know only that the original game, introduced in 2002 as Battlefield 1942 (BF42), […]
With 30% to 50% of executives, including CIOs, leaving the role within the first 18 months, an exit plan is critical for both the executive and the organization. While some of these transitions might be planned, such as retirement or a new job, others might be unexpected, such as a forced resignation or demotion. Perhaps […]
Startups have been creating employee hell in Silicon Valley. That was in the forefront of my mind as I read the book Lab Rats: How Silicon Valley Made Work Miserable for the Rest of Us. I think this book should be required reading for anybody who thinks working for a startup in Silicon Valley would […]
This story was originally published on LinuxInsider on April 4, 2018, and is brought to you today as part of our Best of ECT News series. Mozilla earlier this week launched the first full edition of its Internet Health Report. The report is “an open source effort to explore the state of human life on […]
We rely on our phones to process and store reams of personal digital data. Our digital activities — from checking bank balances to paying for a product with a tap of the screen, to sending friends and family messages over social media, to accessing work emails remotely — have turned our phones into a goldmine […]
By John P. Mello Jr. Nov 3, 2018 5:00 AM PT This story was originally published on the E-Commerce Times on Aug. 9, 2018, and is brought to you today as part of our Best of ECT News series. The line between journalism and public relations can be fuzzy, and news organizations have wrestled with […]
For all of the dazzle of its rapidly evolving software portfolio, which includes a self-monitoring and self-patching database that also configures itself, as well as numerous cloud applications, Oracle has begun showing its credibility as a hardware vendor. Hardware has commoditized and will not return to the prominence it had in the early days of […]
Theresa Payton, CEO of Fortalice Solutions, is one of the most influential experts on cybersecurity and IT strategy in the United States. She is an authority on Internet security, data breaches and fraud mitigation. She served as the first female chief information officer at the White House, overseeing IT operations for President George W. Bush […]